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Same-Sex Marriage

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Undocumented Immigrants and The 21st-Century Underground Railroad: Q&A With Jose Antonio Vargas

    Jose Antonio Vargas is done coming out of the closet -- he's done it twice already. The first time the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist came out, it had to do with his sexuality. The second time, he told the world about his precarious life as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. He speak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Is Not Necessarily Voting For Santorum, But He Does Oppose Gay Marriage, and Won't Play Bass With Metallica

    It's being widely Tweeted/reported today that Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has endorsed former Republican former Senator Rick Santorum's for president. However, when KIRO's Josh Kerns and I spoke to Mustaine yesterday afternoon -- taping a conversation for Sunday's episode of Seattle Sounds -- he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Rick Santorum Campaign Credo: Elect Me and You Can Live Whatever Life I Impose on You

    Santorum​Rick Santorum insists his campaign is about something more than his morals vs. yours. So today the Republican presidential candidate lands here in the real Washington and goes directly to the state capitol, where the governor is about to sign into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Comment of the Day: Seattle 'Medieval' University

    The gay marriage bill cleared the House and now awaits the governor's signature, as we wrote about Wednesday. The yes vote was a foregone conclusion. But what made it interesting was whether a series of amendments would allow religiously affiliated schools like Seattle University to be exempt from h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Rep. Maureen Walsh's Remarkable Speech at Gay Marriage Debate; 'I Don't Miss the Sex'

    Rep. Maureen Walsh, whose daughter came out of the closet a couple of years ago, easily gave the most memorable and heartfelt speech during yesterday's House floor debate on gay marriage. The Walla Walla Republican, her voice breaking at times, offered up a poignant snapshot of her life, her family, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 8, 2012

    Love Equally

    Rep. Maureen Walsh, whose daughter came out of the closet a couple of years ago, easily gave the most memorable and heartfelt speech during yesterday's House floor debate on gay marriage. The Walla Walla Republican, her voice breaking at times, offered up a poignant snapshot of her life, her family, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Anti-Gay Pastor's Latest Rant: Gov. Chris Gregoire "Might As Well Change Her Name to John Wilkes Booth"

    UPDATE: Pastor Ken Hutcherson isn't backing off his wild comment, though he is amending it slightly. "What I said is that she ought to change her name to Joan Wilkes Booth." Glad he could clear that up.....As a linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers in the 1970s, Pastor Ken Hutche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Sen. Jim Kastama Backs Gay Marriage; Legislature One Vote Shy

    ​Washington is a single vote away of becoming the seventh state in the nation to recognize same-sex marriages. Yesterday, Sen. Jim Kastama threw his support behind the controversial measure, and with that, the Puyallup Democrat is the 24th state senator to announce he's in favor of the legal r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Hunt Club Creates a Wedge of Conflict

    There's been a lot of change lately at The Hunt Club. Remember a couple of years back when the restaurant did an Iron Chef-like contest to pick its new head chef for the kitchen? The winner, Matthew Mina, stayed in the position for about five months before moving on to the Salish Lodge. The current ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Washington State Legislators: We Have Enough Votes in the House to Pass Same-Sex Marriage Today

    ​State Rep. Jim Moeller says he's "never been more optimistic" about getting a same-sex marriage law passed in Washington state.

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Today in Sex: Who Doesn't Enjoy a Nice Stiff Cock?

    ​Isn't it generally the case that the biggest homophobes are inevitably revealed to be the most ardent same-sex, down-low lovermen? Of course I'm talking about today's big gay outing of Atlanta's Bishop Eddie Long—a man the Southern Poverty Law Center dubbed "one of the most virulently ho ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2010

    Open Tap: Is the NSA Still Monitoring Private Web Activity?

    ​Isn't it generally the case that the biggest homophobes are inevitably revealed to be the most ardent same-sex, down-low lovermen? Of course I'm talking about today's big gay outing of Atlanta's Bishop Eddie Long—a man the Southern Poverty Law Center dubbed "one of the most virulently ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Gay Marriage Issues: Going Nowhere Slowly

    ​After a federal judge in Tacoma yesterday retained a ban on releasing the names of those who supported the Washington "marriage-protection" measure Referendum 71, a California judge continued his stay on Prop 8 today, putting off same-sex marriage ceremonies at least until next Wednesday. Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Today in Sex: Ann Coulter to Entertain Gays Who Hate Gays

    ​Ann Coulter is the human equivalent of a weeping, pus-filled sore located deep in the diseased rectum of Adolf Hitler's rotting corpse. Her cackling, hate-filled pratter has targeted everyone from widows of people killed during the World Trade Center attacks to Muslims to Canadians to "faggot ... More >>

  • 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

    August 4, 2010

    As Prop. 8 Is Decided in California, A State Supreme Court Race Here Will Be Another Referendum on Gay Rights

