The Seattle Lesbian

The Seattle Lesbian

By The Seattle Lesbian
June 4, 2018
Photo: MAP
Health National
A new report shows how stigma, discrimination, and systematic attempts to undermine marriage equality harm the estimated 300,000 children raised by same-sex couples and LGBT parents. ...
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By Virginia Lopez
June 4, 2018
Seattle starters Breanna Stewart (30), Jewell Loyd (center), Natasha Howard (right) and Alysha Clark (hidden) celebrate on the bench after Storm guard Sami Whitcomb hit a three to break the WNBA single game record for threes made. Seattle amassed 17 to set the new standard in their 101-74 win over the Las Vegas Aces on May 31, 2018 at the KeyArena in Seattle. Photo: Virginia Lopez/VELO Photography
Sports
Seattle Storm is in partnership with Carter Subaru to plant a tree for every three-point shot they make and after last Tuesday's record-setting win against the visiting Las Vegas Aces, they’ll be planting for a long time. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
June 1, 2018
Lea DeLaria
Entertainment
Featuring more than 30 quintessential classic and modern films addressing LGBTQ issues, including Cabaret, A Streetcar Named Desire and Blue Is The Warmest Color, FilmStruck’s Pride month showcase offers an extensive examination of how far Hollywood and global cinema have come in portraying same-sex love on screen. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
June 1, 2018
Dana Zzyym
National
Lambda Legal returned to federal district court this week to argue on behalf of U.S. citizen and Navy veteran Dana Zzyym, an intersex person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, to whom the U.S. State Department refuses to issue an accurate passport. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
June 1, 2018
Health
HIV, like migraines or thyroid disorders, is a condition managed through drug protocols that even the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs describes as readily available, simple and easy to tolerate, and that allow people living with HIV to live long and healthy lives. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
June 1, 2018
Health Local
Seattle/King County Clinic celebrates its fifth year in KeyArena at Seattle Center, Sept. 20-23. Organizers have ambitious goals of recruiting 1,000 volunteers per day to provide over $3.5 million in free dental, vision and medical services to people in need. ...
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By Virginia Lopez
May 31, 2018
Rookie Jordin Canada of the Seattle Storm goes airborne past Washington Mystics' Krystal Thomas to score two. The Storm gave the Mystics their first loss of the season as they won 81-77. The game was played Tuesday, May 29th at KeyArena in Seattle. Photo by Virginia Lopez/VELO Photography
Sports
The WNBA Seattle Storm went into last Tuesday’s game against the Washington Mystics prepared for a tough game against an undefeated team. ...
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By Heather Cassell
May 26, 2018
Pride flags in San Diego Pride. Photo: Garcon Magazine
Travel
Fort Lauderdale has been a pioneering destination in LGBTQI travel under the visitors’ bureau’s direction since 1996 and the global headquarters of the IGLTA, the LGBTQI travel association. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
May 25, 2018
Health
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced a gag rule that would undermine the nation’s program for affordable birth control and reproductive health care, radically restrict health care providers, and impact millions of people across the country. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
May 25, 2018
Michelle Obama/Becoming
Politics
In leading up to her book cover reveal, Mrs. Obama shared on her Instagram account four previously unpublished family photographs that illustrate moments in her personal journey of becoming the woman she is today. ...
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