Associate Editor and News Producer | Delivering stories, building relationships, and driving social media engagement, in service of high-quality journalism!https://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3mjfygxn5ph2dWhen do drastic measures become justified? That’s the question I had for organizer Samantha Boucher, whose non-profit has recommended that trans people should “evacuate Kansas.” What are the dangers for our trans peers in Red States? Listen to find out: https://youtu.be/kORgvO2ZzMo?si=wgYEz6oJ-lmgdwrF13 Apr 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfygxn5ph2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3miwx7iddxh2yDropped a new episode of The Bolt, my new Seattle Storm podcast with SGN! Come for my thoughts on the expansion draft, stay to watch me sweat through podcasting directly to camera for the first time... still learning. 😅 https://youtu.be/pNUBj8C-u_w?si=gc2i0sm7JnrKvxQR07 Apr 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwx7iddxh2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3mim2u4a4252yI've had more time for opportunities in audio, so I'm creating podcasts for Seattle Gay News! We just started The Bolt, our Seattle Storm post-game recap show, and got the joy of meeting Madeline Brown, of TikTok's @WNBAData, for our first episode! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/429kXGR7rqs?si=C1eM7JBkcSSDPExR03 Apr 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim2u4a4252yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3miegzpphuj26BREAKING NEWS: Could confirm reports that the first case of TMVII, the contagious STI, has arrived in Washington. If you have LGBTQ+ friends/family, especially if they’re gay men, send them this story! Important health information inside👇 https://www.sgn.org/story/164727/News/Seattle/BREAKING%3A%20First%20case%20of%20TMVII%20confirmed%20in%20Washington%2C%20say%20health%20officials31 Mar 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miegzpphuj26https://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3miegxw6vqu24BREAKING NEWS: Could confirm reports that the first case of TMVII, the contagious STI, has arrived in Washington. If you have LGBTQ+ friends/family, especially if they’re gay men, send them this story! Important health information inside👇 https://www.sgn.org/story/164727/News/Seattle/BREAKING%3A%20First%20case%20of%20TMVII%20confirmed%20in%20Washington%2C%20say%20health%20officials http://www.sgn.org/story/164727/News/Seattle/BREAKING%3A%20First%20case%20of%20TMVII%20confirmed%20in%20Washington%2C%20say%20health%20officials31 Mar 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miegxw6vqu24https://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3midbkwapiw2xBREAKING NEWS: Could confirm reports that the first case of TMVII, the contagious STI, has arrived in Washington. If you have LGBTQ+ friends/family, especially if they’re gay men, send them this story! Important health information inside👇 https://www.sgn.org/story/164727/News/Seattle/BREAKING%3A%20First%20case%20of%20TMVII%20confirmed%20in%20Washington%2C%20say%20health%20officials http://www.sgn.org/story/164727/News/Seattle/BREAKING%3A%20First%20case%20of%20TMVII%20confirmed%20in%20Washington%2C%20say%20health%20officials31 Mar 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3midbkwapiw2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3mi2rfqm5zt25Opening Day for the Mariners has come & gone. How'd it go? Despite a loss to Cleveland, there's still a lot to inspire optimism. Read my takeaways at the link below! https://open.substack.com/pub/cjay52/p/reviewing-the-mariners-post-opening?r=27zlsh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true27 Mar 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2rfqm5zt25https://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3mhxyalqsmh2qCan a story still be meaningfully queer, even if you're the only one who sees it that way? It was really fun to track down the LGBTQ+ history of Cirque du Soleil, plus better understand their interpretive process. Check it out ✨️ www.sgn.org/story/164126 https://www.sgn.org/story/16412626 Mar 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxyalqsmh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3mgsmevgmtp2iKenneth Walker III has left the Seahawks to get paid by the Chiefs. Good for him. Where does that leave everyone else in Seattle? Talking about the team’s post-super bowl challenges, today on my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/cjay52/p/the-seahawks-lost-their-mvp-will?r=27zlsh&utm_medium=ios11 Mar 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsmevgmtp2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3mgg5auorah2lI like Katie Wilson. I like Zohran Mamdani. I'm excited to see where they both go politically, but... Can we please not spend the next four years comparing them to each other?! Here's why we've got to put a cap to this discourse amongst progressives before it even begins: https://open.substack.com/pub/cjay52/p/katie-wilson-and-zohran-mamdani-have?r=27zlsh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true06 Mar 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg5auorah2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2vh25w3xs2kTHEY DID IT!!!! IM SO SLEEPY BUT BY GOD THEY DID IT!!!!!!!!!!! #Mariners #ALCS11 Oct 2025 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2vh25w3xs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2vftipika2aHumpy finally won a Salmon Race… yet I’m so tired I feel nothing. Brain’s officially out the window. