The Seattle Pride parade is calling on the LGBTQIA+ community to “Rally” on Sunday, June 28, as it once again prepares to take over downtown. Around 300,000 people are expected to line the route along Fourth Avenue (from Union Street to Denny Way) as more than...
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On Easter Sunday 1979, four men set out into the city of San Francisco wearing traditional nun's habits. By using sincerity and joy mixed with satire to counter the prevailing homophobia and shame, they inspired others to join their cause, thus forming the...
Trans Pride Seattle is a free annual festival celebrating Trans life and community across the Pacific Northwest and beyond! A love letter to Trans people everywhere, TPS increases the strength of the Two Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse (2STGD) community and...
Tacoma Pride Festival is an annual community event hosted by Rainbow Center, held on the second Saturday of July. It takes pride in honoring the LGBTQIA2S+ community by celebrating the valuable and creative members of a diverse population in the South Puget...
The Freedom Day Committee (FDC) was a unique, democratic grassroots coalition that organized Seattle’s Pride marches and rallies for almost two decades. We were all volunteers, and many of us represented groups or were individual activists committed to...
Kim Harless, a dedicated public servant and community advocate, has announced her candidacy for Washington’s 49th Legislative District Position 1 seat. With a proven track record of leadership and a deep commitment to equality, Harless is ready to bring her...
Seattle has hosted countless Pride celebrations over the years, but the inaugural Lifelong Pride Gala may have set a new standard for star power in the Pacific Northwest Queer community, bringing together nationally recognized LGBTQIA+ advocates, entertainers,...
The Puget Sound Business Journal celebrated the region’s Queer leaders, advocates, and changemakers during its 11th annual Business of Pride Awards on June 2 at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, bringing together business, nonprofit. and community leaders for an...
Mike Pond, a Democrat from Clark County, is running for Washington House Legislative District 49, Position 1. He brings to the race a wealth of experience as a union organizer and longtime community advocate. As a fifth-generation Washingtonian and lifelong...
Before Wayne Turner became a public interest attorney for HIV issues and Medicaid advocacy in Washington, DC, and taught LGBTQ+ health law and policy at Georgetown Law School, he was hard at work as a Queer and AIDS rights activist in Seattle. Turner was...