When Kitty Smith, an artist disgruntled with Trump’s reelection, began to draw dragified versions of Jesus in 2024 to protest the increasing negativity toward LGBTQIA+ people across the country, never did she expect her idea to “yassify Jesus” would transform...
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A new policy banning Trans women from playing in women’s matches has caused a stir within Seattle’s small, yet passionate, rugby community. The new rule from the governing body USA Rugby, which went into effect on Feb. 20, limits eligibility for the women’s...
Jason Maynard, the newly appointed CEO of the tech company Qualtrics, is accused of telling his team to remove Bravo TV host Andy Cohen from a speaking role at its convention, specifically because he is Gay. The accusation comes from a whistleblower who claims...
At the Victory Institute’s Leadership Summit [on Feb. 28], a panel of LGBTQ elected officials and candidates offered a candid look at what it takes to run for office — and to serve. The summit opened with a Campaign 101 session, “Roadmap to Campaigning,” led...
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 in commemoration of women’s roles in the fight for gender equality and reproductive rights, among other issues. In Seattle, various organizations held rallies and marches that Sunday in protest of the Trump...
As a parent, Marie Loeb quickly learned that many institutions are not equipped to work with neurodivergent children, often due to the fact that they are run by neurotypical people who cannot understand their specific needs. Loeb is the parent of two autistic...
Capitol Hill is a neighborhood constantly in change. For decades, long-term residents have complained about gentrification, small businesses have come and gone, and generations of twentysomething Queer people have grown up, rented their first crappy...
No chief of the Seattle Police Department had stepped foot inside one of the SPD’s LGBTQ Advisory Council meetings before — until Chief Shon Barnes accepted an invitation to attend on February 11. Attendees for the first time were finally able to hold the...
On Sunday, February 15, a rally and potluck were held at Cal Anderson Park, organized by the Mutual Aid Network for Trans & Intersex Individuals in Seattle (MANTIS) in collaboration with other Trans rights groups, including TRACTION. It was mainly a speaking...
After the Mayday USA rally in Cal Anderson Park last spring, Seattle’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) attempted to piece together a comprehensive story of why things went so wrong. The OIG assembled a panel of LGBTQIA+ community members and Seattle Police...