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THE DURKAN DIGEST:

Responding to the economic challenges of the COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19: Renewed and expanded eviction protections

Photo by Ted S. Warren / AP

Seven weeks ago today, we learned of the first confirmed death related to COVID19 in Kirkland. I could have never imagined Seattle would be at the fore-

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front of a pandemic or that our lives would change so drastically. When the severity of the spread became clear, the City adjusted

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COVID-19 guts city’s budget

Years to recover, Durkan says

Last week Governor Inslee announced he is renewing and expanding the moratorium on evictions through June 4. The order also now includes additional protections for

both residential and some commercial tenants, including a freeze on rent increases – what some people call rent control.

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SCOTUS declines to hear challenge to Seattle rental law

First-come, first-served law remains in place

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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has gutted the Seattle’s city budget, officials say. Even a rapid recovery from the economic effects

of city and state stay-in-place orders will leave the city with a shortfall of $210 million. A slower recovery will leave the city as much as $300 million in the hole – a shortfall of around 20%.

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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The US Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Seattle’s first-come, firstserved law for renters.

The April 20 decision by the high court is the second recent defeat for Seattle property owners and the Pacific Legal Foundation. On March 30, the court also declined to hear a challenge to the city’s “democracy

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continued from cover focus to two top priorities: keeping as many people safe and our health care system from being overwhelmed, and helping as many people as possible through this difficult moment.

I said early on that we were at the beginning of a marathon, not a sprint. Without a vaccine and the widescale testing capacity we need, Seattle will need to adapt to a new normal in the weeks and months to come.

This virus has not left our community, and I’m asking every Seattle resident to think of the nurses and health care workers on the front lines before you leave the house.

Please stay home, but if you need to exercise or go to get groceries at the farmers market, practice the social distancing necessary to keep us all healthy.

We know this virus has had a disproportionate impact on those who are the most economically vulnerable and without a safety net. So, the first thing we did was make sure everyone could stay in their homes and count on having their utilities on. We have also prioritized our resources for many families in Seattle for childcare, meals and groceries, and rental assistance.

You can find more information here on: • Relief on Utilities: Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and Seattle City Light (SCL) will keep utility services on for customers. More than 4,000 individuals have signed up for the Utility Discount Program (UDP). We are now allowing self-certification form for income-eligible customers – learn more here. [https://bit.ly/3eN9o5x] Customers financially impacted by COVID 19 can set up payment plans with either Seattle City Light or Seattle Public Utilities by calling 206-684-3000 or sending an email 24/7 at http://www.seattle.gov/utilities/about-us/ email-question.

• Moratorium on Residential Evictions: On March 14, Mayor Durkan signed a moratorium on evictions for residents, non-profits, and small businesses. For more information, read this FAQ. [https://bit. ly/2VUS6L8] • Food Resources: The City of Seattle

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has provided grocery vouchers to thousands of families. The City’s Human Services Department (HSD) put together this interactive Food Resource Map [https://tabsoft. co/35aKKI1] to help residents find available food resources in their neighborhood.

• Emergency Childcare: The City currently runs 27 classrooms throughout the City for the children of healthcare workers, first responders, grocery workers or pharmacy workers. Essential employees in these industries are encouraged to visit the City of Seattle Emergency Child Care website and fill out an interest form to apply for childcare. [https://bit.ly/2VuWsKc] • Rental Assistance: United Way of King County, in partnership with King County, the City of Seattle and the Seattle Foundation, announced the launch of a $5 million investment in United Way’s expanded Home Base program to provide rental assistance to King County households that have lost all or part of their income.

It is estimated these funds will help up to 2,000 families stay in their homes. While the application period is currently paused due to demand, you can sign up for updates here. [https://bit.ly/2XVYip7] Despite what we’ve been able to do locally, I know we need significant state and federal resources to scale to the need of the crisis. I will continue to work with our Governor and our Congressional delegation to advocate for more direct assistance for our families in need. For a comprehensive list of local, State and Federal resources, visit: seattle.gov/mayor/covid-19. [https://bit. ly/2xLkDLs] Two critical resources from the state and federal government include: • Unemployment Benefits: At the state level, Governor Inslee announced measures to help employees and employers with unemployment benefits. For more information, please see more details below or by visiting wa.gov. [https://esd.wa.gov] • Direct Payments: At the federal level, the CARES Act provides $1,200 directly to individuals and $500 for each child.

This direct payment begins to phase out at incomes of $75,000 per individual or $150,000 per married couple. You can find out more information through contacting

the Congressional delegation or learn more here. [https://bit.ly/2yIuVf9] I know these times are really tough for individuals, families, and small businesses in Seattle. As we move forward, I will continue to do everything possible to get the region the resources we need to get through this pandemic and to rebuild. Most importantly, my office and I will continue to prioritize the most vulnerable among us.

Though its hard to believe, we are still at the beginning of the marathon, and its going to get worse before it gets better, but we will get through it together. And, remember, stay home, and if you need to get out, practice social distancing – our nurses, doctors, and the most vulnerable are counting on you.

Stay kind and stay healthy.

Sincerely, Mayor Jenny Durkan UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR GIG WORKERS Effective last night at 8pm, unemployment benefits in Washington state are expanding under the Federal CARES Act to cover independent contractors and selfemployed individuals. Additionally, anyone who is receiving or will be receiving weekly unemployment benefits, either through regular State unemployment or through the expanded CARES Act will receive an additional $600 per week through the CARES Act. These new benefits are also available for workers who did not work enough hours to qualify for traditional unemployment benefits (workers who worked less than 680 hours). The City of Seattle encourages anyone who has lost work due to COVID-19 to apply including delivery drivers, Uber/Lyft drivers, and domestic workers who are house cleaners, nannies, cooks, home care workers, gardeners or household managers. You can apply to receive unemployment assistance from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) at esd.wa.gov/ unemployment.

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vouchers” campaign-finance program.

The first-come, first-served ordinance was passed by the City Council in 2016, and requires landlords to publicize their criteria for prospective renters and to accept the first qualified applicant.

The law was written to help ensure equal treatment for marginalized communities. Without regulations, landlords might opt not to rent to people of color, for example, or to same-sex couples.

Multiple landlords sued Seattle over the law in 2017. Represented by the right-wing

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Up to 60% of the city’s general fund – the pot of money available for running the city day to day – is made up of sales and business and occupation (B&O) taxes.

With most businesses shut down, the tax money is not coming in.

