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Wednesday, June 25
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Fashion and style come together for a fierce and fabulous evening tomorrow, June 26, 2008, from 7 until 9 pm at Ibiza Dinner Club, 528 2nd Ave [get directions]. Bravo’s Project Runway 4 winner Christian Siriano will host the "Tastemaker Cocktails"...
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Wednesday, June 11
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In an email to its mailing list, Seattle Black Pride has announced its intention to dissolve the non-profit organization that has for the past three years sponsored a major Pride event in July along with several community outreach programs. The three remaining board members of the group say in the email, "The decision to dissolve the organization was a result of several months of discussion by the Board of Directors and numerous attempts to cultivate new leadership and support for the organization." They heard plenty of support in the community for the goals of the organization, the board...
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Friday, May 23
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Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer For the first time since 1977, there won't be a pride march or any other organized pride event other than bar parties on Seattle's Capitol Hill in...
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Thursday, May 15
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Source: KING5 TV SEATTLE -- Verbena Health, a non-profit that provides health services focused on lesbians in Seattle has announced that it will temporarily halt all services while charges...
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Sunday, May 04
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Washington Governor Christine Gregoire is scheduled to speak June 11 to the monthly business luncheon of Seattle's gay chamber of commerce, the GSBA -- Greater Seattle Business Association. DATE: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 TIME: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm LOCATION: Arctic Club Hotel, [ get directions ] ADDRESS: 700 -3rd Ave at Cherry, Seattle, WA 98104 EVENT CONTACT #: 206-363-9188 EVENT COST: Individual Registration: $30.00 - Members $35.00 - Non Members Walk-Ins are $10.00 more at the door Register online through GSBA's website. GSBA's monthly luncheons give local business leaders and politicians...
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Thursday, April 24
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Just a reminder in case your evening plans did not already include a fine meal: Today is the annual " Dining Out For Life " fundraiser during which you can enjoy a meal at any of dozens of restaurants in the area and support the work of Lifelong AIDS Alliance in the process. Participating restaurants (and there are many once again this year) will donate 30% of the cost of your meal to LLAA. That's it. All you really have to do is buy and enjoy the meal. Thanks to the generosity of the restaurants, you meal helps support the services of Lifelong which include fresh meals and groceries...
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Tuesday, April 22
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Three Dollar Bill Cinema is having its first annual AuctionFest! " Some Like It HOT " is an evening of dinner, dessert, film, and fabulous auction items on Seattle's waterfront to support Three Dollar Bill Cinema. when : May 3rd at 5:30PM...
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Monday, April 21
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[announcement from QSquared ] This is your friendly reminder that GLITTERBOMB! is fast approaching! GLITTERBOMB! is about high-energy dance music, unique experiences and is a massive glitter attack on the Seattle social scene. The night will be hosted...
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Friday, April 18
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The first openly gay or lesbian judge to be appointed to the federal bench told members and guests at QLaw's annual banquet last night that “significant diversity on the bench gives credibility to, and fosters faith in, the judicial system.” Deborah Batts, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, addressed a sold-out ballroom last night at the annual banquet of QLaw , the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Bar Association of Washington . It was a glittering night of celebration and tribute at the Grand Hyatt Seattle for the LGBT legal group, which has become...
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Monday, April 14
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[Three Dollar Bill announcement] Three Dollar Bill Cinema 's "I Love The Nightlife!" April Film Series continues Thursday, April 17 with Some of my Best Friends Are... , presented at Northwest Film Forum at 7 pm . and followed by a post...
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Thursday, April 10
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WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY We need to raise thousands today for an important deposit to the Seattle Center tomorrow We're working our butts off (with no pay) to make sure Seattle has a great Pride this year, but we need your help to make it happen. Tomorrow...
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Wednesday, April 09
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American Heritage Series is an ongoing series of lectures and discussions that offer new perspectives on the role of African-Americans in American History. The series is sponsored by Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas . This second installment...
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Monday, April 07
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Hi everyone, It's the Q-guys giving you an update on Q-Spring . A couple of weeks ago a bunch of us went out to Vashon Island to check out the conference center again and give the workshop leaders a chance to get to know one another better. It was...
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Saturday, April 05
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By Miryam Gordon Cris Williamson photo: Irene Young The Seattle Women’s Chorus is about ready to jump out of their collective skins because they are so excited about singing with Cris Williamson! The concerts are Sunday, April 6 , 4pm in Bellingham ,...
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Saturday, April 05
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Out & Equal volunteers load one of the dozens of wheelbarrows used to spread bark along the building's block-long perimeter Out & Equal photo Before (inset) and after: Work done by volunteers helped brighten the landscaping around Cascade Court. Along with painting inside the building, the worked saved the low-income building's owner about $5000 in maintenance costs -- savings that can be passed on to tenants seaQwa photo: Robin Evans [Post updated 9am 4/06 to add comments from Out & Equal] About 30 volunteers from Out & Equal Seattle gathered this morning at the Cascade...
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Thursday, April 03
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Details like this brick (fake) chimney on Cascade Court were designed to echo elements of Stimson Green Mansion, in background The Stimson's carriage house at left once housed Seattle's one and only automobile. (Cascade Court in background overlooks First Hill Park.) Insets, overhangs, and outsets of the walls and the varied roofline of Cascade Court (background) echo the mansion without attempting to copy it Crews on Saturday will be asked to help with new landscaping (bring gloves if you want to participate in that). We're guessing this area on Summit will get some attention. seaQwa...
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Sunday, March 30
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Source: San Francisco Chronicle Weiland bequest A new record for bequests to LGBT organizations was set earlier this month, when former Microsoft employee Ric Weiland, who died in 2006, left...
