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- Point of Pride
Workers’ struggle at the Space Needle points to solidarity among LGBTQ, immigrant and labor communities
June 19, 2013 - Real Change News - Looking Back, and Up, at a Seattle Icon
Seattle's Space Needle opened in 1962 as part of the World's Fair. Knute Berger, author of Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle , discusses the history and engineering behind the tower, and explains why a symbol of "the future" from days gone by still has relevance today.
June 14, 2013 - NPR - Poll: Does the Space Needle owe pro-gay Seattle a flag day?
It’s becoming an annual rite of passage for the Space Needle owners: Will they put up the Rainbow/Pride flag – at least for the day of the LGBTQ Pride Parade? The owners did so in 2010 and 2011 – setting a precedent, even though they made the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community raise $50,000 for charities in 2011. But then they surprised the community in 2012 by refusing ...
June 13, 2013 - seattlepi.com