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• Trans Former Boeing Mechanic Sues Company for Harassment

  12-03-2024 23:04 via thestranger.com
  
  In a lawsuit, Rachel Rasmussen said the company did nothing to stop repeated harassment between 2010 and 2021.by Vivian McCallRachel Rasmussen said the harassment from her all-male crane mechanic team at Boeing started even before she came out to them as a transgender woman, back when they began to notice the subtle changes from her transition.
  She’d been at the company since 1989 and had felt welcome on every team she’d been on for more than 20 years. She had a “quite wonderfu
  
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• Film Review: Love Lies Bleeding Is a Bold Newcomer to the Erotic Thriller Canon

  12-03-2024 21:46 via thestranger.com
  Love Lies Bleeding opens in Seattle Thursday, March 14.by Julianne BellA warning to squeamish viewers: Sophomore director Rose Glass’s queer melodrama Love Lies Bleeding might not be for you.
  Glass, who directed the 2019 psychological horror flick Saint Maud, brings a startlingly singular and stylish vision to life. She’s cited David Cronenberg’s Crash and Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls as influences for Love Lies Bleeding, and the carnal obsession of those films shines throu
  
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• Last Day to Vote!!!!

  12-03-2024 17:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Time to vote!by Rich SmithIT'S VOTING TIME. 
  If you've already voted, then congratulations! You're in the minority.
  According to King County Elections (KCE), only 23% of registered voters have already returned their ballots for the March 12 Presidential Primary—you know, the one between Joe Biden and uncommitted delegates, and Donald Trump vs a bunch of people who have dropped out of the race.
  The elections department expects turnout to hit 40%, and spokesperson Halei Watkins believes
  
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• Slog AM: Washington Presidential Primary Day, Boeing Whistleblower Dies Unexpectedly, King County Sues Burien Over Camping Ban

  12-03-2024 16:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigHappy Presidential Primary Day: Today Washington State decides who it begrudgingly puts on the ballot for the presidential election this year. But, we at the Stranger Election Control Board say, why choose the lesser of two evils this March when you can instead channel a little ethical nonmonogamy and tell Biden you're not ready to commit. Whether it's the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, the way he's repeating right-wing rhetoric about
  
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