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Stonewall anniversary sheds new light on old history
by Jason Villemez -
Philadelphia Gay News
On June 30th in New York City, after a week-long abundance of celebrations, rallies and worldwide media attention, a group of longtime LGBTQ activists marched down Fifth Avenue carrying a banner that read: "Gay Liberation Front: First To March." Their ages ranged from late-60s to mid-80s. They wore matching t-shirts with th more
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FIRST HAND... Women in Seattle politics
by Sherry Harris -
former Seattle City Councilmember
Special to the SGN
Seattle whipsaws from the nation's most vibrant economy to a "60 Minutes/Anderson Cooper" expose on chronic homelessness. Amazon riches to a frittering working class. Traffic like a slow-motion flood and an opioid epidemic that doesn't discriminat more
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Twelve-year-old commits suicide, mom sues school district for negligence
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A New Jersey mother is suing the Upper Deerfield School District and a number of local school officials for negligence after her Gay son committed suicide.
Tristan Peterson came out to his classmates in 2017 and died from suicide in December of that year.
Accordi more
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The Durkan Digest: The Start of a New Era of Addressing Homelessness in Our Region
This week [The Durkan Digest dated December 20, 2019], we ushered in the start of a new, historic era for our entire region.
After years of talk, we are finally making good on creating one unified system that has the governance, authority, and resources to address our region's homelessness crisis. https://kingcounty more
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Mayor Jenny Durkan signs new collective bargaining agreements with Seattle firefighters and represented City employees
SEATTLE (December 16, 2019) - Standing alongside labor leaders and City employees, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today signed new Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) for Seattle firefighters and City employees represented by the Coalition of City Unions. The agreements were approved by the Seattle City Council on December 9, 2019.
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Grant supports Treehouse's statewide expansion
More youth in foster care to participate in Graduation Success program thanks to $500K from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Treehouse, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization which gives kids in foster care a childhood and a future, will support the ongoing statewide expansion of their Graduation Success program with a more
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT FENTANYL
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT FENTANYL
Fentanyl has been making headlines recently, this is because the incredibly potent chemical has been contributing to the increase in overdose deaths across America. Most people however do not know much about the chemical. For instance many don't know that one of the things that makes fentany more
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT VAPING
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT VAPING
Vaping has become almost more common today than cigarettes. Originally marketed as being more safe than other tobacco products recent events have made it clear that this is not the full story. One study found that those who vape the equivalent to a pack of cigarettes a day had a 70% higher ris more
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Ambassador was "horrified" by court decision punishing Gay sex
State Department recalls US ambassador to Zambia after LGBT rights furor
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The US State Department recalled its ambassador to Zambia on December 23, less than a month after he criticized a Zambian court decision sending two Gay men to prison.
Ambassador Daniel Foote had represented the US in Zambia since 2017. State Department sources said he no long more
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