“The City of Seattle’s Budget Office today announced two economic scenarios for a rapid recovery scenario and a slow recovery scenario,” an April 21 statement from Durkan’s office reads. “Both scenarios highlight significant job loss, high unemployment, and impacts to the city budget [that] range from $210 million to $300 million.”

Pacific Legal Foundation, they claimed the law unconstitutionally restricted their property rights, specifically their right to choose their tenants.

They also claimed the law could stop them from selecting needy tenants and could inadvertently advantage people with the time and wherewithal to jump on rental listings quickly – people with flexible work schedules, internet-equipped cellphones, and cars, for example.

A King County Superior Court judge sided with the landlords in 2018, ruling that the right to pick among qualified applicants was “a fundamental attribute of property ownership,” and the Seattle Office of Civil Rights stopped enforcing the law.

The decision was appealed to the Washington State Supreme Court, and the state’s highest court upheld the law, reversing the King County ruling.

Though the law is “unquestionably an experiment,” and though “there is room for substantial debate about whether such an experiment is likely to succeed,” the policy is allowed under Washington’s constitution, Justice Mary Yu wrote for a unanimous court.

In January, the landlords petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear the case, but the court has now denied the petition without comment.

Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold, who championed the law in 2016, said

the law was “a necessary tool” to guard against discrimination and even more important now that the city’s existing housing crisis has been “compounded by an economic crisis.”

City Attorney Pete Holmes said the appeals have now run their course, and the law will be enforced by the City.

“This decision isn’t surprising, considering the dispute centered on an interpretation of state law that mirrored longestablished federal law,” Holmes said.

“Petitioners only get one bite at the apple, which means there’s no second opportunity to have their case heard.”

According to Ben Noble, of the city’s Budget Office, there are reserves city government could tap into. Seattle’s so-called “rainy day fund” has $60.8 million available, while the city’s emergency fund contains $66.9 million.

Nevertheless, Noble warned at a City Council hearing April 22, “there will be some set of spending reduction that will need to occur. There is a lot that we had hoped to do that we will not be able to do.”

According to the mayor’s office, it’s still too soon to predict what effects the shortfall will have on city staff and services.

When real numbers come in from the city’s revenue sources, the outlook could be even more bleak.

In addition to lower revenue, Durkan says “the city deployed significant

resources quickly toward programs to help those most in need,” emergency expenditures not anticipated when the budget was drafted.

As of April 12, Durkan’s office said, the city had spent more than $15 million “on new programs for hygiene services, shelters, meals, and small business relief, with millions of additional funds committed to support ongoing programs.”

Replacing those unexpected outlays will be done “primarily” through federal and state resources, the mayor says.

City Councilmembers Tammy Morales and Kshama Sawant have proposed a new payroll tax on the city’s biggest corporate employers, with the revenues used to pay for COVID-19 relief for Seattle’s poorest residents.

The tax would fund $500 a month Seattle COVID-19 relief payments for up to 100,000 households beginning later this year. The tax would not be collected until 2021 or 2022, and the monthly emergency payments would be funded through borrowing from other existing city funds.

Durkan, however, opposes the tax.

“There are no mechanisms or tricks to magically have money to address that budget shortfall,” Mayor Jenny Durkan said of the proposed tax. Any payroll tax would “not be available to address budget shortfalls this year or next year,” Durkan said.

The mayor prefers to cover the at least part of the budget shortfall by issuing city bonds.

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continued from page 2 Here’s what to do right now to be prepared to apply: • Sign up for Action Alerts https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAESD/ signup/15249 • Check out the application check list https:// esdorchardstorage.blob.core.windows.net/ esdwa/Default/ESDWAGOV/Unemployment/ COVID-19_Applications_CheckList.pdf • Sign up for or check if you have a Secure Access WA (SAW) Account https://secure. esd.wa.gov/home/ • If you are an independent contractor or are self-employed, gather documents to show your work hours. Tax information like a tax return or 1099 is best, but other documents may be accepted.

Apply with your SAW Account.

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STAY SAFE AND #KEEPITMOVING IN SEATTLE’S PARKS AND GREENWAYS The City announced additional steps taken and guidelines for the safe use of City parks and greenways. The City will allow major parks to remain open throughout the weekend but will be requiring residents to keep moving and not play sports, picnic or barbecue, with additional new guidelines at Green Lake and Seward Park. The City will also open two neighborhood greenways in West Seattle and the Central District to allow safe exercise opportunities free of cars so residents can bike or walk this weekend. Parking lots at larger parks will remain closed.

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Keep it Moving Guidance for Visitors: • Stay Home. If you need to leave the house, visit your neighborhood park.

• Keep it Moving. Keep walking, running, rolling or biking. That means no picnics, no BBQs, no sports, no gatherings at our parks.

• Visit at Off Peak. Visit parks, greenways and farmers markets at off-peak hours.

• Crowded Spaces will mean Closed Spaces. If you see a crowd, go somewhere else.

Seattle Parks staff will be monitoring in real time and are prepared to close parks if there are too many gatherings or too many people. While individuals may continue to visit their neighborhood parks, Seattle Parks and Recreation has implemented the following steps ahead of the weekend at the largest parks:

• Deploying 60 new Social Distancing Ambassadors. Parks Ambassadors began last weekend and will be at all major parks to remind people to social distance and not gather. These ambassadors will take hourly data on usage and parks will be closed if usage is too high.

• Installation of hundreds of new signs reminding the public of Social Distancing and Keep It Moving expectations.

You can view signs here and here.

• Closure of Sports Fields. All basketball courts, athletic fields, and tennis courts will continue to be closed for use.

• New Reporting for Lack of Social Distancing. The public can report any lack of social distancing to Seattle Parks and Recreation through social media, calling (206) 684-4075, or emailing pks_info@ seattle.gov.

Courtesy of Seattle Office of the Mayor

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lost work due to COVID-19 • Workers with less than 680 hours in their base year • Parents who have lost childcare due to COVID-19 • People at high risk of contracting COVID-19 • People sick or caring for someone with COVID-19 • People who are unemployed due to COVID-19 and have run out of regular unemployment benefits • People who are unemployed due to COVID-19 and are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits

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continued from cover You can read the full proclamation here. [https://www.governor.wa.gov/ sites/default/f iles/20 -19.1%20 -%20 COVID-19%20Moratorium%20on%20 Evictions%20Extension%20%28tmp%29. pdf ?utm _ medium= ema il&utm _ source=govdelivery] From the announcement: Just as in the original order, the new order prevents landlords from evicting in all situations that fall within the Landlord Tenant Act, and prohibits law enforcement from assisting in any evictions, but the new proclamation also: • Prohibits residential evictions in other dwelling situations, including but not limited to: • Lots/parcels (some motor home owners own the vehicle but lease the lot) • Transitional housing • Public lands – camping grounds • Prohibits enforcement of agreements to vacate.

