On January 15, 2025, Bob Ferguson will become Washington's 23rd governor. While Ferguson has some big shoes to fill, Inslee told the Seattle Gay News that he is excited to embrace retirement.

Stewart O Kallappa Jr Passed away on Nov. 17, 2024, in Yakima due to complications of pneumonia. Stewart was born in March of 1957 and lived in Neah Bay, Port Angeles, Bothell and Central Seattle.

For the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Music of Remembrance (MOR) is performing a free concert at Benaroya Hall, which will feature the Northwest Boychoir and Seattle Girls Choir.

The Seattle Kraken celebrated the jersey design by local LGBTQ+ artist, Kelly Bjork, at the Jan. 6 Pride Night game against the New Jersey Devils.

On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump declared that America needs a health system that will "take care of everybody," not just those who can "pay for it."

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) recently awarded Footprint Wine Tap and Pink Moon Farm grants through its fifth annual "Queer to Stay" program, which focuses on the preservation of LGBTQ+ owned businesses.

The University of Washington Libraries' exhibit "Seattle Gay News Celebrates 50!" — displayed at the UW's Allen North Library last spring and at the Seattle Public Library's Central Library Level 8 Gallery last summer — will be presented at Western Washin

A Washington citizen's initiative, passed during Pride Month, that may increase the risk of abuse and violence of LGBTQ+ students was recently highlighted by Moms for Liberty (M4L) in its 2024 impact report.

Fear of hate crimes has been on the rise for people in the LGBTQ+ community. There is no true way to know when an incident will occur, whether that is walking home late at night from the club, coming out of the light rail station, or simply going to the

Seattle's LGBTQ+ Commission held a meeting on December 19 to discuss its workplan for the new year, which includes socioeconomic empowerment, commission sustainability, and health equity.