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2vftipika2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2verjxf3a2vThis game has gone on so long, they’ve now sung “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” twice for the 14TH inning stretch. Unbelievable… #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2verjxf3a2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2vaeiqfo22vKerry Carpenter's been bringing such consistent offense to the table, he's single-handedly giving me heart palpitations this game. It would be impressive if I didn't hate the feeling. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2vaeiqfo22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2va6i7srn2aFor anyone experiencing 2022 flashbacks of that 18-inning gruel that sent us home in the wild card, I feel you. I'm hoping history doesn't repeat tonight. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2va6i7srn2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v7zshx452nA fantastic inning... had they managed to secure a run. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v7zshx452nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v75gnmln2kYOUR OVERTIME PITCHER: LOGAN GILBERT!!!! #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v75gnmln2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v6z3jkwn2nIf Leo Rivas becomes the unsung hero of this game, that''ll make me very happy. No complex feelings or analysis beyond that. Just happy for the guy. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v6z3jkwn2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v6iexnlf2vDid not need that "Torkelson looking like he striked out, then suddenly running to first" jumpscare in my life. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v6iexnlf2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v6c2ek4u2aSo our top three is a bust. Honestly though? Still staying optimistic. If an unexpected Leo Rivas cameo can tie the game, then frankly, anyone on the team can win this. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v6c2ek4u2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v5uspuwc2qAlso, Bazardo's warming up! First mention of him today. After Speier immediately broke down on the mound, honestly? Hope I don't see him rn, I've too nervous to regain trust. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v5uspuwc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v5sbsdgf2kWOAH. Logan Gilbert's warming up rn! Welcome to postseason overtime baseball, holy s**t. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v5sbsdgf2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v5otcgy42aThe way my heart almost sank to the stomach thinking that Greene had made a line drive, only to realize Suarez caught it... God this has been an tense game. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v5otcgy42ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v5k7aigs2fSecond walk in a row. Something's way off with Munoz, getting scary now with Carpenter on second base. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v5k7aigs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v5fdaqfe2aMunoz is throwing way too many balls for comfort rn... Cal's coming over to the mound, something's wrong. This should have been the easy part. #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v5fdaqfe2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v52v5gdj2bMunoz has arrived! #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v52v5gdj2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v4pb6tgi24Dan Wilson, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR!!!! #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v4pb6tgi24https://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v4i4voud2bOH! Big Change! Dom Canzone's been brought to the plate, swapping in for Mitch Garver! This feels like it could be THE match-up of the night. It's now or never.... or one of the other remaining two innings. #Mariners #ALDS #TridentsUp11 Oct 2025 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v4i4voud2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v44eqwl42vWas going to say that Julio, opening against a not-dominant Tarik Skubal pitcher, would be the litmus test that dictates the rest of the game. But damnit man, with three balls and an almost-home run?? I don't even know to feel about that outcome! #Mariners #ALDS11 Oct 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v44eqwl42vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjay52.bsky.social/post/3m2v363ev5d2hKyle Finnegan is warming up rn. Maybe a sign that Skubal is slowling down for the night, around 90 pitches? Could hopefully create an opening for the #Mariners offense. #ALDS11 Oct 2025 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:fbcztfgmbfcgrxe5qlch6dd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2v363ev5d2h