Gay Seattle Guide: Delicious Eats That Are Worth Every Penny
Gay Seattle Guide: Emerald City is full of great places to eat and drink. Here’s a guide to all our favorite spots. Top Chef, Anthony Bourdain, and Mario Batali are a few culinary biggies who’ve spotlighted the food scene in the Emerald City, known for its fresh seafood and many James…
Seattle: Where Restrooms are Available and Safe For All
Seattle’s LGBTQ task force convened to help fight hate crimes on Capitol Hill is approaching the problems of bias and inequality from all angles. In one of the first recommendations from the 30-member committee, Mayor Ed Murray’s office has proposed legislation that would require all single-occupancy restrooms in the city to be…
Gay Men in Seattle Are Now Less Likely to Contract HIV Than Before
A new examination of data has shown that over generations gay men in Seattle are less likely to be infected by HIV now than previously, but racial disparities still exist. The data was presented at the International AIDS Society Conference in Vancouver, according to AIDS Map, and indicated that there has…
Gay Seattle: Mayor Murray Unveils Rainbow Crosswalks in Capitol Hill
Photography by Nate Gowdy Ed Murray, Seattle’s first openly gay mayor and a Capitol Hill resident, unveiled the neighborhood’s new rainbow crosswalks as a bold symbol of the city’s LGBT community. The crosswalks, which were introduced early Tuesday morning, span six different intersections of Pike and Pine Streets, between 11th Avenue and Broadway.…
Gay Seattle Guide: Best Gay Bars
Seattle is not only an eclectic and at times, eccentric city, it also one of the most gay-friendly on the West Coast, featuring more than a dozen LGBT bars in its popular neighborhood of Capitol Hill. While some of Seattle’s gay bars may seem to cater to strictly men or…
Gay Pride is ‘About Family’ in Seattle
SEATTLE — Seattle’s gay pride celebration has evolved from a political parade to a family event featuring bounce houses, free ice cream and marching Boy Scouts and cheerleaders. Organizers draw nearly 500,000 to watch the parade through downtown Seattle and participate in a picnic and family-friendly entertainment at nearby parks.…
Rainbow-Colored Crosswalks Mark Seattle LGBTQ Pride
Rainbow crosswalks are installed at 11 intersections in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Photo: Brian Westbrook / KING) As Pride Week in Seattle gets under way, Mayor Ed Murray unveils newly painted rainbow-colored crosswalks on Capitol Hill. Rainbows have long dangled in windows of storefronts across Capitol Hill — and they now…
Gay Seattle Event: Pride ASIA presents RICE BALL 2015
Seattle Gay News ― The committee of dedicated community members on the board of Pride ASIA, producers of the annual Pride ASIA celebration at Seattle’s Hing Hay Park in the International District, have scheduled their biggest fundraising event of the year, ‘Rice Ball: A Taste of Asia’ for Saturday, May 9, 6…