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Celebrating 44 Years! Issue 25 Volume 46
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Mayor Jenny Durkan and others officially launch the Capitol Hill Station Development at ribbon cutting ceremony
Mayor Durkan honors six community members at 2018 Pride Awards Seattle
Top row: Louise Chernin, Monisha Harrell, Charlene Strong Bottom row: Tristen Pamphlet-Gardner, Beto Yarce, Aleksa Manila
see CAPITOL HILL page 4
Vancouver, BC bans gay conversion therapy
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by Tim Peter SGN Contributing Writer Earlier this month, on June 5, Vancouver BC City Council unanimously passed a ban on conversion therapy, which is an attempt by various means to turn LGBTQ
people to straight. Meanwhile, similar laws are sweeping across the United States, with New Hampshire and Delaware being the most recent. Canada has been doing the same. Ontario passed a law protecting minors
see VANCOUVER page 9
SEATTLE (June 21) – In her first Pride Awards presentation, Mayor Durkan took the opportunity to honor the achievements of six members of the LGBTQ community. This year’s award winners have extensive experience in advocacy, leadership, and the pursuit of equality – many of the winners have worked on behalf of Seattle’s LGBTQ community for decades. “Louise, Monisha, and Charlene are forces of nature and have fought for years to improve the lives of the LGBTQ community
through policy and legislation,” said Mayor Durkan. “Beto and Tristen continue to raise their voices for social justice while empowering others to do the same, and Aleksa deploys humor and wit while challenging our biases and raising awareness around the important issue of addiction, which affects the LGBTQ community at a disproportionate rate. Together, these six 2018 award recipients represent the best of Seattle.”
see PRIDE AWARDS page 5
Jeff Sessions charged with child abuse by his church Trump’s attorney general could be expelled if found guilty
Attorney General Jeff Sessions – Photo by Andrew Harnik / AP
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been brought up on charges of “child abuse” and “immorality” by his religious denomination, the United Methodist Church.
Six hundred and forty church members signed a letter charging Sessions with violating church law over his decision to separate asylum seekers from their children at the US border. According to MSNBC, more than 2,000 children – including
see JEFF SESSIONS page 9