It's Pride month again, which means all across the country, sexualities are being seen and celebrated.
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Brian Broome's memoir
What has not been a primary focus is an epidemic that has caused so much pain, a global issue that shares immense commonalities with our current pandemic, caused by a virus that has yet to be eradicated from our community: HIV.
Cass DuVani just turned 27 years old. He is a brand ambassador and campaign model for Mediums Collective, one of Seattle's hottest high-end streetwear brands.
My life, like most people's, is composed of many different chapters and roles. I am biologically a 49-year-old person of Filipino descent. In drag queen years, I am a 28-year-old Seattle host and entertainer who has worked everywhere.
It's finally here; the time of year we have all been waiting for. As the state anticipates total reopening on June 30th, Pride has gone "hybrid".
One of the best ways to look back in time and learn about history is through old newspapers. They reflect current events, while also serving as future windows into the past.
Paul Feldman says he's had HIV since before they knew it was HIV. Before his AIDS activism in Seattle, Feldman's blood was examined in early research, in 1981. The virus now known as HIV would not be isolated and identified by researchers until 1983.