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Queer Activist Q & A: Deaunte Damper of WA
Name: Deaunte Damper Organizations: King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Converge Media Location: Seattle, WA When did you start getting involved with being an activist or advocate,

Queer Advocate Q & A: Jenna Damron of Idaho
Name: Jenna Damron Organization: ACLU of Idaho, Statewide LGBTQ+ Rights Strategist Location: Boise, ID When did you start getting involved with being an advocate and why? I got involved in

Queer Activist Q & A; Joey Wieser of WA and CA
Name: Joey Wieser Organization: Independent Advocate & Digital Strategist Location: Seattle, WA (currently in Los Angeles, CA) When did you start getting involved with activism and why? My activism really

Queer Activist Q & A: Preston Pace of Idaho
Name: Preston Pace Company Name: Boise Trans Joy Location: Boise, ID When did you start getting involved with being an activist or advocate and why? I’ve been an advocate for mental health

Queer Activist Q & A: Benny Ilac of Montana
Name: Benny Ilac Company Name: Montana Trans Joy Location: Missoula, MT When did you start getting involved with being an activist or advocate and why? I first became involved with

Queer Beauty Pros Q & A: Michaela Rose from Boise, ID
Name: Michaela Rose Profession: Hair stylist and Salon owner Company: Created in Chaos Salon in Boise, ID How did you get started working in this industry? I started out as a
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Bright Light Bright Light (AKA…Rod Thomas) on Music, Identity, and Finding Joy in a Chaotic World
Bright Light Bright Light—born Rod Thomas—sounds relaxed, if a little travel-worn, when he joins the call. It’s the middle of a North American tour with drag superstar Grag Queen, a

Metropolitan Fashion Week Seattle Marks 15 Years on Its Own Terms-A Review
Review by Reshma Allu; Photos by MK Scott, Jonathan Mathews and Angela Tyree Fifteen years in, Metropolitan Fashion Week Seattle knows exactly what it is—and that confidence showed in every

Inheritance of Ashes: A Family Reckoning in ‘Appropriate’ with Seattle Actress, Angela DiMarco
Angela DiMarco greets me warmly, her energy immediate and inviting, as if we’ve been mid-conversation for years rather than just beginning. She laughs easily, leans in, and with a quick

GenPride’s “Across the Spectrum” Celebrates the Power and Stories of LGBTQ+ Senior Women
Seattle’s GenPride monthly webinar, held on March 25, Across the Spectrum: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Senior Women, brought together with GenPride’s Executive Director, Judy Kinney along with three remarkable panelists—Glenda West, Roberta

Good Grief, What a Night: Peanuts Comes to Life in a Joyful Symphony of Music and Broadway Magic-A Review
The Seattle Symphony’s Peanuts 75th Anniversary Symphonic Concert at Benaroya Hall proved that nostalgia, when handled with care and imagination, can feel as fresh as it is familiar. More than

Seattle choruses’ 30th Annual Auction and Gala promise music, glamour and community with Jai Rodriguez
One of the most anticipated nights of the year is almost here. The 30th Annual Auction and Gala, benefiting the Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, is set to






