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Gay and Lesbian Relationships

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Comment of the Day: Our "Ridiculous and Offensive" P.D.A. Cover

    In response to our cover story "How They Met" a mother sent us a letter calling our cover picture of homosexual couples "ridiculous and offensive." She's not a fan of public displays of affection (P.D.A.) on newspaper racks and doesn't want to tell her kids about homosexuals. Her letter is our Comme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    The Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage Referendum's Wording

    Opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage are fighting over the phrasing of a single paragraph in the war of words to win over voters in the fall when a referendum on gay marriage comes to a head. The paragraph summarizes Referendum 74 which puts to a public vote the gay marriage bill Gov. Chris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Breaking News: With Tears in Her Eyes, Gov. Chris Gregoire Signs Gay Marriage Bill

    An emotional Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed into law a historic measure to make Washington the seventh state to legalize gay marriage. "This is a very proud moment," Gregoire said as applauding gay couples and media from around the country looked on.

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    History In The Making!! Gay Marriage Clears Senate And Is On The Way To Becoming Law

    ​In an historic vote last night in Olympia, the Washington state Senate passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. The stage is set for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The measure now heads to the House, which is expected to appr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Washington United for Marriage Hatches State's Best Effort Thus Far to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

    ​For the next year advocates from a broad spectrum of groups will be asking same-sex couples to share their stories with the rest of the state. The strategy appears to represent Washington's most concerted effort thus far in making same-sex marriage legal.

  • News

    August 24, 2011

    Gay Rage Comes Out of the Closet

    A First Hill double murder sheds light on a sometimes-silent killer.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Seattle Storm to Meet President Obama Today--Will They Ask Him Why He Doesn't Support Same-Sex Marriage?

    ​Last Friday, after the Seattle Storm beat the Minnesota Lynx 65-55, the team invited reporters into the locker room for questions. Sarah Toce from the Seattle Lesbian blog was there and reported that during the question-and-answer session, someone yelled out "They just passed [same-sex] marri ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 15, 2011

    Opening Nights: The Gene Pool

    Well-intentioned caricatures instead of characters make this a shallow pool indeed.

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2011

    The Blow

    Well-intentioned caricatures instead of characters make this a shallow pool indeed.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Prop 8 Decision by U.S. Supreme Court Could Help, or Hurt, Thousands of Local Gay Couples

    ​Thousands of Washington couples are among the gays and lesbians nationwide that could benefit--or be irreparably harmed--if the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the issue of gay marriage on the heels of a federal judge's ruling overturning Proposition 8--the California law banning gay marriage--ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Reader: Gun Rights Are Not the Same as Gay Rights

    Not to be confused with the gay rights movement.​Reader John Pierce of OpenCarry.org responds to Video: "The Daily Show" on Open Carry in Starbucks and Beyond. "I am the open carrier featured in the Daily Show piece and I thought that I would clarify one point. "We do not feel that the strug ... More >>

  • Diversions

    January 6, 2010

    There's a Reason It's Not Called a "Buttrail"

    Not to be confused with the gay rights movement.​Reader John Pierce of OpenCarry.org responds to Video: "The Daily Show" on Open Carry in Starbucks and Beyond. "I am the open carrier featured in the Daily Show piece and I thought that I would clarify one point. "We do not feel that the strug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Gays to the Anti-R71 Camp: Okay, You Were Right, This IS About Marriage

    How do you know it's a gay pride celebration? The marching band playing "Thriller" before breakfast.​Protect Marriage Washington, sponsor of the reject Referendum 71 campaign, argued that the "everything but marriage law" was a slippery slope to granting gay and lesbian couples the "m" word. A ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2009

    Are Gays Too Late to Destroy Marriage?

    Their influence may ultimately be nothing compared to what straights have done.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Gays Inch Closer to Full Citizenship

    Kudos to the Legislature and Governor for making it official today: Washington will now grant gay domestic partners all the rights it grants straight married couples. (Of course, this doesn't apply to federal rights and benefits.) After passing the Senate 30-18, the measure passed the House today ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Maybe Someday We'll Be as Progressive as Iowa

    While we wait for our "everything but marriage" bill to pass the state House, Iowa has legalized gay marriage, thanks to a ruling its Supreme Court handed down today. Said the court: "Equal protection under the Iowa Constitution is essentially a direction that all persons similarly situated should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Hooray, State Senate!

