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Home Capitol Hill News, Crime, Gay News, Hate Groups, News, Queer News, Seattle News, Seattle Pride 2019, Seattle Transgender Scene, Trans* PrideVandalism and Fascist Groups Loom Over Seattle Pride Month Festivities

Vandalism and Fascist Groups Loom Over Seattle Pride Month Festivities

June 19, 2019• byMichael Strangeways
Stolen Pride flag replaced at Swallow Bar in White Center. Via Swallow Bar FB page

Stolen Pride flag replaced at Swallow Bar in White Center. Via Swallow Bar FB page

Over the last few weeks, a number of disturbing occurrences have marred the usual festivity of Seattle’s LGBTQ community during Pride Month. Appearances of right wing fascist groups like the Proud Boys on the streets of Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle over the last two weeks and their stated intent to counter march during the Friday, June 28th Seattle Trans Pride March have rattled community members and caused concern for event planners trying to keep all Pride events safe and secure for participants. 

More worry was raised over this past weekend as Pride flags were ripped down from several gay bars in the area including Capitol Hill’s The Crescent Lounge and at bars in White Center including the just opened Swallow Bar and The Lumber Yard. The flags were all quickly replaced and re-installed.

Even more disturbing was the removal and theft of recently installed artwork in Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill that was part of the AIDS Memorial Pathway Project. Pieces by area artists Gabriel Stromberg, Pete Rush, and Timothy White Eagle were removed over the weekend just a few days after their unveiling last Thursday, June 13th, at this month’s Capitol Hill Art Walk.

White Eagle, an acclaimed artist and designer who works with performance artist/playwright Taylor Mac, commented on Instagram about the thefts and stated that his pieces were made to honor friends lost to AIDS and were designed to be temporary works that would gradually dissolve in the elements and he wryly noted about the theft: “The project is about loss…what could be more perfect than to have them taken without warning?”

Seattle Police Department are investigating the incidents while the community prepares to be more vigilant during the next 11 days of area Pride events.

Some of the artwork from the AMP exhibit in Cal Anderson Park that was stolen over the weekend. Photo via AMP FB page

Some of the artwork from the AMP exhibit in Cal Anderson Park that was stolen over the weekend. Photo via AMP FB page

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.

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One Reply to “Vandalism and Fascist Groups Loom Over Seattle Pride Month Festivities”

  1. D. Harrison says:
    June 19, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    Also window broken at Emerson Salon night Proud Boys were on hill. Just after PRIDE decorations went up

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