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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

Downton Abbey’s last act a truly grand finale

I doubt that there will be much debate that Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is going to be considered one of 2025’s best films or end up as some sort of awards juggernaut (save maybe for series veteran Anna Robbins’s sumptuous costumes). Not that it matters....

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

Ambitiously messy Red Sonja takes a transformative trip to the Hyborian Age

The last time a Red Sonja adaptation hit theaters was in the infamous yet still fascinatingly rewatchable 1985 effort starring Brigitte Nielsen in the title role and Arnold Schwarzenegger as her determined compatriot Kalidor. Since then, while there’s been...

OP-ED

Bridging the political divide in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk

"Our thoughts and prayers..." Today was a tragedy. Two kids lost their father, and a wife lost her husband. And a movement found a martyr, further deepening the divide that disinformation has widened. I imagine the death of Charlie Kirk will only fuel the...

OP-ED

After Pride: Mpox still deserves attention

Pride Month may be behind us, but summer events aren’t slowing down quite yet. Labor Day is right around the corner, ushering in another last-minute round of travel, connection, and reasons to stay tuned in to our bodies and our health. And this moment,...

NEWS : SEATTLE

Rally at Waterfront Park: Speaking up on protecting women’s and Trans rights

On Sunday, September 7, the Defund Musk Women’s Rights group held a sequel to its previous event in University Village on July 26. This time, the demonstration took place at Waterfront Park in Seattle and the nearby Pike Place Market...

NEWS : SEATTLE

Justice for Indigo Greene: A fiancée’s battle to honor the final wishes of a beloved Seattle Trans woman

For two months, Mia Larotonda has been fighting a legal battle to have her Transgender fiancée’s burial rites honored in accordance with her gender identity. On July 9, Ms. Indigo Greene, aka Alice Alexandra Greene, was reportedly found by Larotonda in their...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

Pearl Mei Lam: Wild Ragerz Preview

Seattle native Pearl Mei Lam is doing what many people only dream of: she’s directing and starring in her own, self-produced movie, titled Wild Ragerz, her biggest project yet, heralding the arrival of a new voice in Seattle’s film scene.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

DashCon 2 or bust: A love letter to the chronically online Queer community

If you’ve been around the internet long enough, you’ve probably seen a photo of a sad-looking kiddie pool filled with plastic balls in an even sadder-looking empty room. But what you might not know is that photo is from the original DashCon, a convention...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : MUSIC

David Archuleta: Embracing earthly delights and Queer joy in his second act

In 2008, American Idol became a battleground of three Davids. One, David Hernandez, was voted off too soon, leaving fans in shock. But the real drama unfolded in the finale, where the “other Davids” — edgy rocker David Cook and the sweet, boyish David...

NEWS : SEATTLE

Christian nationalist event at Gas Works park sparks protest

On August 30, a concert for Christian nationalist musician Sean Feucht was expected to take place at Cal Anderson Park. This outraged many in the Queer community, particularly those who had the spring Mayday USA protests fresh in their minds, leading some to...

NEWS : INTERNATIONAL

Ugandan Watoto Church with ties to “Kill the Gays” laws is sending its children’s choir to WA state

Watoto is a religious organization based in Uganda, founded in 1984 by Gary Skinner, an evangelical missionary born in Zimbabwe and raised in Canada, and his spouse Marylin. It has faced over a decade of anti-LGBTQIA+ and human rights abuse allegations.

NEWS : LOCAL

Experimental art gallery Cannonball Arts makes its grand debut

Want to gawk at something you’ve never seen before? Consider checking out Cannonball Arts, an experimental music and arts venue that recently opened in the Belltown neighborhood, on the corner of Third Avenue and Virginia Street.

NEWS : SEATTLE

Pride Fashion Week 2025: The rundown of the runway

For five years, Seattle-based fashion designer Bryce Rail has hosted Pride Fashion Week, a runway show that uplifts the Queer community and promotes gender diversity and inclusivity. The event also raises money for Lambert House, a local LGBTQ+ youth community...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : THEATER / STAGE

Thespians rejoice! The SGN Fall theater preview

Ushering in the autumn breeze and its turning leaves, just like with school, theaters too have a rhythm that picks up in the fall. An odd congruence has two new-to-us plays by Keiko Green, an ex-local playwright and national up-and-comer: Hells Canyon and...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

Lesbian neo noir Honey Don’t! burns with sun-drenched intensity

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, the team behind Drive-Away Dolls, return with their second Lesbian black comedy starring Margaret Qualley in as many years, Honey Don’t! — a James M. Cain meets Dashiell Hammett neo noir (with a healthy dash of Lana and Lilly...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : MUSIC

Envi Jordan: A new single and embracing Queer identity through music

Envi, a Queer pop artist based in Seattle, has a style that can be described as upbeat and provocative, as displayed in the two singles, “Dreamland” and "Tight,” that will be featured in his debut album...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : THEATER / STAGE

Sasha Colby’s new tour kicks off at Seattle’s Moore Theatre on Sept. 16

If you missed it last year, then you’re in luck: Sasha Colby — best known as the second-ever Transgender woman to win RuPaul’s Drag Race and the first Native Hawaiian — is returning to Seattle on September 16 at the Moore Theatre for the first stop on her...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM

The legacy of Terence Stamp: Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Like many from my generation, my first encounter with Terence Stamp came in his brief appearance in 1978’s Superman as the powerful General Zod. In less than five minutes, he managed to terrify me right to the core. Each glare, each proud shrug of the...

TRAVEL

Valencia, Spain, prepares for the 2026 Gay Games

Valencia, Spain, is getting ready to host the 2026 Gay Games, and tourism boosters are already preparing to put the city’s best face forward, with the hopes of enticing some of the estimated 8,000-12,000 attendees to return again and again...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : BOOKS

David Armstrong debuts Broadway Nation, about the diverse influences on the American musical

For 18 years, David Armstrong committed his life to the 5th Avenue Theatre as the producing artistic director. When he decided to step down from his role in 2018, he was approached by people in the school of drama at the University of Washington to teach a...