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NIH reports on Businesses may not refuse experimental HIV vaccine to serve LGBT customers, “Novel and potentially powerful,” agency says Arizona court says

“Compelling interest” to eliminate discrimination

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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer A “novel and potentially powerful” experimental HIV vaccine has been developed, the National Institutes for Health (NIH) announced in a June 4 article in the journal Nature Medicine.

The vaccine is reportedly based on a particularly vulnerable site on the HIV protein where antibodies bind to its surface. The vaccine has elicited antibodies in mice, guinea pigs, and monkeys and is said to be able to neutralize dozens of HIV strains

see HIV VACCINE page 13

LGBTQ Human Rights highlight the GSBA Pride Luncheon

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by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer The Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) Pride Luncheon was held this past Wednesday, June 13th. This was the first time the luncheon was held at the new Embassy Suites in Pioneer Square, which has a view of Century Link Field. Before the luncheon there was the annual Pride

Business Expo, featuring businesses in the travel, tourism, and hospitality sectors. Following opening remarks and an introduction by GSBA CEO Louise Chernin, Amie Bishop, a consultant on global health and human rights, lead a panel discussion with Fabrice Houdart from the Office of the UN High Court Commissioner for Human Rights who is

see GSBA PRIDE page 12

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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Only days after the US Supreme Court decision in the Masterpiece Cake Shop case – in which the high court found in favor of a baker who refused to make a cake for a Gay couple – an Arizona state appeals court

came to the opposite conclusion. Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, owners of Brush & Nib Studio, acted illegally in refusing to make wedding invitations for a same-sex couple, the court found.

see DISCRIMINATION page 13

Seattle AIDS Memorial Pathway to celebrate groundbreaking Tuesday, June 19

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by Tim Peter SGN Contributing Writer The Seattle AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway (AMP) will break ground Tuesday, June 19, in conjunction with developer Gerding Edlen at the Seattle Capitol Hill Station on Broadway. To honor this important milestone, a celebration will be held on the site of the future public plaza, near

the intersection of Broadway and Denny from 5pm to 7pm. The event will feature food and drinks from local purveyors, live music and a pop-up farmers market. The event is hosted by project partners Gerding Edlen, Bentall Kennedy, Capitol Hill Housing, Sound Transit, Capitol Hill Champion, Capitol Hill Neighborhood Farmers Market and The AMP. The community is

see AIDS MEMORIAL page 6


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