I just hit “send” on the best email of the year: notifying students that they have been awarded a 2013 Pride Foundation scholarship. In this moment, I am struck by how fortunate we are to be able to invest in each of the scholar’s lives and their sense of hope for the world. Through the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Being trans can be a challenge anywhere, but it’s especially tough in Montana, as there are no statewide nondiscrimination protections for gender identity, including at Montana State University. A coalition of student organizations is working to change this, including TransMSU (TMSU) a support group for transgender MSU students. Founded by graduate student Cassidy Medicine Horse, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” – Peter F. Drucker (American Educator and Writer) As I prepare to go on sabbatical later this month, I wanted to share with you some reflections that have kept me motivated and excited to work with Pride Foundation throughout […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One thing all Pride Foundation scholarship committee volunteers can agree on is how truly moved and inspired they are by the stories they read in the applications and the people they have the privilege of talking to during the interviews—future leaders of the LGBTQ community who will contribute to our collective work to create equality […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The students from La Grande High School, along with gay-straight alliance (GSA) advisor Brita Scott and local PFLAG chair Ryan Minor, loaded into their bus after school on a Wednesday in late April and made the long trek from eastern Oregon to the world headquarters of Nike in Beaverton so that they could take part […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…