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How a Seattle fintech entrepreneur built a network of support through multiple organizations

Seattle is home to a handful of fintech companies, notably money transfer startup Remitly, but it isn’t known as a… Read More

Solace app helps transgender people map and follow the journey through gender transition

When Robbi Katherine Anthony came out as a transgender woman more than five years ago, she knew that transitioning to… Read More

Tech industry urges Supreme Court to extend anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ people

Microsoft, Amazon, Expedia, and other tech giants have joined a coalition of more than 200 companies pushing the U.S. Supreme… Read More

Geek of the Week: Amazon’s David Ham takes Pride in his work and his role with LGBTQ group glamazon

June is a busy month for David Ham. The senior video program manager at Amazon Web Services has plenty to… Read More

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Facebook helps users show Pride this month with rainbow reactions, photo filters and more

People looking to celebrate Pride this month got a few new tools from Facebook to aid in that effort, including… Read More

The remarkable life and legacy of Ric Weiland, Microsoft employee No. 2, still making an impact a decade after his death

Ric Weiland — Microsoft’s employee No. 2 — was a tech geek to the core. In the summer  of 1969,… Read More

LGBTQ community rallies around #TransLawHelp to get trans people legal services before Trump takes office

Transgender Americans aren’t confident that president-elect Donald Trump will protect their rights, which makes Jan. 20 a deadline of sorts.… Read More

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Pride flag sent to stratosphere delivers universal message of love to LGBTQ community

A pride flag attached to a balloon boldly went where none had gone before as it reached the stratosphere, serving… Read More

Seattle business leader wants to build an LGBTQ co-working innovation center

In 2008, Seattle’s LGBTQ Community Center shuttered its doors, an early sign of the Capitol Hill neighborhood’s evolution from gay haven… Read More

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