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AWAITING BOARD RESPONSE TO ANTI-LGBTQ+ POLICY
SHERRIFF EMERALD CITY WA AG TO FILMMAKER JOHANKNECHT SOFTBALL INSURANCE: Q&A MOUNTING CALLS BARRIERS SARA MICHELLE FETTERS ASSOCIATION “ELIMINATE FOR SHERRIFF TO GENDER-AFFIRMING WITH LIMBO DIRECTOR
Seattle Gay News SEASON KICKOFF
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N E W S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T W E E K LY
JUSTICE
Seattle LGBTQ+ leaders and organizations respond to Chauvin verdict
by Renee Raketty SGN Contributing Writer “I can’t breathe.” Those were among the last words of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died last May at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. A jury concluded on April 20, 2021, that Chauvin was guilty of his murder.
“We recognize that this tastes bittersweet to a mourning family, community, and world” — ENTRE HERMANOS
see VERDICT page 6
Photo by Julio Cortez / AP
Black women, Black Trans women, and MURDER Photo courtesy of CNN
by Janice Athill SGN Contributing Writer In 2020, 350 Transgender people were killed worldwide. A fifth of them were in their own homes, and 44 of these killings happened here in the United States. This year has already produced a more than 100% increase in these murders in this country, and we are barely five months in. As
Are you ready for Gov. Caitlyn Jenner? Celebrity joins race to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Caitlyn Jenner – Photo by Nina Prommer / EPA via Shutterstock
of March 2021, there have been at least 11 compared to the same time last year, when there had been only three. Women are more likely to be murdered by someone they know, and historically, they have suffered more from certain types of crimes, including intimate partner violence, rape, and homicide. Black women tend to fall victim to these crimes at a higher rate
see MURDER page 17
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Caitlyn Jenner announced on April 23 that she will be a candidate to replace Gavin Newsom as governor of California if Newsom is recalled by voters. The Republican-led effort to oust Newsom appears to be headed for the ballot. More than 2 million signatures have been gathered
on a petition to recall him — far more than the 1.5 million need to trigger a recall election. Only 266,000 have been ruled invalid. Once popular in California, Newsom has been blamed by his political enemies for state-imposed restrictions during the COVID pandemic. His popularity sank even lower after he was caught violating his own masking guidelines at a dinner party.
see JENNER page 21