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Image of Seattle Gay Culture Center and Senior Housing Project mailer, 2000
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Seattle Gay Culture Center and Senior Housing Project mailer, 2000

The Seattle Gay Culture Center and Senior Housing Project was an initiative of the Queen City Development Corporation (QCDC), founded in 1996 by local activist David Schraer. The QCDC was the result of discussions between Washington State LGBT leaders and experts in community and economic development about building institutional capacity and addressing gaps in services available to Washington's LGBT community.…
ID Number:2019.69.39.1
Date:2000
Image of Seattle Gay News, Vol. 4, No. 6, June 1977
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Seattle Gay News, Vol. 4, No. 6, June 1977

The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.4
Date:1977
Image of Seattle Gay News, Vol. 5, No. 20, November 10, 1978
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Seattle Gay News, Vol. 5, No. 20, November 10, 1978

The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.9
Date:1978
Image of Seattle Gay News, Vol. 9, No. 24, November 19, 1982
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Seattle Gay News, Vol. 9, No. 24, November 19, 1982

The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.22
Date:1982
Image of Seattle Gay News Vol. 10, No. 34, October 21, 1983
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Seattle Gay News Vol. 10, No. 34, October 21, 1983

The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.27
Date:1983
Image of Seattle Gay News, Vol. 19, No. 44, November 8, 1991
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Seattle Gay News, Vol. 19, No. 44, November 8, 1991

The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.40
Date:1991
Image of Seattle Gay News, Vol. 34, No. 23, June 9, 2006
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Seattle Gay News, Vol. 34, No. 23, June 9, 2006

The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.61
Date:2006
Image of Seattle Gay News Vol. 45, No. 45,  November 10, 2017
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Seattle Gay News Vol. 45, No. 45, November 10, 2017

The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.78
Date:2017
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