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Hopes remain high following Senate hearing on Anderson-Murray Anti-Discrimination Bill
Senators speak up in defense of Gay community during hateful testimony by local bigots
by Robert Raketty
- SGN Staff Writer and Matt Nagle SGN Managing Editor
A Senate hearing on the Anderson-Murray Anti-Discrimination Bill was held Tuesday before the Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protectio more
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Federal Marriage Amendment introduced in the House
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Human Rights Campaign denounced this weeks introduction in the House of an amendment that would deny marriage and likely civil union and domestic partnership rights to same-sex couples.
Introduced by Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Calif., the bill would have the same effects as last years failed amendment.
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Trial of accused bashers enters fourth week
Closing arguments begin Monday
by Robert Raketty - SGN Staff Writer
The trial of three men accused of the brutal Gay bashing of Micah Painter last summer stalled this week. King County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ramsdell had twice delayed the trial on Monday and again on Wednesday after one of the 12 jurors sou more
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The Crypt holds fundraiser for Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Stop by The Crypt and buy a raffle ticket to win $1,000 gift certificate - only 500 tickets will be sold!
The Crypt is hosting a fundraiser, assisted by Cafe Septieme and La Cocina restaurants, for The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Stop by The Crypt (113 10th Ave. E., just off Broadway) and buy a raffle ticket for $10. The Sist more
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Northwest Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf holds Spring Festival April 1 & 2
Northwest Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf (NWRAD) will be having our annual Spring Festival weekend on April 1 and 2. Youre welcome to attend our weekend events regardless your level of American Sign Language skills or none.
Starting on Friday, April 1, we will kick off our Deaf Queer Coffee Night at usual place, 6:00-9:00 p.m. For exact l more
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Take the Equality Pledge
Equal Rights Washington (ERW) is asking supporters of equality to take a stand - log on to http://EqualRightsWashington.org/action/pledge.html and take The Equality Pledge, is a public declaration of your support for LGBT folks: I pledge to learn the positions of my legislators regarding equal rights for LGBT Washingtonians.
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Meany Middle School to host
The Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities, in conjunction with the YMCA, Lambert House, ACLU, Seattle Counseling Services, Seattle Office for Civil Rights and other community organizations, is sponsoring a Queer Youth Forum on Saturday, April 2. This forum is to give Gay, Lesbian and Transgender youth a chance to have their voices heard. The dis more
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Central Washington University to host Tri-state LGBT meeting
Keynote by former HRC President Elizabeth Birch,
concert by Seattle Mens Chorus highlight inaugural event
ELLENSBURG - Central Washington University is now making final preparations to host the first tri-state Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) meeting April 22-23. The Power of One: LGBT Leadership Conference will more
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Who was John Maynard Keynes? by Liz Highleyman
Gay men are well known for their prominence in creative fields such as literature and the arts, but one of the most influential economists of all times, John Maynard Keynes, also had sexual relationships with men.
Keynes was born June 5, 1883, in Cambridge, England, where his father was a lecturer on political economy and his mother was a more
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Its Good to be Prince
Patrick Hunter on his year
as ISCSORE royalty
by Sara Michelle Fetters
The Imperial Court Sovereign Court of Seattle and the Rainier and Olympic Empires presents the 2005 Imperial Prince and Princess Ball and Investitures Saturday, April 2 at the Mountaineers Club (300 3rd Ave. West in Seattle). Door for the event ope more
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New Peoples Army recognizes same-sex marriage
by LeiLani Dowell
PHILIPPINES - On Feb. 4, the New Peoples Army (NPA) conducted the first same-sex marriage in the Philippines. Two guerrilla fighters who have participated in the armed struggle against the pro-U.S. regime in Manila, Ka Andres and Ka Jose, exchanged their vows before their comrades, friends and local villagers.
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by Nevin Jefferson - Contributing Writer
Beefcake-n-glory!
Gay.com launched a nationwide campaign recently entitled Come Together, a positive PRO for Gay marriage. Its a three shot intimate portrait of two naked beefcake guys enjoying up-close and personal moments together. The last shot features our beloved naked beefcake couple lying in bed together with the American more
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Shaka Stripped Bare
ISCSORE Princess looks back on jam-packed year
by Sara Michelle Fetters
Holding one Drag title is difficult; holding three of the biggest over a three-year span is almost impossible. Just ask local female illusionist and celebrity Shaka Kwan. Stepping down as the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattles (ISCSORE) more
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Letters to the Editor
COME OUT TO SUPPORT MICAH PAINTER
Dear Editor,
I wanted to publicly express my disgust with the lack of support Micah Painter has received during the trial of the three accused of brutally beating him up, nearly nine months ago.
Back in July, the community was in an uproar over the attack, and came out in force by more
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Goddess/Crone mystery revealed
by Rev. Barbara Allen, CMP
Long ago in a time once forgotten there was peace among people. There had previously been ages of desperate survival for those creatures which evolved into human beings. Anthropoids who lived together in bands or clans only looked after the survival of those within their group. Each group defended itsel more
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What was the Save Our Children campaign?
Following a decade of relative liberalization, LGBT people faced a powerful backlash in the late 1970s, exemplified by Anita Bryants Save Our Children campaign. While her efforts did much to galvanize the nascent religious right, they also re-energized the Gay rights movement.
Bryant was born in March 1940 in Barnsdall, Okla. Raised a more
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