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Trash Panda Go Kart is a name that creates a funny mental image of a couple of raccoons piloting a go-kart, one with its...
10/13/2026

Trash Panda Go Kart is a name that creates a funny mental image of a couple of raccoons piloting a go-kart, one with its paws on the steering wheel while the other pushes the gas and brake pedals. For Zinnia Su and Selena Kane, the name perfectly captures their band’s silly and whimsical nature.

TPGK is a Lesbian-rock duo consisting of Zinnia on drums and Selena on guitar; both are also on vocals. Their music is reminiscent of late ‘60s and early ‘70s pop-rock bands such as Fleetwood Mac, The Who, or The Police, while still having a bit of an early progressive-rock sound similar to Yes, King Crimson, and Rush.

Unlike many modern ‘70s-inspired bands and musicians, like Tame Impala or Cindy Lee, TPGK doesn’t take itself that seriously, as most of its songs and general aesthetic is themed around raccoons and other woodland creatures. One would almost assume the women make music for raccoons, with songs that explore what it means to be one in modern society.

Recently, the band finished hosting its own music festival in South Seattle, titled Forbidden Feline Fest, with mainline acts including Student Nurse, The Lichen Hearts, Negative Passengers, and Skull Cat.

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The feminist organization Women’s March designated October 8, 2026, a day of action, for rallies, campus walkouts, and o...
10/09/2026

The feminist organization Women’s March designated October 8, 2026, a day of action, for rallies, campus walkouts, and other protests nationwide against sexual violence and the institutions that allow it to continue, under the slogan "Stop Sexual Violence: From the Frat House to the White House.”

The catalyst was the high-profile “Cornell 7” case, in which seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University are accused of drugging and sexually assaulting an anonymous student in 2024.

The Gender Equity Movement (GEM) took it upon itself to organize the Women’s March protest in Seattle. Attendees were asked to wear teal-colored clothing or ribbons to signify sexual assault and abuse awareness.

They were also asked to carry signs that say “I am Jane Doe” and/or wear Jane Doe name tags, in solidarity with the anonymous woman.

The rally drew a large crowd, including the Seattle Handmaids, who led the march with a banner saying “ERA NOW,” in reference to the Equal Rights Amendment.

There was a musical performance by local folk singer Love Victory Rose, and speeches by several prominent feminist figures: Lisa Weber from the National Organization for Women, Helen Gilbert from Radical Women, and Hannah Sabio Howell, who is currently running for State Senate from the 43rd District.

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I am a Transgender elder, and I have lived long enough to know that being down is not the same thing as being finished.I...
10/08/2026

I am a Transgender elder, and I have lived long enough to know that being down is not the same thing as being finished.

I have also lived long enough to know that simply telling people we are hurting is not enough.

The Transgender movement has much in common with the civil rights movements that came before it. Our histories are not identical, and we should never pretend that they are. But there are lessons we should be willing to learn.

People can be judged, excluded, and denied opportunity because of characteristics they did not choose and cannot simply change. They can lose jobs, housing, relationships, and security because other people have decided that something about them makes them less deserving.

That is discrimination. It is real. And it has consequences.

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Local LGBTQ+ journalism doesn’t happen without local support.Today is Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day. Your donation will ...
10/08/2026

Local LGBTQ+ journalism doesn’t happen without local support.

Today is Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day. Your donation will help 18 LGBTQ+ newsrooms across the US continue to report on the stories, people and issues that shape our communities.

When decisions affecting LGBTQ+ people are made in city halls, statehouses, school boards and courtrooms, local journalists are there to deliver vital information.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is a chance to support the newsrooms doing that work every day.

And today, the Bob Ross Foundation will match your donation to Seattle Gay News (SGN) dollar for dollar, up to $5,000!

Your support helps fund the local LGBTQ+ journalism our community relies on.

Support your local LGBTQ+ newsroom today 🏳️‍🌈 https://givebutter.com/LGBTQMediaGivingDay2026

I was introduced to Pregnant Dad at Chop Suey in February at the first-ever Trans Music Showcase. They say to save the b...
10/06/2026

I was introduced to Pregnant Dad at Chop Suey in February at the first-ever Trans Music Showcase. They say to save the best for last — but the host, May Graves, introduced them with something along the lines of: "This band is absolutely terrible. Their music is offensive to anyone with ears.”

Aside from setting the bar low, it was also quite a humorous way of establishing the group’s personality. The all-trans punk band takes elements from metal music to create an aggressive-sounding, head-banging, high-energy experience, and their unapologetic nature makes for an unforgettable performance.

Currently Pregnant Dad is coming off of releasing their debut album, It’s a Boy, at Lucky Liquor on September 5, along with Whorl and The Velvet Helmets.

