I was amazed and inspired by our latest group of scholars this past Saturday at our Scholarship Celebration Breakfast. Hearing their stories of overcoming challenges and working hard to achieve their goals made me realize how much I love this work. I had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with many of our new 2012 Pride
Pride Foundation’s Got a New Look!
With thanks to our supporters, over the last 27 years, Pride Foundation has become the community foundation we are today—bringing together people, ideas, and resources to advance equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. As spring showers fall, bringing renewed vitality to the Northwest, we wanted you to be among the first
Scholar Alum Reaches Out to Next Generation of Leaders
On May 19, a new batch of scholars officially became a part of Pride Foundation’s family of donors, volunteers, grantees, and scholars at the 2012 Scholarship Celebration Breakfast which took place at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Seattle. This year, Pride Foundation will give out the most it has ever awarded in scholarships to
Cliff Cook: Bend Resident, Monthly Donor
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. – Lao Tzu Cliff Cook is a local Bend resident and recent addition to the Pride Foundation’s monthly giving program. He is also a local community leader who has created the Stars and Rainbows Group. He started his group as
Pride Foundation Support Helps Launch First GSA at Tribal College
Montana is home to seven Indian reservations and tribal colleges, but until recently no gay-straight alliances existed on campus. Thanks to the hard work of Rosalinda de la Luna-Long and her students, Salish Kootenai College (SKC) on the Flathead Reservation now boasts the first ever Gay-Straight Alliance at a tribal college: Spirit of Many Colors.
Scholar Empowers Transgender Students Nation-Wide
When I first met Tonei Glavinic in 2008 he was a senior at Stellar Secondary High School in Anchorage. As the youth representative on the board of Identity, president of his high school GSA, an ACLU of Alaska Youth Activist Scholar, and member of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s National Advisory Council, Tonei
Want to go to the Movies?
Stills from the Film Pride Foundation is proud to partner with Q-Doc, the only festival in the United States, and only the second in the world, devoted exclusively to Queer Documentaries. For seven years Q-Doc has worked closely and in connection with our friends over at the Q-Center to put on this informative festival. With
Landmark EEOC Ruling a Game Changer for Transgender Workers
Pride Foundation volunteers (and board members) Erin Lennon and Seth Kirby take a look at the recent EEOC ruling and how it will impact our community and the work of the Shareholder Advocacy Committee. With the knowledge that 90 percent of transgender individuals have experienced harassment or mistreatment on the job or took actions to avoid
Obama Announces Support for Marriage Equality
Building on momentum felt across the country, President Obama announced today that he now supports marriage for loving and committed same-sex couples – taking an important step in his personal “evolution” on the issue and reversing his longstanding opposition. He is the first sitting U.S. President to state his support for marriage equality. Pride Foundation
BREAKING: What N.C.’s Amendment One Means to Marriage in Washington State
While conversations are taking place all over the nation about why marriage matters to same-sex couples and their families, North Carolina’s legislature forced a vote today on an amendment that cuts short those important conversations. Today’s vote on Amendment One bars same-sex couples from any meaningful form of protection for their families whatsoever. It is