Celebrating 44 Years! Issue 19 Volume 46
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Seattle Opera’s Aida full of spectacular moments SEC 2 PG 1
SIFF 2018 PREVIEW An interview with director Sebastián Lelio SEC 2 PG 1
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
Gaysha Starr celebrates 25 years in drag
ahead of the 2018 La Femme Magnifique Washington Pageants May 20
Photo courtesy of Gaysha Starr
by Gaysha Starr Special to the SGN Drag. For over half my life, 25 years, I’ve been doing it – Dressed As A Girl. I’m 46 and started this crazy, wonderful, and sometimes even hateful relationship when I was 21, in April of 1993.
Next to the relationships I have with my family and a few friends, it’s the longest relationship I’ve ever had. I often joke that in my era RuPaul was known for being the Supermodel of the World and not for “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
see GAYSHA STARR page 3
29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York
Legislature’s LGBTQ Caucus 100%, Labor Council says
Members of the LGBTQ Caucus include, from left, Rep. Joan McBride (D-Kirkland), Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle), Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), Sen. Marko Liias (D-Lynnwood), Rep. Christine Kilduff (D-University Place), Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle), Rep. Beth Doglio (D-Olympia) – Photo courtesy of WA State Senate Democratic Caucus
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Members of the Washington State Legislature’s LGBTQ Caucus scored 100%
ratings from the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC). The seven members of the caucus are Senators Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) and
see LGBTQ CAUCUS page 6
50 YEARS OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT:
Attorney General Ava DuVernay, Samira Wiley, and Ms. Gloria Carter Bob Ferguson speaks at the receive standing ovations in groundbreaking Seattle Public Library May 15 speeches
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Actor Samir Wiley, and Jay Z’s mother Gloria Carter – Photo by Getty Images / GLAAD
by GLAAD with intro by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer
Just a month after I personally attended the first half of the 29th Annual GLAAD
see GLAAD AWARDS page 4
WA State Attorney General Bob Ferguson – Photo courtesy of Seattle Public Library
The Seattle Public Library will co-host a discussion with Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on the successes, challenges and future of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) from 1pm to
2pm on Tuesday, May 15 at the Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium, (206) 386-4636.
see BOB FERGUSON page 11