Celebrating 44 Years! Issue 14 Volume 46
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Victory in Alaska
LGBT rights hang in Anchorage voters defeat anti-Transgender Prop 1 the balance in two SCOTUS cases
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by Tim Peter SGN Contributing Writer On Tuesday, April 3, voters in Anchorage, Alaska strongly defeated a local initiative, Prop 1, that sought to discriminate
against Transgender citizens by forcing them to use the restrooms of their assigned sex at birth. At press time, Fair Anchorage, the group opposing Prop 1, was leading with
see ANCHORAGE page 13
Real Change releases pocket guide to homeless resources
Illinois government employee Mark Janus (center) with supporters outside the Supreme Court. – Photo Jacquelyn Martin / AP
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission is not the only US
Supreme Court case that could have a catastrophic impact on LGBT equality. Janus v. AFSCME is another case that could set LGBT rights back decades.
see SCOTUS page 12
Transgender Economic Empowerment Coalition awarded $550,000 King County grant
GSBA contributions focus on entrepreneurship and model employment policies
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Real Change has released the Emerald City Resource Guide, a durable and comprehensive pocket-sized booklet that puts essential resources for homeless and
very low-income people at their fingertips. New editions of the Emerald City Resource
see REAL CHANGE page 4
SEATTLE – Led by Ingersoll Gender Center, the Transgender Economic Empowerment Coalition has been awarded a twoyear grant of $550,000 by King County as part of the Communities of Opportunity
partnership. The coalition will address the economic barriers transgender and gendernonconforming communities and LGBTQ people of color experience as a result of
see TRANS COALITION page 4