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Continue reading →: I’ve had the experience of coming out twice, and both were vastly different
By Dash Lemons I’ve had the experience of coming out twice, and both were vastly different. The first time, I was 19 and living in Boise, Idaho. I wanted to come out in high school, but never felt safe enough to do so. Homophobia was…
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Continue reading →: “Don’t become what you hate”: Squirrel mosaic next to Saint Rat stripped over territorialism
By Hannah Saunders On September 22, the first day of fall, a squirrel mosaic stood several windows down from Cal Anderson Park’s famous Hot Rat Summer (HRS) mosaic for about eight hours before being stripped down by someone who claimed to be sent by the…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Palestine protesters shut down streets
By Douglas Cueva On October 4, Seattle residents in support of Palestine shut down the streets to protest two full years of genocide carried out by the Israeli and US governments. Follow Douglas Cueva on Instagram.
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Continue reading →: Pentagon to deploy 200 National Guard members to Portland to quell peaceful ICE protests
By Hannah Saunders On September 27, the 112th day of consecutive peaceful protests outside of Portland’s ICE facility, Trump ordered the deployment of “troops” to the city and authorized them to use “full force” against citizens to quell the around-the-clock demonstrations. But the City of…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Children’s Hospital nurses fight for better wages, increased safety, and workplace rights
By Hannah Saunders CORRECTION: We removed part of the headline that said, “Don’t cross the picket line.” SCH staff and patients are encouraged to provide and receive care! The Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) said it has reached a point in contract negotiations on behalf…
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Continue reading →: WA and 16 states sue feds over forced removal of gender-inclusive language in sexual health education materials for students
By Hannah Saunders The Trump regime is threatening to yank funding from teen reproductive and sexual health education programs in states unless they remove language that affirms the gender identity of young people, but Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, alongside 15 other states, have launched…
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Continue reading →: UPDATE Ivar’s responds: Whistleblower comes forward about unsafe working conditions at Ivar’s Acres of Clams: bird droppings, no mandatory breaks
By Hannah Saunders Vast gusts of winds throughout the city on September 15 forced employees at Ivar’s Acres of Clams in downtown Seattle into unsafe working conditions. Dried bird droppings were scattered all over the deck, and employees could not keep up with wiping the…
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Continue reading →: Celebrating the 26th Bi Visibility Day and combating persistent stigma
By Hannah Saunders This September 23 marks the 26th year of Bi Visibility Day, which celebrates Bisexuality and brings awareness to challenges Bi people continue to experience, like biphobia and bi-erasure. Since Trump has retaken office, the federal government has targeted the Bi community— about…








