In this debut episode of South Sound Sapphic, we take you on a time-traveling journey through the overlooked and often-erased histories of QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities in Washington State. From settler-colonial statehood in 1889 to the radical resistance of the present day, we explore how local policies, community organizing, and unapologetic joy have shaped the queer experience in the Pacific Northwest.

We also zoom in on the cultural heartbeats of Seattle’s Capitol Hill and Tacoma’s queer underground, celebrating the bars, clinics, protests, and community centers that have held us when no one else would.

Whether you're a longtime local, a late-blooming queer, or someone seeking to connect more deeply with where we’ve been and where we’re going—this episode is your invitation to remember, to resist, and to connect.