    ​Update: Federal judge Vaughn Walker overturned Prop 8, setting the stage for a possible U.S. Supreme Court battle. Today local gay rights advocates are nervously watching e-mail alerts and Facebook pages for a federal court ruling in California deciding whether or not to overturn Propositio ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Wet Hot American Summer

    ​Update: Federal judge Vaughn Walker overturned Prop 8, setting the stage for a possible U.S. Supreme Court battle. Today local gay rights advocates are nervously watching e-mail alerts and Facebook pages for a federal court ruling in California deciding whether or not to overturn Propositio ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Election Night '09: Cutting Room Floor (Updated Results)

    ​Most media organizations get it all wrong when they cover election night parties. Too much focus is given on acceptance speeches and when a defeated opponent is ready to concede. Newsmen struggle with television crews in an orgy of celebrity humping, trying to listen as a politician thanks su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    What a Difference a Border Makes

    ​While we're home to enough haters that we have to vote on giving gay couples even basic domestic partnership rights, a quick trip North finds a broad majority of the provincial populace is not so provincial: 66% of British Columbians now favor of full-on gay marriage. At last check, only abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Embarrassment Confirmed: R-71 Makes the Ballot

    It was a noble effort, but our petition repurposing couldn't keep the measure off the ballot​With a large majority of Washingtonians supporting separate-but-(not quite) equal-to-marriage civil unions, it's a little early to be writing DC at the end of your driver's license the same way America ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    I Was Against It Before I Was for It: At Halfway Point, R-71 Looks Likely to Make Ballot

    The Secretary of State celebrates a job half-done.​At a little over two weeks since it began counting signatures for Referendum 71--the anti-gay referendum to limit domestic partnership rights--the Secretary of State's office is almost 50% done. Unless they seriously pick up the pace, the coun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Marching Together, Marching Separately

    Seattle's Pride Parade, held this past Sunday, is an annual celebration of individual and group identity. The message is simple - pride of one's sexual orientation. The event is also an expression of the needs and values of folks in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community - a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Regina Spektor: "Don't Be Gaycist"

    Regina Spektor has a new album out; Hobart says it's lovely. I loved/hated her last album. Half of it was sensational, the other half was beyond precious, like a nail file on a fucking chalkboard. But the song and video you'll find after the jump are works of art, and a reminder, as Spektor has been ... 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 >>

  • News

    October 15, 2008

    The Way We Elect Judges Is a Sham

    It’s time we learned more about these be-robed candidates.

  • Diversions

    September 17, 2008

    Are the Chicanos Going to Hell?

    It’s time we learned more about these be-robed candidates.

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

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

    It’s time we learned more about these be-robed candidates.

  • News

    October 25, 2006

    The L-Word

    Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't.

  • Film

    September 27, 2006

    Queens

    Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., Sept. 29. Rated R. 107 minutes.

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2006

    Murray Endorses Pedersen

    Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., Sept. 29. Rated R. 107 minutes.

  • Film

    August 2, 2006

    The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green

    Opens at Varsity, Fri., Aug. 4. Rated R. 88 minutes.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2006

    Marriage Winners and Losers

    Opens at Varsity, Fri., Aug. 4. Rated R. 88 minutes.

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    Red, Blue, and Green City

    Opens at Varsity, Fri., Aug. 4. Rated R. 88 minutes.

  • News

    November 17, 2004

    Evangelize the Vote

    Meet the conservative Christian pastor who spearheaded the Bush voter registration campaign in Washington.

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Oct. 6-12, 2004

    Meet the conservative Christian pastor who spearheaded the Bush voter registration campaign in Washington.

  • News

    September 15, 2004

    Gays, Mary K., Monorail

    Picks and pans from the week's news.

  • Diversions

    August 4, 2004

    Best Political Makeovers

    PEOPLE, POLITICS, & MEDIA

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    Table of Contents

    PEOPLE, POLITICS, & MEDIA

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    I do—I think

    Gay marriage and the perils of being 'normal.'

  • 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

    May 5, 2004

    A Campaign Gets Ugly

    Republicans applaud while Democratic gubernatorial candidates Christine Gregoire and Ron Sims tangle.

  • News

    April 14, 2004

    Walden College Reunion

    Republicans applaud while Democratic gubernatorial candidates Christine Gregoire and Ron Sims tangle.

  • News

    March 10, 2004

    The Gay-Marriage Hitch

    Republicans applaud while Democratic gubernatorial candidates Christine Gregoire and Ron Sims tangle.

  • News

    June 20, 2001

    Queer unions

    Pride At Work, a gay labor organization, holds its national convention in Everett.

  • Arts

    May 3, 2000

    Traveling second class

    Talking gay marriage, immigration, and exile with performance artist Tim Miller.

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