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The Seattle LGBTQ Commission advises the Mayor, City Council, and other city departments on matters that affect the LGBTQIA community of Seattle

08/28/2025

Come join the Commission and other community partners at Louder Than Hate: Trans & Q***r Joy as Resistance, hosted by our friends at Lavender Rights Project!

This event is a celebration of q***r joy, resilience, and community power. Together, we’ll lift up LGBTQ+ voices and celebrate with one another, because our joy and community spaces are more important now than ever.

📅 Friday, August 30
⏰ 4–9 PM
📍 Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave, Seattle, WA

We hope to see you there!

08/22/2025

Statement from the Commission:

At last night’s (08/21/2025) Commission meeting, an individual making public comment made statements that caused commissioners and community members to believe they may have had a weapon.

We know how important it is to create a space where everyone can show up authentically and be heard. Please know that our work continues with this commitment at the center.

If you have any questions, you can reach us at info.seattlelgbtq@gmail.com
Please read the full statement below:

In solidarity,
Seattle LGBTQ Commission

06/24/2025

We're now on Bluesky!

The Seattle LGBTQ+ Commission is expanding how we connect with our community. Follow us for updates, events, and advocacy highlights ➡️ .bsky.social‬

06/19/2025

Juneteenth is a celebration of Black freedom and a reminder of how far we have to go.

As we honor the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, we must also continue to uplift the voices of Black Trans and Gender Non-Conforming people who continue to face disproportionate violence, criminalization, and erasure.

In a time when anti-trans legislation are at an all time high across the U.S., the commission stands in firm solidarity with our Black TGNC community members in Seattle and beyond. Their liberation is essential to the liberation of all.

This Juneteenth, celebration must come with action. We call on our community to advocate, organize, and protect Black trans lives; not just today, but every day.

Black liberation is q***r libertion.

No one is free until we all are.

✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
***rLiberation

06/13/2025

The commission is happy to co-host "Q***r the Vote" this year!

🗳️ Q***r the Vote – Candidate Forum
📅 Tuesday, July 8 | Doors at 5:00 PM
📍 Massive Club, Seattle
🎤 Hosted by Harper Bizarre with a fierce performance!
Meet the candidates shaping Seattle’s future:

🏛️ Mayor: Ry Armstrong, Katie Wilson
⚖️ City Attorney: Rory O’Sullivan, Erika Evan, Nathan Rouse
🗣️ City Council:
• Pos. 2: Eddie Lin, Adonis Ducksworth, Jeanie Chunn, Jamie Fackler
• Pos. 8: Alexis Mercedes Rinck
• Pos. 9: Dionne Foster, Connor Nash

Let’s q***r the vote and hold our leaders accountable!

📢 Come for the civic power, stay for the drag, and leave ready to make your mark at the polls.

✅ RSVP now: https://tinyurl.com/VoteQ***r25

The Commission is proud to co-host this event with Q***r Power Alliance and Traction, SAW, Massive Club, QLaw Foundation of Washington, Fuse Washington, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, Gender Justice League, HRC-WA, ACLU, and the QLaw Foundation of Washington

***rTheVote

06/12/2025

Due to the Juneteenth Holiday, The Settle LGBTQ Commission will be rescheduling on June meeting for Monday, 6/23 at 6:30-8:30p. We will be updating the meeting link as we get it!

Thank you all, and we hope you are enjoying your pride month!

06/08/2025

At this year’s Pride Flag Raising Ceremony, Councilmember Rinck made a clear and powerful commitment to stand with q***r and trans communities in the face of growing national backlash.

Her leadership reinforces what Pride is about: safety, inclusion, and unapologetic love.

🎥 Watch her remarks and the entire flag raising ceremony here: https://ocr.seattle.gov/city-of-seattle-celebrates-2slgbtq-pride-month-with-flag-raising-and-proclamations-at-city-hall/

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06/06/2025

“It is Pride for the Q***rness of this city.” -Jaelynn Scott, Executive Director, Lavender Rights Project

At this year’s Pride Flag Raising Ceremony, Jaelynn reminded us that Pride is about celebrating the radical, unapologetic q***rness that makes Seattle what it is.

Watch her full speech and the entire flag raising here: https://ocr.seattle.gov/city-of-seattle-celebrates-2slgbtq-pride-month-with-flag-raising-and-proclamations-at-city-hall/

***rSeattle

06/05/2025

“We cannot claim to be a welcoming city when the SPD harass trans women who are lawfully trying to enjoy a day on the beach.”
— Nakita Venus, Executive Director, Seattle's LGBTQ Center

During this year’s Pride Flag Raising Ceremony, Nakita called out the urgent need for real accountability and meaningful action.

Visibility isn’t enough. Safety and dignity must follow.

06/04/2025

"Pride was, and still is, a riot... a protest."

Our incredible Co-Chair, Ashley Ford, delivered a moving speech at this year’s Pride Flag Raising Ceremony, and we’re still feeling inspired.

***rVoices

06/02/2025

Pride is a celebration. Pride is protest. Pride is our history, our resilience, and our future.

This month, we celebrate the q***r community because we have always been here. We are artists, organizers, caretakers, visionaries. We are an essential part of the past, present, and future of every society. That is something to celebrate, loudly and unapologetically.

But Pride cannot be separated from the reality we are facing. Q***r lives, and especially Black and brown trans lives, are being threatened at an alarming and terrifying rate. The rise in anti-q***r legislation, hate speech, and violence is not hypothetical. It's here. It's happening.

This Pride, it is not enough to post a rainbow. It is not enough to say you’re an ally. It is time to be one. The commission asks that everyone take action this Pride month.

Write your elected officials. Speak out against anti-trans and anti-q***r legislation. Reach out to your q***r friends, even when it’s hard. Show up publicly, not just privately. Use your privilege, your voice, your platforms... because your silence, especially in this moment, is dangerous.

To the q***r community: We love you. We see you. We are you.

To our allies: We are asking you to do more than celebrate with us. We are asking you to fight with us.

Happy Pride!

— The Seattle LGBTQ+ Commission

05/26/2025

Statement from the Seattle LGBTQ+ Commission:

We condemn the events of May 24 at Cal Anderson Park, where a far-right anti-LGBTQ+ group held a permitted event in the heart of Capitol Hill, an area long known as a safe haven for our community. The violent police response toward counter-protesters only deepens longstanding concerns about disproportionate treatment and the misuse of public space to spread hate.

We’re calling for:

1. A full, independent investigation into SPD’s actions
2. A review of Seattle Parks’ permitting practices
3. Meaningful community-centered reform in public safety

Cal Anderson is sacred ground for 2SLGBTQIA+ Seattleites. We demand accountability. Hate has no home here.

Read our full statement in the comments below.

***rSpaces

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