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On a cool spring evening, over 150 care workers, and allies from across Trans community and allies people gathered at the University Dis- Seattle. trict light rail station, their signs and The event took on added urgency rally in Seattle against rising voices rising together in a powerful following recent reports of increased display of solidarity. The April 4 rally violence against the Trans commuviolence and political threats — organized in response to a brutal nity nationwide, and Trump’s series BY ALE X GARL AND
attack on a local Transgender woman and the escalating political threats against LGBTQIA+ rights — brought together activists, veterans, health-
of executive orders targeting genderaffirming care and LGBTQIA+ rights.
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25,000 turn out at Seattle Center’s pro-democracy Hands Off protest against administration policies B Y H A N N A H S AU N D E RS SGN EDI T OR Many Americans are fed up with Trump and Musk’s reign, and the countrywide Hands Off protests on April 5 proved just that. It is estimated that over five million people in 1,300 cities and towns rallied to send a clear message: HANDS OFF! In Seattle Center on that sunny Saturday, about 25,000 Washingtonians (according to Indivisible Seattle) showed up to express their passion and rage about the administration’s attack on just about every community, excluding the ultra-wealthy. “We’re standing up for human rights, regardless of color, how you vote, your job, your credentials — any of that… Make a stand to make a voice,” attendee Kat Wil-
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liams told the SGN. Al Williams chimed in, noting how it feels like people have little power. “Being able to show up and see other people come together is a really great opportunity to remember how much power we can hold together to make change,” he told the SGN. “A hundred percent of us are here to support each other — lean into that. There might be a whole bunch of strangers here, but everybody is willing to help and support.” Not only was every part of the Seattle Center flooded with people but also some
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Jonathan Adamow’s murderer caught Faces charge of murder in the first degree with firearm enhancement B Y H A N N A H S AU N D E RS SGN EDI T OR After 23-year-old Charles Michael Hickman III was arrested on April 7, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) brought a charge of murder in the first degree against him for the tragic murder of Queer community member Jonathan Adamow. This past New Year’s Eve, Adamow was out walking when he was shot in the back and died on the scene from severe injuries. Hickman is currently being held on a bail set at $2 million. Adamow was not Hickman’s intended target that night, according to the KCPAO charging documents, which state that “the defendant took efforts to stalk out an intended target [and] find the
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location he could conceal himself behind to wait for the opportunity to strike, and then fired across the street towards a busy gas station when he decided to shoot.” The documents state that Hickman’s actions that night took an “extreme level” of planning and violence. Adamow, known as “Jonny,” was 29 years old and originally from Queens, New York, according to an online obituary. He was a marching band member in high school and loved the arts and drawing. “Active and creative, Jonny enjoyed rollerblading, exploring nature, and creating
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