• Prohibits a landlord from requiring a non-paying tenant to move to a lesser unit, and prevents landlords from threatening to take action against tenants.

• Prohibits landlords from assessing or threatening to assess late fees or other charges for non-payment.

• Prohibits landlord from assessing (or threatening to assess) rent for housing/parcel where the tenants access or use was prevented as a result of COVID. Such as: • Seasonal/college housing closed; • People who planned to move in but are prevented from doing so due to COVID-19; • People who were forced to leave due to COVID needs of their own or others.

• Prohibits landlords from increasing rents or deposits for residential and commercial units.

• As it relates to commercial rental properties, this prohibition applies only if the commercial tenant has been materially impacted by the COVID-19, whether personally impacted and is unable to work or whether the business itself was deemed non-essential or otherwise lost staff or customers due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

• This proclamation protects commercial tenants by prohibiting rent increases or

Check your eligibility and apply here [https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment/ cares-act].

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threats of rent increases.

• Prohibits landlords from treating unpaid rent and charges as an enforceable debt, unless the landlord demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence to a court that the resident was offered, and refused or failed to comply with, a reasonable repayment plan that was reasonable based on the individual financial, health, and other circumstances of that resident.

NOTE: All rent payments delayed through this moratorium will still be owed but a landlord must offer a tenant a reasonable repayment plan to enforce any collection of that debt.

Tips for accessing unemployment benefits The state’s Employment Security Department (ESD) is experiencing historically high volumes of people seeking desperately needed unemployment benefits.

ESD is working hard to improve capacity and updating technology, but their web pages are loading slowly, and call wait times are long. Here are some tips for minimizing delays and successfully applying for benefits.

First, be assured that everyone who is eligible will get their money - it is not going to run out - and will be paid retroactive to the date of eligibility.

Prepare: Carefully read the instructions [https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment], watch

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ESD’s training videos [https://esd.wa.gov/ newsroom/video-library], and use ESD’s checklist [https://esdorchardstorage.blob. core.windows.net/esdwa/Default/ESDWAGOV/Unemployment/COVID-19_Applications_CheckList.pdf] to help gather all the necessary documents to avoid delays.

Try the website first: If you have a problem that can only be solved over the phone, please keep trying.

Timing: Apply during off-peak hours, generally 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Use a Laptop or desktop if you can, and only try reloading twice in 10 minutes. If you don’t get through after that, wait two hours before trying again.

Keep in touch: Subscribe [https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAESD/ signup/15249] to receive email updates from ESD about their COVID-19 response.

Find answers to frequently asked questions here [https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment/technical-support].

CARES Act expanded unemployment Congress recently passed the federal CARES Act which provides additional unemployment benefits, and makes them available to more workers who previously would not be eligible for unemployment, including: • Part-time workers and others who have

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Our response must be as far-reaching as the virus itself As COVID-19 continues spreading in our community, extreme economic measures remain necessary to protect the life and health of everyone around us. Governor Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order means the lives of millions of Washingtonians are upended, and more people than ever before in state history are filing for unemployment and other protections.

Leaders at all levels of government, business, and society know the impacts on Washingtonians have been severe, but we must also recognize that the lives saved are countless.

We’re flattening the curve of infection in our state, but this is no time to give up.

Instead, it’s time for our state government to double down on efforts to keep vulnerable Washingtonians as secure as possible.

Start here [https://coronavirus. wa.gov/] to find all available state resources.

If you can’t find an answer to your question, please call or email my office and we’ll figure out what we can do.

Thank you, and stay well, Nicole Macri State Representative 43rd District Democrat nicole.macri@leg.wa.gov (360) 786-7826 Toll-Free Hotline: 1-800-562-6000 1-800-635-9993 (TTY)

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GenPRIDE News & Updates We have been working to take our programming and services online. We will be utilizing the Zoom Meeting Service to conduct video sessions for Yoga, Writers Workshop, and Social Hours.

We are also planning to offer one-onone support for Benefit Enrollment and Information/Referral services through secure video conferencing.

Is that GenPRIDE Calling?

Why, yes it is!

Our staff and volunteers are making phone calls to check-in and see how you’re doing.

If you would like to receive a phone call sooner, please call and leave a message at (206) 800-2019 or info@genprideseattle.org Is coronavirus making it difficult for you to stay on top of groceries, medicine, or socializing?

GenPRIDE is continuing to understand how coronavirus (COVID2019) is affecting the current needs of our senior LGBTQIA+ community. We would greatly appreciate your feedback. If you are able, please spend a few minutes with us on the phone or online to answer a short questionnaire.

The online questionnaire can be completed here: genprideseattle.org/covid-help If you do not feel comfortable with the web form or need assistance filling it out, a staff member or volunteer can reach out to check in with you. Please leave us a message at (206) 800-2019 or info@genprideseattle.org Digital Programming Updates Community Social – Gone Digital We are offering a new community chat!

Join us for a social “Party” on Tuesdays and Thursdays hosted on Zoom.

This is a great way to socialize and find local resources, along with sharing fun things to do that others may not have thought of.

Free and welcoming to all LGBTQIA+ seniors, elders, and older adults.

Every Tuesday from 1-3pm.

Every Thursday from 3-5pm.

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• How to write openings that grab readers’ attention.

• How to write an active setting.

Meets second Saturdays from 10am12pm. Upcoming dates: May 9, June 13, July 11. Our classes will always meet at the same Zoom Meeting ID: 517-424-7532.

To join our Zoom meeting, go to: zoom. us/j/5174247532 and use password: 927207 Stay Fit at Home with Yoga and Movement with GenPRIDE Instructor Elizabeth Kovar.

We are now hosting our classes digitally, on the Zoom Meetings platform! [https://zoom.us/] For information on how to download zoom and get started, visit the Zoom “Getting Started” documentation. [https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/ categories/200101697-Getting-Started]

Image courtesy of GenPRIDE

To join our Zoom meeting, go to: zoom. us/j/5174247532 and use password: 927207 Our Drop-in Writers Workshop has Gone Digital In this workshop, Memoir Author and Writing Coach Ingrid Ricks will help you identify and structure the personal story you need to tell – and then teach you the six proven narrative writing techniques to bring your story to life. She will also provide one-on-one coaching to ensure you get your story to the finish line.

