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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer According to Seattle City Council candidate Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle is a tale of two cities. “On the surface, this city has a progres-
sive reputation,” she says. “Other cities look to us to see what can be done – from our $15 minimum wage law, to paid sick days, to secure scheduling. Arguably, Seattle is leading the resistance to the Trump
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Keep Pride political, Martin Duberman says
Seattle’s Department of Human Resources (SDHR) released its new “Guidance on Gender Identity in the Workplace” document on June 8. The 38-page document is intended to offer support to City employees who are transitioning, Transgender, or nonbinary, as well as advise their departments on how to accommodate them. In March 2016, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed an executive order mandating that that City facilities take steps toward being safe and welcoming places for all
residents and employees, including Transgender and gender-diverse people. The executive order instructed the (SOCR) to work with community-based organizations to develop uniform guidance and trainings for City staff on providing safe and inclusive spaces for residents. It also directed SOCR to collaborate with the SDHR to develop a list of best practices for creating gender-inclusive work environments at the City. According to the Mayor’s office, the City will supplement the new guidelines with training on gender identity for City
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Suzan DelBene meets with LGBT vets, introduces bill to add LGBT reps to Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans
Martin Duberman breaks through police barriers to personally greet Queen Allyson (1995) – Photo by Electra O’Mara
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Pride has become “far more confident” but also far more “commercial” since his first Pride in 1973, Gay historian and activist Martin Duberman says in an interview published June 3. Duberman was interviewed by journalist Graham Gremore as part of an effort to “spotlight the folks who make us proud to show up to work each day – the artists, ac-
tivists, performers, and personalities who make our community shine.” “I think the [Pride] March this year needs to be, above all, political,” Duberman insists. “Less frivolity and more anger. Trump is no friend to the LGBTQ community, and Gay people need to make it clear that we regard ourselves as part of the Resistance. It isn’t clear now.”
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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Rep. Suzan DelBene met with LGBT veterans on June 5 and announced that she will introduce legislation to add LGBT vets
to the federal Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. The committee, established by Congress in 1994, advises the Veterans Admin-
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continued from cover istration secretary on the needs of minority veterans in the areas of compensation, health care, rehabilitation, outreach, and other VA benefits and services, and recommends program improvements to meet their specific needs. Under current law, LGBT veterans are not included in the committee’s membership or scope. DelBene’s Voices for Veterans Act would mandate inclusion of LGBT veterans, ensuring the committee’s assessments and recommendations reflect the needs of this growing population. It also extends the committee’s authorization for two years. DelBene’s bill was first introduced in the previous Congress with bipartisan support. According to her office, there are some 4.7 million minority veterans, with more than one million being LGBT individuals. DelBene represents Washington’s 1st Congressional District, which takes in most of Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom counties. “Our nation has a responsibility to ensure all our veterans have equitable access to the care, benefits, and services they need, regardless of who they are and who they love,” DelBene said. “With the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ [DADT] and anti-transgender policies in our military, our veteran population is becoming more diverse every day. It is now more important than ever that we give LGBT veterans a voice on the VA’s Advisory Committee – a critical next step to serving and supporting all our veterans as well as they bravely served us.” LGBT veterans agree At an event at Gay City, the congresswoman met with a panel of LGBT veterans, including Monique Brown, an Army veteran; Colonel Grethe Cammermeyer, Army; Lindsay Church, Navy; civil rights attorney Anthony Gipe, Navy; and veterans advo-
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cate Anthony Vincent, Army. All agreed that LGBT representation was necessary to guarantee adequate and appropriate services for LGBT veterans. “It is not enough for our allies to represent us on the committee; we have to be seen to represent ourselves,” Gipe said during the discussion with DelBene. “Without self-representation, it is at best ignoring us, and at worst erasing us.” “I’ve never encountered barriers,” Vincent said, “but I’ve heard terrible stories from other vets. Trans vets are the most harmed by lack of representation and competency.” “I represented a Trans client,” Gipe added, “and when they wanted to file a complaint, there wasn’t even a channel for complaints related to gender identity; there were only general complaints. This silence [about LGBT vets] prevents people from using benefits they’re entitled to.” “The only way I found out that my wife was eligible for benefits was from a poster in the VA office when I went in for an ap-
pointment,” Brown recalled. “At the top, the [department] secretaries – with the best of intentions – are making all these rules and writing instructions, and they think they’re making changes, but down in the trenches it ain’t happening,” Cammermeyer said. “One of the most important pieces of competency is how to ask the right questions,” she continued. “People of my generation don’t disclose. I have a friend who was going in for surgery, and on her notification form she listed her wife – they were legally married – as ‘friend.’ I told her, ‘No. your friend can’t make medical decisions for you. She’s your wife. You have to list her as your wife.’” “The reality of who you are just got shoved down [in the DADT era],” Church said. “And you can kind of still see that. When you’re in uniform you’re not gay, you’re a service member. In the real world, you can’t just have policy, you have to build support for it.”
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2017 PRIDE events calendar taking a national role with our challenge of the administration’s discriminatory travel ban. Don’t miss getting the details of this riveting story and its aftermath and impact on the economy and people’s lives. Cost: $50 GSBA members; $65 nonmembers; $50 students; additional cost for walk-ins $5. RSVP to www.thegsba.org; 206-363-9188. Come early and enjoy meeting other tourism and hospitality members during the Expo prior to the luncheon. If you’d like to have a table at the showcase, please contact Amy Burdick, Business Development Manager. If you would like the opportunity to promote your business during this event, please contact us about providing a giveaway for the afternoon’s drawing. Presented in partnership with Visit Seattle.
