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Anti-Queer initiatives inch closer to signature target - meet the right-wing influencers helping make it happen

Since the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling for marriage equality, the conservative right has struggled to weaponize hatred toward Gay and Lesbian communities for political gain, like it did in previous eras. Although favorable Republican views on the morality...

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Rhonda Lewis chosen to replace Girmay Zahilay, becoming the first Black woman on King County Council

After three hours of decision-making, the King County Council came to a verdict: Rhonda Lewis will be stepping into Girmay Zahilay’s District 2 seat, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the council in the process. Zahilay, recently elected as King...

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De-queering “the Birdcage”: The story of Jake’s on 4th

Like the 1996 film The Birdcage, in which a Gay couple running a Queer club must hide their queerness to appease their conservative in-laws, the former employees of Jake’s on 4th in Olympia reportedly found themselves in a similar predicament with the bar’s...

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Local journalists, LGBTQIA+ organizations feel pressure of right-wing influencers

When former FOX 13 journalist-turned-influencer Brandi Kruse said that FBI Director Kash Patel should investigate the Seattle-based Gender Justice League for “left-wing violence,” GJL’s Kai Aprill-Tomlin immediately started thinking about how to protect the...

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Experimental art gallery Cannonball Arts makes its grand debut

Want to gawk at something you’ve never seen before? Consider checking out Cannonball Arts, an experimental music and arts venue that recently opened in the Belltown neighborhood, on the corner of Third Avenue and Virginia Street.

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All about pronouns

Despite the current cultural debate swirling about them, pronouns are of course nothing new. Sung about in the popular educational ABC cartoon series Schoolhouse Rock, pronouns are short words that replace longer nouns...

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Cops mob Trans, Queers, and allies over popped balloon at Mayday USA counterprotest

Police violence broke out during a May 24 counterprotest in Cal Anderson Park. An anti-Trans, pro–nuclear family, and fundamentalist group known as Mayday USA was hosting a "Don't Mess with Our Kids" event.

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New spicy graphic novel Gaysians homes in on the intersectionality of identities and racism in Seattle's Gay community

Author Mike Curato's upcoming graphic novel, Gaysians, dives into the importance of finding community as a Gay Asian man: the experiences of feeling lost but leaning into your authentic self.

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Bill strengthening 2023 Shield Law headed to governor's desk

A bill that would strengthen the Shield Law, Senate Bill 5632, was recently passed by the Legislature and will be heading to Gov. Bob Ferguson's desk.

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UTOPIA Washington opens registration for QTPI Camp, which empowers and emboldens Queer Pasifika people

Registration has officially opened for UTOPIA Washington's QTPI Camp, a free event for all Queer and Transgender Pacific Islanders that will run from July 31 to August 3 – and spots are filling up fast.

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