The former highway alongside the Elliott Bay piers is no more, but rather a walkable part of downtown that will be activated through over 270 public events, some of which are free, others of which are unapologetically Queer.

With a population of just over 12,600, Gig Harbor will host a Pride in the Park event highlighting Queer visibility and fostering a sense of belonging, during a time when divisions across the nation are deepening.

Several organizations, led by Gender Justice League and Traction PNW, held a protest event for Transgender rights on April 26 at Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park. The groups’ collective message: “When they attack, we fight back."

This spring, the Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) performed “Dolly: Seattle Men’s Chorus Salutes Dolly Parton,” dazzling audiences across Washington — which now has an on-demand viewing option from May 18-31.

“When workers’ rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” and "Chingra la migra" were two of the chants that could be heard trailing from Capitol Hill toward downtown this May Day.

On April 25, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law House Bill 1971, expanding Washingtonians’ access to hormone therapy by allowing for 12-month refills for patients of all ages.

On April 26 the finalized version of the state’s 2025-27 operating budget was released, with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Washington being cut entirely. Now, over 121,000 Washington youth up to age 5 may be impacted by the $7 million funding gap.

The rates of poverty in the LGBTQIA+ community are higher when compared to cis-het populations, yet even internally, large inequities remain.

At six years old, Kelsey Granger was obsessed with Ariel’s character in The Little Mermaid. “[I think it] had something to do with the transform[ation] and the feeling of being trapped in a world that you don't feel that you belong in,” she told

The hit Netflix series Stranger Things has been adapted for Broadway as Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel set in Hawkins, Indiana, providing audiences with a chance to better understand how the child characters, for better or for worse, grow in