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Seattle Pride launches grant program as feds rollback DEI initiatives

Seattle Pride recently launched the Seattle Pride Impact Fund, a spruced-up version of its long-standing grant and scholarship program, as DEI initiatives are being rolled back on the federal level.

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More protections for Queer students does not remove rights from other youth

Senate Bill 5123 would expand protections for students in public schools by adding four protected classes. Those in opposition claiming that these expansions would remove rights from cisgender girls.

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Seattle advocates to host National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day event

A passionate group of advocates, volunteers, and community leaders banded together to host an event for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, with the theme for this year being "Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black Communities."

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Lifelong's bittersweet move to shutter Capitol Hill thrift store, expand services in larger space

Lifelong CEO Erica Sessle recently made an announcement that may come at a cost to the Capitol Hill community.

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WA Democrats seek to amend Parents Bill of Rights after outcry about harm to LGBTQ+ youth

Last year the Parents Bill of Rights, or Initiative 2081, brought forth by the extremist group Moms4Liberty, went into effect despite concerns regarding the outing of LGBTQ+ students. Now democrats are attempting to amend the law.

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UTOPIA WA welcomes new youth program director

Taimane Tuia'ana is deeply committed to ensuring that no youth feel invisible or unworthy. She has dedicated the past 14 years to youth development across King and Pierce Counties, and was promoted to the youth program director position at UTOPIA.

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Jay Inslee reflects on three terms as governor: LGBTQ+ and climate justice wins

On January 15, 2025, Bob Ferguson will become Washington's 23rd governor. While Ferguson has some big shoes to fill, Inslee told the Seattle Gay News that he is excited to embrace retirement.

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Remembering our beloved Stewart O Kallappa Jr

Stewart O Kallappa Jr Passed away on Nov. 17, 2024, in Yakima due to complications of pneumonia. Stewart was born in March of 1957 and lived in Neah Bay, Port Angeles, Bothell and Central Seattle.

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Ryan Mello seeks to be Washington state's first LGBTQ county executive

As an out Gay man in Pierce County politics, Ryan Mello has broken new ground for Queer people.

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Unmasking Mercy Moosemuzzle: "A Dyke About Town" over the years

For Lesbians living in the Seattle area between 1988 and 2012, absolutely the best part of the SGN was the column "A Dyke About Town," written by the pseudonymous Mercy Moosemuzzle.

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