SGN April 9, 2021

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Arkansas legislature overrides governor’s veto on anti-Trans bill Vote to block medical treatment for Trans minors

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The Arkansas state legislature has voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would bar doctors from providing medically necessary gender-affirming treatments to Transgender youth. Photo courtesy of ACLU Arkansas

see ARKANSAS page 20

2021 Seattle International Film Festival

10 Questions with SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett

Intersectionality and the unique predicament of Black women

SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett – Photo courtesy of SIFF

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Staff Writer After one year’s forced hiatus courtesy of COVID-19, the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) returned last night with a gala digital screening of the Australian neo-noir murder mystery The Dry staring Eric Bana. Running through April 18, this year’s SIFF showcases 92 features and 126 shorts from 69 countries. It will be a virtual festival utilizing the brand new SIFF Channel, found at watch.siff.net or on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, or Roku as a downloadable app.

Festival favorite programs like “Northwest Connections,” “Films4Families,” “Asian Crossroads” and “WTF” are all returning, while a number of events, forums, and roundtables dot the calendar, which attendees can be a vital interactive part of via Zoom. Additionally, on April 15, SIFF is honoring the life, legacy, and career of local icon Tom Skerritt, the star of Alien, M*A*S*H*, Top Gun, Singles, A River Runs Throughout It, and so many other favorites. SIFF is also premiering his latest picture, the drama East of the Mountains, based on

see SIFF page 11

Photo courtesy of AAUP

by Janice Athill SGN Contributing Writer Clear and rigorous battles have been fought against both racism and sexism since the abolishment of slavery and the adoption of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Slaves went to war, damn near freeing themselves, and women grabbed America by its Constitution and demanded equality. While there are still many battles to fight, many battles have been won. But what do you do if the wins should offer you protection, but the current state of justice lets you fall through the cracks?

For Black women, where they fall in social priority has affected their ability to receive justice more than for Black men and white women who fought the same battles. Black women stand at the intersection of being Black and a woman, finding themselves subject to forms of oppression that have shown to be difficult to prove. This is a summarized version of the term “intersectionality,” coined by Kimberlee Crenshaw. In her 2016 TED talk, she discusses this term, as well as a case that sheds light on this form of oppression that

see JANICE ATHILL page 19


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