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LGBTQ & women’s rights champion Robbie Kaplan to receive 2018 WNBA Inspiration Award

By The Seattle Lesbian

September 19, 2018

Robbie Kaplan also helped launch #TimesUp Legal Defense Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to women who have experienced sexual violence, abuse or harassment. ...

Just Published: ‘The People’s Victory: Stories from the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality’

By The Seattle Lesbian

October 25, 2017

National

The late Edie Windsor remembers a 2007 briefing in which she was told by an LGBT movement leader that marriage equality would be addressed “a couple years down the line.” The fierce and feisty activist recalls retorting: “‘I’m 77 years old and I can’t wait!!" ...

Lesbian Spaces, The Final Frontier: A Report On The Lesbians Who Tech NYC Summit

By The Seattle Lesbian

October 4, 2016

National

Naming her organization “Lesbians Who Tech” was perhaps the boldest thing Leanne Pittsford did when she founded the group at the end of 2012. ...

PFLAG’s Straight for Equality Gala Warms Hearts in New York

By Kelly Morris

April 18, 2016

Entertainment

Janet Mock presented Harris-Perry with the Straight for Equality in Media award at the eighth annual Straight for Equality Gala held by PFLAG National. ...

Windsor, Obergefell to be Honored at the Nation’s Biggest LGBT Military Event of the Year

By The Seattle Lesbian

February 25, 2016

National

Edie Windsor and Jim Obergefell will be honored at the 3rd Annual AMPA National Gala, presented by USAA. ...

Hillary Clinton Outlines LGBT Commitment in New Brief

By The Seattle Lesbian

December 18, 2015

Politics

A new brief from the Clinton camp reads: "..we must stand firm and keep fighting until every American can not only marry, but also live, work, pray, learn and raise a family free from discrimination and prejudice." ...

Janelle Monáe to Receive Equality Award from The Center in New York

By The Seattle Lesbian

November 2, 2015

Entertainment

New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center will honor Janelle Monáe with its Equality Award at the 18th Annual Women’s Event. ...

BLgT USA Kicks Off 50 State Tour for LGBT Rights

By The Seattle Lesbian

June 4, 2015

Travel

GET//OUT dubbed the BLgT the first sandwich for equality. The “g” is chosen by partner chefs – gouda, guacamole, gazpacho; the possibilities are infinite. ...