Barney Frank, gay rights trailblazer who shape post-2008 financial reforms, dies at 86

BOSTON—Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, the 4th Congressional District Massachusetts Democrat who became one of the first openly gay members of Congress and a leading author of the landmark financial reforms that followed the 2007-2008 housing crash, has died. He was 86. Frank died Tuesday night at his home in Ogunquit, Maine, after entering hospice […]

Student-made LGBTQ+ posters at Discovery Elementary concern parents

EVERETT, Wash., June 10, 2022 – Anonymous sources are raising concerns over student-made LGBTQ+ posters hanging in the halls of Discovery Elementary School in the Mukilteo School District, which enrolls grades K – 5. The five signs in question feature different sexual orientations and identities. For example, one reads: “Pansexual— Definition: attracted to any and […]

Lynnwood recognizes June as PRIDE month

By Office of the Mayor | City of Lynnwood June is recognized as Pride Month, a time when people across the world celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and reflect on the contributions that this community has made, and continues to make, throughout the world. Here in Lynnwood, we are committed to being a safe, welcoming and […]