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Seattle Gay News S E AT T L E ’ S L G B T Q N E W S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T W E E K LY
LGBTQ voters say: Throw the bum out!
New poll finds strong opposition to Trump, enthusiasm for 2020 vote
Photo by Bloomberg via Getty Images
The first major poll of LGBTQ voters in the 2020 presidential cycle has been released, and one thing is clear: While LGBTQ people are diverse in race, identity and opinion, they are unified in opposition
to the Trump-Pence administration. Here are some key takeaways from OUT magazine’s survey, taken in collaboration with YouGov:
see LGBTQ VOTERS page 11
LGBTQ voters love Warren; not so much Mayor Pete
GSBA raises record $1.6 million at annual EQUALUX – TASTE OF GSBA Corporations, small businesses and individuals donate to support the oldest LGBTQ Scholarship Fund in the US
GSBA staff – Photo by Meryl Schenker
On Saturday, November 23, the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA), Washington state’s LGBTQ and allied chamber of commerce, hosted over 1,000 guests at its annual fundraiser gala,
EQUALUX – TASTE of GSBA, the largest LGBTQ Gala in the Pacific Northwest. A record of over $1.6 million was raised for the GSBA Scholarship Fund.
see GSBA page 5
Utah sees the light on “conversion” therapy State plans new rule protecting LGBTQ youth from mental health quacks
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Pete Buttigieg – Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer A new poll from YouGov and OUT magazine found that LGBTQ voters favor Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren by a nearly 2-to-1 margin over her rivals in the race for
the Democratic presidential nomination. The online survey of 816 likely Democratic voters was conducted Nov. 11-18 and released Nov. 25. The poll is said to be the first systematic analysis of LGBTQ voters to be conducted for the 2020 campaign.
see MIKE ANDREW page 11
Utah Governor Gary Herbert – Rick Bowmer / AP
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (Nov. 26) – Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has announced that the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing will propose a new administrative rule preventing licensed mental health professionals in the state from subjecting LGBTQ youth to the life-
threatening practice of “conversion” therapy aimed at changing their sexual orientation. The new rule will be identical to the language of H.B. 399, legislation that was introduced in the state legislature by Rep. Craig Hall in February and secured wide-
see UTAH page 13