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.

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.

Steve Marose is a Gay veteran from Renton, WA, who is seeking a pardon from Pres. Biden before the 82-year-old incumbent leaves office.

An anti-Trans provision within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would prevent the children of military servicemembers from receiving gender-affirming care, is heading to President Biden's desk.

Restrictions on Transgender student athletes, seen in other states around the country, are popping up now in Washington State. Recently, Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-31) prefiled Senate Bill 5012, which would separate athletes based on their gender identities a

The ACLU has filed a court petition stating that the transfer of Amber Kim, an incarcerated Transgender woman, from the Washington Corrections Center for Women to the all-male Monroe Correctional Complex, following an infraction, constitutes cruel and unu

Although Washington is generally considered a safe state for the LGBTQ+ community, on Dec. 11, state Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen (R-25) prefiled House Bill 1038, which would prohibit the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and gender transition surgeries