Seattle PrideFest will celebrate its 19th year of dazzling events on June 28-29 on Capitol Hill and at Seattle Center. But nationwide sponsorship challenges have taken ahold of many LGBTQIA+ Pride Month festivals, including this one.
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Yesterday the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office (KCPAO) charged three suspects with hate crimes. The 17-, 19-, and 24-year-olds were arrested by Seattle Police last month after being tied to the Pony hate crime that occurred in February.
Setting itself apart from other such establishments in the area, 50% of the store's products will come from Queer-owned wineries or very vocal LGBTQIA+ allies.
The nation is fed up with Trump and Musk's reign of power, and the countrywide HANDS-OFF protests on April 5 proved just that. Outside the Seattle Center on a sunny Saturday, about 25,000 Washingtonians showed up to express their passion and rage.
Over 150 people gathered at the University District light rail station, their signs and voices rising together in a powerful display of solidarity. The April 4 rally was organized in response to a brutal attack on a local Transgender woman.
WA residents on Apple Health will now receive coverage for all FDA-approved HIV antiviral medication without having to make prior authorization requests or undergo step therapy.
After last year approving I-2081, Democratic lawmakers are pushing to get Senate Bill 5181 through the legislature, which would make changes to the rights of parents and legal guardians laid out in the initiative.
On March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed the Welcoming City ordinance, which reaffirms the city's commitment to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, in particular those seeking access to or providing reproductive health
A crowd gathered in a parking lot of the Tacoma Dome in the pouring rain on March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility, as speakers provided remarks ahead of the raising of the Transgender Pride flag.
On March 28, 39-year-old Andre Phillip Karlow pleaded not guilty during his first appearance at a hearing in the King County Superior Court (KCSC) after Seattle police had arrested him as part of a hate crime investigation the previous day.