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Renee Raketty is a journalist with over two decades of experience. Her passion for the craft began with her high school newspaper and, later, completed assignments for the Mirror, a Seattle Times-owned teen newspaper. However, she cut her teeth as a staff writer and managing editor of the Seattle Gay News (SGN).

In addition to the SGN, she has written for the Seattle Gay Standard, Capitol Hill Seattle, Tacoma Weekly, Unite Seattle Magazine, and dozens of websites. She also holds the position of Field Producer for Malcontent News.

Raketty makes frequent appearances on podcasts and local media, such as KUOW’s Week in Review. She is also a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Trans Journalists Association and the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists.
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