The band consists of SokS on guitar and vocals, Avery on drums, and Spice on bass. “I didn’t know how to play guitar or do vocals — I just knew I wanted to start a band,” said SokS, explaining that the whole process figuring things out as they went.

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In less than a month, Washington voters will decide on whether to approve or reject Let’s Go Washington’s initiatives: I...
10/06/2026

In less than a month, Washington voters will decide on whether to approve or reject Let’s Go Washington’s initiatives: IL26-638 (“Protecting Girls’ Sports”) and IL26-001 (“Restoring Parental Rights”).

As LGW — the political action committee founded and funded by MAGA-aligned billionaire Brian Heywood — finishes out its campaign to remove statewide protections for Transgender and other Q***r K-12 students in both sports and the issues of privacy for school records, the family of one high school athlete who several times has spoken publicly about opposing Trans inclusion in women’s and girls’ sports has received over $22,000 in payments from the organization.

According to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission, from April to August 2026, LGW had paid a collective $22,236 to Amiee Staudt, parent to 17-year-old Tumwater High School student Frances Staudt.

Frances Staudt has made numerous public appearances on conservative media programs and in-person LGW events, condemning LGBTQIA+-affirming lawmakers in Washington and calling on them to oppose Trans inclusion in school sports.

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To start off LGBTQIA+ history month, we are highlighting the life and legacy of the SGN’s longest serving publisher and ...
10/03/2026

To start off LGBTQIA+ history month, we are highlighting the life and legacy of the SGN’s longest serving publisher and staunch LGBTQIA+ community advocate: George Bakan, who would have turned 85 years old today.

Bakan became editor-in-chief of the SGN in 1983, and later became co-owner and publisher in 1993. He took over from Jim Tully and James Arnold, who first created the paper in 1973 as a newsletter out of the Seattle Gay Community Center.

Bakan, outside of steering the paper through decades of LGBTQIA+ advocacy – from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to police accountability to marriage equality – also helped lead the Seattle Freedom Day Committee, which organized Seattle’s Pride march and rally from the mid-1980s to late 1990s.

Reporters, photographers, copy editors, and others members of the Seattle Times newsroom took to downtown streets on Sep...
10/02/2026

Reporters, photographers, copy editors, and others members of the Seattle Times newsroom took to downtown streets on Sept. 30, just a block from the newspaper’s new office, to demand wage increases, as well as proper protections against AI replacing them and their colleagues.

The crowd of around 60 people, mostly Seattle Times union members alongside some labor supporters and former employees, picketed with signs of “Honk If You Hate AI” and “Fair Contract Now!” on Denny Way and Stewart Street, as passersby in their vehicles honked in support.

The picketers made their presence and dissatisfaction equally known with a giant inflatable dinosaur, stacks of Domino’s pizzas, and a custom sign station, where members scribbled down their own slogans, such as “Baddies Hate AI” and “Human Rights for Human Writers.”

According to the union, the Seattle Times’ most recent wage increase proposal would be less than 2% for most workers, or $48 per paycheck before taxes, despite inflation sitting at 4.4% — equating to an overall wage decrease.

“So many of our members here are experiencing the cost of living crisis that we’ve covered in our own papers,” said Amanda Zhou, a Times climate reporter and member of the union’s bargaining committee, “and we were very eager to address this on day one of meeting with the company.”

Another motivating factor for union organizers is securing AI protections for its workers across the board. Although the publication agreed during bargaining to not allow AI to write stories or interview people, positions in other elements of the paper’s production (including graphic design, copy editing, etc.) would still be at risk of replacement by AI.

“All of our members in the newsroom — reporters, photographers, copy editors, page designers, graphic artists, digital producers, and more — deserve job security against machines,” said race and equity reporter Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks during her speech at the picket line.

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On September 26, Stone Soup Crew held a community resource fair at Cal Anderson Park. The event included food, a DJ, and...
09/29/2026

On September 26, Stone Soup Crew held a community resource fair at Cal Anderson Park. The event included food, a DJ, and booths staffed by several organizations. In addition to being about providing food, clothing, and necessities to those who are struggling, it also celebrated the first anniversary of SSC’s formation.

Members of SSC, a transgender- and BIPOC-led organization, have been coming to the park every Wednesday since September 2025 to provide hot meals to unhoused people. They decided to host a fair to commemorate one year since the founding of SSC.

“It has been amazing,” said codirector of SSC Elle Cree. “Seattle turns out when you call, and we’ve had several organizations that have shown up here. I am very impressed… We’ve competed with a lot of other events today, and it has truly been wonderful.”

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