SGN July 26, 2013 - Section 1

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Issue 30 Volume 41

FRIDAY July 26, 2013 FREE! 25¢ in bookstores & newsstands

Celebrating 40 Years!

Candidate Ratings Sec 1, Page 5

Seattle Gay News SEATTLE’S LGBT NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Remembering Janet Trinkaus Rise n’ Shine founder was a true LGBT community pillar

COURTESY INSPIRE YOUTH PROJECT

Janet Trinkaus (l) was an inspiration to youth throughout her career

Kiss it, Christie!

by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer Janet Trinkaus, founder of Rise n’ Shine (now Inspire Youth Project), passed away Friday, July 12, dying in her son’s embrace at age 76 after a three-year battle with cancer. During her inspiring and accomplished life, Janet was a proud, empowered woman and a

in the nation and has since served hundreds of kids who either have the disease, have lost a parent to the disease, or are living with a parent who has HIV/AIDS. She received multiple honors for her work, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the AIDS Service Award, the Rudy Award, the Washington State Mentors’ Champion of Mentoring

“She was so many things. We’re a small office, so we all do a little bit of everything. Janet loved brainstorming. She loved thinking of better ways we could serve the kids.” lover of the arts who “laughed with abandon” and was characterized by dedication and a rebellious spirit. She is survived by her son, Stephen Trinkaus, and his wife, Jillian; her grandson, Cody Trinkaus; and her sister, Nancy Stratford. Janet founded Rise n’ Shine, a nonprofit agency that supports children and families who are affected by HIV/AIDS, in 1988. It was the first program of its kind

Award, and many others. RISE N’ SHINE In 1988, Janet was feeling unfulfilled while working for at a realestate firm in Bellevue and decided to take a week-long, solo retreat in the mountains to take stock of her life. A person of foresight with social justice always on her mind, see TRINKAUS page 5

Lesbian couple marries in Pennsylvania

NJ marriage advocates launch veto override campaign County officials issue licenses by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer

in defiance of state law

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

New Jersey United for Marriage has announced a new campaign to override Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of the state’s marriage equality law. “With federal protections now available thanks to the removal of DOMA’s ‘Gay exception,’ Governor Christie’s veto is costing New Jersey families very real protections that only marriage provides,” Richard Carlbom, director of state campaigns at Freedom to Marry, said in a statement this week. “This new, broad-based campaign brings the best of the movement to the important task of ensuring that loving and committed New Jersey couples, who deserve to be treated just like all other Americans, no longer have to Alicia Terrizzi (l) and Loreen Bloodgood with their marriage license cross the river [to New York] to get married and have their marriages by Mike Andrew not setting out to be pioneers. We respected.” SGN Staff Writer don’t think our family is any different than anybody else.” SIX MONTHS Alicia Terrizzi and Loreen Terrizzi and Bloodgood were TO GET IT DONE Bloodgood were married July 24 one of two Lesbian couples who The New Jersey legislature in Norristown, Pennsylvania, after got licenses on July 24, and they passed marriage equality in Feb- Montgomery County officials de- married in a religious ceremony ruary 2012, but Republican Gov. fied state law to issue them a mar- immediately afterward. Chris Christie vetoed the bill. Un- riage license. The Rev. Craig Andrussier, a “We’ve been waiting a long time see NEW JERSEY page 20 for this,” Terrizzi said. “We’re see PENNSYLVANIA page 9


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