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Seattle’s Autonomous Zone Is Not What You’ve Been Told
Some call it CHOP, some call it CHAZ, and no one knows quite what it is. But one thing is clear in a blocks-large swath of Capitol Hill: a community is taking shape.
A Pride Worth Fighting For: Reflections from our co-executive director
Hi, my name’s Tobi Hill-Meyer. I’m one of the co-executive directors of Gender Justice League, and I’m a commissioner for the Washington State LGBTQ Commission representing Thurston County. This has been a difficult year to celebrate Pride. Isolation...
Trans Panic Nikki Kuhnhausen
Earlier this month, the remains of transgender teenager Nikki Kuhnhausen were found, and this week a suspect has been arrested with her murder. The police have emphasized that the murder took place soon after Nikki disclosed to the suspect that she was trans, saying...
Event at Seattle Public Library causes firestorm, group accused of being ‘hate group’
A group called the “Women’s Liberation Front” booked the Microsoft auditorium at the library for an event that critics say is anti-transgender. It has many people calling for the library to cancel the event.
Seattle Public Library Event Response
We recently found out that an anti-trans organization has booked an event at the Seattle Public Library with the express purpose of arguing to take away legal rights for trans people. The library has put out an immediate response and are continuing to look at their...
New HHS Ruling Against LGBTQ People
This morning, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice which stated that, effective immediately, they will no longer be enforcing nondiscrimination requirements among federal grant recipients, while also proposing a new rule that will...
LGBTQ+ Government Contractors and Employment
Disconcerting news out of the White House last Wednesday, August 14, 2019, with President Trump’s Administration permitting government contractors to discriminate against LGBT employees. According to Truthout.org, this new order will include “for-profit corporations,...