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QUEER MOUNTAINEERS REACH GREAT HEIGHTS by Cameron Martinez SGN Contributing Writer What do you get when you mix mountaineering with the Queer experience? The answer is a beautiful connection that in most other such scenarios would not be there. This was very much the case for the 10 members of Queer Mountaineers and their two guides who summited Kulshan (commonly known as Mount Baker) at the end of July.
see MOUNTAINEERS page 4
Photo by Sarina Pizzala
Donald Trump debuts new mug shot, continues to lead polls Photo courtesy of Fulton County Sheriff's Office
by Lindsey Anderson SGN Staff Writer On Thursday, August 24, 2023, the Fulton County Jail released a mug shot of Donald Trump, who is fighting 91 criminal charges in federal and state courts, though Thursday’s booking was unique: it was the first time the
former president faced official arrest and bail. It was also the first time in American history that a former president had a mug shot taken. The Fulton County, Ga., district attorney issued 13 counts against Trump, including racketeering, soliciting or impersonating
see TRUMP page 17
A senseless murder over Pride flag Lauri Carleton – Photo courtesy of Mountain Provisions Cooperative / Facebook
by Ian Crowley SGN Contributing Writer Content warning: death, homophobia A Southern Californian woman was senselessly killed last week over an argument surrounding the hanging of a Pride flag from her
storefront. The shooter, a 27 year-old man, began the altercation by shouting slurs and obscenities at the owner, Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton. When she confronted him, he repeatedly verbally assaulted her. This eventually escalated into the fatal shooting.
see CARLETON page 15