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class='tp-caption entry-categories bg-travel clearfix tp-resizeme' id='slide-1-layer-3' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['40','40','20','20']" data-fontsize='10' data-width='auto' data-height='none' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" style='z-index: 6; text-shadow: none;border-radius: 2px; left: auto; bottom:auto; letter-spacing: 1px;'> <a style='min-width: 30px;' href='/ch/News'>News</a> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 3 --> <a class='tp-caption font-primary tp-resizeme' href='/story/158263/News/Regional/Justice%20for%20Nikki%20Armstrong%3A%20A%20Transgender%20woman%E2%80%99s%20story%20of%20assault%2C%20survival%2C%20and%20perseverance' target='_self' id=' slide-0-layer-4' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['100','100','48','48']" data-fontsize="['40','35','25','25']" data-lineheight="['40','35','25','24']" data-width="['580','480','340','260']" data-height='none' data-whitespace='normal' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":200,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 6; min-width: 580px; max-width: 580px; white-space: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 600; color: rgba(255,255,255,1);text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);text-decoration: none;'> Justice for Nikki Armstrong: A Transgender woman’s story of assault, survival, and perseverance</a> </li> <li data-index='rs-2' data-transition='fade' data-slotamount='default' data-hideafterloop='0' data-hideslideonmobile='off' data-easein='default' data-easeout='default' data-masterspeed='300' data-thumb='/image/story/4810?width=850?width=170' data-rotate='0' data-saveperformance='off' data-title='Local business seeks help in identifying an assailant on the loose; The DJ Sessions asks for help after experiencing violence on Broadway Ave' data-param1='News' data-param2='Sep 17, 2025' > <!-- MAIN IMAGE --> <img src='/images/blank.svg' alt='Image' data-lazyload='/image/story/4810?width=850' data-bgposition='center center' data-kenburns='on' data-duration='30000' data-ease='Linear.easeNone' data-scalestart='100' data-scaleend='120' data-rotatestart='0' data-rotateend='0' data-blurstart='0' data-blurend='0' data-offsetstart='0 0' data-offsetend='0 0' class='rev-slidebg' data-no-retina> <!-- LAYERS --> <!-- LAYER NR. 1 --> <div class='tp-caption tp-shape tp-shapewrapper tp-resizeme tp-gradientstyle' id='slide-2-layer-2' data-x="['center','center','center','center']" data-hoffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-width='full' data-height="['200','200','200','250']" data-whitespace='nowrap' data-type='shape' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:50px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 5;'> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 2 --> <div class='tp-caption entry-categories bg-travel clearfix tp-resizeme' id='slide-2-layer-3' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['40','40','20','20']" data-fontsize='10' data-width='auto' data-height='none' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" style='z-index: 6; text-shadow: none;border-radius: 2px; left: auto; bottom:auto; letter-spacing: 1px;'> <a style='min-width: 30px;' href='/ch/News'>News</a> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 3 --> <a class='tp-caption font-primary tp-resizeme' href='/story/158229/News/Seattle/Local%20business%20seeks%20help%20in%20identifying%20an%20assailant%20on%20the%20loose%3B%20The%20DJ%20Sessions%20asks%20for%20help%20after%20experiencing%20violence%20on%20Broadway%20Ave' target='_self' id=' slide-1-layer-4' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['100','100','48','48']" data-fontsize="['40','35','25','25']" data-lineheight="['40','35','25','24']" data-width="['580','480','340','260']" data-height='none' data-whitespace='normal' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":200,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 6; min-width: 580px; max-width: 580px; white-space: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 600; color: rgba(255,255,255,1);text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);text-decoration: none;'> Local business seeks help in identifying an assailant on the loose; The DJ Sessions asks for help after experiencing violence on Broadway Ave</a> </li> <li data-index='rs-3' data-transition='fade' data-slotamount='default' data-hideafterloop='0' data-hideslideonmobile='off' data-easein='default' data-easeout='default' data-masterspeed='300' data-thumb='/image/story/4703?width=850?width=170' data-rotate='0' data-saveperformance='off' data-title='Better than the boys?: Lesbians hold their own “performative” competition' data-param1='News' data-param2='Sep 16, 2025' > <!