    Last night, the state Senate passed the domestic partnership bill to give gay couples all the rights that married straight ones have--at least to the extent that the state can provide that. The legislation seems likely to pass the House as well, and Gregoire has said she'll sign it. Of course, once ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    It's Better to Be Gay Here Than in Most States

    Author: Lokal_Profil, used under Creative Commons 2.5 The above map (click to enlarge) shows gay marriage rights (or lack thereof) in all fifty states. If Washington passes the domestic partnership legislation introduced yesterday, it will join Vermont and New Hampshire as the only states with (rou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    New Domestic Partnership Bills Aren't Messing Around

    Because our Supreme Court believes procreation is a rational reason to ban gay marriage, every year Washington legislators introduce bills to expand the rights of domestic partners. This year's bills are properly bold, making domestic partnerships the equivalent of marriage in everything but name. L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Obama: Good for the Gays

    "The God that he's praying to is not the God that I know." That's what Gene Robinson recently told The New York Times about Rick Warren. But the latter, via his suburban California megachurch, preaches to a much larger flock. And Robinson, an Episcopal bishop in tiny, free-thinking New Hampshire, mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2008

    Obama Gets a Pass on Gay Marriage

    "I have not said that I was a supporter of gay marriage, but I am a strong supporter of civil unions, and I would, as president, make absolutely certain that all federal laws pertaining to married couples—benefits pertaining to married couples are conferred to people who—same sex couples who ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Dysfunction, Not Gays, Is a Threat to Marriage

    "I have not said that I was a supporter of gay marriage, but I am a strong supporter of civil unions, and I would, as president, make absolutely certain that all federal laws pertaining to married couples—benefits pertaining to married couples are conferred to people who—same sex couples who ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    How to Say Nothing Ethically: A Look at the Supreme Court Candidates and Their Websites

    "I have not said that I was a supporter of gay marriage, but I am a strong supporter of civil unions, and I would, as president, make absolutely certain that all federal laws pertaining to married couples—benefits pertaining to married couples are conferred to people who—same sex couples who ha ... More >>

  • News

    April 23, 2008

    Free Association, But Not for a Political Party

    A private organization ought to be able to have some control over its message by determining who can associate with it.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2008

    Free Association, But Not For A Political Party

    A private organization ought to be able to have some control over its message by determining who can associate with it.

  • News

    January 16, 2008

    There Goes the Gayborhood

    As gay couples flee Capitol Hill and its drift toward overpriced sterility, an unlikely South County suburb helps fill the void.

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2007

    Chicken Little Looms Large

    As gay couples flee Capitol Hill and its drift toward overpriced sterility, an unlikely South County suburb helps fill the void.

  • News

    October 25, 2006

    The L-Word

    Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't.

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2006

    Murray Endorses Pedersen

    Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2006

    Marriage Winners and Losers

    Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2006

    Gay-Marriage Decision Tomorrow

    Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2006

    Gay Marriage Will Be Legal

    Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2006

    Gay Olympia?

    Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't.

  • News

    June 21, 2006

    Memo: On Courting and Gay Marriage

    Some advice for the Washington Supreme Court as it weighs the Defense of Marriage Act and balances political expediency with legal principles.

  • Arts

    February 22, 2006

    Sharks and the City

    Sublimely absurdist comic fluff from a troupe at the fringe's leading edge.

  • News

    February 8, 2006

    Sexual Disorientation

    A court decision on gay marriage could aid opponents of the new, unrelated gay-civil-rights law.

  • News

    January 19, 2005

    The Rationale for Love

    Gay marriage is illegal in Washington, but why? In defending the law before the Supreme Court, the state must cite a 'rational' reason.

  • News

    August 11, 2004

    The Politics of Gay Marriage

    Despite a historic ruling, the candidates for governor aren't likely to make same-sex unions a campaign issue— unless they have to.

  • News

    June 30, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "[Michael Moore's] work is to a truthful documentary as 'fruit punch' is to 'fruit juice'—18 percent real at best."

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    Till Death Do They Part?

    Researchers wonder whether same-sex couples are up to the commitment.

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    It Had to Be 'You'

    Does queer matrimony require a whole new love song?

  • News

    March 10, 2004

    Gay Marriage and Quotes

    Does queer matrimony require a whole new love song?

  • News

    June 20, 2001

    Boy crazy

    Mr. Nude Seattle bares his body and soul to Seattle Weekly.

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    News Clips— Christian law

    Mr. Nude Seattle bares his body and soul to Seattle Weekly.

  • News

    February 21, 2001

    News Clips— Mall kiss-off

    Mr. Nude Seattle bares his body and soul to Seattle Weekly.

  • Diversions

    November 1, 2000

    Hot cock for free!

    Mr. Nude Seattle bares his body and soul to Seattle Weekly.

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    A queer census

    Will counting gay and lesbian couples lead to liberation?

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Singled out

    Will counting gay and lesbian couples lead to liberation?

  • Arts

    October 6, 1999

    No Kidding

    Weekly writer forced to praise Stranger columnist's book!

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