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DRAG SHOW CELEBRATES NEXT EMPEROR AND EMPRESS CANDIDATES
by Daniel Lindsley SGN Staff Writer Hark to the sound of high heels and disco, for on Sunday, January 22, at castle Comeback in the cantref of SoDo, royalty gathered to honor their candidates for Emperor and Empress of the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle.
see COURT page 4
Photo by Lauren Vasatka
Cops kill Queer activist in Atlanta
Can Can dazzles with new House of Hearts
Photo courtesy of Stop Cop City ATL
by A.V. Eichenbaum SGN Editor-in-Chief Atlanta police shot and killed 26-year-old Nonbinary activist Tortuguita Wednesday, January 18, leading to vigils, protests, and
riots in the following days. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Tortuguita opened fire “without warning” and wounded a state trooper before the police shot them
see ATLANTA page 17
Photo by Nate Watters
by Lindsey Anderson SGN Staff Writer When the sun goes down and the shop owners and buskers head home, Pike Place Market comes alive. Can Can Culi-
nary Cabaret ignites the night month after month with a unique show and menu, but its latest, House of Hearts, has already become a must-see event.
see HEARTS page 8