https://www.sgn.org en-us 2026 Seattle Gay News 9/29/2026 EST https://www.sgn.org/rss https://www.sgn.org/story/170737/ https://www.sgn.org/story/170737/ On September 26, Stone Soup Crew held a community resource fair at Cal Anderson Park. The event included food, a DJ, and booths staffed by several organizations. In addition to being about providing food, clothing, and necessities to those who are struggling, it also celebrated the first anniversary of SSC’s formation. Members of SSC, a transgender- and BIPOC-led organization, have been coming to the park every Wednesday since September 2025 to provide hot meals to unhoused people. They decided to host a fa Tue Sep 29 2026 10:57:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/170694/ https://www.sgn.org/story/170694/ I came out in my twenties at a Big 5 consulting firm. I was good at my job, and even stepped up to help launch the company’s first LGBTQ+ employee resource group (ERG). However, I still spent an enormous amount of energy navigating being out at work and what that might mean for my career. That kind of vigilance has a cost. Not just to the person carrying it but to every team, every meeting, every idea that never quite surfaces. I think about that young professional often. Because the question of whether peo Mon Sep 28 2026 11:47:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) https://www.sgn.org/story/170692/ https://www.sgn.org/story/170692/ On September 10, in the aftermath of the Bite of Seattle shooting, over 30 major companies, business leaders, and associations in Seattle signed a letter to Mayor Katie Wilson and members of City Council, urging them to take stronger action on public safety, in part by increasing SPD funding. The signatories include Microsoft, Starbucks, Nordstrom, the Seattle Mariners, and Zillow, along with the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA). The GSBA also wrote a second letter in collaboration with the Cal A Mon Sep 28 2026 11:06:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)