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Gay Spokane Pageant 2011-2012

Miss Gay Spokane Pageant 2011-2012 June 4th marks the crowning of the 32nd Mr./Miss Gay Spokane. The Imperial Sovereign Court of Spokane and all Eastern Washington born the Gay Spokane title in 1980. The first crowns were bestowed upon “Randy” and “Jennifer Dawn”, that is, Mr./Miss Spokane. In 1986, the first Ms. Gay Spokane title [...]

Le Cabaret

By Nova Kaine Nova Kaine will join forces with Spokane Community College to present this year’s show, “Le Cabaret”. This event began last year during Pride week as a fundraiser that features local live and drag talent in a cabaret style show. Last year the show featured the band Six Foot Swing, drag queens, and [...]

Out and Proud: A Perspective

Out and Proud: A Perspective When I think about what it means to be out and proud, I think about my life; Out and Proud starts with me. I came out at 17. An essential part of the process was self-acceptance – that ensured that I came to terms with my sexuality and myself a [...]

INBA – Spokane’s LGBT business chamber working to get to the next level

INBA – Spokane’s LGBT business chamber working to get to the next level. One of Spokane’s oldest LGBTQA organizations is the Inland Northwest Business Alliance (INBA). The organization’s president Marvo Reguindin describes the INBA to the uninformed as Spokane’s gay business chamber, using the acronym LGBT if he knows the person is familiar with our [...]

Lots of licks, Morgan The Dog

Aren’t we all excited for Spokane’s 20th Year of Pride? I know I am; my tail just won’t stop wagging. For those of you who plan to bring your furry friends with you to the Pride Parade and Rainow Festival, there are some tips that are important to remember. * Pride is on June 11; [...]

(Not to be edited) INBA – Spokane’s LGBT business chamber working to get to the next level

INBA – Spokane’s LGBT business chamber working to get to the next level. One of Spokane’s oldest LGBT organizations is the Inland Northwest Business Alliance (INBA). The organization’s president Marvo Reguindin describes the INBA to the uninformed as Spokane’s gay business chamber and uses the more correct LGBT when he knows the person is familiar [...]

The Spokane GLBTQ Parents Group

The Spokane GLBTQ Parents Group needs your help! Over the last year we have worked hard to build a support group for parents of GLBTQ. Our goal is to promote and support other parents in the Spokane Area through fun activities that show our children there are other families like their own in Spokane. We [...]

Proud to be an Ally – PJALS

Proud to be an Ally By Shar Lichty, Outreach Coordinator, PJALS The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) is proud to be an ally to the LGBT community in Spokane and Eastern Washington. PJALS is a 35-year-old community organization in our Lilac City, dedicated to building a just and nonviolent world through organizing, [...]

Stem and Stein at Northern Quest Resort and Casino

Join Spokane AIDS Network for the 7th Annual Stem and Stein on June 17 at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. You will enjoy music provided by Hot Club of Spokane while sampling local wines, beers, and spirits from makers such as Barrister, Townsend, Overbluff, Whitestone, Caterina, Lone Canary, Golden Hills, and Dry Fly. Plus, a [...]

Spokane’s first Interactive showing of The Celluloid Closet

Pride week is fast approaching; there are many fascinating and fun events planned as part of the celebration! This year, INMx and OutSpokane are excited to announce Spokane’s first interactive showing of “The Celluloid Closet”. This all-ages event will be Tuesday, June 7th at Downtown’s A Club located at 406 ½ W. Sprague. All members [...]

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Community Minded Questions

What is Pride? Pride is the one time of year that brings together more members of our community than any other. The Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival, complete with business fair and family area (full of toys and games for kids), is completely free, for all to enjoy. The day starts with a parade of [...]

20 Years of Pride

Celebrating 20years Of Pride As 2011 marks Spokane’s 20th Year of Pride, it is important for us to learn about our past as a community and a nation. To honor the past two decades of Pride, please take a look at historical timeline below. 1991- The Red Ribbon is first used as a symbol for [...]

LGBT Book group

Now meeting at the Inland Northwest LGBTQA Center, the Gay & Lesbian book group was originally founded in June 1999 by Kerry Cochran. The very first book on the reading list was Curious Wine by Katherine Forrest. Meeting at Auntie’s Bookstore for the first 12 years, the group grew in membership, though attendance varied. Seventeen [...]

Katella’s article

Sometimes depression shows itself with physical pain or discomfort (vague or specific), or fatigue (soreness and tiredness for no clear reason). This might lead to sleeping a lot. At the same time, depression can make a person sleep too little because they cannot seem to rest. Depression affects eating as well – sometimes people eat [...]

Big Fun at the Park!

Letter from the Editor’s Desk Dear Ins and Outs readers, Growing up in southwestern Pennsylvania, my parents had a limited income. As a form of inexpensive recreation, they would pack my older brother, younger sister, and I in the old blue Buick Electra and drive us to a local park. To them, it didn’t matter [...]

The Beginning of Spokane’s Gay Liberation Front

The Stonewall was a gay newspaper published in Spokane, Washington that reported on events that were especially important to the LGBTQA community up until it’s last issue dated May 2, 2007. But long before the Stonewall paper started, there was an underground paper by the name Spokane Natural. The Spokane Natural was published from May [...]

OutSpokane Volunteers

OutSpokane is dedicated to hosting another great Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival for the Inland Northwest on the second Saturday in June. This year will be our 20th anniversary of Pride in Spokane. Volunteers are needed to help make the day go along smoothly. As it has been said, “Many hands make light work.” We [...]

Parade

Since 1991, Spokane has watched the LGBTQA community come together to honor those brave individuals that fought back against the police raids in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York. The Stonewall Riots were a turning point for the gay rights movement. The following year, 1970, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York held parades [...]

Advocate

WATCH Anderson Cooper Wins Jeopardy For Trevor Project
Anderson Cooper won $50,000 for the Trevor Project, the LGBT teen suicide prevention organization, when he competed on Jeopardy Friday night. The CNN anchor matched his knowledge against against New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and NBC White House correspondent Kelly O'Donnell during the game show's Power Players week. Watch Cooper compete […]
Antigay and Exgay Mayoral Candidate Drops From Race
Dara McDowell, a candidate for mayor of Covington, Kentucky and an ex-gay mother of eight, whose platform including fighting the "homosexual agenda," has dropped out of the race May 15, reports website Back2Stonewall. read more […]

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