INBA Member, Author at INBA Chamber of LGBTQ+ Owned and Ally Businesses

Solace, Spokane-built app to help trans people, now available for download

A Spokane-designed app to help transgender people with everything from safely navigating day-to-day interactions to legally or medically transitioning to their gender is now available for use. The app, Solace, was […]

Gov. Inslee appoints 15 members to LGTBQ commission; 3 from Spokane

The comission is tasked with identifying the needs of the LGBTQ community.

LGBT activists say new bills target transgender youth

By Lindsay Whitehurst and David CraryAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY – At the urging of conservative advocacy groups, Republican legislators in more than a dozen states are promoting bills that […]

SAN HIV Education Update

State House Bill 1551: Today, we have medications that are able to treat and prevent HIV, leaving the current statute outdated and overly punitive.

Split over LGBT issues shakes United Methodist churches in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene

The United Methodist Church, the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination, is poised to formally split after years of infighting over LGBT inclusivity. A 16-member committee of bishops and other church leaders […]

LGBTQ business alliance supports Spokane drag queen after conference performance

SPOKANE, Wash. — A local alliance serving Spokane’s LGBTQ community is supporting a Spokane-based drag queen after her performance at a homelessness conference in Seattle sparked backlash. The Inland Northwest […]

Two council members, two newcomers vie for Spokane City Council president

Two sitting members of the Spokane City Council are among the four candidates hoping to become its next president. Mike Fagan, who represents the northeast district, and Breean Beggs, who […]

Garland Theater owner putting business up for sale

The owner of the historic Garland Theater is retiring and putting the business up for sale, though she will retain ownership of the building for now.

Why your place of work should be LGBTI-friendly all year, not just for Pride

Fifty years have passed since the Stonewall Riots in New York City, a pivotal moment in the LGBT+ rights movement,. But as many commentators have noted, June 28 1969 wasn’t […]

Washington state’s first library kiosk opens in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood

Spokane Public Library unveiled a new library kiosk outside the West Central Community Center Tuesday, the first automated machine of its kind in Washington state. The machine works like a […]

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