-- MAIN IMAGE --> <img src='/images/blank.svg' alt='Image' data-lazyload='/image/story/4703?width=850' data-bgposition='center center' data-kenburns='on' data-duration='30000' data-ease='Linear.easeNone' data-scalestart='100' data-scaleend='120' data-rotatestart='0' data-rotateend='0' data-blurstart='0' data-blurend='0' data-offsetstart='0 0' data-offsetend='0 0' class='rev-slidebg' data-no-retina> <!-- LAYERS --> <!-- LAYER NR. 1 --> <div class='tp-caption tp-shape tp-shapewrapper tp-resizeme tp-gradientstyle' id='slide-3-layer-2' data-x="['center','center','center','center']" data-hoffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-width='full' data-height="['200','200','200','250']" data-whitespace='nowrap' data-type='shape' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:50px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 5;'> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 2 --> <div class='tp-caption entry-categories bg-travel clearfix tp-resizeme' id='slide-3-layer-3' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['40','40','20','20']" data-fontsize='10' data-width='auto' data-height='none' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" style='z-index: 6; text-shadow: none;border-radius: 2px; left: auto; bottom:auto; letter-spacing: 1px;'> <a style='min-width: 30px;' href='/ch/News'>News</a> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 3 --> <a class='tp-caption font-primary tp-resizeme' href='/story/158178/News/Seattle/Better%20than%20the%20boys%3F%3A%20Lesbians%20hold%20their%20own%20%E2%80%9Cperformative%E2%80%9D%20competition' target='_self' id=' slide-2-layer-4' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['100','100','48','48']" data-fontsize="['40','35','25','25']" data-lineheight="['40','35','25','24']" data-width="['580','480','340','260']" data-height='none' data-whitespace='normal' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":200,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 6; min-width: 580px; max-width: 580px; white-space: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 600; color: rgba(255,255,255,1);text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);text-decoration: none;'> Better than the boys?: Lesbians hold their own “performative” competition</a> </li> <li data-index='rs-4' data-transition='fade' data-slotamount='default' data-hideafterloop='0' data-hideslideonmobile='off' data-easein='default' data-easeout='default' data-masterspeed='300' data-thumb='/image/story/4807?width=850?width=170' data-rotate='0' data-saveperformance='off' data-title='Cedar Tea House: A new, much-needed third space sprouting in South Seattle' data-param1='News' data-param2='Sep 16, 2025' > <!-- MAIN IMAGE --> <img src='/images/blank.svg' alt='Image' data-lazyload='/image/story/4807?width=850' data-bgposition='center center' data-kenburns='on' data-duration='30000' data-ease='Linear.easeNone' data-scalestart='100' data-scaleend='120' data-rotatestart='0' data-rotateend='0' data-blurstart='0' data-blurend='0' data-offsetstart='0 0' data-offsetend='0 0' class='rev-slidebg' data-no-retina> <!-- LAYERS --> <!-- LAYER NR. 1 --> <div class='tp-caption tp-shape tp-shapewrapper tp-resizeme tp-gradientstyle' id='slide-4-layer-2' data-x="['center','center','center','center']" data-hoffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-width='full' data-height="['200','200','200','250']" data-whitespace='nowrap' data-type='shape' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:50px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 5;'> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 2 --> <div class='tp-caption entry-categories bg-travel clearfix tp-resizeme' id='slide-4-layer-3' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['40','40','20','20']" data-fontsize='10' data-width='auto' data-height='none' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" style='z-index: 6; text-shadow: none;border-radius: 2px; left: auto; bottom:auto; letter-spacing: 1px;'> <a style='min-width: 30px;' href='/ch/News'>News</a> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 3 --> <a class='tp-caption font-primary tp-resizeme' href='/story/158177/News/Seattle/Cedar%20Tea%20House%3A%20A%20new%2C%20much-needed%20third%20space%20sprouting%20in%20South%20Seattle' target='_self' id=' slide-3-layer-4' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['100','100','48','48']" data-fontsize="['40','35','25','25']" data-lineheight="['40','35','25','24']" data-width="['580','480','340','260']" data-height='none' data-whitespace='normal' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":200,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 