You will learn: • How to write your story in a compelling way.

• How to develop your characters.

• The secrets to effective dialogue.

• How to bring your thoughts and emotions to life.

• Tips for how to show vs. tell your story.

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Classes are free and open to all senior and older adult LGBTQIA+, their Significant Others, Friends, Family, Allies, or Caregivers.

Join us for Yoga and Stretching on Mondays, Wednesdays, and now Fridays!

Mondays: 3:15-4:15pm Wednesdays: 11am-noon Fridays: 3:45-4:45pm Our classes will always meet at the same zoom Meeting ID: 517-424-7532.

To join our Zoom meeting, go to: zoom. us/j/5174247532 and use password: 927207 Can’t make it to one of our digital classes?

Stay Fit at on your own schedule with Yoga and Exercise Videos.

Visit our site to see the full list of video categories. [https://genprideseattle.org/ stay-fit/#videosYoga]

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Helpful Resources WA Warm Line, 1-877-500-WARM (9276): Confidential peer support line for those experiencing anxiety, loneliness, etc. Wednesday-Sunday, 5-9pm.

Washington State Novel Coronavirus Call Center, 800-525-0127: For general questions about COVID-19 or the state’s response. 8 am – 7 pm. seven days a week. Language assistance is available.

Please note that this call center cannot access COVID-19 testing results. For testing inquiries or results, please contact your health care provider.

King County Novel Coronavirus Call Center, 206-477-3977: If you believe you were exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Public Health – Seattle & King County: kingcounty.gov/covid Washington State Department of Health: doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus Centers for Disease Control: cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html Public Health – Seattle & King County: https://www.kingcounty.gov/ depts/health/communicable-diseases/disease-control/novel-coronavirus.aspx Community Living Connections For questions about aging or disability during this COVID-19 outbreak, and access to services for older people, adults with disabilities, and caregivers, contact Community Living Connections, a service provided by Seattle Human Services Department’s Aging and Disability Services division. Call toll-free 1-844-3485464. Calls are confidential, professional, and free of charge. https://www.communitylivingconnections.org/ Emergency Feeding Program The Emergency Feeding Program provides pre-packaged food in bags for people experiencing food insecurity. They also have a drive-thru pick up program for people ages 55 and older. More information and their application is here: emergencyfeeding.org/ fresh-market-form. https://www.emergencyfeeding.org/fresh-market-form Mutual Aid Solidarity Network Grocery Request Forms The grassroots coalition Mutual Aid Solidarity Network is organizing grocery dropoffs at front doors. They are prioritizing “folks who are sick, disabled, quarantined without pay, elderly, undocumented, queer, Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color

– including those displaced from Seattle to the nearby areas.” Request forms in multiple languages can be found here. https://docs. google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgbAX 21UARi98rKKX6b6mpvpVHW4b63F2n2beJlHielcdU2Q/viewform National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) NAPCA has launched an automated inlanguage helpline and website that offers information on prevention, symptoms, and planning in eight different languages (Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Spanish). Each language will have a dedicated 1-800 line so that older adults who are limited Englishproficient can immediately learn about the COVID-19 without having to navigate through difficult English prompts. https:// www.napca.org/ Senior Meal Programs and Meals on Wheels Seattle Human Services Department’s Aging and Disability Services division funds year-round meals at senior centers and other venues that have been suspended due to COVID-19. However, sack lunches and food boxes are available in many areas. Homedelivered meals (e.g., Meals on Wheels) are an option for individuals age 60+ who are unable to leave their homes. Contact Community Living Connections at 1-844-3485464 (toll-free) to get connected to services in Seattle and King County. https://www.communitylivingconnections.org/ Special Senior Shopping Hours Seattle area grocery stores have established special shopping hours reserved exclusively for seniors and those with compromised immune systems. Shoppers should continue to practice social distancing and Public Health-recommended hygiene practices. The fact-checking website Snopes. com has been tracking these store hours here. https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/03/20/ grocery-stores-special-hours/ The West Seattle Blog has also been actively tracking special shopping times for West Seattle stores here: westseattleblog. com/2020/03/grocery-stores-west-seattlesupermarkets-hours. https://westseattleblog.com/2020/03/grocery-stores-westseattle-supermarkets-hours/ Courtesy of GenPRIDE (Generations Aging With Pride)

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GLAAD’s livestream event highlighting the LGBTQ response to COVID-19 Billy Porter, Pete & Chasten Buttigieg, Rosie O’Donnell, Jonathan Van Ness, Brian Michael Smith, Ross Mathews, Tyler Oakley, and LGBTQ frontline workers to join “Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone” Billy Eichner and Lilly Singh to co-host the event Event will feature special performances from Kesha, Mj Rodriguez And George Salazar, Alex Newell, Melissa Etheridge, Plus The Cast Of Broadway’s “Jagged Little Pill” GLAAD previously announced special guests including Matt Bomer, Adam Lambert, Bebe Rexha, Dan Levy, Wilson Cruz, Kathy Griffin, Gigi Gorgeous, Nats Getty, Michelle Visage, Javier Muñoz, Sean Hayes, Sharon Stone, and Tatiana Maslany Event will stream live on GLAAD’s YouTube and Facebook on April 26 at 8pm ET and will raise critical funds for Centerlink and local LGBTQ community centers LOS ANGELES (April 23, 2020) – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that Billy Porter, Pete & Chasten Buttigieg, Rosie O’Donnell, Jonathan Van Ness, Brian Michael Smith, Ross Mathews, and Tyler Oakley will join GLAAD’s livestream event, “Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone,” on Sunday, April 26 at 8 p.m. ET on GLAAD’s YouTube channel and Facebook Live. GLAAD also announced that Billy Eichner and Lilly Singh will co-host the event, which will include special performances from Alex Newell and the cast of Broadway’s “Jagged Little Pill,” as well as previously announced performances from Kesha and Melissa Etheridge. Mj Rodriguez and George Salazar, who previously co-starred in “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Pasadena Playhouse, will also perform.

“Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone” will highlight the LGBTQ response to COVID-19 and amplify messages of acceptance and affirmation to the LGBTQ community and people living with HIV during this unprecedented time. The livestream will raise funds for LGBTQ community centers that are members of CenterLink.

Follow GLAAD on Twitter and Facebook for links to watch the event.

GLAAD previously announced special guests, including Matt Bomer, Adam Lambert, Bebe Rexha, Dan Levy, Wilson Cruz, Kathy Griffin, Gigi Gorgeous, Nats Getty, Michelle Visage, Javier Muñoz, Sean Hayes, Sharon Stone, and Tatiana Maslany.

