SEATTLE, Wash. (December 18, 2018) — In a stunning move last week, Governor Inslee released a budget that provides no additional funding for tobacco prevention efforts. “It is a fair assumption that some percentage of the revenue the State generates from nicotine addiction would go toward helping users quit smoking…

by Elizabeth Christman, Gay City Intern Our amazing guest columnist/intern Izzy Christman spoke with one of Seattle’s leading therapists Mx. Rian Roberson, a QTPOC individual born in the Northwest. Tell us about you. Growing up a queer, black-white biracial person in predominantly white Seattle, diversity has always been a dominant…

By Enrique Herrera, Gay City supporter Our lives change. Sometimes it’s caused by a global pandemic, finding that special partner(s) to spend our lives with, or just wanting to reduce the risk of an HIV infection. If that’s you. PrEP may be for you. PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a pill…

By Elizabeth Christman, Gay City Intern Most of my memories of my father include cigarettes. He always had a hand-rolled cigarette in his hand or a pouch of tobacco and rolling papers in his shirt pocket, ready for his smoke break. He spent hours reading at the kitchen counter, bent…

By Maya Green, Intern This April, it’s time to make our voices heard — by going silent. Friday, April 23 marks the 25th anniversary of the first Day of Silence. A tradition started at the University of Virginia in the late ’90s, the day raises awareness of the harassment…

Whether you have sex for self-indulgence or work, here are some health tips to keep you safe during COVID-19. You are your safest sex partner: Find safe ways to make yourself feel good, such as masturbation and sex toys. Be mindful as you take pleasure. Sex from a distance: Use…

By Maya Green “When can I get my COVID-19 vaccine?” has been the question on many Americans’ lips since the Pfizer vaccine first became available in the United States back in December. Now, almost three months later, 21% of Americans have gotten their first shot, with the majority still…

By Maya Green In 1987, the United States Congress officially designated March as National Women’s History Month. 34 years later, we recognize this month as a time to reflect on the indelible legacies of women whose contributions continue to make our country and world more creative, informed, just, and free. …

By Elizabeth Christman The Pandemic Diet: How to Lose the Quarantine 15, declares one headline; Battling the Quarantine 15 says another; What to Do About Weight Gain During the Pandemic. …