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Adra Boo
Seattle soul singer, emcee and Rain City Rock Camp Adult Program Director, Adra Boo, walks through walls. While some in the age look to construct boxes for others, Boo flouts these efforts, working to inspire through interconnectivity, sacrifice and, of course, a touch of sweetness.
Dark Castles
dark castles was born of a chance meeting in dark days. Meredith (vox) and Aune (synths/drums/literally everything not vox) bonded over a love of anime, music and ramen. Over the years they went from one-hangout tracks for fun to releasing their debut Album HAUNTED in 2019.
Delphine Elliott
Delphine Elliott (she/her) is a 17 year old singer/songwriter born and raised in Seattle, WA. She began songwriting at the age of 7 years old, and now has found her voice as an independent artist. Her songs are filled with emotional lyrics and upbeat melodies that will get stuck in your head. Growing into young adulthood, she studied piano and guitar and even taught herself bass guitar and ukulele.
Gal Pals Watch
Queer womxn in movies! Queer women talking about them!
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby (all pronouns) is an emerging artist currently living in the Wallingford neighborhood in Seattle. They began their artistic journey over a decade ago when diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, initially exploring photography and fiber arts. They began exploring painting in 2017 and in 2019 started experimenting with mixed media sculpture and glass. Her work is heavily influenced by her time living in the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest.
Hot Takes with Hot Dykes
Queer fantasia interpreted through a modern lens; self criticism; public engagement. We want to be pushing ourselves to reinterpret, reassess, and reanalyze dyke culture that has been left before us. Nothing exists in a vacuum and y'all know we love to process.
Naomi Ishisaka
The Seattle Times’ assistant managing editor for diversity, inclusion and staff development. Her column on race, culture, equity and social justice appears weekly on Mondays. Naomi is also an incredible photographer and for several years displayed her powerful photos of the fight for racial justice at the Dyke March.
Katie Kephart
Katie Kephart (she/they) is a local photographer with a focus on outdoor portraits. Their work is inspired by the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest and her models’ identities and personality. Her photos explore movement through unique perspectives and emphasize a contrast of colors, textures, and light.
Jill Mullins
“Intersectional Idealism” is a monthly column by Jill Mullins (Seattle Dyke March Organizer) on Real Change. Jill is an intersectional feminist, attorney, activist and much more who lives in Bellingham.
Sarah Neilson
Freelance culture writer, interviewer, and creative based in Seattle. They write about and report on all kinds of queer art, local literary culture, the ways in which creative people work and live, and sometimes even agriculture (which was their first career).
Lex Ramirez
Lex Ramirez (she/her) is a Latinx teaching artist, performer, choreographer and arts administrator from Oakland, Ca. She has been teaching and choreographing for the past 15 years. Her main mission is to cultivate a fun, supportive community where dancers of all experience levels can thrive!
Ilene Samowitz
Ilene Samowitz has been interested in photography since the early 80’s when she got her first SLR camera. Ilene has always loved the outdoors and has her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology/geophysics. She became a master birder in 2004, and now combines both her love of birds, nature, family pets and awe aspiring scenery with her love of photography. Ilene’s photography can also be purchased on this site as prints or in a number of unusual options.
Shaina Shepherd
Inspired by the parallels between gospel and garbage metal, Shaina Shepherd is not your average vocalist. Living in the city where both Soundgarden and Quincy Jones cut their teeth, Shaina lends her soulful voice to projects of all genres.
Grae Violett
An emerging indie pop artist and spoken word poet, Grae Violett (she/they) consider Seattle to be their home and influence their lyrics/sound. They like to create mind bending spoken word based off of songs they’ve written, giving a contextual, in-depth view into their mind. As a Black Queer Fem, they find that softness and emotional availability is not always accessible for people with their identities, and they hope that their art can give people the freedom to express themselves however they please.
Tracey Wong
Tracey Wong 黃麗塋 (she/her) is a queer Chinese-American dancer, educator, and community space holder. Tracey is the co-director of Malicious Vixens, a dance crew and sisterhood of Asian American women that creates work with the values of joy, community care, and collaboration. Her current work centers on community care and building a strong & sustainable virtual community with her peers through her online classes and gatherings — Honey n Sensualitea, Waacking/ Whacking class, and W*acking Open Mic Nights.
Luna Sol
Haley Graves
Haley Graves is a black upcoming Pop Punk Artist in the PNW. She is originally from Maine but now is based in Seattle. Her hope is to make great music while also adding diversity to the Pop Punk genre, as a black woman.
Jayden Aubryn
Jayden Aubryn (they/them) is a 26-year-old, Black, queer, poly, enby. They’ve been dancing since they were four and are currently the Assistant Director for Drop Squad, an all levels hip hop crew in Seattle. They’re also the founder of TISE Consulting, LLC and provide social equity and mental health consulting.