Seattle native Pearl Mei Lam is doing what many people only dream of: she’s directing and starring in her own, self-produced movie, titled Wild Ragerz, her biggest project yet, heralding the arrival of a new voice in Seattle’s film scene.
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If you’ve been around the internet long enough, you’ve probably seen a photo of a sad-looking kiddie pool filled with plastic balls in an even sadder-looking empty room. But what you might not know is that photo is from the original DashCon, a convention...
In 2008, American Idol became a battleground of three Davids. One, David Hernandez, was voted off too soon, leaving fans in shock. But the real drama unfolded in the finale, where the “other Davids” — edgy rocker David Cook and the sweet, boyish David...
On August 30, a concert for Christian nationalist musician Sean Feucht was expected to take place at Cal Anderson Park. This outraged many in the Queer community, particularly those who had the spring Mayday USA protests fresh in their minds, leading some to...
Watoto is a religious organization based in Uganda, founded in 1984 by Gary Skinner, an evangelical missionary born in Zimbabwe and raised in Canada, and his spouse Marylin. It has faced over a decade of anti-LGBTQIA+ and human rights abuse allegations.
Want to gawk at something you’ve never seen before? Consider checking out Cannonball Arts, an experimental music and arts venue that recently opened in the Belltown neighborhood, on the corner of Third Avenue and Virginia Street.
For five years, Seattle-based fashion designer Bryce Rail has hosted Pride Fashion Week, a runway show that uplifts the Queer community and promotes gender diversity and inclusivity. The event also raises money for Lambert House, a local LGBTQ+ youth community...
Ushering in the autumn breeze and its turning leaves, just like with school, theaters too have a rhythm that picks up in the fall. An odd congruence has two new-to-us plays by Keiko Green, an ex-local playwright and national up-and-comer: Hells Canyon and...
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, the team behind Drive-Away Dolls, return with their second Lesbian black comedy starring Margaret Qualley in as many years, Honey Don’t! — a James M. Cain meets Dashiell Hammett neo noir (with a healthy dash of Lana and Lilly...
Envi, a Queer pop artist based in Seattle, has a style that can be described as upbeat and provocative, as displayed in the two singles, “Dreamland” and "Tight,” that will be featured in his debut album...
If you missed it last year, then you’re in luck: Sasha Colby — best known as the second-ever Transgender woman to win RuPaul’s Drag Race and the first Native Hawaiian — is returning to Seattle on September 16 at the Moore Theatre for the first stop on her...
Like many from my generation, my first encounter with Terence Stamp came in his brief appearance in 1978’s Superman as the powerful General Zod. In less than five minutes, he managed to terrify me right to the core. Each glare, each proud shrug of the...
Valencia, Spain, is getting ready to host the 2026 Gay Games, and tourism boosters are already preparing to put the city’s best face forward, with the hopes of enticing some of the estimated 8,000-12,000 attendees to return again and again...
For 18 years, David Armstrong committed his life to the 5th Avenue Theatre as the producing artistic director. When he decided to step down from his role in 2018, he was approached by people in the school of drama at the University of Washington to teach a...
Sue Bird, the retired point guard of the Seattle Storm and a four-time WNBA champion, has become the first-ever LGBTQIA+ athlete to be honored with a statue...
If 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer was only made thanks to Scream being a box office juggernaut a year prior (it also helped that both were scripted by Kevin Williamson), a case could be made that the reason the former’s 2025 sequel exists is in large...
On Friday, August 1, the “performative male” was celebrated with a special look-alike style competition in Cal Anderson Park. Hundreds came out to poke light fun at the trending cultural phenomenon that has taken over Seattle’s streets.
Introducing dancer and kink explorer extraordinaire Anna Urband (aka Hydra), the producer and coordinator of a new monthly cabaret of Black, Queer erotic performers in a unique location downtown. Her company, Carnal Productions, focuses on collaborative,...
Concentrating on ACLU attorney Chase Strangio as he prepares to argue before the Supreme Court in December of 2024, Heightened Scrutiny is filmmaker Sam Feder’s follow-up to his award-winning 2020 Netflix documentary Disclosure.
As we honor Miss Roxy Doll's memory, countless people reached out to share their own experiences with Roxy throughout the years...