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NEWS : SEATTLE

Lambert House ramps up massive renovations ahead of Youth Pride event

Lambert House, a drop-in center in Seattle for LGBTQIA+ youth, announced in early 2024 that it had raised $2 million over five years to buy the property it sits on.

NEWS : NATIONAL

Thousands turn out for NYC’s “Hands Off” protest, sparking collective action and hope

At the April 5 "Hands Off!" protests across all 50 US states in over 1,200 locations, Americans demanded an end to the Trump administration’s harmful executive actions that impact all marginalized communities.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : BOOKS

New gay memoir reveals a forgotten world

In his new, best-selling memoir, FAIRYBOY: Growing Up Gay And Out In Pre-Stonewall New York and Beyond, veteran journalist Garrett Glaser revisits a world unrecognizable to many contemporary LGBTQ readers.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : BOOKS

Inside David Rothenberg's world

David Rothenberg is a bona fide legend. Still active at 91, he hosts a podcast and has just released a new book. Manhattan Mayhem is the latest work from this legendary activist and author.

TRAVEL

Botanical in the Big Apple: A guide to Central Park, a wild and wonderful man-made heaven 

Central Park, in the heart of New York City, is where pigeons mingle with poets, tourists stumble across secret gardens, and skyscrapers disappear behind the tangled wood of American elms.

TRAVEL

New York City: An SGN travel review of Manhattan at two different price points

What with the hassle of traveling into Manhattan from other boroughs or out of town, it is understandable that most travelers to New York City would want to stay close to the action.

OP-ED

Op-Ed: Let’s remember, Pride was born out of protest

Pride didn’t begin with a parade. It began with a riot.

SPORTS

“Pride Night” games are back in Seattle and Tacoma!

This June, Seattle’s summer sports teams are hosting "Pride Night” celebrations for the LGBTQIA+ community: The Mariners are having two such games at T-Mobile Park, and the Seattle Storm are prepping for a rainbow showdown against the Connecticut Sun.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : BOOKS

"Slayers, Every One of Us": Bare bones to "Buffy", and back to basics

What if you lose love but have professional obligations with your ex, however much that hurts? So far, so normal — if heartbreaking.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

Maya Weldon Lagrimas’s "2008" offers a fresh perspective on the fight for marriage equality

The last year has been a big one for film director Maya Weldon-Lagrimas: she graduated from Yale University, released her first film, and began to traverse adulthood amid growing political and economic turmoil.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

Inventive "Clown in a Cornfield" is a gorily silly farmland fright

If nothing else, "Clown in a Cornfield" delivers on everything hinted at in its title. There is a clown, Frendo, the incarnation of a beloved small-town corporate mascot.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

Reversing tropes: Director Eli Craig on bringing "Clown in a Cornfield" and the diverse world of Kettle Springs to life

I first met "Clown in a Cornfield" director Eli Craig when he came to town in 2010 with actor Tyler Labine to showcase his feature-length debut, "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil", at the Seattle International Film Festival.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : BOOKS

"Glass Stars" sci-fi series builds a Queer, schizophrenic sanctuary in Seattle’s year 2152

Katharyn King is the brains behind the new indie sci-fi book series that imagines a future Seattle in the year 2152 — but digitally reconstructed by a Lesbian with schizophrenia.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : BOOKS

Lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel unpacks politics and family in her new work, "Spent"

Lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s new graphic novel "Spent" begins with her walking through the woods with her father as a young girl.

TRAVEL

Dive into fun and fabulousness at Trixie Motel

Discover the vibrant spirit of Palm Springs at Trixie Motel, where staying the night is just part of the story. This boutique motel truly celebrates LGBTQ+ culture and campy glamour, perfectly reflecting the playful energy of its desert oasis surroundings

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : ART

MoPoP’s 400+-piece exhibit on the transformation of Asian comics showcases Queer artists

Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture (MoPoP) is showcasing an exhibit with over 400 pieces of work by comic artists from Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, and Vietnam.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Back to Broadway? Seattle’s Pride reckons with its roots amid sponsor retreat: With corporate backing down and Capitol Hill calling, organizers and community members revisit the meaning — and location — of Seattle Pride

June is here again, and with it comes the vibrant return of Seattle’s annual Pride Parade — a cornerstone of community expression, activism, and celebration.

TRAVEL

A Queer NYC travel diary

It wouldn’t be right to kick off Pride without a tribute to the place often credited with bringing about the birth of our modern LGBTQIA+ civil rights movement: Stonewall.

NEWS : REGIONAL

Strippers Are Workers and Queer Power Alliance team up to scale up the fight for Queer liberation and sex workers rights

What sparked a new collaboration between Queer Power Alliance (QPA) and Strippers Are Workers (SAW) was in part due to the Strippers’ Bill of Rights.

NEWS : REGIONAL

Rainbow alliances and brave voices fight to keep SPS project-program coordinator position alive

Targeted attacks and attempts to dismantle the US Department of Education have been a priority of the Trump administration.