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Suspect in ‘execution-style’ murders of two Seattle gay men captured in N.J.
SEATTLE — The suspect in the murder of two gay men in Seattle last month has been arrested in New Jersey, according to Seattle police. Ali Muhammad Brown, 29, was taken into custody in West Orange, N.J. on Friday. No additional details about the arrest have been provided. Earlier this month, prosecutors in King County, Wash., filed aggravated murder charges …
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Iraq war veteran alleges he was kicked out of taxi for kissing his boyfriend
TACOMA, Wash. — An Iraq war veteran says he and his boyfriend were kicked out of a Tacoma, Wash., taxi on July 4 after the couple exchanged a kiss.Eric Williams says he and his boyfriend Diego were in the cab for just a few minutes when they kissed — he describes it as “a peck” — prompting an objection by the cab driver…
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Suspect in ‘execution-style’ murders of two Seattle gay men may be in N.J.
SEATTLE — Prosecutors in King County, Wash., have filed aggravated murder charges against a transient accused of the June 1 execution-style shooting deaths of two young Seattle men shortly after they left a gay nightclub. Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole says police are working with law enforcement in New Jersey, where 29-year-old Ali Muhammad Brown…
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Wash. registered domestic partners become legally married
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Thousands of registered domestic partners have begun the week as married couples in the eyes of the state, under a component of Washington’s same-sex marriage law that was approved by voters in 2012. A provision of that law converts all same-sex domestic partnerships — in which both partners are under 62 years old — to marriage on Monday.
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Starbucks celebrates LGBT pride with huge rainbow flag atop Seattle HQ
SEATTLE — Starbucks celebrated the opening of LGBT Pride week in Seattle on Monday by hoisting an 800 square foot rainbow pride flag over its Seattle headquarters. “A gesture as simple as flying a flag might not seem like much on face, but it represents another step forward for the LGBT community as companies all around Seattle …
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One man in custody, another on the run in Seattle homicide of two gay men
SEATTLE — One man is in custody and another suspect is on the run in last weekend’s double homicide of two gay men in Seattle’s Central District. Dwone Anderson-Young, 23, and Ahmed Said, 27, were fatally shot in the early morning hours on Sunday, June 1. Both victims are believed to have been gay.
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Washington state reinforces insurance parity requirement for gay spouses
Washington state officials are reminding companies in the state that health benefits must be provided to same-sex spouses if they are provided to heterosexual spouses. The state issued a joint letter Thursday to the state’s employers, insurance companies and benefit plan administrators regarding health care benefits for same-sex married couples.
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Judge allows gay administrator’s lawsuit against Catholic school to go forward
SEATTLE — A lawsuit against a Washington state Catholic high school that fired an openly gay administrator after he married his same-sex partner can move forward, a judge has ruled.
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Yu recites oath, becomes first openly gay justice on Wash. state Supreme Court
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mary Yu was sworn in as the newest member of the Washington state Supreme Court on Tuesday, marking the first time the high court has had an openly gay justice.
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Twin brothers’ Eagle Scout awards overshadowed by anti-gay policy
SEATTLE – Twin brothers Liam and August Easton-Calabria are alike in many ways, having been Boy Scouts since they were 11 years old. In fact, the pair is identical right down to their twenty-two merit badges, and on Sunday, the brothers earned the coveted Eagle Award.