As humans, we all crave a sense of belonging. Seattle has been that refuge for LGBTQIA+ people for decades, a place where they can find safety and understanding. However, for a Queer person of color, it can be a struggle to find a community to belong to. Pride...
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The Football Federation of Iran is demanding that FIFA only allow “officially recognized national flags,” which would effectively ban fans from bringing Pride flags to the upcoming 2026 World Cup matches. The demand, among a list of conditions posted to the...
It sounds like a familiar experience: If you’re a Queer person looking for community, you take a turn down an alleyway, head down a few stairs, and enter a gritty, pulsing world of heat, sweat, and action. You’ll find people who look like yourself, moving...
A first appearance judge at Christopher Leahy’s hearing today found probable cause for Murder in the First Degree with a Deadly Weapon Enhancement, and set his bail at $10 million. The hearing was held at 2pm in King County Jail courtroom, after Leahy turned...
On an unusually hot April day, socialites gathered and sought out a cool breeze with the even cooler cocktails of Koko’s tequila bar. The tickets to attend the soirée weren’t cheap — prices started at $100 to get through the door — but that’s for a good...
On the Trans Day of Visibility last month, Seattle’s LGBTQ Commission submitted a letter of recommendation to the Mayor’s Office, City Council, and City Attorney’s Office that requested that City officials declare a civil emergency in response to the...
A 19 y/o Transgender student was found deceased on May 10 in the laundry room of an off-campus, University of Washington student housing complex in U-Village Nordheim Court by UW police officers, according to Seattle Police Department Detective Eric Muñoz who...
On a rainy evening, while ensconced within his I-5 adjacent Eastlake residence, 87-year-old George Freeman got serious about an issue that has been negatively impacting him and other Capitol Hill seniors for years. “The bathrooms were fine until about 2020,”...
How much power do our dreams have? For one young woman living in the American South, dreams had the power to take her far away, into the new life she’d longed for. After a year of manifesting new possibilities, Madeline Clere found that maybe dreams can have...
On Saturday, March 28, 2026, Seattleites returned to the streets for the third “No Kings” protest since the reelection of President Donald Trump. According to organizers, protesters numbering around 100,000 flooded the streets around Cal Anderson Park in...

