Celebrating 44 Years! Issue 22 Volume 46
Complexions Contemporary Ballet a remarkable and innovative dance troupe worth seeing
Seattle Men’s Chorus shows their Pride with “God Save the Queens”
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VICTORY! Hawaii enacts legislation protecting LGBTQ youth from abusive “conversion therapy”
LGBTQ publisher, journalist and pioneer Mark Segal donates collection to National Museum of American History Donation includes Stonewall-era objects and artifacts from the first Gay Pride celebration
Hawaii Governor David Ige signs SB 270 into law – Photo courtesy of NCLR
WASHINGTON – [On May 25], the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights
organization, claimed victory as Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed into law SB 270,
see HAWAII page 12
Southern Baptist Convention tosses out DC branch over Lesbian pastors
The Reverends Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen, co-pastors at Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. – Photo courtesy of Rev. Maria Swearingen
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The Southern Baptist Convention has broken off ties with its Washington, DC branch over two Lesbian pastors at a DC church.
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is the largest Christian denomination in the US, with more than 15 million members, and it is strongly opposed to LGBT equality. The District of Columbia Baptist Convention (DCBC) was rejected by its parent group
see BAPTISTS page 12
Mark Segal (l) – Photo courtesy of Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently received a donation from Mark Segal – publisher, activist, journalist, civil rights pioneer and
national LGBTQ leader – documenting his almost 50-year career in LGBTQ activism from Stonewall to today.
see MARK SEGAL page 5
IN MEMORIAM: Geoff Manasse, Photographer Sept. 9, 1950 - January 19, 2018
Geoff Manasse – Photo courtesy of the Estate of Geoff Manasse
Geoff Manasse was a professional visual storyteller, a dedicated father and husband, and a lover of family, music, and sports. From the late 1970’s until his death in January 2018, his work in photojournalism, portraiture, and commercial photography helped document people’s lives and social changes in the Pacific Northwest and the local LGBTQ community.
A public Memorial Celebration of Geoff Manasse’s life will be held Sunday June 10th, 1-4pm at the UW Arboretum’s Graham Visitor’s Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA 98112. All are welcome. Particularly notable among Geoff’s
see GEOFF MANASSE page 3