50 years of Pride in Seattle: The early days of the LGBTQ+ fight for acceptance This first Pride, though big in spirit, was minuscule compared to what it has become today. Paige Browning Katie Campbell John O'Brien Play AudioListen 9 mins
Seattle opens the nation's first transitional housing for LGBTQ+ veterans This week advocates opened the doors of a first of its kind transitional housing program in Seattle for LGBTQ+ veterans. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Drag queens Jinkx Monsoon and Ben DeLaCreme hit the Seattle stage for the holidays Two of the most famous drag queens in the world are in Seattle to perform their annual holiday show. Angela King Play AudioListen 6 mins
Trans students could be banned from competing in girls’ sports in Washington state Washington may join a growing number of states limiting how transgender youth can participate in sports. Sami West
How will Trump's ban on trans athletes in girls’ sports impact Washington state? Student athletes in Washington won’t see any immediate changes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. Sami West
Romance leaps off the page during pop-up weddings at Seattle LGBTQ+ bookstore The pop-ups were created in the weeks following the 2024 presidential election, as members of the queer community were feeling anxious and uncertain about the future legality and foundation of their marriages. Noel Gasca
Seattle judge extends order preserving access to gender-affirming care for trans youth The order temporarily blocks the Trump administration's ban on federal funding for institutions that provide such care to people under age 19. Amy Radil
Memoirist Putsata Reang talks about the 'complicated love' for America, Cambodia, and Ma This is the KUOW Book Club, and we just finished reading "Ma and Me" by Putsata Reang. Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 31 mins
Transgender sports policies at heart of federal complaint from Washington school district The Kennewick School Board has lodged a federal Title IX complaint against Washington state officials. At issue: the state’s current policies that allow transgender students to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. Sami West
Victim of alleged transgender hate crime ‘distraught’ at news of second attack A Seattle man already awaiting trial for one hate crime charge has now been charged in a second case stemming from a University District encounter last Thursday. Prosecutors described both incidents as unprovoked attacks on transgender women. Amy Radil
