WA state parks in 22 counties will re-open for day use, camping June 1
Most DNR-managed campsites will reopen on a rolling basis. Whether or not a campsite is open depends on the location of the site and any maintenance needed.
Author: Sarah Toce
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.
Last undeveloped property on Tiger Mountain to be permanently protected
The last undeveloped property on Tiger Mountain will be protected forever, thanks to The Trust for Public Land, King County, and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
‘Tell Me I Love You’ is a fluid love story for a new generation
Tell Me I Love You is a sexy, romantic comedy revolving around three young bandmates – straight, gay and fluid – living together as a musical tribe in a borrowed beach house in Malibu.
New study finds more severe eating disorders among LGBT individuals
A new study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders finds that eating disorder patients who identify as LGBT have more severe eating disorder symptoms, higher rates of trauma history, and longer delays between diagnosis and treatment than heterosexual, cisgender patients.
UMass Amherst Economist M.V. Lee Badgett makes “The Economic Case for LGBT Equality” in new book
Leading expert on the economics of LGBT rights finds homophobic and transphobic policies cost 1% or more of a country’s GDP.
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande drop single ‘Rain On Me’
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande have announced that their new song “Rain On Me” will be released on May 22, 2020. The collaboration…
Census 2020 is complicated for the LGBTQ community, but it counts
By now, everyone should have received a mailing from the U.S. Census Bureau to get counted. I have complicated feelings about the census.
Seattle residents encouraged to display homemade works of art
The quarantine and Covid-19 cannot squash the creative community in Seattle.
Enter to win a free long sleeve tee celebrating JoJo’s new album ‘good to know’
Enter now for your chance to win a free long sleeve tee celebrating the release of good to know, the new album from chart-topping, award-winning singer-songwriter JoJo!
Amber Cantorna: Journey from Focus on the Family to ‘Refocusing My Family’
Author and activist Amber Cantorna rips the mask off the anti-LGBTQ evangelical ministry Focus on the Family—and does so from the inside.