The livestream event will feature performances, interviews, video messages, and interviews with frontline LGBTQ doctors and leaders of local LGBTQ community centers. Actor and producer Erich Bergen is creating the event with GLAAD. The “Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone” livestream will also raise critical funds for CenterLink, a coalition of more than 250 LGBTQ community centers from 45 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Canada, China, Mexico, and Australia. CenterLink strengthens, supports, and connects LGBTQ community centers, which serve over two million people each year. Participating community centers will also share the livestream on their social platforms.

“At a time when some LGBTQ people could be isolating in homes that are not affirming, GLAAD is bringing together the biggest LGBTQ stars and allies to send messages of love, support, and acceptance,” said GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “So many LGBTQ people, especially our youth, depend on support from local community centers around the country, and during this time of financial

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distress, we must come together as a community to ensure that all LGBTQ organizations can continue their lifesaving work.”

“LGBTQ centers are the heart of the community, and throughout the COVID19 pandemic, these centers have continued to provide vital connectivity and services, pivoting to virtual programming, modifying in-person services when possible, and ensuring that their communities have resources and support when they need it the most,” said Denise Spivak, interim CEO of CenterLink.

The impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ people has been far-reaching. In March, GLAAD joined over 100 LGBTQ organizations in an open letter calling on US public health officials and media to address the heightened vulnerability of LGBTQ people to COVID-19. Among other factors, the LGBTQ community experiences higher rates of cancer, HIV, and tobacco use – all which factor into higher susceptibility to negative outcomes from COVID-19. Additionally, LGBTQ people continue to experience discrimination and unwelcoming attitudes in medical settings, and as a result, many are reluctant to seek medical care.

GLAAD also joined AIDS United and over 90 organizations in calling on Congress to

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recognize the increased vulnerability of people living with HIV to COVID-19.

Prior to the livestream, GLAAD will also launch a storytelling campaign on its site to spotlight LGBTQ people responding to COVID-19 and to remember community members lost in the pandemic.

On April 15, Centerlink released a letter signed by over 160 LGBTQ community centers to House and Senate leaders, asking them to include nonprofits that serve the LGBTQ population in future relief packages. The letter stated: “The reality is [that] more assistance is needed for LGBT community centers. They are providing critical services such as medical care, mental health counseling, virtual support groups, filling prescriptions, providing hot meals and check-in phone calls for older adults, serving as shelters for homeless youth, distributing nonperishable food items and hygiene products, case management, HIV testing, and hosting virtual engagement activities to decrease social isolation. Given the current financial crisis and loss of revenue, LGBT community centers could be forced to shrink their services, meaning tens of thousands could go without care.”

The letter continues, “We urge Congress to expand the eligibility for nonprofits to par-

ticipate in future stimulus packages. LGBT community centers are relying on you so that we can continue to provide critical and essentially needed services in response to the COVID-19 crisis.”

Sarah Kate Ellis will serve as an executive producer of the “Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone” livestream along with Erich Bergen, as well as GLAAD Media Awards producers and staff members Anthony Ramos, Bill McDermott, Mark Hartnett, and Rich Ferraro.

GLAAD previously announced the cancellations of the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York and in Los Angeles. GLAAD is working to reschedule the events later in the year.

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GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org or connect with GLAAD on Facebook and Twitter.

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NYC Health Department outlines best sex practices in coronavirus era

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by Matt Tracy Gay City News The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has unveiled a “Sex and Coronavirus” guide aimed at helping individuals navigate a healthy sex life while reducing the spread of coronavirus.

The guide clarifies that COVID-19 has not yet been detected in semen or vaginal fluid, but it has been detected in feces of infected individuals. The virus can spread through direct contact with saliva or mucus – an important difference compared to HIV, which is transmitted through blood, semen, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.

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ing the coronavirus crisis, New Yorkers are also reminded that “you are your safest sex partner.”

“Masturbation will not spread COVID19, especially if you wash your hands (and any sex toys) with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before and after sex,” the guide states.

For those who are having sex during the pandemic, the department stresses that individuals should aim to limit their sexual contact to those who are close to them.

“Having close contact – including sex – with only a small circle of people helps prevent spreading COVID-19,” the guide explains. “You should avoid close contact – including sex – with anyone outside your household. If you do have sex with others, have as few partners as possible.”

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The guide also offers some tips for sex workers, many of whom have experienced a difficult time making ends meet during the crisis because their clients have stopped calling them.

“If you usually meet your sex partners online or make a living by having sex, consider taking a break from in-person dates,” the department suggests. “Video dates, sexting, or chat rooms may be options for you.”

The department also said that during sex, it is important to avoid rimming or kissing anyone who is not close to you.

Those who do have sex should be sure to utilize condoms and dental dams to prevent contact with bodily fluids.

Once finished, wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and wash sex toys thoroughly with soap and water.

Keyboards used in online encounters should also be disinfected if shared with others.

Of course, if you or your partner is not feeling well, sex should be skipped altogether, especially if one of you has a medical condition that can lead to a more severe case of COVID-19.

While this is not necessarily coronavirus-specific, the department also reminds individuals that PrEP is an option for individuals to prevent HIV. For further information, the department invites New Yorkers to visit nyc.gov/coronavirus or cdc/gov/covid19.

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Nearly 320,000 transgender adults with underlying health conditions at risk of serious COVID-19 illness LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2020) – An estimated 319,800 US adults who identify as transgender have one or more medical conditions, including asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or HIV, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has indicated that adults with underlying medical conditions and older adults are at high risk for COVID-19.

Approximately 217,000 transgender adults are age 65 and older.

Using data from the US Transgender Population Health Survey, researchers examined characteristics that may increase vulnerability to COVID-19 for the 1.4 million adults in the United States who identify as transgender.

“In addition to age and health, social and economic conditions can contribute to mental and physical vulnerabilities related to the pandemic,” said lead author Jody L. Herman, scholar of public policy at the Williams Institute. “Transgender people are disproportionately affected by poverty, homelessness, suicide thoughts and attempts, and a lack of health insurance, which puts this population at added risk.”

Key findings Health • 319,800 transgender adults have one or more of the following conditions: • 208,500 have asthma • 81,100 have diabetes • 72,700 have heart disease • 74,800 are living with HIV • Approximately 137,600 transgender

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adults in the US do not have health insurance.

• 450,400 transgender adults have not gone to a doctor in the past year because they could not afford it.

• An estimated 587,100 transgender adults have attempted suicide at some point in their lives.

