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Jun. 21
Print Edition for the week of
Jun. 21 - 27, 2017
Vol. 26, No. 43
Illustrations by Louisa Bertman
Savage Love
Sneakers
by Dan Savage
Blabbermouth
The Blabbermouth Podcast: Al Franken Discusses the Shift from
SNL
to the Senate, and Congressional Balancing Tactics
by The Stranger
Film/TV
Post-Apocalypse Now:
The Bad Batch
Director Ana Lily Amirpour Discusses Her Narrative Extremes
by Sean Nelson
Sad Sam Elliott: Growing Old with
The Hero
by Erik Henriksen
Rock Mockumentary
I’m Not Fascinating
Depicts the Ludicrous Plight of Icky Boyfriends
by Dave Segal
GLOW
Chop-Drops Stereotypes
by Ciara Dolan
I, Anonymous
I, Anonymous: Get It Straight
by Anonymous
Music
Solar Power
Compilation Shines a Light on Seattle Hiphop's Experimental Brilliance
by Amber Cortes
Adventurous R&B/Rap Diva SassyBlack Taps Into "Upbeat Heartbreak" on
New Black Swing
by Todd Hamm
Roger Waters: The Mellow Misanthrope
The Former Pink Floyd Lyricist Might Be More Relevant Than Ever
by Ned Lannamann
Theater
Donald Byrd's Shocking
(IM)PULSE
Spectrum Dance Theater's Response to the Pulse Nightclub Shootings Is Brutal
by Christopher Frizzelle
Free Will Astrology
For the Week of June 21
by Rob Brezsny
Visual Art
Adrien Leavitt's Photography Basks in the Beauty of Queer Bodies
by Emily Pothast
Food & Drink
Coming Up (and Coming Out) in the Restaurant Industry
Three Local LGBTQ Chefs and Restaurant Owners Discuss Their Experiences
by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue
News
The Veteran: State Senator Bob Hasegawa Wants to Take Years of Legislative Experience to the Bank
by Ana Sofia Knauf
The Prosecutor: Jenny Durkan Embraces Her Place in the Establishment
by Heidi Groover
Person of Interest
Person of Interest: Adé A Cônnére, the Iconic Seattle Artist Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights in Olympia
by Ana Sofia Knauf
Weed
Will Jody Hall Conquer Cannabis Like She Did with Cupcakes and Coffee?
by Lester Black
Queer Issue 2017
There's a First Time for Everything... Especially When You're Queer
by Dan Savage
Flying Across the Country to Date a Stranger
by Chase Burns
My First Time Singing Karaoke Post-Transition
Whatever My Voice Betrayed, There Were Only Compliments and Applause
by Katherine Cross
My First Time Breastfeeding My Daughter
by Dana Fried
My First Time Masturbating in My Male Body
by Buck Angel
My First Time Proposing and Being Proposed To
It Was Also My First Time Doing Poppers
by Sarah Galvin
My First Time Getting Peed On: A Comic
by Levi Hastings
My First Time—A List
by Ilvs Strauss
My First Time Experiencing Gaydar
by Matt Baume
My First Time Posing Naked
It Stirred Up More Feelings—and Was More Erotic—Than I Expected
by Manuel Betancourt
My First (and Last) Time Dating a Rice Queen
by Alexander Chee
My First Time Living in a Gay Neighborhood Wasn't So Blissful
by Wancy Young Cho
My First Time with a Dominatrix
It Didn't Go Exactly as I Expected
by Marga Gomez
My First Time Realizing I Wasn't Queer: I'm Just a Boring Lesbian Who Dreams of Owning Mini Cows
by Katie Herzog
My First Time... Who Am I Kidding? Everything's My First Time. I'm a 13-Year-Old Lesbian.
by Beezus Murphy
My First Time Raising a Girl-Crazy Middle-School Baby Dyke
by Shawna Murphy
My First Time Being Sober in a Gay Bar
"It's a Little Like Coming Out," a Lesbian Friend Said
by Dave Wheeler
My First Time at the Wildrose
An Oral History of One of the Last Lesbian Bars on the West Coast
by Sydney Brownstone