Compiled by Justin Craig SGN Contributing Writer & Rick McKinnon SGN Staff Writer HAPPY LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH FROM SEATTLE GAY NEWS! THURSDAY, JUNE 1 SUNDAY, JUNE 25 Dine With Pride http://seattlepride.org/events/dinewithpride/ SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Capitol Hill Pride March & Rally – Resist and Protect! Assembly begins at 9am; march steps off at 10am. March from Seattle Central College South Plaza (1701 Broadway) to Main Stage at Broadway & E Harrison St. Rally with speakers, music, artists to 10pm. http://capitolhillpridefestival.info/ SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Spokane Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival This June marks the 26th year we’ve celebrated Pride in Spokane. Join us for a day to celebrate where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed. Please come and enjoy the day of festivities and Pride with us. Everyone is welcome. The Pride Parade starts downtown at noon so be sure to get downtown early. Our Rainbow Festival (noon-10pm) opens immediately following the Pride Parade. The Rainbow Festival will be at Riverfront Park (507 N Howard St) at the Lilac Meadows (east of the Clocktower). Live entertainment, resource and business fair, family area sponsored by Delta Dental, Odyssey Teen Zone presented by INBA Outreach, and the nYne Pride Bar featuring beer, Barefoot brand wine, and spirits await you. Bring your entire family for a day of fun. This year will again feature an art show presented by Art Seed called Pride’s Palette. Many artists will have Pride-related artwork for sale with 30% of proceeds being donated to OutSpokane. Back by popular demand our celebration will be going into the night with an All Ages Dance Party sponsored by The Lucky Puppy and hosted by The Divine Jewels. The nYne Pride Bar will stay open late and at approximately 10pm, there will be a fireworks display. For this and other Pride related events in Spokane, visit https://outspokane.org/ Sponsored by OutSpokane. SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Volunteer Park Pride Festival (formerly known as the Pride Family Picnic) Noon-7pm. Volunteer Park at the amphitheatre (14th Ave & E Prospect St) Experience Seattle Pride’s return to where it all started, on Capitol Hill, with a celebration of LGBTQ arts, performance, and culture! Join us for the Volunteer Park Pride Festival! The festival is a chance for family and friends to come together in one of Seattle’s iconic parks and celebrate our amazing community. The festival will feature guest speakers from the community, live music, food trucks and a beer garden. www.seattlepride.org. SATURDAY, JUNE 10 A Woodstock Summer Supper 6pm at The Foundry (4130 1st Ave S) A night of peace, love, and stopping hunger featuring a psychedelic sit-down dinner
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catered by Herban Feast, groovy cocktails, and silent & live auction items that will blow your mind. As always, proceeds benefit Lifelong’s vital services, especially our food program, Chicken Soup Brigade. CSB delivers healthy food to clients facing serious illness and poverty. We make meals specifically designed for people fighting health issues like HIV, cancers, kidney disease and diabetes. Knowing that these conditions affect lives in a profound way, CSB continuously comes up with innovative solutions to help clients live happier, healthier lives. Feel like making the evening extra special? VIP guests will enjoy some outta sight perks including early entrance for happy hour (an hour before doors officially open at 6 p.m.), free drinks, far out face-painting, flower power bar, a special munchie station(!) and more. https://give.lifelong.org/ events/-/e121378 SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Rainbow Bingo! 7pm, The Oly Center (222 Columbia St NE, Olympia, WA). Pride’s partnership with the Senior Center! SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Mr and Miss Fireball Pageant 8pm. CC Attle’s (1701 E Olive Way). The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle presents their annual Mr and Miss Fireball Pageant, hosted by Rainier 43, Nicholas Storm. “This is your opportunity to run for a title without having any responsibilities! Show up before 8:15 the night of and be prepared to raise money. The contestants who raise the most money win! We will have Fireball swag and Fireball JelloShots!” https://m.facebook.com/ISCSORE SUNDAY, JUNE 11 Seattle Pride March for Love, Equality, and Solidarity A coalition of more than 25 Seattlebased LGBTQ organizations is organizing this event in support of the national Equality March for Unity & Pride. The Pride March is Washington DC is on June 11. Like the Women’s March the day after the inauguration, the National Pride March has spawned events throughout the country. Let’s gather and march as a community to elevate LGBTQ people, advocate for our causes, and march to show our strength. Al-
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lies welcome. Rally at Bobby Morris Playfield at Cal Anderson Park (11th Ave & E Howell St) at 11am. March steps off at noon and ends at Seattle Center where there will be action stations where you can register to vote, learn “how to be an ally” to various communities, how to support the effort to oppose I-1552, and take photos in various photo booths to show you were part of this historic day. http://www.seattlepridefest.org/ SUNDAY, JUNE 11 Kitsap Pride Picnic & Rally 1-4pm. Join us at the Pilgrim Firs Conference Center (3318 SW Lake Flora Rd, Port Orchard for a family-friendly picnic. This is an all ages event. Admission is by donation. Our hosts will provide a picnic meal of burgers including veggie, and side dishes. Bring your own beverages. Lots of space for fun and games. This is a benefit for the Kitsap Pride Network and Q Youth Resources. This is our local entry in the Global LGBT March and Rally. Come be a part of the global movement while supporting our local LGBTQ organizations. www. kitsappride.org SUNDAY, JUNE 11 Equality March for Unity & Pride – Seattle Assembly begins at 2:30pm at 10th Ave & E Pike St; march begins at 3:30pm. March from assembly point northbound via 12th Ave to E Aloha St, then west to 10th Ave, and south to Main Stage at Broadway & E Harrison St. Rally with speakers, music, artists to 6pm. To assist in the national solidarity event. http://capitolhillpridefestival.info/ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 GSBA Pride Luncheon – Stop that Plane! Challenging the Travel Ban 11am - Travel & Tourism Expo. Noon program and lunch. Sheraton Seattle Hotel (6th Ave & Pike St). How has the current political climate impacted our economy? Are tourists changing direction to avoid coming to the U.S.? Get a first-hand update on the travel ban and its impact on Washington State from Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Port Commissioner Courtney Gregoire. With their leadership, Washington State is
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 POZSeattle BBQ POZSeattle is pleased to present its Annual Pride Summer BBQ on Wednesday, June 14, from 6-8:15pm at the Cuff Complex (13th Ave & E Pine St) on Capitol Hill. Meet us on the back patio for our 1st Summer Grillin’ event of the year, socializing, to catch-up with old friends, to make new ones, and a whole lot of fun. Please bring your appetite for Burgers, Chicken Breasts, Beef Hot Dogs, Boca Burgers, Chips, Salads & Desserts with all the fixins!! Bring out the rainbows, triangles, flags! Wear bright colorful shirts, shorts, socks, boas, hats, etc… to show off your pride. This event is offered at no cost (no one turned away for lack of funds), but to help with overhead cost, we ask a $5.00 donation. You can always give more. We are fully self-supported by your donations. Beverages will be provided by the Cuff at regular prices, and again is for all HIV-Positive men and their friends, family, support group, regardless of age, shape, size, color, or gender identity. www.pozseattle.org THURSDAY, JUNE 15 Radical Women – Special LGBTQ Pride Meeting Dinner at 6:30pm. Meeting at 7:30pm. New Freeway Hall (5018 Rainier Ave S). www.radicalwomen.org THURSDAY, JUNE 16 Olympia WA Pride Power-Up – “Resist Hate. Celebrate Love.” 9pm at Jake’s on 4th (311 4th Ave E). www.capitalcitypride.net FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Pride Shabbat 6:30pm at Temple B’nai Torah (15727 NE 4th St, Bellevue). Pride Shabbat is free and open to all in the community who wish to join in a celebration of LGBTQ Jews, their friends, families, and allies. Pride Shabbat is an annual tradition in the Puget Sound Jewish community. This year’s sponsors include: Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, Bet Shira Congregation, Camp Solomon Schechter, Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Congregation Beth Shalom, Congregation Kol Ami, Congregation Tikvah Chadashah, Greater Seattle Business Association, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, Hillel at the University of Washington, Jconnect Seattle, Jewish Family Service, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Kadima, Kavana, Kol HaNeshamah, Moishe House, PAVE,
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Seattle Pride announces 2017 Grand Marshals
Last December, Seattle Pride invited the community to help select our Grand Marshals for the 2017 Seattle Pride Parade. We asked for local individuals and organizations that strive to create unity, honor diversity, and work towards the achievement of equal human rights. The Board of Directors reviewed all nominations and is proud to present this year’s cohort: • Anne Melle/PFLAG Seattle • Gender Justice League • Seattle Sounders FC • Sherman Alexie
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• Q Center – University of Washington • YouthCare
Their work has been invaluable as we advance and defend the rights of the LGBTQ community, lift marginalized voices, and strive for equity and social justice. Our Grand Marshals will lead the third largest Pride Parade in the U.S., where we expect more than 500,000 spectators in Downtown Seattle on June 25th. For more information about our 2017 Pride Parade Grand Marshals, please visit www.seattlepride.org. of their race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity,” Murray said in a statement. “The guidance released today is part of my commitment to ensure that transgender and gender-diverse employees feel safe, respected, and welcome in the workplace.” Lisa Herbold, whose City Council committee has oversight on civil rights matters,
also stressed that this policy is “fundamental to the City’s core values to support people seeking to live authentically with the gender with which they identify. “Also, an inclusive workplace drives innovation and attracts the top talent, so in that way, it’s good for the City’s bottom line too, because it leads to better service for our constituents,” she added.
