Bipartisan Effort Introduced to Permanently Repeal the Global Gag Rule
U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and other colleagues…
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As Many as 3,000 Events Anticipated for National May Day Mobilization
On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families across the United States will refuse business as usual in the next national mobilization planned after No Kings. As many as 3,000 events are anticipated across all…
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LGBTQ Young People Facing Alarming Mental Health Trends
The 2024 National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, conducted by The Trevor Project, reveals alarming trends in mental health, access to care, and…
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Catch The Lion King in Seattle This December
The beloved Broadway musical Disney’s The Lion King returns to Seattle this month at the Paramount Theatre (911 Pine Street Seattle, WA 98101) for a…
SCOTUS Rejects Bid to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court of the United States declined Monday to hear a case that challenged its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, thereby leaving…
Supreme Court Upholds Birth-Sex Passport Policy
The Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday allowed the federal government to enforce a policy that prohibits transgender and nonbinary Americans from choosing…
Gaddies Launches Dads of Dorothy Collection
With the highly anticipated release of Wicked: For Good just around the corner on Nov. 21, 2025, the world is once again turning its eyes to Oz…
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SCOTUS Backs Counselor 8-1 in Conversion Therapy Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8 to 1 that a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors likely violates the…
Federal Probe Targets Transgender Inmate Housing in Two States
Trump's U.S. Department of Justice opened civil rights investigations Thursday into California and Maine to determine whether their policies allowing…
DOJ Targets Trans Athletes in MN Title IX Dispute
The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota, alleging the state is violating Title IX by allowing transgender…
No Kings Protest 3.0 Draws Crowds Across Washington State
Crowds gathered across Washington state over the weekend for No Kings Protest 3.0, part of a continuing grassroots movement opposing…
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Napa Valley Nostalgia: A Walk Through the Vineyards
The Napa Valley is conveniently located just a manageable hour from the San Francisco Bay Area. The bountiful landscape scrawls across the following distinctive towns, including, from…
As Many as 3,000 Events Anticipated for National May Day Mobilization
On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families across the United States will refuse business as usual in the next national mobilization planned after No…
A Wonderful ‘Wicked Wiz of Oz’ with the Seattle Men’s Chorus
Spring concert celebrates Wicked, The Wiz, and The Wizard of Oz with performances across Puget Sound, Apr. 19 through May 16, 2026. There’s no place like a Seattle Men’s…
Trump Admin Ordered to Restore Stonewall National Monument Pride Flag
In a victory for the LGBTQ+ community and allies, the Trump administration has been ordered to restore the rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument following…
WNBA and Opill College Tour Reinforces Need for Access to Birth Control
Opill — the first and only daily birth control pill available without a prescription in the U.S. —launched an educational college…
Sen. Patty Murray Votes Down Doug Collins for VA Secretary
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former Chair of…
Broadway at the Paramount Takes Center Stage in Seattle
The remarkable Broadway at the Paramount 2025-2026 season is about to kick off with incomparable productions of world famous proportions.…
Trump Sued Over Restricting Access to Gender-Affirming Care
Transgender young adults and families with transgender youth joined PFLAG National and GLMA in a federal legal challenge against an…
Celebration of Life Planned for The Wildrose Co-Owner Shelley Brothers
Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood went to sleep somberly on Monday night with news that one of the LGBTQ+ community’s fiercest…
Trans-Affirming Health Care Banned
President Donald J. Trump issued a broad ban on health care for transgender youth Tuesday, including denying coverage to children…
Revamped Seattle Pride Impact Fund Launches
Seattle Pride Wednesday announced its new community giving program, the Seattle Pride Impact Fund, dedicated to empowering LGBTQIA2S+ grassroots initiatives.…
Trump Orders Education Department to Deny Existence of Trans Students and Staff
Continuing his unprecedented attack on the LGBTQ+ community, and especially on transgender youth, President Donald J. Trump signed another anti-LGBTQ+…
Jayme Overton Brings Heart to the STOMP Stage in Seattle
Dancer Jayme Overton knew she was destined for STOMP stardom from an early age, but there was no way to…