Transgender Texans have long been a target of Republican state officials. Now, the State of Texas is suing the Biden administration to block enforcement of federal guidelines that protect Transgender workers.

While higher vaccination rates have meant a drop in cases in Western Washington, the pandemic continues to pound the eastern half of the state. Hospitals have begun to overflow, and many communities are feeling the devastating effects.

American citizens leave the country for a number of reasons, including travel, adventure, and exciting careers, but in recent years the number of Black American expatriates of all kinds has surged.

Audre Lord was a poet who described herself as "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet."

The Angels in Seattle Awards were distributed on the first day of the festival, September 18 to "honor the unsung heroes of the industry: arts administrators, arts educators, and artists working behind the scenes."