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Seattle Pacific University’s Queen Anne campus sits relatively quiet, as students have packed their belongings and gone home for winter break. However, the campus remains littered with evidence of the ongoing movement led by students in support of LGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty members.
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The Seattle LGBTQ+ Center, formerly Gay City, held its annual Stronger Together event at the AIDS Memorial Pathway Thursday evening. The event marked World AIDS Day. KNKX reporter Grace Madigan was there.
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Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. Now there's been a dramatic new turn at one of the most rancorous battlegrounds – Seattle Pacific University. A group of students, faculty and staff at the Christian university has sued leaders of the board of trustees for maintaining an employment policy barring people in same-sex relationships from full-time jobs.
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Sunday's Seattle Pride event was a joyous day for the region’s large LGBTQ community. But, coming on the heels of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe versus Wade, there were also sounds of protest. Other issues at the forefront of the parade included the need for more housing, policing and protecting the transgender community.
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The arrest is the latest in a string of student arrests related to weapons and threats of violence in Southwest Washington schools.
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Seattle Pacific University Board of Trustees Chair Cedric Davis says the trustees made their decision based on what they believed was most in line with the college's mission, according to a statement.
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Whispurr Water-Shadow and Rylee Raw co-host "Bang the Gong," a drag show that aims to highlight performers who identify as Asian. They have their first in-person show since the pandemic at Chop Suey this Sunday.
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A student raised concerns about the content of two books purchased for the library at Cedar Heights Middle School. The librarian there says his power to purchase books was suspended as a result.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed worldwide to call attention to and memorialize trans people who were killed or murdered.
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For the first time, the Pierce County Council is formally recognizing LGBTQ Pride month, which Tacoma traditionally celebrates in July. The council…