When you think of a town that is safe for LGBTQ people to live and raise families, you don’t usually think of a place like Bethel . Nearly 400 miles west of Anchorage and accessible only by air, snow machine, boat, or dog sled, it is the very definition of remote. The city’s 6,000 residents—predominately […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As our Gratitude Report makes its way to your mailboxes and the holiday season approaches, I’d like to take a moment to share what I’ve been feeling thankful for lately. 1) Fertilizing Dreams About 18 years ago, Pride Foundation awarded $1,500 to Identity to organize the first ever Pride Conference in Anchorage. Since then, Pride […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pride Foundation is honored to announce a special opportunity in recognition of World AIDS Day on December 1st. This year also marks the 30th Anniversary of the first reported HIV/AIDS cases in the United States. Any time through December 1st, you can make a $10 donation via text message, and all gifts will go to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Activist and Pride Foundation volunteer Bobbie Zenker examines grief, celebration and why we need to observe the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Every December 21 for almost 23 years, the families of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing have gotten together for a memorial of their lost loved ones. As the death of the Libyan dictator, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Text “PRIDE” to 27722 to make a $10 contribution. Support World AIDS Day and the efforts of nonprofit organizations in the Northwest to educate, advocate and eliminate. Your text donation will be doubled thanks to a very special $10,000 challenge grant. Donors have helped Pride Foundation fund over 700 HIV/AIDS-related projects with close to $6 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…