https://www.sgn.org en-us 2026 Seattle Gay News 9/9/2026 EST https://www.sgn.org/rss https://www.sgn.org/story/167140/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167140/ “The most powerful thing I ever did wasn’t coming out. It was coming home to myself. Because when you stop editing your truth to make others comfortable, you stop disappearing. You start leading from alignment instead of fear.” —Julie Averill in Chief Impact Officer. Very few LGBTQIA+ people (or women in general) have ever reached the top level of the US corporate ladder, which continues to be dominated by cis straight men. Only 10% of CEOs from Fortune 500 companies are women, with less than 1% openly Quee Tue Jun 09 2026 15:56:41 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167138/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167138/ Popular Mattel action figure He-Man returns to life in a new take on Masters of the Universe. This gaudily inventive, strangely tongue-in-cheek bit of sci-fi fantasy weirdness is as much a spin on 1980’s Flash Gordon as a big-budget reimagining of the Filmation cartoon series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It is also unapologetically, almost unrelentingly, Queer. Yet that’s not enough to make the finished product worthwhile. Maybe in fits and starts, though. Don’t get me started with how terrific J Tue Jun 09 2026 15:37:05 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167137/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167137/ As Transgender people across the country face escalating attacks in the areas of healthcare access, legal recognition, education, and public life, Washington has become both a refuge and a frontline. Recently, the Seattle LGBTQ Commission called on the City of Seattle to declare a civil emergency in response to increasing pressures facing LGBTQIA+ communities, particularly Transgender people seeking safety, stability, and support in Washington state. The proposal also reflects concerns that housing, healthc Tue Jun 09 2026 15:29:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167057/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167057/ There is no Seattle without Queer people. The World Cup is no exception. As fans come to Seattle to watch the greatest soccer tournament on Earth, many Seattleites are excited for the hype. Longtime Seattle residents and married couple Chris Bierrum and Brian Pellham grew up playing soccer. The pair are looking forward to welcoming tourists to the city. When they first found out about the World Cup coming to Seattle, the couple were ecstatic to see their city chosen as a venue. “I think it’s a huge honor to Sun Jun 07 2026 21:41:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167055/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167055/ After serving Seattle’s fans for over 14 years, Reign FC midfielder Jess Fishlock announced her plans to retire at the end of this year’s season. Fishlock, born and raised in Cardiff, Wales, then signed to Seattle, has been astoundingly loyal to her original team of choice: She’s one of only three players from the Reign’s inaugural roster to have stayed with the team for over a decade. After Lauren Barnes and Megan Rapinoe retired, she quickly became the longest-lasting member of the squad. While her collea Sun Jun 07 2026 20:58:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167054/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167054/ Amid friends and chosen family at famed Lesbian bar Wildrose, the Emerald City Mudhens, a local womxn’s and Nonbinary rugby team, debuted their new, updated jerseys for the upcoming fall season and beyond. The new kit keeps the Mudhens’ forest green color but adds an extra oomph to the clawlike slashes emerging from the midsection, using a dueling, black and brown palette. Slashes also appear along the sleeves, beside a series of stripes along the right side. The looks were designed by Akuma, a London appar Sun Jun 07 2026 20:55:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167053/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167053/ “I feel it. You guys are a good f**king team. You guys are going to go a long way if you guys stick together,” Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer told his players after they delivered an absolute blowout at home. History tells us he’s right to trust his gut. The Rave Green have earned a reputation as the most consistently excellent team in Seattle. In the last 25 years, they’ve only had a losing record on two occasions, and they only missed the playoffs once in club history. In that same span of time, the Sun Jun 07 2026 20:49:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167052/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167052/ Professional soccer, unfortunately, has never been guaranteed to be welcoming and friendly. For every great thing about the beautiful game, it has always coexisted with ugly speech and behavior. Certain clubs, for decades, have had to repeatedly report incidents of hate and sometimes stop playing entirely, because their fans can’t help but chant slurs like “puto” and “rent boy” at their opponents. As the pinnacle of soccer culture, you’d hope that FIFA would take the initiative to set a better example. Unf Sun Jun 07 2026 20:42:48 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167051/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167051/ Time and time again, the women’s soccer teams from the US and Japan find themselves pitted against each other. Sometimes, it’s for everything. Both nations have won World Cups at the other’s heartbreaking expense, in 2011 and 2015. Sometimes, however, they face off for the love of the game. In April, despite the ugly weather, 36,218 fans came out to watch both nations play a friendly exhibition at Lumen Field. It might have lacked the usual stakes of World Cup soccer, but those rooting for Team USA were jus Sun Jun 07 