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NEWS : SEATTLE

Ballard's Salmon Bay FC builds momentum and ties West Seattle Rhodies in season opener

Only the perfect storm of a complete divisional shake-up, paired with a nationwide trend toward women's sports, could have resulted in two brand-new preprofessional soccer teams playing their inaugural game against each other.

NEWS : SEATTLE

By and for the community: The 6th annual White Center Pride street festival will be resource heavy but create a big bang with Queer wrestling

For the sixth year in a row, White Center Pride is hosting a street festival, and what's made the Rat City celebration stand out from other area Pride events is its overarching disapproval of corporate sponsors – truly by and for the community.

NEWS : SEATTLE

City Councilmember Mark Solomon asked Seattle's LGBTQ Commission to speak with Pride organizers about allowing cops to march fully uniformed

Just ahead of Pride Month, Seattle City Councilmember Mark Solomon requested that the Seattle LGBTQ Commission speak with Seattle Pride organizers about allowing Seattle Police Department officers who are Queer to march in the parade fully uniformed.

NEWS : REGIONAL

Snovalley Pride summer events to celebrate Queers on the Eastside

The third annual Snovalley Pride will kick off with a picnic at the Tolt Commons in Carnation on June 8, beginning at 11 a.m., which will feature live music, delectable tastings, and art-making stations.

NEWS : REGIONAL

Olympia’s TransTrad Fest to celebrate Trans and gender-nonconforming folk-music artists

Organizers down south in Olympia are preparing for a three-day festival that highlights the diversity in traditional folk music - specifically that made by Trans and gender-nonconforming artists.

SPORTS

Salmon Bay FC kicks off its first season: Meet the players who will shape the club’s destiny

As new fish in the pond, Salmon Bay FC are prepared to swim the upstream fight as they kick off their first-ever season in Seattle on May 18 against WS Rhodies.

A Tosca for today at Seattle Opera

Puccini's ever-popular opera Tosca resonates differently at different times. How fortunate that Seattle Opera gives us a chance to revisit it at this moment in our collective experience.

NEWS : SEATTLE

A quick buck for teens: Seattle’s LGBTQ+ Center offers paid research groups about vaping

Seattle-King County Public Health is using some of the funds it received from a Juul Labs settlement in 2023 to hear directly from LGBTQIA+ youth - who vape at disproportionately high rates compared to heterosexuals - about consumption prevention.

Queer events to look out for during the packed Grand Opening Season at Waterfront Park

The former highway alongside the Elliott Bay piers is no more, but rather a walkable part of downtown that will be activated through over 270 public events, some of which are free, others of which are unapologetically Queer.

Cirque Du-So-Gay: Gig Harbor prepares for its third year of Pride in the Park

With a population of just over 12,600, Gig Harbor will host a Pride in the Park event highlighting Queer visibility and fostering a sense of belonging, during a time when divisions across the nation are deepening.

NEWS : SEATTLE

“Trans Power” rally unites LGBTQ+ organizations in supporting red-state refugees

Several organizations, led by Gender Justice League and Traction PNW, held a protest event for Transgender rights on April 26 at Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park. The groups’ collective message: “When they attack, we fight back."

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : MUSIC

Popularity leads Seattle Men’s Chorus to release “Dolly” salute on demand

This spring, the Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) performed “Dolly: Seattle Men’s Chorus Salutes Dolly Parton,” dazzling audiences across Washington — which now has an on-demand viewing option from May 18-31.

NEWS : SEATTLE

“Chinga La Migra”: Over 1,000 march downtown in support of worker’s and immigrants’ rights this May Day

“When workers’ rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” and "Chingra la migra" were two of the chants that could be heard trailing from Capitol Hill toward downtown this May Day.

Rep. Nicole Macri’s hormone therapy expansion bill signed into law but federal funding threats loom

On April 25, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law House Bill 1971, expanding Washingtonians’ access to hormone therapy by allowing for 12-month refills for patients of all ages.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library cut from state budget, may close without critical funds

On April 26 the finalized version of the state’s 2025-27 operating budget was released, with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Washington being cut entirely. Now, over 121,000 Washington youth up to age 5 may be impacted by the $7 million funding gap.

A look at The Trevor Project’s new study on food insecurity and homelessness among LGBTQIA+ youth

The rates of poverty in the LGBTQIA+ community are higher when compared to cis-het populations, yet even internally, large inequities remain.

FEATURES

Trans woman escapes America’s hate and finds peace on the ocean

At six years old, Kelsey Granger was obsessed with Ariel’s character in The Little Mermaid. “[I think it] had something to do with the transform[ation] and the feeling of being trapped in a world that you don't feel that you belong in,” she told

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : THEATER / STAGE

"Stranger Things" on Broadway: a franchise newcomer's review of "The First Shadow"

The hit Netflix series Stranger Things has been adapted for Broadway as Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel set in Hawkins, Indiana, providing audiences with a chance to better understand how the child characters, for better or for worse, grow in

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

51st annual SIFF preview: A conversation with artistic director Beth Barrett

The 51st annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) kicks off on Thursday, May 15 at the historic Paramount Theatre with a gala screening of the Irish comedy "Four Mothers", starring James McArdle and Fionnula Flanagan.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : MUSIC

Who’s Queer at Eurovision 2025?

Eurovision — the world’s most watched non-sporting event and the longest-running annual TV music competition — is fast approaching! Now in its 69th year, with more viewers than the Super Bowl, it’s also a spectacle beloved by Queer fans around the globe