Vivian McCall

1 week ago | thestranger.com | Vivian McCall

On Sunday afternoon, three Seattle Police officers showed up to the queer hangout and nude beach Denny Blaine and told the naked people there that being naked outside, which is legal in Seattle, was actually illegal and that everyone had to put their clothes on.

2 weeks ago | thestranger.com | Vivian McCall

The Virginia Inn Isn’t Closing This Sunday: The oldest restaurant in Pike Place received a last minute eviction reprieve from the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) and will resume “business as usual,” the Inn posted on Facebook. The PDA told King 5 that the current tenant will operate the restaurant until September while working with the PDA to find someone to take over.

3 weeks ago | thestranger.com | Vivian McCall

Corporate sponsors are dropping off pride parades like flies this year. After 30 years of boozy support for its hometown pride, brewer Anheuser-Busch left a bigger hole in the St. Louis Pride Parade budget than a runaway Coors Light Party Train. Then it linked arms with Comcast and Diageo to pull the rug out from under San Francisco Pride. The name Diageo may not ring a bell, but it’s basically a parent company for cocktails.

3 weeks ago | thestranger.com | Vivian McCall

A letter signed by at least 550 individuals, health care professionals, and advocacy groups is urging Seattle Children’s Hospital to restore access to gender-affirming surgical care to trans people under 19. The community letter, organized by the Seattle trans advocacy group Gender Justice League (GJL) and addressed to Children’s Board of Directors, says the hospital’s decision sends a “troubling” message to trans communities and may violate state law.

3 weeks ago | thestranger.com | Vivian McCall

On Wednesday, the Washington State Senate passed HB 1971, a first-of-its-kind bill from House Rep. Nicole Macri that compels insurance companies in the state to cover up to a year’s supply of hormone replacement therapy, starting in January 2026. Now it's on its way to the governor's desk. For trans people, whose health care is under federal attack, it’s coming at a clutch time. Insurers typically cover a one to three month supply of most drugs, including hormones.