“Discrimination remains pervasive against transgender and gender-diverse communities, and it lands most heavily on transgender people of color,” said Patricia Lally, Director of SOCR. “I hope this guidance can be a resource not just for Seattle City government but also serve as a model for other governments and private employers.”
Visit Seattle debuts short film for Pride Month reinforcing Seattle’s stance of inclusivity and acceptance The Official Destination Marketing Organization’s newest marketing campaign asks citizens what it means to be #seattleproud Despite the current administration’s failure to acknowledge June as LGBTQ Pride Month, Visit Seattle has created a short film sharing the message that Pride in Seattle is celebrated, and goes beyond the month of June. Local business owners, residents and advocates share what it means to be #seattleproud, why Pride is even more important this year, and how the energy around acceptance in Seattle should be taken to a national level. “Pride in Seattle exists year-round and is part of the fabric that makes this city so special to live in and visit,” said Ali Daniels, Vice President, Marketing at Visit Seattle. “This film re-emphasizes the message
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administration. “People from all over the country want to move here. Our economy is booming. “But one layer below all that, you see the inequities. People of color, immigrants, the LGBT community – all of them experience negative outcomes. There’s where you find the greatest level of income inequality. There’s displacement of communities due to gentrification. I’ve talked to seniors who have to pay more in property taxes than they do for their mortgage. “There’s so much prosperity but so little shared prosperity!” Mosqueda has spent the last seven and a half years working on exactly these issues as Political and Strategic Campaign Director for the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC). She would have been perfectly happy, she says, continuing to lobby legislators and running initiative campaigns on behalf of the state’s labor movement, but recently something changed. “I never thought I’d be running for office,” she tells the SGN. “But I worked on Initiative 1433 to raise the state minimum wage and give workers paid sick days, and
About Visit Seattle Visit Seattle has served as the official destination marketing organization (DMO) for Seattle and King County for more than 50 years. A 501(c)(6) organization, Visit Seattle enhances the economic prosperity of the region through global destination branding along with competitive programs and campaigns in leisure travel marketing, convention sales and overseas tourism development. Nearly 40 million annual visitors spend $7 billion in the city and county each year. The economic power of travel and tourism generates 74,000 Seattle area jobs and contributes $718 million in annual state and local tax revenue. Visit visitseattle.org.
of a community that embraces diversity and acceptance; where all people are welcome.” The short can be seen at http://www.visitseattle.org/lgbtq The organization also recently produced a video called “Shine a Light,” highlighting everyday residents, getting out into their communities, shining lights in solidarity of immigrants and refugees. Visit Seattle plans to extend the #seat-
tleproud message of the video and marketing campaign to on-the-ground activations at the Seattle Pride Parade on June 25. Partnering with the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) – Seattle’s LGBT and allied chamber of commerce – they’ll distribute hundreds of rainbow hats and buttons, asking parade-goers to write on the hats why they’re “#seattleproud.”
we passed that! But the day it passed was also the day Trump was elected. “Now we can’t rely on the feds any longer. In the course of my work in Olympia, I saw for myself the gridlock in the state legislature. Our cities are now the first line of defense for working people. So many people approached me to run – elders, labor leaders – and I had to say yes.” Mosqueda bridges the gap between activist and policy wonk. As organized labor’s woman in Olympia, she helped to draft legislation, persuaded skeptical lawmakers to embrace it, and brought community pressure to bear on them if they faltered. Asked to list the differences between herself and her opponents, she replies quickly, “I know how to work with our diverse communities, and I know how to get legislation passed. “If you want to lift up low-income LGBT people, if you want economic and social justice, you need someone who can deliver on our values.” Prior to working for WSLC, Mosqueda worked for SeaMar Community Health Centers, where she was charged with helping Spanish-speaking seniors get health insurance. “I was supposed to help them get their health insurance cards,” she remembers,
“but they needed a lot more than just the card. They needed transportation to and from the doctor. Many were still working, so they needed to schedule their appointments around their work hours – which means they needed predictable work schedules. “For many, our immigration system had failed them. They had jobs where they paid into Social security but they’d never get anything back. “My parents were both educators,” she continues, “and my dad always told me ‘radical’ means going to the root cause. So what’s the root cause? Why are people falling through the cracks?” If elected, Mosqueda will be unique on the Seattle City Council in one other way. She will be the only renter on the Council, in a city where 52-53% of the residents are renters. “My fiancé and I have a one-bedroom apartment in Queen Anne,” she says. “Last month we got notice that our rent was going up another $250. That’s $3,000 a year. We both have good union jobs, so we can do that. We’re lucky. But I see development leaving people behind. “We need every tool in the toolbox to cope with it. Rent control. Community ownership. Land trusts. Every city-owned parcel of land that can sustain development should be turned into housing. And
it should be managed by PDAs [public development authorities] – we own it and we have control over the costs. We also need a Tenants’ Bill of Rights.” As a first-time candidate, Mosqueda says she’s taken quite well to campaigning. “The easiest thing is having conversations with voters,” she smiles. “I think it’s because I’ve lived their experiences. I’m a woman of color, I’m young – I’m 36 – I’m a renter, I’ve worked with a senior population and with non-English speakers. “The hardest thing is talking about me in the singular. I’ve brought together and led coalitions, but now I have to say ‘I’ instead of ‘we.’” Asked if there was one thing she wanted SGN readers to remember about her, Mosqueda replied, “I love Seattle. I want to fight for economic and social change – and to afford to live here!” Teresa Mosqueda is running for Seattle City Council Position 8, an at-large seat elected by the whole city.
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Honorees announced for Seattle Women’s Pride June 17 Seattle Womxn Marching Forward, Repair Revolution, Marination founders to receive awards for dedication to the LGBTQ Community In the spirit of celebrating National Gay Pride Month, the organizers behind the fourth annual Seattle Women’s Pride have announced the recipients for their distinguished awards presentation on Saturday, June 17.
Seattle Womxn Marching Forward – Luminary Award In solidarity with over five million participants worldwide, 175,000 Seattleites gathered on January 21 to march in defense of our rights to safety, health and families – recognizing that vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country. Since January 21, organizers of the Womxn’s March on Seattle, now called Seattle Womxn Marching Forward, have continued to foster community building to maintain the momentum of resistance and self-determination. Community leaders within the Seattle Womxn Marching Forward initiative will be on hand to accept this prestigious award. “Seattle Womxn Marching Forward was born out of necessity to unite a fractured community fighting back against injustice and intolerance, and I cannot imagine any other group more poised to accept our Seattle Women’s Pride Luminary Award this year,” said event producer Sarah
Toce. “This courageous all-volunteer group is leading the charge for accountability and equality.”
Marination – Business Excellence Award Roz Edison and Kamala Saxton own the Hawaiian-Korean cuisine brand Seattleites know and love, most notably Super Six in Columbia City, Marination Ma Kai on Alki, Marination Station on Capitol Hill, The Truck (Big Blue), and Marination at 6th and Virginia. Roz and Kamala will receive the Seattle Women’s Pride 2017 Business Excellence Award. “When I first met Kamala and Roz at their newest restaurant Super Six in Columbia City, I asked Kamala if she would host a brunch for International Family Equality Day (IFED) and she immediately said, ‘Of course, sign me up!’ Her generosity and willingness to share with the community illustrates what their business is built on – community,” said Jennifer Jimenez, whose company, Eastside Total Health & Lactation, is sponsoring the awards portion of the evening.
