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Seattle Gay News SEATTLE’S LGBT NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Know your rights, Anti-Transgender protect yourself: legislation pre-filed in the Panel discussion Sunday Washington legislature

Marsha Botzer – Photo by Nate Gowdy

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Afraid of Donald Trump? Concerned about what his election might mean for your rights? Then Legal Voice has an op-

portunity for you. On Sunday, December 11, the women’s rights group will host a panel discussion titled “LGBTQ Rights Post-Election: Prosee KNOW YOUR RIGHTS page 5

Image courtesy of washingtonwontdiscriminate.org

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor The rights of Transgender Washingtonians are under attack yet again. On Thursday, Washington Won’t Discriminate, a

coalition that supports Transgender rights and freedoms in Washington State, posted a message to its website that states, “Antitransgender forces are mounting another see HB 1011 page 4

“Trump promised me he’d NC Gov. McCrory lost rescind executive orders because of anti-LGBT bill, protecting LGBT employees,” new poll shows Rep. Steve Russell says

Rep. Steve Russell (R-Okla.) – Photo by AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Rep. Steve Russell, the author of an amendment to gut President Obama’s ex-

ecutive order protecting LGBT workers, says he believes he has a commitment from Donald Trump to rescind the order once he is sworn in as president.

see TRUMP PROMISE page 7

Pat McCrory – Photo courtesy of charlotteobserver.com

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer As North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory conceded defeat to his Democratic chal-

lenger, Roy Cooper, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new poll showing conclusively that McCrory was defeated by HB 2, the draconian anti-LGBT bill he see MCCRORY page 13


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