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    Articles by Alex Garland
    Counter-Protesters Face Off Against Far Right in Tense Rally
    Counter-Protesters Face Off Against Far Right in Tense...
    By Alex Garland • August 14, 2017 7:00 am

    One day after the tragedy in Charlottesville, Seattleites show up to shut down white supremacy.

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    Mac McGregor Makes an Example of Himself in...
    By Alex Garland • June 21, 2017 1:30 am

    The city council candidate came to the political arena only after a lifetime in the church and the dojo.

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    Kaya Axelsson Pushes for a Different Kind of...
    By Alex Garland • June 21, 2017 1:30 am

    The Seattle activist is using a lifetime of experience to fight the forces of intolerance.

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    Oscar Rodriquez. Photo by Alex Garland
    Oscar Rodriguez Brings Some Pride to Beacon Hill
    By Alex Garland • June 21, 2017 1:30 am

    Under his ownership, Baja Bistro gives the LGBTQ community a place to gather while providing the neighborhood with jobs and goodwill.

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    Photo by Alex Garland
    Artist Ebo Barton Wants to Hand Over Creative...
    By Alex Garland • June 21, 2017 1:30 am

    The slam-poet-turned-playwright is set on getting queer right, which means letting go.

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    Soundgarden’s ‘Superunknown’ album sits beneath a rose on top of a speaker at the KEXP memorial for Chris Cornell. Photography by Alex Garland
    Fans Gather in Remembrance of Chris Cornell
    By Alex Garland • May 18, 2017 10:30 pm

    KEXP welcomed hundreds of mourners to listen to the work of the late, great Seattle-born musician together.

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    The giant chicken—present at many of the tax marches around the country—looked out over the crowd like a silent sentinel, set to spy on those demanding tax returns from Trump.
    ‘We Care and We’re Aware’: More than 1,000...
    By Alex Garland • April 17, 2017 6:30 am

    Speakers also demanded higher taxes on the rich.

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    Nikkita Oliver, Pussy Riot, Draw Large Crowd for International Women’s Day Rally
    Nikkita Oliver, Pussy Riot, Draw Large Crowd for...
    By Alex Garland • March 9, 2017 1:30 am

    Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and in Seattle more than a thousand people gathered at Westlake Plaza to hear speakers…

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    Jasmin Samy, Civil Rights Manager with CAIR-WA. Photo by Alex Garland
    As New Travel Ban Is Issued, Seattle Muslim...
    By Alex Garland • March 6, 2017 11:30 am

    Whether it’s helping detained Muslims or teaching people about Islam, CAIR-WA is at the forefront of resisting Trump.

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    Blockades, Chaos and Pepper Spray at Mass SeaTac Demonstration Denouncing Trump’s Immigration Ban
    Blockades, Chaos and Pepper Spray at Mass SeaTac...
    By Alex Garland • January 29, 2017 7:40 am

    “This checkpoint’s closed.”

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    Home From Standing Rock, Seattle Protesters Bring Pipeline Fight to the Corps
    Home From Standing Rock, Seattle Protesters Bring Pipeline...
    By Alex Garland • November 30, 2016 12:30 pm

    “The work does not end when you come back from North Dakota.”

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    In Their Own Words: 11 Seattle Women Talk About the Election and Coping
    In Their Own Words: 11 Seattle Women Talk...
    By Alex Garland • November 9, 2016 2:30 pm

    “I feel like I don’t know America.”

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    How Trump’s Election Looked on Capitol Hill
    How Trump’s Election Looked on Capitol Hill
    By Alex Garland • November 9, 2016 10:10 am

    Frowny face.

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    PAX Makes Space for Diversity
    PAX Makes Space for Diversity
    By Alex Garland • September 6, 2016 9:00 am

    “It’s still a cis-het-white guy club, but it doesn’t have to be that way.”

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    Inside the Fanbase of Seattle’s Massive eSports Tournament
    Inside the Fanbase of Seattle’s Massive eSports Tournament
    By Alex Garland • August 15, 2016 9:30 am

    Video game fanatics from across the world flooded Seattle last week for The International. We asked them, “Why?”

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    As Vigil Turns to Protest, Words of Love, Anger and Solutions
    As Vigil Turns to Protest, Words of Love,...
    By Alex Garland • July 8, 2016 7:00 am

    “Oversight for all people is necessary. We’re offering healing for the community.”

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    The Making of a Drag Queen
    The Making of a Drag Queen
    By Alex Garland • June 27, 2016 9:30 am

    Behind the scenes with Betty Wetter, who never misses a soda before bed.

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    City employees protest Wednesday blood drive. Photo by Alex Garland
    Citing Discrimination Against Gay Men, City Employees and...
    By Alex Garland • June 16, 2016 7:30 am

    In the wake of Orlando, gay men want to give blood. Yet in many cases they can’t, despite new rules by the FDA.

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