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Patty Murray Advocates for Mental Health Resources in TacomaTaking the ‘Leap’ with Shakina and Wilder YariSeattle Women’s Chorus Combats Book Bans with Little Free Library & Book DriveLisa Koch Returns to Seattle with Annual Birthday BashBook Bans Front and Center with New Seattle Women’s Chorus ShowVatican Approves ‘Landmark’ New Guidance on Same-Sex UnionsWNBA Names SKIMS Official Underwear PartnerMelissa Etheridge, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin Donate to This Banned Book Auction – Happening Now$21 Million Secured to Increase Affordable Housing for WA Tribal CommunitiesTello Films to Release LGBTQ+ Romcom ‘A Holiday I Do’Seattle Women’s Chorus to Hold Auditions for New SingersSeattle Premieres ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ This FallThe Goldies Offering $46k to 2024 Literary Sapphic WinnersRon DeSantis Once Again Attacks Disney for Non-Traditional ValuesDisney’s The Little Mermaid Splashes into Seattle This FallIdaho Court Temporarily Blocks Restroom Ban in Time for New School YearCity of Seattle Accepting Applications for Indigenous Advisory CouncilPatti Hearn Named Seattle Pride Executive DirectorSenator Patty Murray Vows to Fight Far-Right on LGBTQ BansVirtual Pride Flag Created to Combat Bans in 40 CitiesBiden to LGBTQ Americans: ‘You Are Loved’Justine Triet Becomes Third Woman to Win Palm d’Or at Cannes Film FestivalThat Time I Turned 40 and Wrote a NovelRecord number of movies by female and nonbinary filmmakers premiere at SIFFBilly Porter Releases New Music: Love is Always in ‘Fashion’SIX Saunters Into The Paramount Ready to Take Heads – Um, NamesStaying Local: Paul Allen’s Cinerama Theatre Acquired by SIFFPride and Less Prejudice to Host Panel on Queer Visibility in Media Hate Crimes Increase During Elections: ReportAsparagus, Mud Runs and Water Follies: Explore the Tri-Cities in Washington’s Wine CountryIdina Menzel and Carly Rae Jepson Headline WeHo Pride Music FestSCOTUS Urged to Protect 12-Year-Old Trans Girl the Right to Play with PeersSeattle Cabaret Festival Returns to The Triple DoorCivil Rights Orgs Tell Congress: Reject Book Bans and BigotryThe ‘Us vs. Them’ Mentality Needs a Revamp – Here’s WhyIowa Legislature Sends School Bathroom Policing Bill To Governor’s DeskBilly Porter’s ‘Black Mona Lisa Tour: Volume 1’ Begins in Seattle Apr 29Advocates Respond to West Virginia’s Attack on Transgender YouthSee Final Performances of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at The ParamountSeattle Women’s Chorus Gets the Party Started Feb. 4 Hadestown, SIX, Tina Turner, MJ Musicals Headline The ParamountWNBA Star Brittney Griner Released from Russian Penal ColonyRespect for Marriage Act Passes Congress – Biden’s Signature NextBiden Admin Must Center Civil Rights in Fight Against White SupremacyMoulin Rouge! The Musical Sashays to The ParamountFDA to Allow More Gay and Bisexual Men to Donate BloodPride Journey: Exploring Madison’s Gay CultureThird Place Books: Patricia Grayhall with Donna CameronTeatro ZinZanni is ‘Coming Home’ after two pandemic yearsBurlesque Alice in Wonderland returns for 2022Craig Soogan named interim ED at Seattle ChorusesRainbow City Performing Arts Announces New DirectorsPride Journey: Meet us in St. LouisSeattle PrideFest Returns: ‘We’re Still Here’Pride Journey: Palm SpringsThinking of Moving to Portland? 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Last weekend, my wife Susan and I attended the LA Impact Awards, an awards ceremony held by Family Equality Council every year to honor those advocating for LGBT rights.
We were so happy to attend the event! We worked the red carpet and met Sarah Toce of The Seattle Lesbian and Kersh Branz of Queer Mamas*. We also saw tons of celebrities like Sarah Paulson of American Horror Story, Kim Kardashian, and Julie Bowen of Modern Family. Our favorite comedian Tig Notaro was there — and someone mistook Susan for Tig!
It was hard not to have a blast that evening with so many individuals and groups in attendance who support the rights of the LGBT community and are working hard to make a difference. Just that evening, the attendees raised $400,000 for Family Equality Council.
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Screenwriter & Journalist | Sarah Brusig (Toce) is an appointed member of the King County Women's Advisory Board and an elected precinct committee officer (PCO) in Burien, WA. As a healthcare worker, Sarah is represented by SEIU 1199NW.
In 2010, Sarah created the online news source The Seattle Lesbian, LLC, which still receives upward of 100,000 readers per month. A recipient of McCormick's New Media Women Entrepreneur Award in 2012, Sarah was invited to the White House by President Barack Obama in 2015. That same year, GO Mag recognized Sarah as one of their Red-Hot Entrepreneurs in media. In 2016, the National Diversity Council honored Sarah with their LGBT Leadership Award.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) recognized Sarah's advocacy work with the Community Builder Award in 2017, the same year Curve Magazine named Sarah one of their Top Women in Media & Publishing. Sarah served a two-year term as president of the Society of Professional Journalists - Western Washington Chapter beginning in 2018 and was elected Communications Vice Chair of the King County Democrats in 2021.
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