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EXCLUSIVE: CEO of Seattle-based AI company accused of nixing Andy Cohen appearance

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...

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Sen. Ed Markey reintroduce the Transgender Bill of Rights

On Feb. 11, US Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-7), alongside Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and California Reps. Mark Takano (D-49) and Sara Jacobs (D-51), reintroduced legislation that would affirm federal protections for Trans and Nonbinary people, aptly named “the...

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Alex Jeffrey Pretti: Another victim of ICE violence in Minneapolis

The streets of South Minneapolis became the scene of tragedy on Saturday, January 24, when Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot by federal immigration agents. The incident has sent shock waves through a community already reeling from...

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Renée Nicole Good fatally shot by ICE agent in Minneapolis, sparking outrage in Seattle

Discontent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement is at an all-time high across the country after 37-year-old Renée Nicole Good was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, MN, on January 7. Good is the second person known to be killed by ICE...

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Continued disappointment for Trans Americans at US passport office

Transgender applicants and their families experienced familiar disappointment in Seattle on Wednesday, June 18 at the US passport office on Fifth Avenue. The day before, it was announced that US District Judge Julia Kobick had widened an injunction...

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Washington Transgender Relocation Guide

This guide gives direction and guidance to those relocating to and living in Washington, primarily those fleeing red states looking for a more welcoming home with better legal and societal protections for Trans people. It answers common questions and...

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Evan Wolfson on the 10-year legacy of marriage equality — and what comes next

A decade ago, on June 25, marriage equality became the law of the land with the landmark Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges. But given the current political climate and Project 2025’s goal of promoting nuclear families, many fear that decision...

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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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Seattle’s 50,000 No Kings attendance sparks outrage and demand for help as migrants and families are detained while nationwide political threats grow

Donald Trump’s military parade on his 79th birthday on June 14 — which had a vastly smaller attendance than he expected and an obnoxiously squeaky tank wheel — was overshadowed by over 2,100 protests against his administration nationwide.

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Stuart Milk: Renaming navy ship “antithetical” to warrior spirit

“Antithetical” is the word Stuart Milk used over and over again when asked for his response to reports that the US Navy is preparing to remove his uncle’s name from one of its ships.

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