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Crime

Lesbian Couple Gunned Down in Washington State Mass Shooting

The two women were killed at a concert last month.

Politics

RFK Jr.'s HHS investigates Seattle Children's Hospital over youth gender-affirming care

If the department concludes the hospital violated RFK Jr.'s illegal policy, it could lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding.

Soccer ball and cleat on field with rainbow armband

Sports

Egypt and Iran tell FIFA to cancel World Cup Pride Match, calling it 'contrary' to values

The two countries taking part in the first-ever World Cup LGBTQ+ Pride Match want it cancelled.

ERO deportation officers shown from behind wearing enforcement gear from the Baltimore MD office

News

ICE frees transgender asylum seeker from detention after Oregon court order

A federal judge ruled that the government violated her rights.

Spokane Washington river Monroe bridge view alongside a line of american flags and rainbow LGBTQ pride flags in a fence

Politics

Spokane City Council passes measure protecting LGBTQ+ rights and gender-affirming care

The Spokane City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to pass gender-affirming care protections while rejecting proposed anti-trans amendments.

Another federal judge blocks Pentagon from implementing Trump's transgender military ban

News

Another judge blocks the Pentagon from implementing Trump's transgender military ban

Donald Trump's Department of Justice has had a difficult few days in court as the administration continues to try to ban transgender people from military service.

Democrat lawmakers hold signs protest President Donald Trump

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Remorseless Seattle man sentenced in hate crime beating of trans woman

96 Photos of Men Who Want to Grapple

Singlets are a gateway drug to man-on-man body contact.

111 Photos of Guys Drinking in Their Underpants With Bears

Testostérone's Blacklight Underwear Party is an excuse to cut loose, ditch the clothes, and explore the animal kingdom in Seattle.

Lesbian Couple Gunned Down in Washington State Mass Shooting

The two women were killed at a concert last month.

RFK Jr.'s HHS investigates Seattle Children's Hospital over youth gender-affirming care

If the department concludes the hospital violated RFK Jr.'s illegal policy, it could lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding.

Egypt and Iran tell FIFA to cancel World Cup Pride Match, calling it 'contrary' to values

The two countries taking part in the first-ever World Cup LGBTQ+ Pride Match want it cancelled.

Kamala Harris’s former spokesman celebrates his bold gay love story on his wedding day (in photos)

When Ernie Apreza and Kyle Labarry got married in Seattle on July 5, they didn’t just celebrate a nearly 10-year relationship; they honored every person who had walked beside them to get there.

ICE frees transgender asylum seeker from detention after Oregon court order

A federal judge ruled that the government violated her rights.

Seattle police arrest 23 during anti-trans rally clashes in LGBTQ+ neighborhood

Far-right Christian group Mayday USA held a rally in a queer part of town. It didn't go well.

Spokane City Council passes measure protecting LGBTQ+ rights and gender-affirming care

The Spokane City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to pass gender-affirming care protections while rejecting proposed anti-trans amendments.

Another judge blocks the Pentagon from implementing Trump's transgender military ban

Donald Trump's Department of Justice has had a difficult few days in court as the administration continues to try to ban transgender people from military service.

DOJ appeals block on Pentagon’s transgender military ban

The Trump Justice Department is asking for an emergency stay to allow it to ban transgender people from the military.

Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers’ town halls as Republicans hide from voters

The GOP struggles to defend the unpopular Trump administration’s policies.

Why queer Democrat Emily Randall says she walked out of Trump’s presidential address

U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”

Federal judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban—again

The judge stopped the administration from stripping funding from medical providers that provide medical care to transgender minors.

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Washington

Singlets are a gateway drug to man-on-man body contact.

Testostérone's Blacklight Underwear Party is an excuse to cut loose, ditch the clothes, and explore the animal kingdom in Seattle.

The two women were killed at a concert last month.

If the department concludes the hospital violated RFK Jr.'s illegal policy, it could lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding.

The two countries taking part in the first-ever World Cup LGBTQ+ Pride Match want it cancelled.

When Ernie Apreza and Kyle Labarry got married in Seattle on July 5, they didn’t just celebrate a nearly 10-year relationship; they honored every person who had walked beside them to get there.

A federal judge ruled that the government violated her rights.

Far-right Christian group Mayday USA held a rally in a queer part of town. It didn't go well.

The Spokane City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to pass gender-affirming care protections while rejecting proposed anti-trans amendments.

Donald Trump's Department of Justice has had a difficult few days in court as the administration continues to try to ban transgender people from military service.

The Trump Justice Department is asking for an emergency stay to allow it to ban transgender people from the military.

The GOP struggles to defend the unpopular Trump administration’s policies.

U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”

The judge stopped the administration from stripping funding from medical providers that provide medical care to transgender minors.