Economic vulnerabilities • Before the coronavirus pandemic, approximately 667,100 transgender adults lived below 200% of the poverty line.

• An estimated 139,700 transgender adults were unemployed before the pandemic began.

• Prior to the pandemic, 377,000 transgender adults reported experiencing homelessness in the past year.

“This report underscores the need for outreach and services for the transgender population, who face significant challenges to COVID-19 and its related social and economic impact,” said co-author Kathryn O’Neill, policy analyst at the Williams Institute.

HRC and PSB Research release data on the economic impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ community WASHINGTON DC (April 23, 2020) – Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released new data outlining the economic impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ community.

The research, released in partnership with PSB Research, shows that LGBTQ people are more likely to have experienced a cut in work hours, are more likely to feel their personal finances are in worse shape due to the pandemic, and are more likely to be taking steps to actively prepare for the virus. They are also more likely to trust public health officials and are less likely to trust President Trump’s leadership.

“It is unfortunately not surprising to see that the LGBTQ community is facing adverse economic impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “This new data bears out our initial predictions that LGBTQ people were likely to face greater economic hardship, and is more proof that the most marginalized communities are the most at risk.

We have seen the health impact of this virus on communities of color, and we now have the data to show how the LGBTQ community is struggling. For those of us at the intersections of these identities, it is even more profound. We must take this moment to fight for the resources to ensure that communities most impacted can weather this storm.”

“The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a light on many unfortunate realities we face in our society, as the virus has delivered disproportionate impact across various communities, including LGBTQ people,” said Peter Horst, CEO of PSB Research. “ It’s yet another reminder of the importance of allowing data to speak the truths we need

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to hear in order to address our challenges, seize our opportunities, and move forward together as a nation.”

The data shows that: • 30% of LGBTQ respondents have had their work hours reduced, compared to 22% of the general population • 20% of LGBTQ people say their personal finances are “much worse off” than they were a year ago, compared to only 11% of the general population • LGBTQ people are twice as likely as the general population to think their finances will be much worse off a year from now (10% vs. 5%) • 42% of LGBTQ people have adjusted their household budgets, compared to 30% of the general population • 56% of LGBTQ people trust the World Health Organization (WHO) compared to

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35% of the general population, and 55% trust the CDC compared to 46% of the general population • Only 14% trust President Trump as a source of information, compared to 22% of the general population • Strong majorities of LGBTQ people agree that we should expect more of both the federal government (93%) and employers (83%) during this time compared to 85% and 81% of the general population respectively Read the full report at [www.hrc.org/ resources/the-economic-impact-of-covid19-on-the-lgbtq-community].

The new data builds on the HRC’s previously released report, “The Lives and Livelihoods of Many in the LGBTQ Community Are at Risk Amidst COVID-19 Crisis,” published in March. That report

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Read the brief [at williamsinstitute.law. ucla.edu/publications/transgender-covid19-risk/].

The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, a think tank on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research with real-world relevance.

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showed that LGBTQ people face both greater health and economic risks from the virus. They are less likely to have health coverage, are more likely to smoke and have asthma, and have a variety of chronic illnesses. They are also more likely to work jobs in highly affected industries, often with more exposure and/or higher economic sensitivity to the COVID-19 crisis.

In response to the economic hardships facing the LGBTQ community, the HRC is sharing resources to help people get through the pandemic. The HRC is hosting a webinar on the newly enacted paid leave and unemployment benefits on Friday, April 24, at 1:00 p.m.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. The HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work, and in every community.

PSB Research is a global insights and analytics consultancy. For more than 40 years, PSB has provided actionable insights and guidance for corporate, government, and public-sector clients in over 100 countries. With deep expertise across qualitative and quantitative research and social and predictive analytics, PSB brings an integrative approach to helping clients solve their most complex challenges and win in highly competitive situations. PSB is a member of the BCW Group of companies, which is part of WPP (NYSE:WPP), a creative transformation company.

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Enjoy Seattle Opera Mornings on KING FM Amid stay-home order, two companies team up to keep opera vibrant in the Pacific Northwest

Andrew Stenson in The Magic Flute, Angel Blue in La traviata, Dominick Chenes and Yasko Sato in Madama Butterfly – Photos by Philip Newton and Jacob Lucas

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While McCaw Hall’s stage may be dark, opera music continues to reverberate in the Pacific Northwest and beyond: Starting every Saturday on April 25, enjoy Seattle Opera Mornings on King FM. Classical KING FM 98.1 will broadcast recordings of previous Seattle Opera performances including Tosca, La traviata, The Magic Flute, and Madame Butterfly. Broadcasts

will be available on the radio and at king. org every Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

Pacific Time.

Christina Scheppelmann, General Director of Seattle Opera, explained that the broadcasts are made possible through a special agreement with the singers’ and musicians’ unions: the American Guild of Musical Artists and the Seattle Symphony

and Opera Players’ Organization.

“Seattle Opera and KING FM are thrilled to be able to bring beautiful music and storytelling to our audiences’ ears,” Scheppelmann said. “Many thanks go to all the artists who make Seattle Opera what it is, and who have allowed us to share their talent with the airwaves during these unprecedented times.”

In addition to being able to listen at king.org/listen, the public can explore plot synopses, productions photos, videos, blog posts and more at https://www.seattleopera. org/kingfm.

April 25: Aida (2018) Alexandra LoBianco and Alfred Walker – May 2: La bohème (2013) Francesco Demuro, Elizabeth Caballero – May 9: The Flying Dutchman (2016) Greer Grimsley – May 16: The Magic Flute (2017) John Moore – May 23: Il trovatore (2019) Angela Meade – May 30: Tosca (2015) Mary Elizabeth Williams, Greer Grimsley – June 6: The Marriage of Figaro (2016) Nuccia Focile – June 13: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (2019) John Moore – June 20: Don Giovanni (2014) Lawrence Brownlee – June 27: La traviata (2017) Corinne Winters – July 11: Madama Butterfly (2017) Yasko Sato – July 18: Così fan tutte (2018) Marjukka Tepponen – July 25: Rigoletto (2019) Soraya Mafi “It’s thrilling to have a chance to share these magnificent Seattle Opera performances with the public once again,” said Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean. “I

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can personally attest to the power of opera on the radio – I grew up listening to the Metropolitan Opera’s weekly broadcasts, and became a dedicated opera fan because of it.

When all you have is an opera’s music, your imagination is forced into high gear; your creativity is stimulated. Plus, these performances feature some of the greatest singing Seattle heard in the last decade.”

