Civil rights leader and Seattle Gay News publisher George Bakan dies
Sarah Toce
- June 9, 2020
A pioneer in the LGBTQ+, HIV and AIDS communities, George Bakan was beloved by many who were influenced by his natural wit and personality.
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Ellen DeGeneres and Porta De Rossi Relocate to UKOhio Passes College Transgender Bathroom Ban Including AdultsLGBTQ Savannah: Ghostly Experiences Around Every CornerExploring LGBTQ Inclusive Colorado SpringsRegistration Open for Sin City Classic Sports FestivalMary Poppins at The 5th Avenue Theatre This Holiday SeasonHo Ho Ho: Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday ShowWICKED Hits the Emerald City and We Have Been Changed ‘For Good’On Our Radar: Oscar-Qualifying Short ‘Will I See You Again?’Not All is Lost: Democrats Celebrate Local WinsWhat You Need to Know About Anti-LGBTQ Bill Backer Brian HeywoodFirst Look: Provocative Dramedy ‘Feeling Randy’WATCH: STARZ Releases First Look at ‘Outlander’ Season 7 Part 2Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2024 AwardeesRocky Horror to Play 5th Ave Theatre with Original Cast Member Barry BostwickSeattle Pride Seeks 2025 Parade Theme and Grand Marshal NomsDolly Parton and Dancing Santas: SMC and SWC Holiday Shows RevealedNew Guidance for Mexico City LGBTIQ RefugeesSeattle Public Library Presents: ‘Midlife: Private Parts in Public’Senator Murray: Trump Abortion Bans are Killing Women in AmericaLucy Lawless Stars in ‘Spartacus: House of Ashur’ with Newly Announced CastBiden Admin Sets Record for Highest Number of Openly LGBTQ Judges Appointed to the BenchPoetry Corner: If Grief Were the SeaMarket Days (and All the Gays) in ChicagoNew Report Reveals Barriers for Trans and Nonbinary Youth in Public SystemsMurray: Project 2025 Would Leave Kids ‘Hungry’ and ‘Devastate’ SchoolsMaking Memories in JacksonvilleFenway Health: Project 2025 Poses a ‘Grave Threat’ to LGBTQ+ PeopleA Community Remembers Their Champion: Chef Tamara MurphySeattle Women’s Chorus to Host AuditionsSeattle Pride Seeks New Board MembersBroadway Sensation ‘Funny Girl’ Comes to Seattle for One-Week EngagementLGBTQ Love Story ‘My Partner’ on VODCourt Strikes Down Last Disqualification to Military Service for Those Living with HIVFDA Initiates New Studies on Toxic Metals Released in TamponsFemale Skydivers to Honor Megan Rapinoe’s Jersey RetirementSeattle Kraken Launches ‘Common Thread’ Program with Diversity Theme NightsBiden-Harris Announce $68M to Improve HIV Care for Women, Infants, Children, and YouthBen Platt Performs at Benaroya Hall July 27What to Expect at Seattle PrideFest 2024King County Council Establishes Strengthened Human and Civil Rights CommissionPFLAG National Partners with Gender SpectrumIt’s a ‘Broadway Spectacular’ at Seattle Women’s ChorusLynnwood Pride Announces Non-Profit StatusSen. Patty Murray Advocates for Mental Health Resources in TacomaTaking the ‘Leap’ with Shakina and Wilder YariSeattle Women’s Chorus Combats Book Bans with Little Free Library & Book DriveLisa Koch Returns to Seattle with Annual Birthday BashBook Bans Front and Center with New Seattle Women’s Chorus ShowVatican Approves ‘Landmark’ New Guidance on Same-Sex UnionsWNBA Names SKIMS Official Underwear PartnerMelissa Etheridge, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin Donate to This Banned Book Auction – Happening Now$21 Million Secured to Increase Affordable Housing for WA Tribal CommunitiesTello Films to Release LGBTQ+ Romcom ‘A Holiday I Do’Seattle Women’s Chorus to Hold Auditions for New SingersSeattle Premieres ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ This FallThe Goldies Offering $46k to 2024 Literary Sapphic WinnersRon DeSantis Once Again Attacks Disney for Non-Traditional ValuesDisney’s The Little Mermaid Splashes into Seattle This FallIdaho Court Temporarily Blocks Restroom Ban in Time for New School YearCity of Seattle Accepting Applications for Indigenous Advisory CouncilPatti Hearn Named Seattle Pride Executive DirectorSenator Patty Murray Vows to Fight Far-Right on LGBTQ BansVirtual Pride Flag Created to Combat Bans in 40 CitiesBiden to LGBTQ Americans: ‘You Are Loved’Justine Triet Becomes Third Woman to Win Palm d’Or at Cannes Film FestivalThat Time I Turned 40 and Wrote a NovelRecord number of movies by female and nonbinary filmmakers premiere at SIFFBilly Porter Releases New Music: Love is Always in ‘Fashion’SIX Saunters Into The Paramount Ready to Take Heads – Um, NamesStaying Local: Paul Allen’s Cinerama Theatre Acquired by SIFFPride and Less Prejudice to Host Panel on Queer Visibility in Media Hate Crimes Increase During Elections: ReportAsparagus, Mud Runs and Water Follies: Explore the Tri-Cities in Washington’s Wine CountryIdina Menzel and Carly Rae Jepson Headline WeHo Pride Music FestSCOTUS Urged to Protect 12-Year-Old Trans Girl the Right to Play with PeersSeattle Cabaret Festival Returns to The Triple DoorCivil Rights Orgs Tell Congress: Reject Book Bans and BigotryThe ‘Us vs. Them’ Mentality Needs a Revamp – Here’s WhyIowa Legislature Sends School Bathroom Policing Bill To Governor’s DeskBilly Porter’s ‘Black Mona Lisa Tour: Volume 1’ Begins in Seattle Apr 29Advocates Respond to West Virginia’s Attack on Transgender YouthSee Final Performances of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at The ParamountSeattle Women’s Chorus Gets the Party Started Feb. 4 Hadestown, SIX, Tina Turner, MJ Musicals Headline The ParamountWNBA Star Brittney Griner Released from Russian Penal ColonyRespect for Marriage Act Passes Congress – Biden’s Signature NextBiden Admin Must Center Civil Rights in Fight Against White SupremacyMoulin Rouge! The Musical Sashays to The ParamountFDA to Allow More Gay and Bisexual Men to Donate BloodPride Journey: Exploring Madison’s Gay CultureThird Place Books: Patricia Grayhall with Donna CameronTeatro ZinZanni is ‘Coming Home’ after two pandemic yearsBurlesque Alice in Wonderland returns for 2022Craig Soogan named interim ED at Seattle ChorusesRainbow City Performing Arts Announces New DirectorsPride Journey: Meet us in St. LouisSeattle PrideFest Returns: ‘We’re Still Here’Pride Journey: Palm SpringsThinking of Moving to Portland? Here’s What You Should Know
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