For a dark time in national politics, the optimism at Rainier Beach High School certainly was as bright as the library’s fluorescent white lights. In a makeshift space between the two manga aisles, a group of young students of color welcomed guests to the...
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Seattle, our beloved and imperfect metropolis, has since 2022 remained a city of immense contradictions. Leaders publicly tout its inclusivity, while simultaneously failing (and sometimes even exacerbating) the issues affecting our most vulnerable:...
This Halloween season, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back where it belongs: on the big screen, with audiences shouting, singing, and throwing things at all the right times. And for Seattle fans, the experience is extra special: Barry Bostwick, the original...
On the evening of August 8, 55 firefighters responded to a dumpster fire in the alley near the Ballard Collective, which eventually spread inside the building. The blaze damaged businesses, art studios, fashion designs, and supplies, robbing artists of their...
Overnight on October 9, a miracle occurred: The beloved St. Rat is now joined by two new furry companions, represented as mosaics and pressed into the water utility building on Cal Anderson Park. To St. Rat’s closest left now flies a pigeon, holding a rose in...
From Saturday, October 18, 2025, to Saturday, January 10, 2026, the Seattle Public Library will host “Nuestra Euforia/Our Euphoria,” a showcase of curated works by local Trans and gender-nonconforming artists, and photography by local cultural bearers and...
On September 30, pediatric nurses represented by the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) held an informational picket in front of Seattle Children’s Hospital. The union demonstration took place from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a break at 9 a.m. before it...
Craig Chester is a name synonymous with authenticity, creativity, and resilience in the film and television industry. His path to becoming an acclaimed actor, writer, and director is truly inspiring. From overcoming personal challenges to breaking barriers in...
For decades, Out and Equal has been connecting businesses with resources and training to make the workplace a more equal and accepting place for LGBTQIA+ people. Now, its biggest event of the year, the Out and Equal Workplace Summit, will be coming to Seattle,...
“My hands, my feet; my hands, my feet. My hands and feet, to uplift the village.” Singing in her native language, Phylesha Brown-Acton recited the song written by her uncle about their home and community. Hailing from Niue, a small, self-governing island...
In 2025, buying a home remains a tricky endeavor for those seeking to make Seattle their long-term place of residence. Despite a recent pledge by the Trump administration to increase homeownership and the lowering of interest rates by the Federal Reserve to...
This month's edition of the Seattle Gay News is focused on home and finance, and the advancements made by the LGBTQIA+ community in the job and housing market, with an emphasis on Queer-owned businesses and other success stories in our community. However, it...
The GSBA is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit chamber of commerce created for one sole purpose: to advocate for the advancement and protection of LGBTQIA+ businesses and organizations. Founded in 1981 by nine Gay business owners, including insurance agents, attorneys, and...
We live in a society that stigmatizes even the mere mention of death. Reasons include it being too sad, too morbid, too depressing — to the point that few will talk about or even plan for it. That is where the Co-op Funeral Home of the People’s Memorial...
Located in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Fat Mall is a plus-size clothing boutique and community hub, offering a safe and inclusive space for people of differing body types. At the front of the mall (in a former office building that has been repurposed to...
Since the dawn of time, death has been regarded as the most taboo of topics, the root of many irrational fears. Humans often push the idea of death to the fringes of our minds, especially in Western cultures. However, for writer and clinical research scientist...
In 2020, NYC-based Gay couple Neal Treadwell and Hugh Nini released Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s-1950s. As the first-known published collection of historical photographs depicting Gay couples, it received much acclaim globally. ...
Director Oliver Hermanus makes a bold statement from the very first frame of The History of Sound. The opening credits unfold in complete silence — a striking choice that immediately draws the viewer in. This moment sets the tone for a film in which sound — or...
2025 SIFF DocFest preview: An interview with Associate Director of Festival Programming Stan Shields
Independent journalists fight for survival in this era of corporate and billionaire control of the media, coupled with vitriolic political attacks on the press. An Iranian village councilwoman sparks controversy when she urges young women to question...
This week the Seattle Rep (with the Seattle Children’s Theatre) will host the world premiere of Fancy Dancer by the Indigenous playwright Larissa FastHorse. The autobiographical play tells the story of young, half-Lakota, half-white Lara, who yearns to be a...