6; min-width: 580px; max-width: 580px; white-space: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 600; color: rgba(255,255,255,1);text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);text-decoration: none;'> Cedar Tea House: A new, much-needed third space sprouting in South Seattle</a> </li> <li data-index='rs-5' data-transition='fade' data-slotamount='default' data-hideafterloop='0' data-hideslideonmobile='off' data-easein='default' data-easeout='default' data-masterspeed='300' data-thumb='/image/story/4701?width=850?width=170' data-rotate='0' data-saveperformance='off' data-title='The playwright, the legend, the man: Harvey Fierstein' data-param1='Arts & Entertainment' data-param2='Sep 16, 2025' > <!-- MAIN IMAGE --> <img src='/images/blank.svg' alt='Image' data-lazyload='/image/story/4701?width=850' data-bgposition='center center' data-kenburns='on' data-duration='30000' data-ease='Linear.easeNone' data-scalestart='100' data-scaleend='120' data-rotatestart='0' data-rotateend='0' data-blurstart='0' data-blurend='0' data-offsetstart='0 0' data-offsetend='0 0' class='rev-slidebg' data-no-retina> <!-- LAYERS --> <!-- LAYER NR. 1 --> <div class='tp-caption tp-shape tp-shapewrapper tp-resizeme tp-gradientstyle' id='slide-5-layer-2' data-x="['center','center','center','center']" data-hoffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-width='full' data-height="['200','200','200','250']" data-whitespace='nowrap' data-type='shape' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:50px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 5;'> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 2 --> <div class='tp-caption entry-categories bg-travel clearfix tp-resizeme' id='slide-5-layer-3' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['40','40','20','20']" data-fontsize='10' data-width='auto' data-height='none' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" style='z-index: 6; text-shadow: none;border-radius: 2px; left: auto; bottom:auto; letter-spacing: 1px;'> <a style='min-width: 30px;' href='/ch/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment'>Arts & Entertainment</a> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 3 --> <a class='tp-caption font-primary tp-resizeme' href='/story/158176/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment/Books/The%20playwright%2C%20the%20legend%2C%20the%20man%3A%20Harvey%20Fierstein' target='_self' id=' slide-4-layer-4' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['100','100','48','48']" data-fontsize="['40','35','25','25']" data-lineheight="['40','35','25','24']" data-width="['580','480','340','260']" data-height='none' data-whitespace='normal' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":200,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 6; min-width: 580px; max-width: 580px; white-space: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 600; color: rgba(255,255,255,1);text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);text-decoration: none;'> The playwright, the legend, the man: Harvey Fierstein</a> </li> <li data-index='rs-6' data-transition='fade' data-slotamount='default' data-hideafterloop='0' data-hideslideonmobile='off' data-easein='default' data-easeout='default' data-masterspeed='300' data-thumb='/image/story/4695?width=850?width=170' data-rotate='0' data-saveperformance='off' data-title='Richard Vyse: A master of Gay erotica' data-param1='Arts & Entertainment' data-param2='Sep 16, 2025' > <!-- MAIN IMAGE --> <img src='/images/blank.svg' alt='Image' data-lazyload='/image/story/4695?width=850' data-bgposition='center center' data-kenburns='on' data-duration='30000' data-ease='Linear.easeNone' data-scalestart='100' data-scaleend='120' data-rotatestart='0' data-rotateend='0' data-blurstart='0' data-blurend='0' data-offsetstart='0 0' data-offsetend='0 0' class='rev-slidebg' data-no-retina> <!-- LAYERS --> <!