Tag: Seattle
Police arrest man in Ballard after skateboard attack on gay couple
Seattle police arrested a man Saturday at the Ballard Seafood Fest in Seattle after a gay couple was attacked with a skateboard.
Happy Birthday Norway !
Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as Syttende Mai (meaning Seventeenth of May).
Remembering Fallen Youth Hero, Lou Ellen “Lou Lou” Couch
Lou Ellen “Lou Lou” Couch was a street friend of Justin Reed Early, the author of Street Child: A Memoir, the poignant autobiographical tale of homeless children’s real-life experiences on the streets of Seattle in the 1980’s. Lou Lou is also a character in this book. She was murdered in a street fight while protecting her girlfriend in December, 1985.
Boy Scouts of America Revokes Church’s Charter After Church Stands with Openly Gay Scoutmaster
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, is calling on the Boy Scouts of America to end its long standing discriminatory ban on gay adults in Scouting and reinstate Rainier Beach United Methodist Church’s charter.
Boy Scouts revoke agreement with Seattle church over gay troop leader
BSA removes Geoff McGrath from leadership position and revokes agreement with church that supported him
Boy Scouts of America Fire Gay Scoutmaster After He Comes Out to NBC News
The HRC, the America’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, is calling on the Boy Scouts of America to end its longstanding discriminatory ban on gay adults in Scouting after BSA leaders revoked the membership of an openly gay Scoutmaster in Washington state when he came out in an NBC News profile.