Notable LGBTQ people from Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington, include:
- Faygele Ben-Miriam, activist[1]
- BenDeLaCreme, drag queen[2]
- Bosco, drag performer
- Carrie Brownstein, musical artist, actor, and author[3]
- Brandi Carlile, musician[4]
- Abrahm DeVine, swimmer[5][6]
- Jenny Durkan, former United States Attorney; Mayor of Seattle from 2017 to 2021 and the first female mayor since the 1920s[7]
- Michael Hadreas, musician[8]
- Rebecca Heineman, video game programmer[9]
- Irene Dubois, drag performer
- Gretchen Kalonji – materials scientist, professor, and academic administrator[10][11][12]
- Mama Tits, drag performer and entertainer
- Mary Lambert, singer[13][14]
- Jinkx Monsoon, drag queen and singer[15]
- Waxie Moon, performer[16]
- Ed Murray, former Seattle mayor 2015 to 2017[17]
- Dylan Orr, government official[18]
- Clyde Petersen, filmmaker and musician[19]
- W. H. Pugmire, performer and writer[20]
- Megan Rapinoe, professional athlete[21]
- Dan Savage, writer and activist[22]
- Robbie Turner, drag queen[23]
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References
edit- ^ "Nude to Town: Where to Wear Your Birthday Suit in Public". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Page 21 - BenDeLaCreme on RuPaul's Drag Race and around the town - Friday, March 7 2014 - Volume 42 Issue 10". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Zeichner, Naomi (January 19, 2011). "Interview: Carrie Brownstein on Portlandia". The Fader. New York City: The Fader Media Group. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Brodeur, Nicole (November 1, 2012). "Brandi Carlile returns home with hit album, new spouse". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Star Stanford swimmer Abrahm Devine says he was kicked off team because he's gay". www.cbsnews.com. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Athletics, Stanford. "Boote zones in on terrific round of golf at The Goodwin". paloaltoonline.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Deborah, Kwon (3 June 2021). "Queer and careful of who we idolize". The Daily of the University of Washington. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Meter, William Van (2014-09-17). "Lashing Out at His Tormentors, at Last". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "This Year's Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who's Who". www.advocate.com. 2015-04-01. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Ambrose, Susan A.; Dunkle, Kristin L.; Lazarus, Barbara B.; Nair, Indira; Harkus, Deborah A. (1997). Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering: No Universal Constants. Temple University Press. pp. 237, 238, 243. ISBN 1566395283.
- ^ "Prof Gretchen Kalonji visits PolyU". The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Sideman, Roger (2006-11-04). "Autopsy report details Denton's last days". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Bennett-Smith, Meredith (2013-05-18). "Singer Featured On Gay Anthem 'Same Love' Opens Up". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2013-11-12). "A Singer Whose Context Is 'Love and Heart'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Rudolph 1/15/2021, Christopher. "Jinkx Monsoon Got Married!". LOGO News. Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hurley, Wes (2014-10-14). "Queer Icon Waxie Moon Becomes a Seattle Landmark". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Johnson, Kirk (2017-05-19). "Mayor's Fall in Seattle Shakes the Gay Community He Rose From". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ says, Mombian » Blog Archive » Weekly Political Roundup (2010-01-05). "Obama appoints first openly transgender people to posts". Keen News Service. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Portrait of an Artist: Clyde Petersen | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "W.H. Pugmire (1951-2019)". Locus Online. 2019-03-27. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Stefanie Loh (June 22, 2018). "Meet the power couple taking over Seattle sports (and the World Cup): Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird". The Seattle Times.
Megan Rapinoe moved into Storm star Sue Bird's Queen Anne condo this year.
- ^ "Family guy: Sex columnist and gay rights activist Dan Savage". news.streetroots.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Drag Race star Robbie Turner's 'fatal car crash' explained: What's happened so far?". GAY TIMES. 2018-04-30. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-06-09.