Book Bans Front and Center with New Seattle Women’s Chorus Show
Seattle Women’s Chorus is singing music that makes a difference with Banned & Beloved, a new concert featuring custom-composed songs based on banned books, with performances at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Town Hall Seattle (1109 8th Avenue in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood). With books being banned inContinue Reading
Vatican Approves ‘Landmark’ New Guidance on Same-Sex Unions
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples as long as the union doesn’t resemble same-sex marriage. It’s a baby step shift in policy aimed at making the church appear more inclusive while legitimizing the inferiority chasm between heterosexual unions and same-sex marriages. This marriage adjacentContinue Reading
WNBA Names SKIMS Official Underwear Partner
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and SKIMS have announced a multiyear partnership making SKIMS the official underwear partner of the WNBA. The partnership’s inception is well-timed following a momentous 2023 season for the WNBA with record-breaking viewership, attendance, and digital engagement. “The athletes of the WNBA are trend setters andContinue Reading
Melissa Etheridge, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin Donate to This Banned Book Auction – Happening Now
Neil Patrick Harris, Christian Siriano, Frankie James Grande, Hayley Kiyoko, Daniel Radcliffe, Billie Jean King, Chris Colfer, Melissa Etheridge, Harvey Guillén, and Latrice Royale among those who donated. Access the auction right now! From October 5 to October 8, non-profit organization Pride and Less Prejudice (PLP) will hold its third annual #BannedTogether virtual auction to raiseContinue Reading
$21 Million Secured to Increase Affordable Housing for WA Tribal Communities
Three projects will fund affordable housing efforts for the Lummi Nation, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, and Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe. U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, recently announced over $21 million in federal funding for affordable housing in Tribal communities across Washington state. In total,Continue Reading
Tello Films to Release LGBTQ+ Romcom ‘A Holiday I Do’
When a small town, single mom falls for her ex-husband’s beautiful wedding planner, she’ll need some Christmas magic to fix the chaos that ensues in the charming LGBTQ+ romcom, A Holiday I Do. The spicy and sophisticated sapphic adventure makes its world debut Nov. 10, 2023, on the popular lesbian Tello Films network.Continue Reading
Seattle Women’s Chorus to Hold Auditions for New Singers
Seattle Women’s Chorus – which has grown to be one of the largest and most successful choruses with two distinct soprano and alto sections in North America – is opening its doors to new chorus members with auditions the evening of Tuesday, September 19. Seattle Women’s Chorus provides a dynamic and powerful voice forContinue Reading
Seattle Premieres ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ This Fall
The North American touring cast is led by Naomi Rodgers (Frozen) and Ari Groover (TINA Broadway, Head Over Heels, Holler If Ya Hear Me) who will evenly share the role of Tina Turner, each playing four (of eight) performances a week. Also starring are Roderick Lawrence as Ike Turner, Roz White as Zelma Bullock, Wydetta Carter as Gran Georgeanna and Sarah Bockel as Rhonda. TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL will play Seattle’sContinue Reading
The Goldies Offering $46k to 2024 Literary Sapphic Winners
Award-winning authors of sapphic literature (including lesbian, bisexual, queer, nonbinary, trans, and all diverse identities falling within the spectrum of woman-loving-woman attractions) will receive $46,000 in total prize money from the Golden Crown Literary Awards (the Goldies) in 2024, thanks to a five-year, $500,000 grant from the Aronson-Besthoff Fund ofContinue Reading
Ron DeSantis Once Again Attacks Disney for Non-Traditional Values
The following is a transcript from CNBC on Aug. 14, 2023 where presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis discussed Disney World and bringing back “traditional” American values. Gov. DeSantis: I mean, I think at the end of the day, you know, this is just an issue about the kids. We’re gonna standContinue Reading