JEFF McMILLAN | The Seattle Times

July 24, 2022 at 9:39 am

As heat records fall in Northeast, some city dwellers flee

City residents in the Northeast are fleeing a hot spell in favor of pools, beaches and forests.

June 3, 2022 at 9:59 pm

LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks

Democratic political candidates are struggling to counter a barrage of GOP attacks targeting LGBTQ people, particularly transgender people.

FILE – University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas speaks to her coach after winning the 500 meter freestyle during an NCAA college swimming meet with Harvard, Jan. 22, 2022, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas is the subject of an attack ad by Congresswoman Vick Hartzler, a U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File) PAMR203 PAMR203

February 25, 2022 at 11:58 am

In trans people, GOP candidates find latest ‘wedge issue’

Derision and disparagement of transgender people are proliferating on the airwaves and in statehouses across the country as 2022 election campaigns heat up.

January 21, 2021 at 2:43 pm

Alice Hoagland, gay-rugby godmother and 9/11 activist, dies

Alice Hoagland, a beloved figure of the gay rugby movement that her own son, Mark Bingham, helped set in motion shortly before he perished in...

June 25, 2020 at 4:53 am

LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — LGBTQ Pride is turning 50 this year a little short on its signature fanfare, after the coronavirus pandemic drove it to...

October 13, 2019 at 7:13 am

In or out? Court case on job bias casts pall on LGBT fests VIEW

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — National Coming Out Day festivities were tempered this year by anxiety that some LGBT folk may have to go back into the...

May 21, 2019 at 11:34 am

In gender-swap photo filters, some trans people see therapy VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Hit a button, and you're "transformed" into a woman. The beard disappears. The face and jaw smooth out. The hair floats...

May 20, 2019 at 3:40 pm

In gender-swap photo filters, some trans people see therapy while others raise concerns VIEW

Snapchat is not the first face-altering app with such a feature; FaceApp, for instance, has had one for years. But users of the Snapchat filter...

July 31, 2016 at 9:38 pm

After DNC, it’s back to parking as usual in South Philly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drive a guest into Philadelphia from the airport, and the first question you're likely to hear is not "What's the best cheesesteak...

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May 31, 2007 at 12:00 am

Gays, lesbians join the chastity movement

Justin Lee grew up with the notion of saving sex for marriage. When he realized he was gay, that could have thrown a wrench into...