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 numerous campaigns. Especially during the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the 1980s, it was an important source of information and helped members of the community to support each other. Since its founding, the SGN has widened its focus to Seattle’s LGBTQ+ community more broadly.

This issue was published on June 28, 2013. Its headline celebrated two decisions by the US Supreme Court. The first was to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as existing between one man and one woman and denied benefits of marriage to LGBTQ+ couples. The second was to decline to rule on Proposition 8 in California, which amended California’s constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Proposition 8 failed after this Supreme Court ruling. Other front page stories report on an endorsement for Seattle’s 2013 mayoral election, and on reactions to the DOMA ruling. This issue also included a guide to Seattle's Pride festival.