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Jun. 19
Print Edition for the week of
Jun. 19 - Jul. 2, 2019
Vol. 28, No. 22
Steven Miller
Savage Love
Why Not Me?
by Dan Savage
Film/TV
Gay Porn, Murder, and a Killer Soundtrack in
Knife + Heart
by Chase Burns
I, Anonymous
I Can't Wait to Move Away from Your Trashy Ass
by Anonymous
Music
The Maestro of Weird and Rock's Favored Son Creatively Jive in the Claypool Lennon Delirium
by Leilani Polk
Free Will Astrology
June 19–25
by Rob Brezsny
Visual Art
A Show at the Frye Art Museum That Resonates in an Unintentional Way
Disco balls, closed-circuit cameras, and colored lighting doesn't distract from the ongoing labor issues at the museum.
by Jas Keimig
Books
How the Dream Delivery Service Works
Poet Mathias Svalina bikes around town leaving new writing on doorstops at dawn.
by Rich Smith
Food & Drink
Little Maria's Is the Queer Pizzeria That Feels Like Home
by Jas Keimig
Features
The Stranger
's 2019 Queer Issue
There's one thing we can all agree on: Fuck Trump!!!
by Christopher Frizzelle
Surviving in the Age of Trump
How Capitol Hill has changed, and how the country has changed, in the last 15 years.
by Adé
Meet Bobby Higley, an Ex-Mormon Who's Become One of Seattle's Best and Dirtiest Comics
"I describe myself as Seattle's premier sad, gay, ex-Mormon comic."
by Dave Segal
Her Name Is Ms. Briq House, but You Can Call Her Goddess
She is an educator, sex-work advocate, and burlesque performer who hosts the Sunday Night Shuga Shaq at Theatre Off Jackson.
by Jas Keimig
A Few Thoughts About Trump's Gay Adversary
Pete Buttigieg is the first homo to have a serious shot at the Democratic nomination.
by Blair Stenvick
The Miracle of Asylum
Gangs threatened to kill me for being trans. Miraculously, I escaped El Salvador, received asylum in the United States, and now live in Seattle.
by Marbella Caporr and Gregory Scruggs
Growing Up a Lesbian in the Age of Trump
I was supposed to want Prince Eric in
The Little Mermaid
, but what I wanted was to kiss the girl.
by Samantha Plank
The Older Generation to Young Gay Men: "Why the Fuck Are You Complaining?"
Yes, Trump sucks. But at least all your friends aren't dying.
by Katie Herzog
Trump's Ban on Transgender Soldiers Is Cruel and Wrong
I would know. I served in the military under "don't ask, don't tell."
by Lance Garland
Seattle's Premier Men's Jack-Off Club Isn't Just for Gay Guys
There are so many different ages, body types, and kinds of cocks, it's hard to describe.
by Christopher Frizzelle
Pride Comes to White Center
The neighborhood's first-ever queer festival was a big gay success.
by Chase Burns
Crossword Solution
Crossword Solution: Eh... Oh!
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Weed
How a Bunch of San Francisco Queers Got Us Medical Marijuana
Pot is just one more thing gays were ahead of the curve on.
by Lester Black
Editor's Note
Author and psychologist demands we look up "relic" in the dictionary.