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Seattle’s first openly Transgender cop
Tori Newburn – Photo courtesy of thenewstribune.com
by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor Last year, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) issued new policies on officers’ interactions with Transgender people, and Mayor
Ed Murray signed an executive order mandating “culturally responsive” training for city staff to improve their relations with the Transgender community. As the chair of the see TORI NEWBURN page 7
“Tough battles” ahead for LGBT community, Obama warns
Obama during his last press confrence – Photo courtesy of nbcnews.com
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The LGBT community faces “tough battles” ahead, President Obama warned in his final press conference.
Meeting with reporters on January 18, Obama was asked if he thinks the progress his administration made toward LGBT equality “will endure or continue under the see “TOUGH BATTLES” page 6
175 mayors from 42 states Thousands turn out for launch coalition for LGBT MLK Day, thousands more protections expected on Jan. 20 & 21
Mayors from 42 states come together to defend LGBT protections – Photo courtesy of San Francisco Mayor’s office
Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination kicks off with pre-inauguration briefing in DC WASHINGTON, DC – On January 18, in advance of the presidential inaugura-
tion, 175 mayors across the country from cities large and small announced “Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination,” a broad-based, nonpartisan coalition comsee 175 MAYORS page 6
Thousands marched from Garfield High School to downtown Seattle on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Photo by Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Ten thousand marchers turned out for Seattle’s annual Martin Luther King Day march and rally on January 16, one of the largest
marches in the event’s 35-year history. The previous day, January 15, 2,000 people packed Westlake Park for a rally to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA, see MLK DAY MARCH page 5