-- LAYER NR. 1 --> <div class='tp-caption tp-shape tp-shapewrapper tp-resizeme tp-gradientstyle' id='slide-6-layer-2' data-x="['center','center','center','center']" data-hoffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['0','0','0','0']" data-width='full' data-height="['200','200','200','250']" data-whitespace='nowrap' data-type='shape' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:50px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 5;'> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 2 --> <div class='tp-caption entry-categories bg-travel clearfix tp-resizeme' id='slide-6-layer-3' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['40','40','20','20']" data-fontsize='10' data-width='auto' data-height='none' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":0,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" style='z-index: 6; text-shadow: none;border-radius: 2px; left: auto; bottom:auto; letter-spacing: 1px;'> <a style='min-width: 30px;' href='/ch/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment'>Arts & Entertainment</a> </div> <!-- LAYER NR. 3 --> <a class='tp-caption font-primary tp-resizeme' href='/story/158175/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment/Art/Richard%20Vyse%3A%20A%20master%20of%20Gay%20erotica' target='_self' id=' slide-5-layer-4' data-x="['left','left','left','left']" data-hoffset="['40','40','30','20']" data-y="['bottom','bottom','bottom','bottom']" data-voffset="['100','100','48','48']" data-fontsize="['40','35','25','25']" data-lineheight="['40','35','25','24']" data-width="['580','480','340','260']" data-height='none' data-whitespace='normal' data-type='text' data-basealign='slide' data-responsive_offset='on' data-frames='[{"from":"y:20px;opacity:0;","speed":2000,"to":"o:1;","delay":200,"ease":"Power4.easeOut"},{"delay":"wait","speed":300,"to":"opacity:0;","ease":"nothing"}]' data-textAlign="['left','left','left','left']" data-paddingtop="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingright="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingbottom="[0,0,0,0]" data-paddingleft="[0,0,0,0]" style='z-index: 6; min-width: 580px; max-width: 580px; white-space: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 600; 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Since then, while there’s been...</p></div> </div> </div> <div class='mobile-content-ad mx-auto'></div> <div class='posts-md col-sm-6 col-md-4'> <div class='entry'> <div class='crop-image'> <a href='/story/157944/Op-Ed/Bridging%20the%20political%20divide%20in%20the%20aftermath%20of%20Charlie%20Kirk'> <img src='/image/story/4442?width=500' alt='Bridging the political divide in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk'> </a> </div> <div class='entry-channel'> <a class='mt-0 ' href='/ch/Op-Ed'>OP-ED</a> </div> <div class='entry-title title-sm mt-3 mt-md-0'> <h3 class='mb-2'><a href='/story/157944/Op-Ed/Bridging%20the%20political%20divide%20in%20the%20aftermath%20of%20Charlie%20Kirk'>Bridging the political divide in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk</a></h3> </div> <div class='entry-meta'> <ul> <li><span>by</span> Renee Raketty</li> <li>September 10, 2025</li> </ul> </div> <div class='entry-content mt-2'><p class='mb-0'>"Our thoughts and prayers..." Today was a tragedy. Two kids lost their father, and a wife lost her husband. And a movement found a martyr, further deepening the divide that disinformation has widened. I imagine the death of Charlie Kirk will only fuel the...</p></div> </div> </div> <div class='posts-md col-sm-6 col-md-4'> <div class='entry'> <div class='crop-image'> <a href='/story/157941/Op-Ed/After%20Pride%3A%20Mpox%20still%20deserves%20attention'> <img src='/image/story/4384?width=500' alt='After Pride: Mpox still deserves attention'> </a> </div> <div class='entry-channel'> <a class='mt-0 ' href='/ch/Op-Ed'>OP-ED</a> </div> <div class='entry-title title-sm mt-3 mt-md-0'> <h3 class='mb-2'><a href='/story/157941/Op-Ed/After%20Pride%3A%20Mpox%20still%20deserves%20attention'>After Pride: Mpox still deserves attention</a></h3> </div> <div class='entry-meta'> <ul> <li><span>by</span> Scott Bertani, Director of Advocacy, National Coalition of LGBTQ Health, Special to the SGN</li> <li>September 10, 2025</li> </ul> </div> <div class='entry-content mt-2'><p class='mb-0'>Pride Month may be behind us, but summer events aren’t slowing down quite yet. Labor Day is right around the corner, ushering in another last-minute round of travel, connection, and reasons to stay tuned in to our bodies and our health. 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On July 9, Ms. Indigo Greene, aka Alice Alexandra Greene, was reportedly found by Larotonda in their...