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Saturday, March 29
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Come to the Summit to share and envision the present and future of Montana’s LGBTQ community April 19 in Helena. Sponsored by Montana Pride Network and Pride Foundation , this statewide summit is an invitation to learn about our resources and how we can...
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Friday, March 28
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At its April Business Lunch, GSBA invites you to get a sneak peek at “For My Wife”, an incredibly emotional documentary made by Charlene Strong after losing her partner and learning firsthand the inequities faced by gay and lesbian couples. The documentary...
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Friday, March 21
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As GaySeattle.blogspot has already (as is usual with this kind of thing) noted, Shelter -- one of the hits from last year's Seattle Gay & Lesbian Film festival opens for a short one-week run at the Varsity [ get directions ]. Three Dollar Bill 's programming director, Jason Plourde urges everyone interested in queer film to go there and watch the movie again or for the first time: You support great films when you see them at the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. I want to remind you that it’s just as important to support them when they hit the theatres. This weekend you can do...
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Wednesday, March 19
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Three Dollar Bill Cinema presents "I Love The Nightlife!" as their 2008 April Film Series at the Northwest Film Forum , every Thursday in April at 7 pm. This retrospective film series focuses on the portrayal of the underground gay social scene...
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Thursday, March 13
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Seattle PrideFest and OneDegree Events , producers of the Pride Weekend party/festival at Seattle Center, announced a while back their intention to solicit 100 "Community Members" who would donate $200 each for the big event. And Pride Project -- the 501(c)3 non-profit producing this year's festival, called PrideFest -- is close to reaching the goal. As of this morning, they are just nine donors away from the goal. Online donations can be made through the PrideFest website . (The money transits through PayPal which takes credit cards and other forms of payment.) A festival like PrideFest...
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Thursday, March 06
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Rev. Ken Hutcherson declared what he called a 'war' on February 15 when he learned that a poster for the Gay/Straight Alliance was displayed at the school his daughter attends, Mt. Si High School in Snoqualmie. Update: see Qnews summary of Times and PI coverage of meeting: Day of Silence at Mt. Si High prompts loud controversy at Washington school GLSEN has put out a call for those who live in the area to attend a meeting of the school board tonight at 7:30 when issues raised by the pastor's battle-call are likely to be discussed. We would love people from the Snoqualmie Valley School...
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Sunday, March 02
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Registration is now open for a new event from the folks at Q-Squared . It's called Q-Spring and is, basically, a somewhat more intimate springtime version of the group's annual late-summer CAMP event. They're calling it (with all these caps) "A Celebration of Self and Spring for Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Men." Q-Spring is intended to be a personal experience in a communal setting. Q-Spring will celebrate the coming season of new growth when the earth wakes up and new life breaks forth but most important, it will celebrate something even more remarkable: you! The launch...
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Monday, February 25
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seaQwa.com asked Zan McColloch-Lussier, Pride Foundation 's Director of Communications, to respond to a few questions we had about the Wieland bequest [see Qnews summary ] . Despite being inundated with press inquiries about the bequest, Zan was kind enough to respond. seaQwa: What changes can LGBT organizations in the Northwest expect as a result of the expanded endowment? How soon ? Zan McColloch-Lussier: This is a tricky question to answer. It is very important to us that the community’s expectations of our funding are closely matched with how it will actually change. Ric’s gift was to our...
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Sunday, February 24
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In obituaries after his 2006 suicide, Ric Wieland was called a humble and generous man. Tina Podlodowski, who headed Lifelong AIDS Alliance at the time, told the Seattle Times , "He was terrifically smart, terrifically caring, but a very unassuming kind of guy." She added that several organizations sought him out. "If you were smart, you didn't just want his money. What you wanted more than anything was his brain." Marsha Botzer of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force said , "Ric Weiland brought gentle power, honest friendship and unfailing commitment to his every...
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Tuesday, February 19
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Three Dollar Bill Cinema and GayCity promise an overabundance of glitz, glam, and goodies this Sunday, February 24 at this year's third annual Oscar party, A Night with the Stars . You'll party in the stars on the 28th floor of the Madison Renaissance Hotel downtown [ get directions ]. Along with the incredible view, Jon Stewart, and the Oscars on the big screen you'll enjoy hors d'oeuvres all evening -- and, of course, more than a few comments about the night's inevitable tragic garment choices. Tickets are available online . Standard tickets are $35 ($30 for Three Dollar Bill...
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Tuesday, February 19
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If only from their annual entries in the LGBT pride parade(s), you've probably heard of LGBT employee groups like GLEAM at Microsoft , BEAGLE at Boeing, and Pride Alliance Network of Starbucks. They're called Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and offer social support for LGBT employees of a company and work toward building workplace equality. Out & Equal is a national group whose goal is to help ERGs with resources to create better workplaces for LGBT employees and to foster workplace equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, or characteristics....
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Wednesday, February 06
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The Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) of Mt. Vernon High School invites the entire community to join them for their first big event , the Over the Rainbow Festival . Mt. Vernon's GSA chapter formed this school year and has been forced to work through many obstacles and resistance from the school district. Show your support for these students by going to the festival. Opening night is Friday, February 22 with the screening of For the Bible Tells Me So at 7 pm. The divisively contested relationship between scripture and homosexuality is at the center of For the Bible Tells Me So , a moving examination...
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Wednesday, February 06
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In a (rare) email to their list, the Seattle LGBT Community Center insists that they're not only still around, but planning for several upcoming upcoming services and events, including a QueerFest at Volunteer Park on Pride weekend. (A volunteer request for "march monitors" suggests that they're also planning to host a Pride march on Broadway. That's not explicit, however.) The year's theme is of this year's QueerFest is "Green with Pride". [And, hey, at least they deserve credit for avoiding what was surely a temptation to use the overdone word "Change"...
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