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Seattle Gay News SEATTLE’S LGBT NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Trump wants to allow discrimination on religious grounds
The Nation publishes leaked anti-LGBT order
Georgetown professor Marty Lederman – Photo courtesy of scotusblog.com
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The Nation magazine has published a document it says is a leaked draft of an executive order intended to curtail LGBT
rights and reproductive choice. “The draft order seeks to create wholesale exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious or moral objecsee LEAKED page 17
City Council defies Trump, declares Seattle a “Welcoming City”
City Council member Lorena González – Photo courtesy of housingactionfund.org
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution on January 30 affirming that the city is a “welcoming city” for immigrants, refugees, and Muslims.
An overflow crowd of more than 200 people broke into a standing ovation at the vote. “In just ten days, the Trump administration has made a mockery of the Constitution,” said City Councilmember Lorena see CITY DEFIES page 7
Washington AG sues to block Trump immigration ban
(c) Attorney General Bob Ferguson – Photo by Ted Warren / The Associated Press
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit on January 30 seeking to block Donald
Trump’s immigration ban. In addition to Trump, the suit names other high-ranking federal officials and the Department of Homeland Security see FERGUSON SUES page 8
LGBT groups skeptical of Trump promise on LGBT rights
James Esseks – Photo courtesy of law.vanderbilt.edu
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer LGBT and human rights groups say they are skeptical of Donald Trump’s announced intention to keep federal protections for LGBT workers in place.
Trump said on January 31 that he would keep in place an executive order issued by President Obama that requires companies doing business with the federal government to have anti-discrimination policies coversee LGBT SKEPTICAL page 17