Katie Davey, Boise Police Department’s LGBT Liaison, acquired an affinity in an unexpected way for the LGBTQ community earlier this year during a newspaper interview when the subject of her sexual orientation suddenly came up. “I was not used to sharing that info, and it was the first time I felt like I had to
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
The tide is turning for LGBTQ equality in Idaho. On Monday night in Moscow, the city council unanimously passed a citywide non-discrimination ordinance that includes protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in housing, employment, and public accommodations. The city clerk has confirmed the ordinance will go into effect later this month.
“Sharing the message of equality is one of the most important things all of us can do.” That’s Brett Perry, a dancer with the internationally-acclaimed Trey McIntyre Project (TMP), a Boise-based professional dance company he’s called his creative home for the last five years. Brett, an openly gay man, and TMP have teamed up with
It was an historic first. On March 20, Idaho legislators heard a public presentation from supporters of an amendment to the Idaho Human Rights Act to include the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression.” The hour-long presentation and questions and answers period, delivered during a joint session of the State Senate and House
For anyone with a question to ask, a concern to air, or a story to share related to LGBTQ equality in Idaho, Jess McCafferty wants to hear from you. Jess is the first LGBT Fellow for the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, which marks its 20th year this year. The 26-year-old assumed her position
“Until all of us are free, none of us are free.” That moving and thought-provoking statement by Rev. Marci Glass, pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, was one of many made during a February 6 panel discussion on the Idaho Human Rights Act held at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise and attended by more
Pride Foundation was a co-sponsor of “Our Voices,” a multi-cultural youth playwriting project with January performances held in Caldwell and Boise, Idaho. Our guest blogger, Donna Harwood is the executive director of Lion’s Pride and chairperson for Lion’s Pride Cubs, a 2010 Pride Foundation Idaho grantee. What can one say about one of the most
Intervening in, responding to, and preventing relationship abuse is of paramount importance to Family Services Alliance of Southeast Idaho. A $4,000 community grant from Pride Foundation, the first in southeast Idaho, is helping the organization expand its outreach services to the area’s LGBTQ community. Originally founded in 1922 as the YWCA of Pocatello, Family Services
The city of Ketchum has become the third city in Idaho to adopt a citywide non-discrimination ordinance that protects its LGBTQ residents. The Ketchum City Council unanimously passed the ordinance after a third reading during its January 22 meeting, and it will go into effect on January 30. A full version of the ordinance can