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Link-o-mania

Posted on February 1, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Our first official link count for 2013 is in!  As a part of upgrading our blog for the new year we (re)launched our city-specific pages with links to all things gay in the area.  Each of our 12 local blogs had a page dedicated to gay stuff in their local cities and we definitely wanted to bring back that local flavor in 2013.

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A portrait of queer life in America

Posted on January 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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I came across this really cool site today and I wanted to share with all of our readers.  From their website:

Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in is an archive and a journey through a rapidly changing community and the lives of people who offer brave new visions of what it means to be queer in America today. Stopping in churches, parks, high school classrooms, back yards and bedrooms, I have collaborated with individuals from both urban and rural areas for over 6 years.

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Anti-Gay Church Moves Into Seattle’s Gayborhood

Posted on January 16, 2013 by | 3 Comments

First United Methodist Church buildingWASHINGTON: The anti-gay megachurch Mars Hill has moved it’s way into Seattle’s gayborhood, and slithered into the historic First United Methodist Church building on Fifth Avenue and Marion Street.

Tim Gaydos, the lead pastor at the new location said Mars Hill Church plans on using the new location to minister to the homeless, business people, and of course the satanic LGBT community.

“Being closer to Capitol Hill is a blessing as we are serving and ministering to those who are infected with AIDS on the hill,” said Gaydos in a release to KOMO News.

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To the Emerald City: Discovering Gay Pride Down the Yellow Brick Road

Posted on December 31, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Hello all…this is my first time writing for Queer Landia.

Seeing as it is New Years Eve, I decided to re-post a blog I wrote back for a website called www.thegayhotspot.com only because I re-read it today and found it to resonate more with me today than when I first wrote it; hope you enjoy! [I altered a segment seeing as it is the start of the new year]

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More Washington celebration: Newlyweds cheered on at City Hall.

Posted on December 10, 2012 by | 4 Comments

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What looks like 165+ people showed up at Seattle’s City Hall to cheer all of the beautiful, beautiful newlyweds. Couples were given flowers and congratulations while walking down the steps by perfect strangers. The feeling of love and joy everyone has in the video is so palpable, it can’t help but warm my heart. There’s even a fun rendition of “Going To The Chapel” sung by a a group dressed as a rainbow. Really touching stuff, check out the video after the jump.

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Anyone looking to buy some gay friendly jewelry?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by | 2 Comments

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If you’re looking to buy a wedding, engagement, or a “Honey I’m really, really, sorry” ring for Christmas and you’re in the Washington state area, you might want to take a look at Turgeon-Raine.

Found via: Reddit

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Dan Savage vs. NOM’s Brian Brown at the dinner table!

Posted on August 22, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage gets together with Dan Savage at his home for a debate about the bible and same-sex marriage over dinner. I’ve just started watching it, so it’ll be interesting to see how it goes!

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