Quarantine from the closet: A love story told through missed calls A fictional story about two young people navigating their newfound distance during the pandemic, told through their voicemail messages. Simone St. Pierre Nelson
Gay And Bisexual Men Are Now Allowed To Donate Blood In England, Scotland And Wales The shift in health policy in most of the U.K. reverses a decades-old rule that limited donor eligibility on perceived risks of contracting HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted infections. Jaclyn Diaz
'Attractive for an Asian man’: Photographer reframes Asian American masculinity Chinese American photographer Andrew Kung is reclaiming representation of the all-American man one portrait at a time. Kristin Leong
Cap Hill Pride Festival tells SPD to stay home The Capitol Hill Pride festival plans to host a march and rally the weekend of June 26-27. This year organizers are asking Seattle Police to stand back. Esmy Jimenez
On Asian America: Sex, gender and the 'exotic other' From adult films to a portrait series on Asian men, stereotypes of Asian identity are being disrupted in surprising and creative ways. Kristin Leong
May 19th | Boundless Blocks! UW Graduation gets a Minecraft twist Minecraft graudation ceremonies, PrideFest in person, and a daughter grapples with a cult's impact on her family. Bill Radke
Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment 'Significant Problem' For LGBTQ Users: Report LGBTQ social media users encounter hate speech and harassment at higher rates than all other identity groups at 64%, according to GLAAD's inaugural social media index report. Jaclyn Diaz
'It's Simon, not Tran.' Bullied by a high school teacher, this Vietnamese writer found his voice After years of struggling to embrace his culture and hiding his sexual orientation, Simon Tran finally found self-acceptance and the Asian ally he needed. Simon Tran
Empathize with Trump voters? A Progressive and a Libertarian agree to disagree Two multiracial Biden voters in Seattle meet at Curiosity Club and learn that a political disagreement can be the start of a conversation instead of the end of one. Kristin Leong
With marriage and a gender transition behind them, they dined at Canlis After Maura Hubbell transitioned, her wife Lisa Jaffe couldn't find her "inner lesbian." This is the story of their marriage and the queerness of connecting after getting divorced. Kristin Leong
