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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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.
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.
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.
For the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Music of Remembrance (MOR) is performing a free concert at Benaroya Hall, which will feature the Northwest Boychoir and Seattle Girls Choir.
The Seattle Kraken celebrated the jersey design by local LGBTQ+ artist, Kelly Bjork, at the Jan. 6 Pride Night game against the New Jersey Devils.
Railroad Ink Drag Night – coming to Bellevue's Mox Boarding House this Saturday, Jan. 11 –will feature various train-themed board games while highlighting the Eastside's vibrant drag performers.
In 2024, the SGN celebrated five decades of bringing local LGBTQ+ news to the community here in Washington State. As we prepare to head further into 2025, writers at the SGN–the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the U.S.– revisited archives
In 2021, Ryka Aoki released her novel Light from Uncommon Stars to much acclaim. It follows the story of Katrina Nguyen, a runaway Transgender girl with a passion for playing anime and gaming music with her violin, Aubergine.
There is an early moment in writer-director Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow that permanently burned itself into my psyche. Questioning seventh-grader Owen (Ian Foreman) is participating in one of those gym exercises where the entire class whips