About Seattle Opera Established in 1963, Seattle Opera is committed to serving the people of the Pacific Northwest with performances of the highest caliber and through innovative educational and engagement programs for all.

Each year, more than 95,000 people attend Seattle Opera performances, and more than 400,000 people of all ages are served through school performances, radio broadcasts, and more. By drawing our communities together, and by offering opera’s unique fusion of music and drama, we create lifeenhancing experiences that speak deeply to people’s hearts and minds. Connect with Seattle Opera on Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, and on 98.1 Classical KING FM. https://www.seattleopera.org/ Opera at Home Your financial support powers Opera at Home and also sustains us ​until we can join each other as a community to enjoy opera together again. https://www.seattleopera.org/ Courtesy of Seattle Opera

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Streaming Shakespeare and more (mostly FREE or low cost)

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer Theater lovers have a bounty of filmed stage productions from various companies around the globe that are providing free entertainment on their websites or on YouTube.

Listed below are mostly Shakespearean productions. But here is another website jam-packed with British options: https:// www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/ news/stage-shows-musicals-opera-freestream-online_51198.html Here are some specifics and their date ranges: NOW to 5/27 Much Ado About Nothing This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black”, Broadway’s The Color Purple) and Grantham Coleman (Buzzer, “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. Filmed in the summer of 2019 at the Delacorte Theatre in New York’s Central Park, this Public Theatre production was directed by Kenny Leon.

PBS – https://www.pbs.org/wnet/ gperf/much-ado-about-nothing-full-episode/10194/ NOW Henry IV Part 1 and Part 2 These two productions feature former Seattle Shakespeare Company actor David Anthony Lewis (Wooden O Henry IV, Measure for Measure, Othello) as King Henry.

See the streaming versions of American Shakespeare Center’s staging of this thrilling and poignant coming-of-age story. https://americanshakespearecenter. com/events/henry-iv-part-1-digital/ https://americanshakespearecenter. com/events/henry-iv-part-2-digital/ American Shakespeare Center.com $10/ticket each stream for a one-week “rental” NOW to 7/1 Macbeth – Parts 1 & 2 Shakespeare’s chilling Scottish tragedy is realized by Emmy-winning magician Teller (of Penn & Teller) and director Aaron Posner as a startling, supernatural show brimming with magic, mayhem, and madness.

Folger Theatre – FolgerLibrary YouTube Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=1OU0cuGuPSk&feature=youtu.be Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=GLc3w-yp3wk&feature=youtu.be 4/16-23 Treasure Island National Theatre At Home – YouTube 4/13-19 Hamlet Shakespeare Globe Theatre – Shakespeare’s Globe YouTube 4/25 ONLY LOCAL Seattle Shakespeare LIVESTREAM READING of Romeo & Juliet Website: https://www.seattleshakespeare.org/ruffreads/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/seattleshakes When: Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 7:30 PM 4/20-26 Romeo and Juliet Former Shakespeare’s Globe Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole’s 2009 production brings refreshing clarity to one of Shakespeare’s most famous and best-loved tragedies, drawing out the contemporary relevance of this passionate teenage love story.

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4/27-5/3 Twelfth Night National Theatre at Home – YouTube 5/4-10 A Midsummer Night’s Dream This 2013 production was at Shakespeare’s Globe Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre - Shakespeare’s Globe YouTube 5/25-31 The Two Noble Kinsmen It’s not often you get to see a staging of Shakespeare and Fletcher’s tragicomedy.

In this 2018 production at Shakespeare’s Globe, two best friends are captured in

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battle and imprisoned. From their window they see a beautiful woman, and both fall instantly in love with her, turning from intimate friendship to jealous rivalry in the space of a minute. Absurd adventures and painful confusions reveal the intoxication and strangeness of love.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre – Shakespeare’s Globe YouTube 6/1-7 The Winter’s Tale Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable gets a new staging at Shakespeare’s Globe. Set in a world of monsters, gods and natural disasters, travel from the stifling atmosphere of the Sicilian court,

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to the unbuttoned joy of a Bohemian festival.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre – Shakespeare’s Globe YouTube 6/15-21 The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merry Wives of Windsor is the only comedy that Shakespeare set in his native land. This production draws influences from British 1930s fashion, music and dance, and with its witty mix of verbal and physical humor, rejoices in a tradition that reaches right down to the contemporary sitcom.

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Music of Remembrance launches a series of weekly online programs A new program will be featured each week The current pandemic has forced Music of Remembrance to cancel its major concerts in Seattle on May 17 and San Francisco on May 19. “With our concert stage silent for now,” says Artistic Director Mina Miller, “MOR’s mission of reaching out with music and stories that matter takes on new and special meaning. More than ever, we want to be a source of light as we navigate unknown territory together.” Throughout the spring and summer, MOR will offer a series of weekly online programs that can be viewed by clicking the “Weekly Feature” tab on MOR’s website : www.musicofremembrance.org.

The series begins with The Boys of Terezín, which will be available April 20-26.

This 51-minute documentary, produced for MOR by award-winning filmmaker John Sharify, tells the inspiring story of the teenage prisoners who created a secret journal every week for almost two years under the noses of their Nazi captors.

In the following weeks, the series will offer videos of live performances of some of the most impactful works that MOR has commissioned and premiered. The video links will also include program notes about the music, composers and artists.

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April 27-May 3: Vedem. American composer Lori Laitman and librettist David Mason’s stirring oratorio based on the stories and words of those very boys from Terezín, describing their lives in the camp and expressing the dreams for a better world.

May 4-10: Camp Songs. In a new dramatic realization conceived and directed

by Erich Parce, American composer Paul Schoenfield’s setting of defiant words that dissident Polish journalist Alexander Kulisiewicz dared to write as a prisoner in Sachsenhausen, with sarcastic humor and bitter irony that lay bare the fury seething beneath the camp’s terrors.

May 11-17: Veritas. Shinji Eshima’s soulful musical reflection on the tragic consequences of religious intolerance, in

a multimedia work incorporating vivid visual images of sculptor Al Farrow’s works from his “Vandalized Doors” series.

May 18-24: For a Look or a Touch.

Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s pathbreaking musical drama illuminating the Nazi persecution of homosexuals through the story of two idealistic young men whose lives and love were torn apart under the Third Reich.

The schedule through July will be announced soon. All of us look forward to the day when we can again gather to share live music together.

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Cultural connections: Remote learning and program opportunities with the Tacoma Museum District

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You can’t visit a museum right now, but Tacoma’s Museum District’s cultural organizations are undaunted by closed doors.

