In 2024, the SGN celebrated five decades of bringing local LGBTQ+ news to the community here in Washington State. As we prepare to head further into 2025, writers at the SGN—the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the U.S.— revisited archives

In 2021, Ryka Aoki released her novel Light from Uncommon Stars to much acclaim. It follows the story of Katrina Nguyen, a runaway Transgender girl with a passion for playing anime and gaming music with her violin, Aubergine.

There is an early moment in writer-director Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow that permanently burned itself into my psyche. Questioning seventh-grader Owen (Ian Foreman) is participating in one of those gym exercises where the entire class whips

The good news about Sony's latest attempt to transform one of its Spider-Man rogue's gallery of villains, Kraven (the Hunter), into a viable cinematic antihero is that the finished film isn't that bad. The problem is, it's not that good either.

The underdog documentary Lady Like makes several interesting creative choices throughout its brief 87-minute running time. This helps ground the biographical look at the life and times of RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 runner-up Lady Camden

Having entered the new year, we find ourselves once again considering New Year's resolutions. Many familiar intentions are back: going to the gym more regularly, advancing our careers, improving our diet, deepening mindfulness, or finally picking up that

With a face like hers, Heather Shaw was born to do comedy. The standup performer always shared an uncanny likeness to the legendary comic Jim Carrey. At eight years old, friends and family pointed out the resemblance.

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."

After successfully launching Henry's Gym in the Queen Anne neighborhood during the COVID-19 pandemic, owner Glen Swain has brought the inclusive and colorful atmosphere to the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

In Pike Place Market's Butterworth Building, a new wellness studio, Protea Yoga, dedicated to an inclusive environment and fostering connections, has been unveiled.

No Judgment Fitness, a Queer woman—owned small business in White Center, was founded in 2022 by personal trainer and former UK soccer player Sophia Walker, who identifies herself as "super Gay."

Rates of substance use disorder (SUD) are much higher among LGBTQ people than their cis-het counterparts. Research by the Trevor Project released in January 2022 shows that LGBTQ youth under 21 are more likely to use substances such as alcohol or cannabis

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.