</p></div> </div> </div> <div class='mobile-content-ad mx-auto'></div> <div class='posts-md col-sm-6 col-md-4'> <div class='entry'> <div class='crop-image'> <a href='/story/157668/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment/Film/Pearl%20Mei%20Lam%3A%20Wild%20Ragerz%20Preview'> <img src='/image/story/4089?width=500' alt='Pearl Mei Lam: Wild Ragerz Preview'> </a> </div> <div class='entry-channel'> <a class='mt-0 ' href='/ch/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment/Film'>ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : FILM</a> </div> <div class='entry-title title-sm mt-3 mt-md-0'> <h3 class='mb-2'><a href='/story/157668/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment/Film/Pearl%20Mei%20Lam%3A%20Wild%20Ragerz%20Preview'>Pearl Mei Lam: Wild Ragerz Preview</a></h3> </div> <div class='entry-meta'> <ul> <li><span>by</span> Arul Gnanasivam</li> <li>September 3, 2025</li> </ul> </div> <div class='entry-content mt-2'><p class='mb-0'>Seattle native Pearl Mei Lam is doing what many people only dream of: she’s directing and starring in her own, self-produced movie, titled Wild Ragerz, her biggest project yet, heralding the arrival of a new voice in Seattle’s film scene.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class='posts-md col-sm-6 col-md-4'> <div class='entry'> <div class='crop-image'> <a href='/story/157667/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment/DashCon%202%20or%20bust%3A%20A%20love%20letter%20to%20the%20chronically%20online%20Queer%20community'> <img src='/image/story/4087?width=500' alt='DashCon 2 or bust: A love letter to the chronically online Queer community'> </a> </div> <div class='entry-channel'> <a class='mt-0 ' href='/ch/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment'>ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT</a> </div> <div class='entry-title title-sm mt-3 mt-md-0'> <h3 class='mb-2'><a href='/story/157667/Arts%20%26%20Entertainment/DashCon%202%20or%20bust%3A%20A%20love%20letter%20to%20the%20chronically%20online%20Queer%20community'>DashCon 2 or bust: A love letter to the chronically online Queer community</a></h3> </div> <div class='entry-meta'> <ul> <li><span>by</span> Audrey Oscarson</li> <li>September 3, 2025</li> </ul> </div> <div class='entry-content mt-2'><p class='mb-0'>If you’ve been around the internet long enough, you’ve probably seen a photo of a sad-looking kiddie pool filled with plastic balls in an even sadder-looking empty room. 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This outraged many in the Queer community, particularly those who had the spring Mayday USA protests fresh in their minds, leading some to...</p></div> </div> </div> <div class='mobile-content-ad mx-auto'></div> <div class='posts-md col-sm-6 col-md-4'> <div class='entry'> <div class='crop-image'> <a href='/story/157461/News/International/Ugandan%20Watoto%20Church%20with%20ties%20to%20%E2%80%9CKill%20the%20Gays%E2%80%9D%20laws%20is%20sending%20its%20children%E2%80%99s%20choir%20to%20WA%20state'> <img src='/image/story/3946?width=500' alt='Ugandan Watoto Church with ties to “Kill the Gays” laws is sending its children’s choir to WA state'> </a> </div> <div class='entry-channel'> <a class='mt-0 ' href='/ch/News/International'>NEWS : INTERNATIONAL</a> </div> <div class='entry-title title-sm mt-3 mt-md-0'> <h3 class='mb-2'><a href='/story/157461/News/International/Ugandan%20Watoto%20Church%20with%20ties%20to%20%E2%80%9CKill%20the%20Gays%E2%80%9D%20laws%20is%20sending%20its%20children%E2%80%99s%20choir%20to%20WA%20state'>Ugandan Watoto Church with ties to “Kill the Gays” laws is sending its children’s choir to WA state</a></h3> </div> <div class='entry-meta'> <ul> <li><span>by</span> Madison Jones</li> <li>August 30, 2025</li> </ul> </div> <div class='entry-content mt-2'><p class='mb-0'>Watoto is a religious organization based in Uganda, founded in 1984 by Gary Skinner, an evangelical missionary born in Zimbabwe and raised in Canada, and his spouse Marylin. It has faced over a decade of anti-LGBTQIA+ and human rights abuse allegations.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class='posts-md col-sm-6 col-md-4'> <div class='entry'> <div class='crop-image'> <a href='/story/157389/News/Local/Experimental%20art%20gallery%20Cannonball%20Arts%20makes%20its%20grand%20debut'> <img src='/image/story/3691?width=500' alt='Experimental art gallery Cannonball Arts makes its grand debut'> </a> </div> <div class='entry-channel'> <a class='mt-0 ' href='/ch/News/Local'>NEWS : LOCAL</a> </div> <div class='entry-title title-sm mt-3 mt-md-0'> <h3 class='mb-2'><a href='/story/157389/News/Local/Experimental%20art%20gallery%20Cannonball%20Arts%20makes%20its%20grand%20debut'>Experimental art gallery Cannonball Arts makes its grand debut</a></h3> </div> <div class='entry-meta'> <ul> <li><span>by</span> CJ Emerson</li> <li>August 27, 2025</li> </ul> </div> <div class='entry-content mt-2'><p class='mb-0'>Want to gawk at something you’ve never seen before? 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