A.V. Eichenbaum

Seattle Gay News — Noted transphobe J.K. Rowling returned to the spotlight ahead of the launch of Hogwarts Legacy, a videogame set in Harry Potter universe, when developers of the game introduced a Trans NPC named Sirona Ryan. Sirona is the first Trans character introduced to the Wizarding World.

Seattle Gay News — Atlanta police shot and killed 26-year-old Nonbinary activist Tortuguita Wednesday, January 18, leading to vigils, protests, and riots in the following days. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Tortuguita opened fire "without warning" and wounded a state trooper before the police shot them down, but activists and journalists who were on the scene have questioned that version of events.

Seattle Gay News — LGBTQ+ candidates prevailed in elections across the country amidst a wave of anti-Queer hate from the right. Becca Balint was elected to Congress in Vermont, serving as Vermont's first openly LGBTQ+ Congress member and its first ever congresswoman.

Seattle Gay News — Home by A.V. Eichenbaum, SGN Editor-in-Chief Friday August 5, 2022 Representatives of Seattle's LGBTQ+ community met with state government officials at the LGBTQ Center on Wednesday, August 3, to address growing concerns about the monkeypox virus (MPV) and the harmful misinformation being spread about its transmission nationwide.

Seattle Gay News — Citizens of the Emerald City are wilting in the sun and the polar ice caps aren't going to stop melting anytime soon. Less than half of Seattle residents have access to air conditioning, the lakes are getting crowded, and the planet's burning while we sip iced coffee and argue about plastic straws - Here are some simple solutions to beat the summer heat!

Seattle Gay News — 2022 LGBTQ+ sports teams, advocates, startups, and allies met at Lumen Field Monday, April 4 for a two-day summit to discuss how best to promote and support the community and each other.

Seattle Gay News — Russian forces invaded Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. The military strike, which at press time has resulted in at least 40 civilian deaths, has been met with outrage, dismay, and economic sanctions against the Russian government from world leaders.

Seattle Gay News — For years the enigmatic, surreal, and chaotic Dina Martina has graced Seattle's stages during the holiday season to the delight and bewilderment of theatergoers. Her annual Christmas show, a whirlwind of wordplay, pageantry, song, and yuletide pandemonium, has become a world-renowned phenomenon.

Seattle Gay News — "Look over there!" Jill, the woman who became one of my regular mealtime companions aboard the Wilderness Adventurer, was pointing out the window of the van. "Bald eagles!" Wes, our driver, shrugged. "Yeah, probably about 30 or 40. They're trash birds." I blinked. "What?" "They're trash birds! Y'know, scavengers.

Seattle Gay News — Dear readers, We don't celebrate Pride because soulless corporations slap a rainbow on their logo and say it's that time of year again. We celebrate because in Greenwich village in 1969, a group of LGBTQ+ activists and allies led by Trans women of color decided enough was enough.

Seattle Gay News — Dear readers, Seattle Gay News was founded in 1977. George Bakan was at the helm of the paper from 1983 until his death in 2020. I was born in 1995. Worse, I was born in California in 1995.

Seattle Gay News — In the '60s, a man named John B. Calhoun ran a series of experiments in which he built insular "mouse cities" to test the psychological stresses of overpopulation and city living. In the beginning, some mice would fight and form social groupings to protect resources, despite the clear abundance of food and water.

Seattle Gay News — When you come to a city, you quickly get a sense of its energy. Visiting San Francisco, you can feel the history in its old Victorians and radiating in its winding streets. When in New York, every borough, no matter how different, has a unique New Yorkness to it, Anthora cups and all. Even Portland quickly defines itself upon entry, with an energy I’d best describe as “uncomfortable, but working it.” Then we have Seattle.

eastlakenews.org — Quarantine sure gives you a hell of a lot of time to think. I was quarantined in my apartment for two weeks with all of the symptoms of COVID-19 and absolutely no way to verify I had it. Waves of crushing loneliness and complete calm washed over me like the tides.

eastlakenews.org — If you're walking on Roanoke right around sunset, there's a chance you might hear something unexpected. High energy, raucous guitar finds its way through the cracks of a closed garage door. The seed for Eastlake-based band Your Downstairs Neighbors was sown when Alexander Standish James struck up a fast friendship with Brennan Mackay - from the trunk of his car.

eastlakenews.org — You've seen them around, I'm sure. Little colorful boxes on sticks, crammed full of books and charm. There are quite a few in and around Eastlake. The Little Free Libraries in this neighborhood hide in plain sight, waiting for the curious bookworm or passerby to open their doors and peek inside.

Watsonville Register-Pajaronian — A short article of mine that made the front page. Unfortunately, most of my work with the Pajaronian was lost when they were purchased and their digital archives were replaced.