Capitol Hill Pride Festival joins international march The three-day Capitol Hill Pride Festival kicks off this weekend. However, organizers expressed frustration in not receiving all the city permits they... Angela Nhi Nguyen
My Catholic mom and her two queer sons My mom and I are kind of the same person. Look at our muddy little eyes and how they crinkle when we smile. And our thick black hair, which we keep tied... RILEY COLLINS
She was a SWAT team leader. Now she wants to be sheriff The first woman to lead King County's SWAT team wants to be sheriff. Major Mitzi Johanknecht says after 32 years on the force she's qualified to take... Paige Browning
She was tortured for being gay. With $300 she fled to Seattle Jacque Larrainzar fled Mexico in the late 1990s. She asked the woman at the airport how far she could go with the $300 in her pocket, and the woman... Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi
100 days to reduce youth homelessness. How much can King County do? Thousands of young people in Washington state go to sleep each night without a stable home. Now communities in King, Pierce and Spokane counties are... Kate OConnell
Mayor Murray's editorial, annotated A week ago, a man with the initials D.H. filed a lawsuit saying that Seattle Mayor Ed Murray had paid him for sex as a teenager in the 1980s. D.H., who... Isolde Raftery
I was a young gay man in the 80s who got by on survival sex The Seattle Times dropped a bombshell on the local political scene last week, publishing a lengthy account of interviews with three separate men who... Geov Parrish
Trans teens: Here's what you miss when you debate the bathroom issue KUOW’s Bill Radke talks with Leyla Gheisar and Fred Anex-Schnauss , two non-binary trans teens in Seattle who, despite state protections, still struggle... Bill Radke Shane Mehling
This mom was a die-hard Rush Limbaugh fan. Then her kid came out as trans Marlo Mack is raising her nine-year-old transgender daughter in Seattle. Over the years Mack has felt supported and welcomed in her hometown. But this...
After anti-gay threat, victim and police see Seattle community pull together Crimes against LGBTQ people are among the most reported hate-crimes in Seattle . In the second half of 2016, 22 crimes were reported against gay,... Paige Browning