Op/Ed

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms ‘Obergefell’ Requires Placing Married Same-Sex Parents on Birth Certificates

By Jill Mullins-Cannon

14 days ago

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Maintaining a tradition of issuing cases impacting the LGBTQ community on June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Pavan v. Smith, upholding the requirement outlined in Obergefell (the case that banned marriage discrimination based on sexual orientation/gender) that birth and death certificates reflect the same-sex spouse. ...

America, Take A Good, Hard Look At What You’re Doing To Working Mothers

By Sarah Toce, Editor-in-Chief

July 14, 2017

Editorial Health

Americans may have the edge on Olympic medals, fast food chains and Broadway musicals, but we’re severely lacking in the parental leave department. ...

Editorial: 2017 Brings Continued Progress on LGBTQ Health

By The Seattle Lesbian

December 6, 2016

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Editorial Health

When I’m asked about the most important thing we’ve done for LGBTQ health, the answer is always the same: the Affordable Care Act. ...

Iran’s Treatment of Trans People: A Double Edged Sword

By The Seattle Lesbian

November 21, 2016

Editorial International

Iranian authorities firmly root trans experiences in pathological explanations, believing that it is a psychosexual disease. ...

LGBTQ Couples Face Financial Uncertainty – Even One Year Post Obergefell

By The Seattle Lesbian

July 11, 2016

Editorial

For those planning to wed in the near future, LGBTQ couples should begin to understand how marriage affects their pocket books. ...

Bigger Expectations: How a Chin Hair Made Me Cry

By Krystal Marx

July 11, 2016

Editorial

Funny enough, it was finding a chin hair in the mirror the other morning that finally had me in tears. You know how, sometimes, you find yourself overwhelmed ...

How Cancer Unleashed a Dog Book for Children

By The Seattle Lesbian

March 10, 2016

Editorial

Lesbians have an overwhelming love for their dogs. While there are themes of love, hope and overcoming obstacles, it also comes from a place of humor. ...

Bigger Expectations: Learning How to Push

By Krystal Marx

February 15, 2016

Columns

I lost my job, became severely depressed, stopped almost all activity, and felt myself slipping further and further from where I am happiest, healthiest and most ‘Me’. ...