David Schmader: There was no 'out and happy' growing up gay in Texas Bill Radke speaks with David Schmader about the essay he wrote for KUOW's Seattle Story Project titled, " My teacher abused me. I didn’t realize it... Bill Radke
My teacher abused me. I didn’t realize it until 20 years later This story takes place in the year 1986, in the great state of Texas. David Schmader
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
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... Shane Mehling