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BIDEN: “PROTECT LGBTQ PERSONS EVERYWHERE” Biden reverses Trump foreign policy: US recommits to protecting LGBTQ rights by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The US government has recommitted to uphold LGBTQ rights abroad in a memorandum signed by President Joe Biden. The document, signed February 4, builds upon a 2011 directive issued by the Obama administration but abandoned under Donald Trump.
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see BIDEN MEMO page 10
Capitol Hill Gay club R Place loses lease and begins search for new home Photo by Jennifer DeLeo
by Justin Carder Capitol Hill Seattle SEATTLE (February 1, 2021) – Capitol Hill gay club R Place has lost its lease and is on the hunt for a new location: [According to a message posted by the club,] “This pandemic has been tough on ALL of us. R Place has been a staple in the
Superbly acted Supernova a fiery comet of romantic rapture Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth in Supernova – Photo courtesy of Bleecker Street
gay community for over 35 years. It was our intention to reopen. However, due to unfortunate circumstances beyond our control, it is with the heaviest of hearts that we are unable to renew the lease at our current location. We are grateful to you all for your years of patronage at 619 E Pine St. Many memories were made here!”
see R PLACE page 7
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Staff Writer SUPERNOVA Theatres / PVOD on Feb. 16 Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci) have been together for over two decades. Their love is unbreakable, and nei-
ther is able to imagine what it would be like to spend a single second without the other next to him. But when Tusker is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, the tragic ramifications of how this will change both their lives isn’t lost on either man, and whether they like it or not, things between them are about to unhappily change.
see SUPERNOVA page 17