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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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George Takei beams at front of Seattle pride, Macklemore surprises crowd
SEATTLE — Thousands of people gathered in downtown Seattle on Sunday for the city’s 40th annual Pride Parade. This year’s theme — “Generations of Pride”— honors civil rights battles in the city that elected its first openly gay mayor last November. Actor George Takei, who played in the “Star Trek” TV show and movies and is now an activist …
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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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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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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.
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Suspect in Seattle gay bar fire pleads guilty to federal arson charge
SEATTLE — A man who set fire to a crowded Seattle nightclub just after midnight on New Year’s Eve has pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge.
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Arson suspect in Seattle gay bar fire may have been provoked by sex ‘slave’ email
SEATTLE — The man accused of a setting fire to a gay nightclub on New Year’s Eve may have been provoked by an email he received from someone offering to be his sex “slave.”
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Boy Scouts revokes church charter for refusing to oust openly gay Scoutmaster
SEATTLE — The Boy Scouts of America said it has revoked a Seattle-area church’s charter because its troop leader is openly gay.
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Seattle mayor, city council back ousted gay Scoutmaster
SEATTLE — Seattle’s mayor and City Council have thrown their support behind a Boys Scouts troop leader in Seattle whose membership in the Boys Scouts of America was revoked last month because he is gay.