Repair Revolution – Community Champion Award Eli Allison founded Repair Revolution with a vision to empower clients by teach-
ing them about their vehicles and build community for people who want to learn to work on their own cars. This is a complete paradigm shift from how business is usually done in the automotive industry. The automotive industry is set up in such a way that customers often leave repair shops feeling taken advantage of and never really understanding what is going on with their vehicles. Repair Revolution puts the feeling of empowerment back into the LGBTQ and allied communities by making them a part of the solution. “Eli has built Repair Revolution on the foundation of giving back to the community,” Jimenez said. “They share their expertise by not only fixing your car, but training you how to take care of it yourself!” “On behalf of the Seattle Women’s Pride 2017 planning committee, I’d like to congratulate all award recipients for a job well done,” said Toce. “We look forward to honoring everyone on Saturday, June 17!” Last year’s event honored leading pioneers, including U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-1), who received the Seattle Women’s Pride Crusader Award; Midwife Ali Tromblay, who received the Seattle Women’s Pride inaugural Community Champion Award; and Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu, who was honored with the organization’s inaugural Luminary Award. Seattle Women’s Pride will take place Saturday, June 17 from 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at Q Nightclub on Capitol Hill (1426 Broadway). Tickets are $35/$45 VIP. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Tickets are currently available via Stranger Tickets, but are expected to sell out so advance purchase is encouraged.
Seattle Women’s Pride 2017 is sponsored by The Seattle Lesbian, Eastside Total Health & Lactation, Bastyr Department of Midwifery, Seattle Storm, Fun Home the Musical, Seattle Pride, Seattle Sperm Bank, TomboyX, Lifelong, Family Equality Council, and Whidbey Island Realtor Alicia Dietrich. Additional support is provided by Seattle Men’s Chorus, Seattle Women’s Chorus, Seattle Gay News, Seattle Gay Scene, The Stranger, The Personal Stories Project, Olivia, Lesbians Who Tech, and Revry. This year’s main entertainment stage will include live performances by Brooklyn bands Parlor Walls and Oracle Room with spinning by DJ Kristina Childs. After a series of colorful EPs, Brooklyn trio Parlor Walls released their debut album, Opposites, on Northern Spy Records in March before embarking on a national tour. Their music swims between chaos and restraint, nestling in the cracks of warmth and dissonance. Featured in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NY Music Daily, Popmatters, and Spin Magazine. The lush pop of Oracle Room is centered around the lyrics and vocals of New York-based songwriter Alex Nelson, the emotional catalyst for the band’s ghostly turbulent electronica. Past performers at Seattle Women’s Pride have included Julie Goldman, Dana Goldberg, Vicci Martinez, and Brooklyn Dicent. Purchase tickets for Seattle Women’s Pride 2017 here: http://www.strangertickets.com/events/41374899/seattle-womenspride-music-festival-2017.
Walk away from Trumpcare, Patty Murray urges Senate Republicans by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer In a June 6 speech, Washington Sen. Patty Murray urged Republican senators to “walk away” from their party’s American Health Care Act (ACHA, or Trumpcare) legislation. Murray also released a memo drafted by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee staff documenting what her office called the “anti-women” views of Trump appointees Charmaine Yoest and Teresa Manning. As passed by the Republican-controlled House, Trumpcare would raise premiums and undo protections for people with preexisting conditions, take coverage away from some 24 million people, cut off access to critical reproductive health care services at Planned Parenthood, and effectively end federal support for Medicaid. At the same time, the GOP bill awards tax breaks to insurance and drug companies and the wealthiest individual taxpayers. Although the legislation has been rejected by a majority of Americans in several national polls, an all-male, closed-door working group of Senate Republicans is now writing their version of the legislation. At the same time, Murray warned, Trump has appointed officials with a history of opposing health measures vital for women. Until her appointment, Yoest was a senior fellow at American Values, an organi-
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zation that describes itself as “deeply committed to defending life [and] traditional marriage and equipping our children with the values necessary to stand against liberal education and cultural forces.” Prior to that, Yoest served as the president of Americans United for Life, an antichoice group. Manning was previously a lobbyist with the National Right to Life Committee, which describes itself as “the nation’s oldest and largest pro-life organization.” Like Yoest, Manning also worked at the Family Research Council, a notoriously anti-Gay, anti-choice organization. As the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Yoest will be help craft the Department of Health and Human Services’ public messaging. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs, Manning will be in charge of administering the Title X program, which provides comprehensive family planning and related preventive services to millions of women across the country. “In the first few months of the Trump administration, we have seen an unprecedented assault on women’s access to basic health care services and on women’s reproductive rights,” wrote Sen. Murray, in a letter to Senate colleagues accompanying the HELP memo. “President Trump and congressional Republicans are clearly committed to adopting extreme policies that will roll back decades of progress on these issues,
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both in the United States and abroad. As we continue our efforts to defend women’s health and rights, I am writing to alert you to the strikingly extreme, anti-choice agenda that two recent appointees have pursued throughout their careers… “The memo outlines why Ms. Yoest and
Ms. Manning’s efforts to spread misinformation, undermine women’s access to basic health care services, and roll back women’s reproductive rights are especially dangerous given the offices they will lead,” Sen. Murray continued.
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Fifty-seven percent agree: Trump sucks
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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Donald Trump’s approval ratings have sunk to all-time lows, according to a Quinnipiac poll released June 7, with concerns over his honesty and ties to Russia driving dissatisfaction with him. According to the poll, 57% of respon-
dents now have a negative view of Trump, with only 34% taking his side. This is similar to a May poll in which Trump was down 57% to 35%. A total of 68% of poll respondents are “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about Trump’s relationship with Russia. Thirty-one percent said they believe
Trump “did something illegal” in his dealings with Russia, and another 29% believe he did something unethical. Only 32% say his actions toward Russia were perfectly fine. Respondents are even more suspicious of Trump’s advisors. Forty percent say the advisors did something illegal with respect to Russia, and 25% say they did something unethical. A mere 24% say they did nothing
wrong. Trump is too friendly to Russia, according to 54% of poll respondents. Three percent say he is too unfriendly, and 38% say he has the right attitude. Russia is an adversary, 45% of voters say, while 8% say it is an ally. By a margin of 68% to 29%, respondents said that Trump is not levelheaded, his worst grade on that quality. Opinions of most other Trump qualities are also negative. Poll respondents also said the following: • Trump is not honest: 59%–36% • Trump does not have good leadership skills: 58%–39% • Trump does not care about average Americans: 58%–40% • Trump does not share their values: 64%–33% On the other hand, 62% of respondents said Trump is “a strong person,” and 57% said he is “intelligent.” Nevertheless, “There is zero good news for President Donald Trump in this survey, just a continual slide into a chasm of doubt about his policies and his very fitness to serve,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. “If this were a prize fight, some in his corner might be thinking about throwing in the towel. This is counterpuncher Donald Trump’s pivotal moment to get up off the mat. “With a third of the members of his own party questioning his levelheadedness, this is clearly the moment the president needs to steady the ship.”
