We know what you’re thinking, and yes we are fun at parties, thank you very much. Last Friday, Jan. 26, the Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board joined something called the Joint Enforcement Team (JET) of Seattle for monthly code enforcement inspections of local businesses. The inspections covered 18 businesses, including four known gay clubs, over two days. JET and the LCB denied that they were targeting gay establishments specifically in the monthly inspections. This is of course a lot to promise, and bureaucracies have a way of not following high-flown statements with concrete actions.

Source: New York Times February 04, 2024 05:53 UTC