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A Toast To Pete-e Petersen, A Legendary Pioneer Of LGBTQ Rights

October 7, 2025•

It’s a sad day but also a joyous one…when beloved

Seattle Mourns The Loss Of The Iconic Roxy Doll

June 25, 2025•

Very sad news today as word spread that community member

A Toast To The Divine Shelley Brothers

February 3, 2025•

It’s being much reported on social media that SHELLEY BROTHERS,

A Celebration of Life For Union’s Mark Engelmann

July 3, 2023•

The following obituary was sent to us from Nathan Benedict

Heklina’s Memorial She Would Have Hated Set For May 23rd In The Castro

May 6, 2023•

Though to be honest, who DOESN’T hate the idea of

Heartbreaking News: Drag Legend Heklina Has Died In London

April 3, 2023•

We have been hoping it was just a sick joke,

A Toast To Darcelle XV / Walter W. Cole, Sr

March 24, 2023•

She won worldwide fame for being the oldest working drag

November 1, 2022• Iconic Gay Country Singer/Activist Patrick Haggerty Of Lavender Country Dies At 78

December 31, 2021• A Toast To Ms White!

November 22, 2021• First Trans Mayor Stu Rasmussen Dies Aged 73 In Silverton Oregon

November 12, 2021• George Bakan Memorial Scheduled For Saturday, November 13th

October 5, 2021• A Celebration of Life For Nathaniel Luke Pinzon At The Clock-Out Lounge

September 3, 2021• A “Celebration of Life” For “Daddy” Jeff Henness Scheduled For Sept 18th

May 31, 2021• Jeffrey Sanker, King of The White Party, Dead At 65

September 18, 2020• The Nation and The LGBTQ Community Mourn The Passing of Justice Ginsburg

July 7, 2020• Summer Taylor Dies After Being Struck By Driver During Protest

June 9, 2020• Seattle Loses A Pioneer Activist; SGN Editor George Bakan Dies at 79

January 1, 2020• Former Community Leader Shaun Knittel Dies, Aged 39

September 6, 2018• A Toast To The Late Great Burt Reynolds… #F*ckFacebookCensorship

September 6, 2018• A Toast To 2 Great Booksellers: Debbie Sarow and Barbara Bailey

August 16, 2018• A Toast…To The Legend Known As Aretha Franklin

July 13, 2018• Remembering Tab Hunter

June 28, 2018• Stonewall Turns 49…And, Honoring A Queer Pioneer We Just Lost: Dick Leitsch

April 12, 2018• Remembering Peggy Platt On KUOW…And, At A Memorial Service

January 24, 2018• Shocker: “Storm Chasers” Star Dies Of Suspected Overdose On Atlantis Cruise

January 16, 2018• AIDS Research Pioneer Dr. Mathilde Krim Dies At 91

November 25, 2016• A Very Lovely Lady Has Died

October 24, 2016• A Toast To Pete Burns…Who Defined Fluidity For A Generation of LGBTQ People

January 14, 2016• Community Leader, Sonorra McMath, Passed Away Last Month.

August 18, 2015• Pacific NW Pitchman For “Vern Fonk” Has Honked His Last Honk