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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
US Department of Education Adam Rippon: A new star on won’t investigate Trans the world stage discrimination complaints
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos – Photo courtesy of Getty
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The US Department of Education will no longer investigate complaints from Transgender students who have been denied access to restrooms that correspond
to their gender, the department said in an email to a BuzzFeed News reporter. BuzzFeed’s Dominic Holden wrote in his February 12 column that the department replied to an inquiry on February 8,
see DEPT. OF ED. page 11
Seattle area Veterans Administration hosts open meeting for LGBTQ military veterans
Photo courtesy of Getty
by Ron Rasmussen Special to the SGN The Seattle area Veterans Administration is hosting a meeting for LGBTQ
military veterans on Friday, February 23 at 10:00 am at the Wounded Warrior Project office, 2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 130. The office is located along the waterfront
see VETERANS page 7
Figure skater Adam Rippon (l) and freestyle skiier Gus Kenworthy are the first openly Gay men to compete for the United States of America at a Winter Olympic Games. @GusKenworthy: “We’re here. We’re queer. Get used to it.” – Photo courtesy of Twitter
by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer Regardless if you have been watching the Winter Olympics, currently in
PyeongChang, South Korea, you have definitely been hearing the name Adam Rippon, who has been very Out and vocal
see ADAM RIPPON page 12
Singer, songwriter k.d. lang to perform fundraising concerts on Vashon
k.d. lang - Photo by Frazer Harrison / AP
by Juli Goetz Morser Vashon Beachcomber Vashon just got lucky, very lucky. Not lucky once, but twice as international pop
and country singer-songwriter k.d lang plans to launch her U.S. “Ingénue Redux” tour with two benefit concerts at Vashon Center for the Arts in February.
see k.d. lang page 5