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Duberman’s first Pride event was in 1973, he remembers, “the year that trans activist Sylvia Rivera tried to reach the mic on the stage set up in Washington Square Park (where Vito Russo was the rally emcee) and was forcibly restrained and vigorously booed by the crowd. “Sylvia, who was a friend, confessed to me that she’d been stoned, but that hardly excuses the murderous reception she was given. It marked the end of her involvement in the movement.” Rivera, one of the original Stonewall rebels and fan of the Black Panther Party, was protesting a speech by Lesbian feminist Jean O’Leary, who said drag culture was inherently exploitative. At the time, Rivera was a leader of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), an organization she founded in the wake of Stonewall. Duberman was a newly out history professor. Vito Russo was a founder of the Gay Activists Alliance. Rivera went on to join – and get kicked out of – the Gay Activists Alliance. Duberman helped found the National Gay Task Force, ancestor of today’s National LGBTQ Task Force. Russo helped to found the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). “In my book Stonewall, [Rivera] was one of the key figures I featured,” Duberman told Gremore. “I interviewed her many times and at length, and got to know her well. She was all at once a remarkably tough and tender person. We stayed friendly after the book came out, and I very much miss her electric personality.” Looking back to the highly politicized days in which he celebrated his first Pride, Duberman – now 86 – calls for a rebirth of
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LGBT activism. “Too many young gays, it seems to me, have become apolitical,” Duberman warns. “They seem to think that VICTORY (to use one recent book title) has allowed us to forget about protest and politics and focus on simply leading our own lives. Yes, there have been considerable advances in our general acceptance, but mostly for those who fit in neatly with the assumptions and outlook of middle-class white culture.
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“Our national organizations – especially the Human Rights Campaign – are focused on still greater gains for that segment of the LGBTQ world that is already privileged. We need to do far, far more on behalf of those ‘bad’ gays who remain outside the charmed circle – like teenagers, sex workers, polyamorists, S/M devotees, and HIV-positive people. “Our official movement is disgracefully oriented towards achieving ever big-
ger pieces of the pie, when what we need in fact is a different pie –one that rages against the massive incarnation of people of color, the grotesque economic inequalities that characterize our country, the belligerent stance of our foreign policy, and so forth. We need to join forces with heterosexual radicals who are challenging the status quo and form a set of alliances that will exert real pressure on the powers-that-be.”
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2017 PRIDE events calendar ***SUNDAY, JUNE 18 Queerly Spoken Join One Million Kids for Equality Productions this Father’s Day for the Pride kick-off of our monthly LGBTQ storytelling series with special musical guest Lavendar Country. 1-4pm at Erickson Theater (1524 Harvard Ave). $10 suggested donation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Queerly Spoken is a monthly storytelling series focused on revealing the unique experiences of LGBTQ youth. Each month six storytellers share stories in front of a live audience at a local venue. QueerlySpoken.com
Pride Foundation, Seattle Jewish Chorale, Stroum Jewish Community Center, Temple Beth Am, Temple Beth Or, Temple B’nai Torah, Temple De Hirsch Sinai, and The Tribe at Temple De Hirsch Sinai. https://www.jewishinseattle.org/ FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Olympia WA Pride Kick-Off – “Resist Hate. Celebrate Love.” 7:30pm – All-Ages Street Party at Oly Underground (109 Legion Way SW); 10pm – 21+ Dance Party at Jake’s on 4th (311 4th Ave E). www.capitalcitypride.net ***FRIDAY, JUNE 16 OutDancing (21+) (a fundraiser for the Dyke March) 9pm – OutDancing is a social dance with DJ and host Hallie Kuperman. Swing, Salsa, Country, West Coast Swing, Tango, Waltz, and just some good ol’ dance music. Century Ballroom (915 E Pine St, 2nd floor). CenturyBallroom.com
MONDAY, JUNE 19 University of Washington and UW Medical Centers Pride Flag Raising UW campuses and UW medical centers to fly rainbow flag for Pride Week!
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Olympia WA Pride Parade & Festival – “Resist Hate. Celebrate Love.” Pre-Parade Show at 11am at Sylvester Park; Parade at Noon Capital to Heritage Park; Festival at 1-8pm at Heritage Park (adjacent to the State Capitol campus) featuring regional entertainers, food, arts & crafts, booths; After Parties at 9pm – AllAges at The Eagle’s Club (805 4th Ave E); 21+ at Jake’s on 4th (311 4th Ave E). www.capitalcitypride.net SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Portland Pride Waterfront Festival (with Parade on Sunday, June 18) Saturday noon-8pm at Tom McCall Waterfront Park (SW Naito Parkway and SW Pine St). $7 suggested donation at the festival; no one turned away for inability to pay. www.pridenw.org. SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Portland Trans Pride March 1pm Rally (NW Park Ave and W Burnside Ave); 3:30pm March. Transgender and nonbinary people of all ages face appallingly high rates of violence and discrimination, and these rates are highest for Trans women and femmes of color. Organized by Greater Portland Trans Unity and the 2017 Trans March Planning Committee, the fourth annual Portland Trans Pride March will bring much-needed visibility to the issues our communities are facing, while also highlighting the strength of our networks and the power of our collective resistance, resilience, and solidarity. https://greaterportlandtransunity.org/
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Seattle Women’s Pride 5:30-10pm at Q Nightclub (1426 Broadway). Fourth annual Seattle Women’s Pride is THE Pride party for Lesbians (and their friends) in Seattle! Headlining the event are Parlor Walls and Oracle Room. And this year, $5 of each admission is donated to the ACLU in support of our community! Tickets for Seattle Women’s Pride are currently on sale through Stranger Tickets. Reservations highly encouraged. Enjoy an evening of music, dancing, drinks, snacks, and swag – arrive early to take in all the fun! Meet up with friends and make some new ones! Tickets: $35 general admission; $45 VIP. SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Portland Dyke March 6pm. Steps off from Portland Pride Waterfront Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park (SW Naito Parkway and SW Pine St.)
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 (& Sunday, June 18) PrideFest Film Festival – co-presented with Three Dollar Bill Cinema BEST of Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s 2016 TWIST Queer Film Festival. Sat / Sun at Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave). Complimentary tickets available for all NW Film Forum screenings. SPECIAL EVENT Sunday, June 18 at Egyptian Theatre (805 E Pine St). “Queer Activist in the Trump Era” with noted LGBTQ activist Cleve Jones. VIP meet and greet at 6:30pm, screening of Milk at 7pm, and Q&A following the film. $10 general; $40 VIP meet and greet. www.seattlepridefest.org
SUNDAY, JUNE 18 Portland Pride Waterfront Festival & Parade (with Festival also on Saturday, June 17) Parade steps off from NW Park Ave & W Burnside Ave at 11am and proceeds via NW Davis to SW Naito Parkway and Tom McCall Waterfront Park (SW Naito Parkway and SW Pine St). Sunday festival runs 11:30am-6pm. $7 suggested donation at the festival; no one turned away for inability to pay. www.pridenw.org. SUNDAY, JUNE 18 (& Saturday, June 17) PrideFest Film Festival – co-presented with Three Dollar Bill Cinema Best of Three Dollar Bill Cinema TWIST Queer Film Festival 2016. Saturday and Sunday at the Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave). Free tickets for all Northwest Film Forum screenings. www. seattlepridefest.org/
Pride Mindfulness Gathering Thursday, June 22, 2017 Join us in a spirit of mindful presence A simple gathering for LGBT community members with interest in mindfulness practice. Sharing casual meditation and discussion generally based in Eastern philosophies and practices.
