On a street in Cagli, a small town in the Marche province of Italy, I saw a rainbow flag. I was so happy, immediately thinking, “Oh my gosh, they have Pride flags here — that’s amazing!” As I was to be in Cagli for a month on a foreign correspondence program...
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At this point, it’s quite clear that James Gunn knows how to successfully bring comic book superheroes to the screen. If his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy didn’t already prove this — easily the best self-contained story arc in the entire Marvel...
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It’s the summer of 2009, and I’m 25 years old. I roll into Seattle in my packed ’97 Corolla. I’m a straight, white, cis cliché from Elkhart, Indiana — land of RV factories, churches, riding lawnmowers, and faded American flags. I’m chasing love...
Transgender applicants and their families experienced familiar disappointment in Seattle on Wednesday, June 18 at the US passport office on Fifth Avenue. The day before, it was announced that US District Judge Julia Kobick had widened an injunction...
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Ember Royale Touché, Miss Teen Pride of 2024–25, is a “mortuary Trans male historian” by day and an exquisite drag queen by night. Mainstream drag, like that popularized by RuPaul's Drag Race, has often centered around cisgender Gay men dressing in...
Booze. Drugs. Sweat. Blood. Chaos. Madness. And through all of it, music. That’s the ’90s grunge essence of Pink Umbrellas Love Rainydaze, Seattle author Zola McDaniel’s new book of short stories of life in the day-to-day trenches, with alliances...
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At just 29 years old, Molina Molina is one of Seattle’s most recognizable comedy divas. The comedian, writer, and producer can often be seen on stages around Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco, showing off her incredible acting skills with her...
Now with a superstar to rally around, PWHL Seattle — the eighth and newest team in the Professional Women’s Hockey League — has added 11 new players to its roster, providing fans with their first glimpse into the team’s future on the ice.
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You’re going to be on your feet a lot this month: marching in parades, dancing in the streets, standing up for people in your community. But you’re also likely to have some time to rest and reflect, so here are some great new books to read.
At Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, the Rainbow History Project has an outdoor exhibition on display through July 6 called “Pickets, Protests, and Parades: The History of Gay Pride in Washington.”
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Snovalley Pride's third annual Pride Picnic was a joyful, sun-soaked celebration of love and community in the heart of the Snoqualmie Valley! Despite the blazing heat, nearly 800 people gathered in Carnation...
Seattle’s Pride Month festivities kicked off at Pride in the Park, with music, dancing, community booths, and more at Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill.