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Gaysha Starr celebrates 25 years in drag ahead of the 2018 La Femme Magnifique Washington Pageants May 20
by Gaysha Starr -
Special to the SGN
Drag. For over half my life, 25 years, I've been doing it - Dressed As A Girl. I'm 46 and started this crazy, wonderful, and sometimes even hateful relationship when I was 21, in April of 1993.
Next to the relationships I have with my family and a few friends, it's the longest relationship I've ever had. I often jo more
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Legislature's LGBTQ Caucus 100%, Labor Council says
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Members of the Washington State Legislature's LGBTQ Caucus scored 100% ratings from the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC).
The seven members of the caucus are Senators Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) and Marko Liias (D-Lynnwood); and Representatives Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), Christi more
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29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York
Ava DuVernay, Samira Wiley, and Ms. Gloria Carter receive standing ovations in groundbreaking speeches
by GLAAD -
with intro by MK Scott
SGN Contributing Writer
Just a month after I personally attended the first half of the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles (April 12), the second half was held this more
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50 years of the Fair Housing Act: Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at the Seattle Public Library May 15
The Seattle Public Library will co-host a discussion with Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on the successes, challenges and future of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) from 1pm to 2pm on Tuesday, May 15 at the Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium, (206) 386-4636.
Library events and programs ar more
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Gothic Pride Seattle to hold 2018 pageant May 27 to pick Seattle's next Gothic community representatives
by Gothic Pride Seattle -
Special to the SGN
The Gothic Pride Seattle Pageant will be held at Mercury@Machinewerks (1009 E. Union St.) on Sunday, May 27, at 6pm. There will be a $7 cover to attend, with a $2 discount if wearing a Gothic Pride Seattle patch. DJs Daemon Chadeau and Ashen to provide musical intermissions. more
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2018 Volunteer Park Pride Festival Lineup
Volunteer Park Pride Festival is back on June 9th from 12pm-7pm with a musical line-up of exciting new LGBTQ up-and-comers and hometown favorites!
The lineup includes Desi Valentine a London-born, L.A.-based soul singer and songwriter known for his bluesy baritone voice, unique retro R&B style, and radiant charisma. Adding more
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History Café: Learn about Seattle history in May and June
Every third Wednesday of the month, the Seattle Public Library co-presents History Café: evening presentations and panel discussions on Seattle and Pacific Northwest history at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), 860 Terry Ave N., in the museum's Compass Café.
Library events and programs are free more
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New digital collection at the Seattle Public Library:
Jack Large's photos of 1960s Seattle counterculture
As part of the Seattle Public Library's commitment to preserving and sharing Seattle's culture and history, we've put 1,200 images of life in 1960s Seattle on the Library's website.
The Jack Large Photograph Collection documents the adventures and counterculture lifestyle of photographer Jack Large and his artist friends throug more
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Jeanne Thornton and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan named winners of the Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers
LOS ANGELES - Lambda Literary, the nation's leading national nonprofit organization promoting LGBTQ literature, is pleased to announce that Jeanne Thornton and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan have been named winners of the 2018 Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers.
The Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers more
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UN fails Ugandan LGBTI refugees abused in Kenya
Homophobic UN staff and beatings by police and other refugees
by Richard de Luchi -
Courtesy of the Peter Tatchell Foundation
London & Nairobi - 9 May 2018
'Ugandan LGBTIs have fled attempts to arrest and kill them. They have sought safety in Kenya but instead suffer arrest more
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Australia invests $134 million for PrEP funding
Reduces price to $1 a day
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The Australian government announced on May 8 that it would invest AU$180 million (or $134 million in US money) in PrEP funding.
The government also added PrEP to Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the list of drugs appr more
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