Lgbtq

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Race & Identity

Seattle gay bar could be cited for possible ‘exposure of a male nipple’

Seattle city leaders have questions for the state’s liquor board after multiple gay bars were inspected by police last weekend. The board claims these were routine, monthly checks, but bar owners in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood said they feel targeted by law enforcement.
Casey Martin
Arts & Life

Seattle's queens of Christmas camp are back

BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to Seattle for another take on their "The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show."
Angela King

Katie Campbell
Arts & Life

Kids playground canceled at Denny Blaine Park 'nude beach'

The effort to preserve Seattle's nude-friendly beach has succeeded.
Paige Browning

Ann Dornfeld
Week in Review: Denny Blaine Park, flooding, and invasive owls

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Health

Bloodworks NW removes barriers for gay, bisexual donors

Starting this week, gay and bisexual men in the Pacific Northwest have more freedom to donate blood than they have had since 1985.
Paige Browning
Latin America

Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats

Jesús Ociel Baena was the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, breaking through barriers in a country where LGBTQ+ people are often targeted with violence.
The Associated Press
Week in Review: Election, Starbucks, and ferries

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger’s Vivian McCall, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
World

As Europe applauds Poland's election results, civil rights groups prepare to fight

LGBTQ+ and abortion rights advocates are thrilled Poland's ruling, right-wing Law and Justice party is unlikely to from Poland's next government. But they are skeptical of the commitment of who will.
Rob Schmitz
Education

This Seattle author wrote a memoir for LGBTQ youth. Now it's being banned

About 26% of titles banned in 2023 have LGBTQ characters or themes, according to PEN America.
Katie Campbell
World

Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions may be possible

In a letter to conservative cardinals, the pope suggested that such blessings for same-sex unions could be studied if they didn't confuse the blessing with sacramental marriage.
The Associated Press

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