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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
UK Prime Minister Theresa May U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal: expresses deep regret “Learning from our failure” for Britain’s imposition of homophobic laws during the colonial era at recent Commonwealth summit in London
UK Prime Minister Theresa May – Photo by Simon Dawson / Reuters
In advance of the recent Commonwealth summit in London, April 16-20, the Peter Tatchell Foundation urged UK Prime Minister Theresa May in a letter to make a full apology to Commonwealth nations for
Britain having imposed anti-gay laws on Commonwealth nations in the nineteenth century, during the colonial era. Following is the full text of the letter:
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal at her re-election campaign launch – Photo courtesy of Rep. Jayapal
by Pramila Jayapal U.S. Representative 7th Congressional District (WA)
see JAYAPAL page 5
see UK APOLOGY page 13
Local activist remembers his historic meeting with former First Lady, Barbara Bush
Colorado Senate defeats conversion therapy ban; allows for discrimination by anti-LGBTQ adoption agencies
Photo courtesy of James Holm
by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer In 1989, when Seattle native and former Dorian Group president James Holm was CEO for the National AIDS Network in Washington, DC, he had an interesting encounter with then-First
I’ve spent nearly two decades fighting for justice and uplifting the voices of those who’ve been silenced. And I’ve been proud to represent and serve Washington’s 7th
Lady, Barbara Bush. Mrs Bush died on April 17th at age 92. I chatted with Holm via Facebook. When asked about his historic meeting with the First Lady, Holm stated, “First Lady Bush saw me at the White House as
see BARBARA BUSH page 4
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
by Tim Peter SGN Contributing Writer A committee in the Colorado State Senate on Monday, April 22, once again dashed the hopes of LGBTQ people in the Centennial State for the fourth consecutive year. House Bill 1245, “Concern-
ing a prohibition against a mental health provider engaging in conversion therapy with a patient under 18 years of age,” was sponsored by Reps. Paul Rosenthal, (D-Denver) and Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D-Commerce City) and carried in the
see COLORADO page 5