SGN: Seattle Gay News

11/27/2025

11/20/2025

There are now only *six hours* left until the end of final voting for our Best Of Seattle ‘25 (closing 11:59 PM tonight!)

All the winners will be featured next month in our “Best of 2025” issue 📰🏳️‍🌈

Check out the over 190+ categories and vote for your best ofs tonight before times run out!

Polls are open and we want YOUR vote in the SGN: Best of Seattle 2025 Final Voting!

11/20/2025

There are only *6 hours* left until the end of final voting for our Best Of Seattle ‘25 (closing 11:59pm tonight!)

All the winners will be featured next month in our “Best Of 2025” issue 📰🏳️‍🌈

Check out the over 190+ categories tonight before time runs out!

Polls are open and we want YOUR vote in the SGN: Best of Seattle 2025 Final Voting!

11/13/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to our very own SGN columnist Isabel Mata — newly elected to the Lynnwood City Council!

We are beyond proud of Isabel, who not only brings her powerful voice to the pages of SGN: Seattle Gay News, but has also represented the SGN on TV, podcasts, and at public events with grace, clarity, and heart. Her election is a win for Lynnwood and a win for every community that believes in belonging, compassion, and inclusive leadership.

Isabel follows in the footsteps of former SGN Editor Sally Clark, who went on to serve on the Seattle City Council. It’s inspiring to see another SGN alum step into public office and continue the legacy of community-centered leadership.

For those who don’t yet know her full story:

✨ Isabel (she/her) is a nationally published lifestyle and wellness writer whose work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Well+Good, Wondermind, and more than 50 outlets worldwide.

✨ She’s a mindfulness teacher, a community-builder, a small business owner, and a trusted advocate for safety, care, and inclusion.

✨ Raised in Rochester and Nashville, educated at NYU (with honors!), and rooted now in Lynnwood with her husband Richard and their three beloved cats — she brings both lived experience and deep compassion to her leadership.

Isabel’s vision is simple and powerful: a Lynnwood where no one is left behind. A community where every neighbor feels safe, supported, and truly at home. And voters clearly agreed.

11/13/2025

🏳️‍🌈 We’re thrilled to be nominated for Best Outdoor Event in Seattle Gay News’ Best of Seattle ‘25 Readers Choice Awards!

If you loved Seattle Pride in the Park, show your support by voting at bestof.sgn.org/arts-and-culture/best-outdoor-event

Congratulations to the other nominees, PrideFest and White Center Pride! ❤️

Photos by Stephen Anunson

11/13/2025

Seattle will have a Capitol Hill renter as its next mayor. Wednesday’s seventh day of ballot counts by King County Elections has added another 630 votes to Katie Wilson’s lead pushing h…

11/13/2025

Polls are open and we want YOUR vote in the SGN: Best of Seattle 2025 Final Voting!

11/11/2025

As the leaves turn brown, and the Big Dark comes closer upon us, brighten up this holiday season with the SGN “Happy Holi-Gays!” issue out now! 🎄🦃🕎

Offering a whole host of holiday-themed Q***r content for your viewing pleasure, including a 2025 Gift Guide presented by UnderU4Men , our SGN staff picks, a holiday charitable giving guide, and most importantly — SGN’s Naughty & Nice list, Seattle’s LGBTQ+ community shows once again that the holiday season doesn’t have to be dreary when it’s celebrated with pride!

Find the full special issue on shelves across Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area, or digitally on our special issues page at www.sgn.org/special_issues

And lastly, if you can find it in your heart (and budget) to support the SGN this holiday season, we’ll personally make sure to put in a good word for you with the big man himself 🎅🏼 Consider making a donation, and help us keep printing and providing a platform for LGBTQIA+ voices! Go to https://givebutter.com/6lZnDB 🏳️‍🌈

11/11/2025

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Progressive candidate Katie Wilson now leads in the race to become Seattle's next mayor, by just 91 votes!

With an over 53% voter turnout, King County election officials still have roughly 6,400 more ballots left to count. This is a major turn of events as incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell had initially led the count on Nov. 4th election night at 53.3% to Wilson's 46.18%.

Today's updated, unofficial election results can be found online at: https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elections/results/2025/november-general