This past prom season, Pride Foundation was thrilled to fund proms in Oregon City, Ashland, and Eugene, Oregon. We recently chatted with Executive Director of Lotus Rising Project about their work, the success of their recent prom and the road ahead. Lotus Rising Project is a youth-initiated, compassion-based non-profit in Southern Oregon, dedicated to empowering […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Eugene Leadership Action Team Member, Leslie Prieto shares why she is passionate about the movement for full equality, and why she is involved with Pride Foundation. When did you first get involved with Pride Foundation? I first got involved with Pride Foundation in the winter of 2010, when speaking with Karen Peterson and Amy […] ↓ 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…
Guest Blogger Mary K. Robertson is part of Pride Foundation’s community in Oregon. She shares the triumphant story of Eugene’s Soromundi Choir, a musical place that celebrates song and diversity. Oregon’s largest lesbian choir is ready to hit the road in support of LGBTQ youth. Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene will tour the Pacific Northwest […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Access to higher education just got a little easier in Oregon—and a lot more fair. After a decade of work, undocumented students in Oregon will now qualify for in-state tuition with the passage on March 21 of House Bill 2787, the Tuition Equity Bill. Tuition Equity grants in-state tuition to students who have attended school […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…