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City of Seattle to open 350 new beds: Hotels, tiny house villages, enhanced women’s shelter

On: February 23, 2021

In: News

The City of Seattle provided an update Tuesday on details of more than 350 new spaces of enhanced shelter programs at hotels, tiny house villages, and a new women’s shelter in addition to the new permanent housing resources for people experiencing homelessness and facing significant barriers to housing. Since 2017, the City has invested significant resources towards 24/7 enhanced shelters and tiny homeContinue Reading

Center for Black Equity and CMI release 2021 report

By: Sarah Toce

On: February 5, 2021

In: News

The Center for Black Equity (CBE) and Community Marketing & Insights (CMI) have released the Black LGBTQ Community Survey results, in recognition of Black History Month.Continue Reading

WATCH: Four LGBTQ-inclusive ads set to air during Super Bowl LV

By: Sarah Toce

On: February 5, 2021

In: Entertainment, News, Television

Last year, at least eleven LGBTQ-inclusive ads from Amazon Alexa, Budweiser, Doritos, HGTV, Microsoft, Olay, Pop Tarts, Sabra, Tide, TurboTax, and Under Armour aired during Super Bowl LIV. Out Offensive Assistant Coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Katie Sowers, also took the field as the first woman and openly gay coach in Super Bowl history.Continue Reading

Rachel Maddow Deep Dive: ‘Her Upbringing Made Her Want to Jab the Stick in the Eye’: Biographer

By: Sarah Toce

On: January 25, 2021

In: Entertainment, News, Television

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Maddow was raised in a conservative neighborhood and her experiences as a young gay woman colored her every move. Just call her “Rebellious Rachel.”Continue Reading

The IF Project Works to Address the Growing Criminal Justice Crisis

By: Sarah Toce

On: January 25, 2021

In: Film, News

With: 0 Comments

The IF Project has helped shape programming through tapping into the lived experiences and working with these amazing and resilient women by answering the “IF” question.Continue Reading

Seattle Pride’s Virtual St!tch & B!tch Creates 350 Winter Clothing Items for LGBTQIA+ Homeless Youth

By: Sarah Toce

On: January 25, 2021

In: News

With: 0 Comments

The Pride is Visible initiative is a month-long effort in which LGBTQIA+ volunteers and allies are asked to create and donate winter clothing items. Seattle Pride will also match up to $10,000 in total cash donations made to ROOTS and YouthCare throughout the month of January.Continue Reading

Biden Administration Reverses Transgender Military Ban

By: Sarah Toce

On: January 25, 2021

In: News

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President Joseph R. Biden signed an executive order Monday to reverse the unconstitutional, discriminatory ban on transgender Americans serving in the military.Continue Reading

Report: LGBTQ people are disproportionately impacted by COVID

By: Sarah Toce

On: December 17, 2020

In: News

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LGBTQ households—especially those headed by Black and Latinx LGBTQ people—experienced disproportionate, negative impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue Reading

Fenway Health study shows differences between LGBTQ elders and straight peers

By: Sarah Toce

On: December 17, 2020

In: News

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LGBTQ older adults who are also Black, Indigenous, and People of Color reported feelings of deep alienation from the LGBTQ community.Continue Reading

State Department sides on U.S. citizenship of children of married same-sex couples

By: Sarah Toce

On: November 8, 2020

In: News

Federal district courts found the U.S. Department of State’s refusal to recognize the U.S. citizenship of the children born abroad to two married same-sex, U.S. citizen couples to be unlawful.Continue Reading

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