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***MONDAY, JUNE 19 PBS Independent Lens presents Real Boy 10pm broadcast – also available for viewing online for a limited time A moving and intimate story of a family in transition, Real Boy follows the journey of trans teen Bennett as he navigates adolescence, sobriety, and the physical and emotional ramifications of his changing gender identity. Through the process, his mother Suzy makes her own transformation – travelling a difficult road toward accepting that the daughter she raised as Rachael is now her son Bennett. Filmed over the course of four years, Real Boy is a love story about a mother and son who rediscover connection with each other and find support from their communities, reminding us that families are not only given, but chosen. Through observational storytelling that is alternately heartbreaking and humorous, Real Boy offers a clear-eyed look at a family tested by a change they never imagined, the complexity of addiction, the healing power of music, and the unbreakable bond between mother and child. BEST DOCUMENTARY – Twist Seattle Queer Film Festival http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ films/real-boy/ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 Seattle Sounders Pride Night (with GSBA) Seattle Sounders FC vs. Orlando City SC – 7:30pm at CenturyLink Field Join GSBA at a Sounders FC match on Pride Night. A portion of the cost of each ticket goes back to the GSBA Scholarship Fund. Tickets start at $24. All fans will receive their tickets via email 48 hours before the event. To purchase tickets go to www. thegsba.org (and select EVENTS and then PRIDE and then click on “Pride Game: Sounders vs Orlando City”) or https://www. fevo.com/edp/Seattle-Sounders-vs-Orlando-City-SC--2017-Pride-Night-lFnA300Y THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Pride Mindfulness Gathering Join us in a spirit of mindful presence. A simple gathering of LGBT community members with interest in mindfulness practice. Sharing casual meditation and discussion generally based in Eastern philosophies and practices. Dharma discussion at 7pm. Tea social at 8pm. Held in the Tateuchi Room at the Seattle Japanese Garden within the Washington Park Arboretum (1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E.). Admis-
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Judge dismisses suit against anti-Gay Scott Lively on technicality, still says he’s guilty by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Anti-Gay preacher Scott Lively is off the hook on charges of “crimes against humanity,” a federal court has ruled, but the judge in the case said from the bench that Lively is guilty. Lively, an ally of Ugandan officials who introduced a “kill the gays” bill in 2009, was sued in US courts by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), an LGBT rights group. Lively, the group charged, was the real author and prime motivator of the bill and had incited hatred and violence against the Ugandan LGBT community. To get at Lively, a US citizen, SMUG relied on a little-known US law, the Alien Tort Statute, which allows foreign citizens to sue US citizens in US courts for violations of international law. Lively’s lawyers moved for dismissal on the grounds that he had not violated any international laws, but a federal judge ruled in 2013 that persecution of LGBT people is a crime against humanity. While that ruling meant Lively could be tried under the Alien Tort Statute, a US Supreme Court decision in an entirely separate case put limits on the application of the law. A plaintiff can only sue for crimes that are connected to the United States, the high court said. Applying that precedent, US District Judge Michael Ponsor dismissed the suit against Lively. Although the preacher had sent emails to Uganda from the United States, the scene of the crime was Uganda and not US territory, the judge found, so Lively can’t be held liable under the law. Nevertheless, the judge added, he’s guilty as hell. Ponsor described Lively’s anti-Gay statements as “pathetic…crackpot bigotry” and said it was clear he “tried to repress freedom of expression by LGBTI people in Uganda, deprive them of the protection of the law, and render their very existence il-
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legal.” “Anyone reading this memorandum should make no mistake,” Ponsor wrote. “The question before the court is not whether [Lively]’s actions in aiding and abetting efforts to demonize, intimidate, and injure LGBTI people in Uganda constitute violations of international law. They do.” SMUG said they considered the suit “a win” even though the charges against Lively were dismissed. “The court’s ruling recognized the dangers resulting from the hatred that Scott
Lively and other extremist Christians from the US have exported to my country,” SMUG Executive Director Frank Mugisha said. “By having a court recognize that persecution of LGBTI people amounts to a crime against humanity, we have already been able to hold Lively to account and reduce his dangerous influence in Uganda.” Jen Nessel from the Center for Constitutional Rights agreed. “SMUG will now work out whether to appeal, or to go to the state courts. But as far as Lively is concerned, I hope it puts
him in his place,” she told Gay Star News. In addition to advising Ugandan officials on persecuting their LGBT citizens, Lively also has connections with Russian politicians and is said to be the originator of Russia’s ban on “gay propaganda.” Lively co-authored The Pink Swastika, which suggests that “homosexuals were the true inventors of Nazism and the guiding force behind many Nazi atrocities” and that the rainbow flag is a “symbol of the ‘end times.’”
Sorry dude, your laptop’s not old enough to marry you
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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Who says state prosecutors don’t have a sense of humor?
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Utah Assistant Attorney General David Wolf came up with a novel argument in a lawsuit by an anti-Gay attorney suing to invalidate same-sex marriage. Chris Sevier filed a lawsuit demand-
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ing the right to marry his MacBook, on the grounds that marrying his laptop would be just as valid as two men or two women marrying. Sevier has filed similar suits in Texas and Kentucky. Wolf responded to Sevier’s lawsuit on behalf of the state of Utah, explaining that the laptop in question is in fact under the age of consent. “Under Utah law, Sevier’s computer is not a party legally capable of entering into a solemnized marriage and cannot meet the consent requirement of the unsolemnized marriage statute,” Wolf wrote in a court filing. “Even if that were not the case, unless Sevier’s computer has attained the age of fifteen, it is too young to marry under Utah law. “Therefore, Sevier cannot satisfy even the most basic requirements for a valid marriage under Utah law. His factual allegations are not plausible, and his claims should be summarily dismissed.” Wolf’s brief also affirmed that same-sex marriage is not the same thing as marrying an inanimate object.
“In Obergefell, the Supreme Court recognized that the liberty interest in marriage, as protected by the United States Constitution, ‘requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex.’ “Obergefell does not establish a constitutionally protected right to marry a laptop computer or marry more than one person. “Nor does any decision of any court expand the right to marry to such a result. Simply put, there is no substantive due process liberty interest in marrying an inanimate object, or in marrying multiple people. “Plaintiffs’ claims based on being denied the ability to marry a computer or marry polygamously fail as a matter of law.” Ironically, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert – who ordered state attorneys to pursue a long legal struggle to avoid recognizing same-sex marriages – is now in the position of having to defend them as part of Utah state law. The governor’s legal counsel also filed a brief against Sevier, but it was not as inventive as Wolf’s.