2026 20:39:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167050/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167050/ When the World Cup arrives at Lumen Field, starting on June 15, it will bring together some of the best athletes in the entire world under one roof. However, even among the best of the best, some shine more than others. If you plan to watch or attend the upcoming games, but aren’t quite sure who’s worth paying attention to, this list can help you. We’re ranking all seven national teams who are confirmed for a Seattle visit. It’s worth saying that, though we did our research, this list is entirely subjective Sun Jun 07 2026 20:31:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/167016/ https://www.sgn.org/story/167016/ Summer camp holds a sacred place in the hearts and minds of many Queer people, especially in the Pacific Northwest. For many in the LGBTQIA+ community, it was the first experience with freedom, a chance to explore identities, and a week to slow down, enjoy nature, do some crafting, and make lifelong memories. Unfortunately, for many, the magic of summer camp ends with childhood. However, one community organizer and craft enthusiast is working to recreate the magic for adults across the West Coast. Natalie K Fri Jun 05 2026 10:43:47 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/166977/ https://www.sgn.org/story/166977/ An amalgamation of Seattle’s top public officials, LGBTQIA+ organizations, and community leaders came together on sunny and bright June 1 to celebrate the 14th annual raising of the Pride flag at City Hall. The tone of the event was somber and reflective, as well as passionate and defiant, as one by one, speakers rose to address the pressing struggles Queer and Trans people are currently facing both in the city and across the country. “As we are witnessing an unprecedented wave of backlash across the US tar Thu Jun 04 2026 10:53:58 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/166976/ https://www.sgn.org/story/166976/ On June 4, 31-year-old Christopher Leahy was scheduled, but refused to attend, his arraignment on charges of murder in the first degree with a deadly weapon in a King County Superior courtroom. Leahy is accused of killing 19-year-old Trans woman and UW student Juniper Blessing, who suffered 40+ stab wounds before bleeding to death in her off-campus student housing laundry room according to the King County Medical Examiner. Leahy’s defense counsel was granted a request for a competency evaluation by King Thu Jun 04 2026 09:18:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/166940/ https://www.sgn.org/story/166940/ The Seattle Art Museum is a 93-year-old institution with a history as varied — and as complicated — as the artists whose works have graced its exhibition halls throughout the years. But hidden underneath the museum’s public façade lies a Queer history that remains unknown. After Lucía Yvette Moliné-Gonzalez’s op-ed in the SGN in March about the Gay artists that were featured in SAM’s “Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest” exhibit, the SGN contacted multiple parties, including Seattle art critic Matthew Ka Wed Jun 03 2026 10:18:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/166885/ https://www.sgn.org/story/166885/ A 2026 Pacific Northwest Pride Guide with over 100+ events! Tue Jun 02 2026 13:34:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/166877/ https://www.sgn.org/story/166877/ While watching Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, the first theatrical Star Wars adventure since 2019’s misbegotten The Rise of Skywalker, I tried to put myself back in my 1977 kiddie shoes. It was immediately clear to me that director and cowriter Jon Favreau intended his film — a feature-length sequel to the Emmy-winning Disney+ television show The Mandalorian — to be something children were going to enjoy far more than their parents. It skews very young, keeps the plotting simplistic, and fills the sc Tue Jun 02 2026 10:14:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/166876/ https://www.sgn.org/story/166876/ D-Day was one of the most important military operations of World War II. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the Normandy landings in northern France, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control. Known as Operation Overlord, the invasion brought together American, British, Canadian, and other Allied troops in a massive air, sea, and land assault across five beaches. It was not only a battle of soldiers and weapons. It was also a battle against time, tides, and weather. The success of D- Tue Jun 02 2026 10:09:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/166626/ https://www.sgn.org/story/166626/ The fight over a historically LGBTQIA+, clothing-optional beach in Seattle will soon be entering the courtroom. On May 27, a trial over the rights of nude (and mostly Queer) beachgoers at Denny Blaine Park will begin. The lawsuit, filed by Denny Blaine Park for All, argues that public nudity at the park is a “public nuisance,” and that the court should grant a permanent injunction to completely ban nudity or close the park down entirely. King County Superior Court, after granting a motion by Denny Blaine Pa Mon May 25 2026 12:23:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/166624/ https://www.sgn.org/story/166624/ On May 1, Seattle police officers arrested motorcyclist Alexander James Randall, better known online as SquidTips, along with a Trans teenager who goes by J, while operating in a traffic safety capacity at the May Day march in downtown Seattle. The police claim the arrest was for reckless driving, which Randall adamantly denies, asserting that the SPD acted in an antagonistic manner toward him and his friend. Despite the charges later being dropped, the police confiscated his camera and continue to hold it Mon May 25 2026 12:06:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)