They’ve pivoted to offer a bevy of opportunities for cultural enjoyment, education and even community connection during the stay home-stay healthy protocol. If you’re eager to supplement social studies for kids learning at home, learn about art and artists as a family, explore the depths of the Puget Sound, find playtime ideas and even wish upon a car, it’s as easy as linking into the websites of these world-class museums.

Tacoma Art Museum Having closed our doors in mid-March, TAM increased our mission-focused work in the digital space. TAM at Home provides hands-on art making activities for families related to pieces in TAM’s collection. Additionally, people can view 70% of TAM’s permanent collection through eMuseum.

Everyone is invited to spend time looking at collections created by museum curators and create your own digital exhibition with the objects. Deep dives into individual artworks as well as posts of community artwork based on TAM’s collection #inspiredbytam can be found on TAM’s Facebook, Instagram and YouTube channels.

Resources can be found at: http://www. tacomaartmuseum.org/tam-at-home Washington State History Museum Washington State History Museum encourages connection and learning through creative remote engagement opportunities for all ages. Washingtonians are invited to share your COVID-19 experiences and contribute digital content for the museum’s collections, documenting this significant historic event in real time.

You’re also invited to download the museum’s new free app to remotely explore exhibitions, dive into History Lessons To Go for all grade levels, and try out coordinated activity sheets that can be used hand-inhand with the app. Interviews with historians and writers are at your fingertips with the Columbia Conversations history podcast, and readers can peruse the COLUMBIA magazine archives on the museum’s website for more fascinating articles about Northwest history. The History At Home page on the museum’s website provides downloadable history coloring pages and curriculum for multiple age groups. As always, you can explore and research your state Historical Society’s collections via the website, too.

The Historical Society is on the cusp of launching the Washington Stay Home Society, a series of uplifting public programs that bring us together while apart.

A few examples of these programs include an age 21+ mix-along while listening to a cocktail historian, a History Lab at home activity for youth and families, and a collage-as-storytelling session. Stay tuned for the launch!

Find the Historical Society’s list of activities at: www.WashingtonHistory.org/ HistoryAtHome.

Foss Waterway Seaport Foss Waterway Seaport is offering daily virtual programming for all ages. From preschool Super Seastar classes to up-close and personal in a whale skeleton to live Seaport Stories with local influencers.

Resources can be found at: https://fosswaterwayseaport.org/explore-virtual-education-programs/

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Greentrike Greentrike, home of the Children’s Museum of Tacoma, is facilitating a day camp for preschool aged children of first responders, health care professionals, and frontline essential workers. Digitally, Greentrike has created online playful resources for families with young children. This includes video storytimes, singalongs, and circletimes that are designed to encourage play and joy for children birth 8 years old.

Resources can be found at: https://www. playtacoma.org/play-at-home Museum of Glass While our normal operation is paused, there are still plenty of ways to engage with MOG. Get hands-on with these fun, familyfriendly art projects at home.

Resources can be found at: https:// www.museumofglass.org/mog-craftproje ct s?mc _ cid= c59e393a 56&mc _ eid=c1190ff9ac LeMay – America’s Car Museum You might not be able to visit your favorite hotrods, but there are still activities to put a smile on the face of your young auto enthusiast: • Drawing Templates for Young Designers, so they can create their own dream ride.

• Lesson Plans You Can Do in Your Kitchen, including: Crash-Test Cars, Biofuel Basics and Stylish Speed • And, Coloring Sheets for Young Car Lovers, including: 1908 Ford Model T, 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, 1966 Ford Mustang, 1966 Volkswagen Beetle Additionally, you can join us on Facebook or Instagram for periodic contests, games, and curator presentations.

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Resources can be found at: https://www. americascarmuseum.org/learn/athome/ About The Tacoma Museum District The Tacoma Museum District is one of the jewels of the South Sound! It is comprised of six premier museums, all within walking distance of each other (or a convenient free ride on the Link light rail).

Each museum shares a different aspect of Pacific Northwest arts and culture and they all work together to share the wonders of Tacoma as a destination, whether it’s for a staycation or a vacation!

The Washington State History Museum, Tacoma Art Museum and Children’s Museum of Tacoma are located along the historic Pacific Avenue corridor with the Bridge of Glass connecting visitors over the freeway to the Museum of Glass.

Walk along Thea Foss Waterway to reach the Foss Waterway Seaport and Maritime Museum. Catch the Link on Pac Ave for a quick ride over to America’s Car Museum.

NOTE: The museums are currently closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Check each museum’s website for details on reopening dates and additional opportunities to connect remotely.

Children’s Museum of Tacoma (www. playtacoma.org) – Foss Waterway Seaport Maritime Museum (https://fosswaterwayseaport.org) – LeMay – America’s Car Museum (www.americascarmuseum. org) – Museum of Glass (www.museumofglass.org) – Tacoma Art Museum (www. tacomaartmuseum.org) – Washington State History Museum (www.WashingtonHistory.org) Courtesy of The Tacoma Museum District

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Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

Channel Q 103.3 FM - LGBTQ+ Talk Radio Network News and information, pop culture and music. radio.com COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities - www.colage.org DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; gapseattle.org GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse. org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

LGBT MS Connection - (425) 785-8593; lgbtmsconnections@comcast.net. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers.

Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org Lion’s Main Art Collective - www.lionsmain.org MEN: Gay City: (206) 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: (206) 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.com; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www. seattle primetimers.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: (206) 388-1408, (206) 323-0750. www.seattlechoruses.org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com

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community resources Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State Council: www.pflagwsc.org.

Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ Pride Radio 93.3 HD2 Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

Queer Geek! - queergeekseattle.org Rainbow Center - Resource Center for Tacoma/Pierce County LGBTIQA community. Through education, advocacy and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources, and safe space for the LGBTQIA community.

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Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle.

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. (206) 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sex Workers Outreach Project - https://seattle. swopusa.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org Three Dollar Bill Cinema - TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival; Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival; Outdoor Cinema at Cal Anderson Park. www. threedollarbillcinema.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.

SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www. genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born

Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www.lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/ Olympia-Trans-Discussion-Group/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network: Funding the collective liberation of Trans women of color – https://m.facebook.com/ TWOCSolidarityNW/; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way, with additional support groups organized in smaller towns throughout King County, (206) 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www.llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace. com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; New Horizons: social services and shelter for homeless youth, 2708 3rd Ave (in Belltown), (206) 374-0866, http://namin.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter. org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; The Vera Project: fuels personal & community transformation through collaborative youthdriven engagement in music and art. (206) 956-8372; theveraproject.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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