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2017 PRIDE events calendar SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Rainbow Women’s Health Fair – SEE SPECIAL NOTE NOTE: The Rainbow Women’s Health Fair usually scheduled for this day has been rescheduled this year to SATURDAY, JULY 8, 12-4pm at Gay City Health Project, 517 E Pike St. Free health services for queer women and trans people of all genders.
sion is free. No pre-registration required. Facilities are ADA compliant. Hosted by Lotus Sisters and Dharma Buddies – Seattle area meditation groups. THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Dragapalooza – Seattle PrideFest Edition 7pm and 9:30pm. Egyptian Theatre (805 E Pine St) Seattle PrideFest is excited to announce the addition of Dragapalooza™ to our Pride Week festivities! This is an exciting partnership between the Dragapalooza™ national producers, Five Senses Reeling Events & PrideFest Seattle. Dragapalooza™ is a live musical concert featuring a cast of international celebrity Drag queens singing LIVE with a world-class LIVE band led by Grammy™ Nominated producer Chris Cox. Equal parts rock concert, variety show, and musical theater, Dragapalooza™is presented with the high-energy flow of a nightclub. It is being called “A live rock and roll mixtape dance party.” Current cast: Sharon Needles, Trixie Mattel, Robbie Turner, Derrick Barry & Rhea Litré. Tickets: $25-$500. http://www. strangertickets.com/events/43889478/dragapalooza-seattle THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Seattle Mariners Pride Night (with GSBA) Seattle Mariners vs. Detroit Tigers – 7:10pm at Safeco Field Join the Seattle Mariners and the Greater Seattle Business Association for Pride Night at Safeco Field. Receive a Pride Night hat when you purchase through this special offer. Be sure to arrive early and join us in the Outside Corner near Section 330 for a pre-game event (5:10-7:10pm). Redeem your hat (while supplies last) by bringing your ticket to the Outside Corner near Section 330 before the end of the 4th inning. Pricing: $48 view level; $57 main level. To purchase tickets go to www.thegsba. org (and select EVENTS and then PRIDE and then click on “Pride Night: Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers”) or http://m. mlb.com/mariners/tickets/group/pridenight and enter promo code PRIDE. (Deadline to purchase is Wednesday, June 21 at 5pm.) $5 of every ticket sold through this special offer will benefit the GSBA Scholarship Fund. PLEASE NOTE: This special offer is online only and is not available at team stores or box office outlets. Please contact Elizabeth McCloskey at (206) 346-4519 with any questions. FRIDAY, JUNE 23 Trans* Pride Seattle The annual celebration of the Seattlearea Transgender community, Trans* Pride Seattle will be taking place on Capitol Hill on Friday, June 23 in and around Cal Anderson Park. The assembly and line-up to march will begin at 5pm on Nagle Pl. The march will step off at 6pm sharp from Broadway E & E John St, and travel east to 12th Ave, south on 12th Ave to E Olive St, and west to Cal Anderson Park, arriving at approximately 6:30pm. The Trans* Pride Seattle celebration will begin at 7pm. Trans* Pride Seattle is proud to curate a diverse and powerful group of speakers and performers from around the United States. A few speakers from select local organizations will also be taking the stage to discuss their work and the services and opportuni-
SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Purr Pride Block Party Purr Cocktail Lounge (1518 11th Ave) – DJ Dana Dub, DJ Jeremy Blacklow, and featuring LA DJs The Perry Twins. 21+ ID required. $25 cover. (Purr is also hosting Pride parties Wed 6/21 with RPDR season 7 winner Violet Chachki, no cover; Thurs 6/22 with RPDR sensation Katya, $7 cover; Fri 6/23 with DJ Bret Law, $5 cover; Sun 6/25 with resident VJ Brandon Rust) SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Wildrose Block Party Wildrose (1021 E Pike St) – http://www. thewildrosebar.com/ SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Seattle Pride 2017 Interfaith Celebration Service – “Holy Resistance” 2pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church (500 Broadway E). Every year during LGBTQ Pride, people of many different faiths come together to celebrate diversity. This year we will have speakers from Christian, Jewish, Sufi, Buddhist, New Thought and Pagan traditions. We will also be blessed by the SpiritVision Mass Choir! You are welcome just as you are! FREE admission. More info, 206-325-2421.
ties they offer. In addition, there will be an information and resource fair with a wide variety of community groups and organizations doing outreach. There will also be food trucks and our beloved community out in full force! Organized by Gender Justice League in association with local organizations who support the Seattle-area Trans* and gender non-conforming community. More info at www.transprideseattle.org. FRIDAY, JUNE 23 Seattle Storm Pride Tip-Off Game Seattle Storm vs. Phoenix Mercury – 7pm at Key Arena Tip off Seattle Pride weekend on Friday, June 23 as the Storm welcomes Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury. http://storm.wnba.com/ FRIDAY, JUNE 23 (& Saturday, June 24) Seattle Men’s Chorus – “Bette, Babs, & Beyonce” 8pm. McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St). Our divalicious playlist highlights the iconic performers whose powerhouse vocals and outsized personas have thrilled us for decades from the concert stage to the dance floor. Revel in the timeless hits from the Divine Miss M and our favorite Funny Girl, plus get (Sasha) fierce with Beyoncé, Cher, and today’s most sensational female superstars. Celebrate Pride like the diva you are (or want to be)! Tickets: $25-$75 at http://www.seattlechoruses.org and (206) 388-1400.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Dignity/Seattle 29th Annual Pride Pancake Breakfast From 9am-noon. Dignity/Seattle hosts their annual Pride Pancake Breakfast at Central Lutheran Church Social Hall (1710 11th Ave @ E Olive St across from Cal Anderson Park). Proceeds will benefit CareTeams (an HIV/AIDS support program of Samaritan Center), Lambert House (LGBTQ Youth Center) and Dignity/Seattle. Dignity/Seattle has been a faith community of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Catholics and their families and friends in Seattle since 1973. www.dignityseattle.org. SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Capitol Hill Pride Festival – Bite of Pride 10am-10pm. Annual street festival in the Broadway business district on Broadway E between E John St and E Roy St. Join us for food and fun with local restaurants, businesses, street vendors and community organizations taking a Bite of Pride! http:// capitolhillpridefestival.info/ SATURDAY, JUNE 24 PrideFest Capitol Hill – “Come Together” 12-8pm. Sound Transit Station at Broadway & E Denny Way and Cal Anderson Park. Featuring national and local talent, beer garden, food trucks, and Capitol Hill businesses, non-profits, and arts & crafts vendors. Gay City will be partnering with AHF Pharmacy to provide free HIV testing! www.seattlepridefest.org
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SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Queer Youth Pride 4-7pm. Cal Anderson Park (11th Ave & E Olive St.) Gay City and Seattle PrideFest proudly present Queer Youth Pride at Cal Anderson Park on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. This will be an afternoon of welcoming fun featuring performances, music, and fun, along with information on queer youth programs and GSAs. SATURDAY, JUNE 24 23rd Annual Seattle Dyke March Rally at 5pm. Seattle Central College South Plaza at Broadway & E Pine St. The March steps off at 7pm to go around Capitol Hill and end in Cal Anderson Park with a rocking after-party. http://seattledykemarch.com/ Since 1994, every year on Pride weekend the Dyke March has gathered thousands of supporters at the corner of Broadway and Pine, fighting for the visibility, inclusion, and survival of queer women in Seattle and around the world. T h e voices of the LGBTQ community and Pride weekend events have always been overwhelmingly male, and so we reserve our stage to shine a spotlight on the experiences, pleasures, activism, and identities of queer women and dyke-identified people across the gender spectrum. The Seattle Dyke March is not a parade; it is a solidarity demonstration in support of dyke voices and experiences, and focuses on our community’s wants, needs, and demands. www.seattledykemarch.com
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2017 PRIDE events calendar SATURDAY, JUNE 24 (& Sunday, June 25) Queer Geeks and Games Convention 5-9pm; Pink Party 9pm-midnight. Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion. Our first annual! Board games, console games, arcade games, cosplay contest, vendors, bar for 21+. FREE entry. Co-sponsored by Seattle PrideFest and Jetspace Magazine. (& Sun 6/25 noon-8pm.) http://pridefest.org/qgg
SATURDAY, JULY 8 Tacoma Pride – Rainbow Center’s Annual LGBTQA Pride Event Noon-5pm at S 9th St & Pacific Avenue. Formerly known as “Out in the Park,” Tacoma Pride is a family-friendly event that features over 100 street vendors, live performances by musicians, cirque performers, vaudeville and drag acts, as well as guest speakers and dignitaries.www.rainbowcntr.org.
SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Gender*Fierce – Queer & Allied Youth Variety Show – Youth Pride Dance – Queer Youth Resource Fair 7pm-12 midnight at Fred Wildlife Sanctuary (128 Boylston Ave E). The Queer and Allied Youth Variety Show starts at 8pm. Hosted by Aleksa Manila. This event is open to ALL youth ages 16 to 24. Admission is FREE. Sponsored by HEYO/Lifelong and GLSEN/WA. https://m.facebook. com/glsenwa/ Questions? Email: HEYO at: heyo@lifelong.org or GLSEN Washington at: mail@ glsenwa.org ***SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Seattle Reign FC Pride Night Seattle Reign FC vs FC Kansas City at Memorial Stadium (Seattle Center). 7pm. https://www.reignfc.com SATURDAY, JUNE 24 (& Friday, June 23) Seattle Men’s Chorus – “Bette, Babs, & Beyonce” 8pm. McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St.) Our divalicious playlist highlights the iconic performers whose powerhouse vocals and outsized personas have thrilled us for decades from the concert stage to the dance floor. Revel in the timeless hits from the Divine Miss M and our favorite Funny Girl, plus get (Sasha) fierce with Beyoncé, Cher, and today’s most sensational female superstars. Celebrate Pride like the diva you are (or want to be)! Tickets: $25-$75 at http://www.seattlechoruses.org and (206) 388-1400. SUNDAY, JUNE 25 Seattle Pride Parade Starting at 11 a.m., the parade kicks off at 4th Ave. & Union St., and will proceed north down 4th Ave. to Denny Way and Seattle Center. It will last approximately two and a half hours and will be held rain or shine. www.seattlepride.org/pride-parade/ SUNDAY, JUNE 25 Seattle PrideFest – “Fight Together” Noon-8pm. Seattle Center. Seattle PrideFest 2017 will be more fabulous than ever. Featuring Mary Lambert, Deven Green, Joey Arias, Ultra Nate, DJ Sammy Jo, Dai Burger and over 100 other artists! www.seattlepridefest.org/ SUNDAY, JUNE 25 (& Saturday, June 24) Queer Geeks and Games Convention Noon-8pm. Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion. Our first annual! Board games, console games, arcade games, cosplay contest, vendors, bar for 21+. FREE entry. Co-sponsored by Seattle PrideFest and Jetspace Magazine. (& Sat 6/24 5pm-midnight.) http://pridefest.org/qgg SUNDAY, JUNE 25 The Cuff Pride Street Party The Cuff (1533 13th Ave) – Berlin fea-
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SUNDAY, JULY 9 Bellingham Pride Parade & Festival Pride Parade starts at noon at the corner of Halleck St & Ohio St, travels along Cornwall Ave and ends at Depot Market Square (1100 Railroad Ave) which runs until 4pm. Featuring vendors, children’s activities and appearances by local and state dignitaries. Come join the fun! http://www. bellinghampride.org SATURDAY, JULY 15 Kitsap Pride The Kitsap Pride Network invites you to participate in the 2017 Kitsap Pride event at Evergreen Rotary Park (1500 Park Ave) in Bremerton. Recent year’s have had over 2,000 people attending this exciting event and this year is already looking to be our biggest yet. http://kitsappride.org/
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turing Terri Nunn, Melanie Amaro, Miss MeMe, Disco Vinnie, Vicci Martinez, Sabrina Johnston, DJ Matt Stands. Doors at noon. 21+ ID required. $25 cover. www. cuffcomplex.com TUESDAY, JUNE 27 Tacoma LGBTQ Proclamation and City Council Meeting 5-7pm at Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market Street, Tacoma). Join Mayor Marilyn Strickland and the Tacoma City Council in City Council Chambers on June 27 to declare July Gay Pride Month in the City of Tacoma. The reading of the Official Proclamation makes a very public statement of the celebration and appreciation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in the City of Tacoma. FRIDAY, JUNE 30 SUNDAY, JULY 2 Emerald City Softball Association – 2017 Emerald City Classic www.emeraldcitysoftball.org (See details under TOURNAMENT menu) FRIDAY, JUNE 30 & SATURDAY, JULY 1 Diverse Harmony – “Musicians of Color” 7:30pm at Broadway Performance Hall (Broadway & E Pine St off Seattle Community College South Plaza) Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Queer-straight alliance youth chorus. Our 58-member chorus presents music that opens the hearts and minds of communities and provides a safe environment for youth of diverse backgrounds to share their love of music and be accepted for who they are. www.diverseharmony.org FRIDAY, JULY 7 SUNDAY, JULY 9 Seattle Tennis Alliance – 2017 Seattle Classic
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www.seattletennisalliance.org (See details under EVENTS menu) SATURDAY, JULY 8 Rainbow Women’s Health Fair 12-4pm at Gay City Health Project clinic, 517 E Pike St Free health services for queer women and trans people of all genders. SUNDAY, JULY 16 Gay Day at Wild Waves 11am-7pm. Wild Waves Theme Park, 36201 Enchanted Parkway S, Federal Way. The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle and the Olympic & Rainier Empire presents the 3rd Annual Gay Day at Wild Waves! This is a family friendly event that takes place in the picnic area at Wild Waves and Enchanted Village, but you get access to the entire park! Watch for more information, but save the date and come join the fun! https://m.facebook.com/ISCSORE OUT-OF-TOWN (July - August) SATURDAY, JULY 1 SUNDAY, JULY 9 Victoria, BC Pride A week of events and activities culminating in the annual Pride Parade and Festival on Sunday, July 10. www.victoriapridesociety.org FRIDAY, JULY 7 SUNDAY, JULY 15 Tacoma Pride Festival The Tacoma Pride Festival honors the LGBTQA community by fostering pride in who we are as valuable, creative members of a diverse population in the South Puget Sound region by curating cultural events, establishing partnerships, and hosting Tacoma Pride, formerly Out in the Park, an outdoor festival (see details below). For a complete schedule of events, visit http://tacomapride.org/
SATURDAY, JULY 16 Tri-Cities Pride This year we are once again partnering up with Club Out and About (327 W Lewis St, Pasco; www.cluboutandabout.com); our local & only gay bar to turn up the volume on our celebration! we are going to get our pride on! Out and About has been here for 20+ years and they will continue to support our community. Funds raised will be going towards the cost of our events throughout the week along with a return of our pride parade and daytime fun for all ages. Tri-Cities Pride is the setting for a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly Pride Festival, unique to Eastern Washington. A diverse array of artists, entertainers, and more! This unique pride festival is the largest LGBT gathering in the Mid-Columbia. Beautiful Richland will serve as the gathering spot for friends, family and visitors from around the land to celebrate the diversity and unity of our community. The festival includes a music stage, dancing, food vendors, exhibits and non-profit organizations. https://www.gofundme.com/tricitiespride ***SUNDAY, JULY 23 First Annual Snohomo Pride Festival for all LGBTQ & Allies 11am-5pm. Legion Memorial Park (145 Alverson Blvd, Everett). Our first Pride celebration for Snohomish County. We are moving forward to support our LGBTQ+ & Allies community for a family friendly event. Join us for a great day of entertainment, guest speakers, music, food, face painting, community booths and FUN! https://www.facebook.com/SnohomishPride/ SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 Vancouver, BC Pride http://www.vancouverpride.ca ***Events added to calendar June 9
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