<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Come Out Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Come Out Seattle]]></description><link>https://www.comeoutseattle.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:50:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.comeoutseattle.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[History Café: Preserving LGBTQ+ History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 1994, the Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project (NWLGHMP) has worked to preserve the voices and experiences of LGBTQ+ people throughout the Pacific Northwest through its collection of oral histories. Join Come Out Seattle for a special evening at MOHAI, where community readers will bring these stories to life—sharing powerful reflections on LGBTQ+ life, past and present.   MOHAI  Wednesday, September 16, 2026 • 6:30–8:00 p.m. Come listen, learn, and celebrate the stories that...]]></description><link>https://www.comeoutseattle.org/post/history-caf%C3%A9-preserving-lgbtq-history</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abab44b4927cc2edf11d310</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/158bbe_e07cfe13cbfe499f8c8e375c6e4a19b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Come Out Seattle</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hold That Tiger" at The Garden of Allah 1950.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle's first LGBTQ owned and operated bar The Garden of Allah was open from 1946-1956 at 1299 1st Ave. In Seattle. "Hold That Tiger" was a popular Dixieland rag first recorded in 1918 and made popular by the Mills Brothers. It was probably pounded out on the Garden’s Wurlitzer organ which included a simultaneous piano and may have sounded like this performed by Winnifred Atwell.  https://youtu.be/lXV5wRjGEk8?si=3zYrE3zXKkjiKvEX See this and other pictures at "Steps to the Future 80/40/20",...]]></description><link>https://www.comeoutseattle.org/post/hold-that-tiger-at-the-garden-of-allah-1950</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abab3b3c783f93c683b6b81</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:38:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04a11_4e792d3f0ce74ea68c2894724466a62d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_523,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Come Out Seattle</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden of Allah Featured in “Steps to the Future” ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steps to the Future, an exhibit of historic photographs organized by Come Out Seattle at Union, is now in its final weeks. Stop by to learn more about the legendary stars of the Garden of Allah—Seattle’s first bar owned and operated by members of the LGBTQ+ community. Steps to the Future: 80/40/20 On view through September 15, 2026, the exhibit looks back across 80, 40, and 20 years of local queer history—from the Garden of Allah and Pride on Broadway to the final last call at Thumper’s....]]></description><link>https://www.comeoutseattle.org/post/garden-of-allah-featured-in-steps-to-the-future</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abab1e1f3c2882f246c971e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04a11_6db2a537d488428c848220810fce30b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_894,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Come Out Seattle</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>