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Seattle Gay News S E AT T L E ’ S L G B T Q N E W S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T W E E K LY

Trump dismantles Excerpts from Obama-era LGBT health Mayor Jenny Durkan’s policies State of the City address

Then-candidate Donald Trump returns an LGBT rainbow flag given to him by a supporter to an aide during a campaign rally in Colorado in October 2016. – Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The Trump administration is moving decisively to dismantle all Obama-era policies supporting LGBT health care.

First, Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discontinued LGBTrelated health data collection, which provided a window into health status and discrimina-

see LGBT HEALTH page 13

Mayor Jenny Durkan – Photo courtesy of The Office of the Mayor of Seattle

“Right now, for too many students in Rainier Beach and on Lake City Way and other parts of our city, getting to school or work means an unsafe trip or a long walk in the cold and rain. This is wrong. Here’s what is right: that each student in Seattle has access to affordable, reliable transportation.

“Councilmembers Rob Johnson and Mike O’Brien and others have worked to give free ORCA passes to young people. And last summer, King County Executive Dow Constantine launched a successful 50-cent youth fare pilot throughout the county. Let’s make that better. By this

see STATE OF THE CITY page 10

ICE agents arrest Gay man SPJWash opposes at his citizenship hearing Washington Legislature Man is married to US citizen action that restricts public access

Jose “Ivan” Nuñez (l) and Paul Frame – Photo courtesy of BBC

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a Gay man at his citizenship hearing in spite of the fact that he is

legally married to a US citizen. José “Ivan” Núñez, was detained by ICE after a hearing at the Philadelphia office of US Citizenship and Immigration Services

see ICE page 13

WA Capitol Legislative Building – Photo courtesy of SPJWash

by SPJWash Board of Directors Special to the SGN The Washington State Legislature is attempting to pass an emergency bill that essentially renders it impossible for report-

ers to ever appeal secrecy by our elected officials. Sens. Sharon Nelson and Mark Schoesler presented their case in Olympia Thursday to the dismay of professional

see SPJWASH page 11


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