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Only some Trans military personnel have standing to sue, judge says
No standing if you're still in the military
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Transgender people who have been barred from serving in the US military because of the Trump administration's Transgender troops ban do have standing to sue, according to a federal court ruling on August 20.
The judge's ruling allows the court challe more
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SGN EXCLUSIVE: Event founder Stacy Bass-Walden previews 5th Annual Alki Beach PRIDE August 25
by MK Scott -
SGN Contributing Writer
ALKI BEACH PRIDE
Sunday, August 25
Sunday, August 25, will mark the 5th Annual Alki Beach PRIDE at the Beach. From 11am to 6pm join performers, eat food and hang out at the beach. Hosted by La Saveona Hunt with music by DJ Fred Eddison, Team Assassin Sound (Tec more
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Log Cabin Republicans endorse Trump re-election, then implode
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), a group for LGBT people who identify with the Republican Party, endorsed Donald Trump's re-election on August 15 - and was promptly hit with a wave of resignations, both from leadership and rank-and-file members.
LCR chair Robert Kabel and vice-cha more
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SGN EXCLUSIVE: OUT 'American Idol' alum DeAndre Brackensick returns to Alki Beach PRIDE
by MK Scott -
SGN A&E Writer
ALKI BEACH PRIDE
Sunday, August 25
Sunday, August 25, will mark the 5th Annual Alki Beach PRIDE at the Beach. From 11am to 6pm join performers, eat food and hang out at the beach. Hosted by La Saveona Hunt with music by DJ Fred Eddison, Team Assassin Sound (Tecknikally more
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Virginia Mason named a leader in serving LGBTQ individuals
Virginia Mason Medical Center is designated as a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality in the 2019 Healthcare Equality Index (https://www.hrc.org/hei) released August 16, 2019.
The medical center earned the top score of 100 in this year's survey, a project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). (https://www.hrc.org/hrc-stor more
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King County LGBTQ+ 2020 Census Coalition receives $50,000
Greetings!
We got $50,000 for the LGBTQ+ 2020 Census Coalition!
This is an historic moment in King County where 8 organizations (LGBTQ Allyship, Entre Hermanos, U.T.O.P.I.A., Gender Justice League, Alliance of People with Disabilities, GSBA, Q-Law and Peer Seattle) have come together to increase the count of LGBTQ marginalized more
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Swedish Hospital health care workers rally for safe staffing
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Health care workers at all Swedish Hospital locations held informational picketing on August 22, climaxing in a huge rally in front of the Swedish First Hill campus at 747 Broadway.
Swedish Hospital workers, represented by SEIU 1199NW, are in contract negotiations with their e more
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal statement on Trump Administration's attempts to undermine Flores Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today [August 21, 2019], Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's proposal to withdraw from the Flores Settlement Agreement, a critically important long-standing policy that protects immigrant children.
The administration's proposed rule would ex more
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Congressman Adam Smith statement on Planned Parenthood and Title X
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) today [August 21, 2019] issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's new rules issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which would prohibit Title X grantees from providing or referring patients for abortion, except in cases of rape, incest or medica more
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HRC releases annual Healthcare Equality Index, rates record 680 health care facilities on LGBTQ inclusion
New HRC President Alphonso David to launch HEI as one of the first acts as president, underscoring HRC's commitment to quality and inclusive health care for all
As the Trump-Pence administration attempts to strip away explicit health care protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people, HRC highlights facilities more
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