Every day, transgender people are denied access to health care they need based solely on who they are. In January, two significant policy changes were announced that will dramatically improve access to health care for transgender people in Oregon. TransActive, Oregon’s leading nonprofit serving transgender children, youth, and their families, announced that beginning October 2014
Coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) is a deeply personal process that varies for each individual, and there is no “right or wrong way” to do so. No matter your age or life path, each individual gets to determine when the time is right to publicly share her/his/hir identity. The great
We’re in our second month of 2013, and Pride Foundation’s Leadership Action Team (LAT) is geared up and ready to gather for their annual retreat! During the day-long retreat, the team of volunteer leaders from across Central and Eastern Washington will set goals to guide its work across the state for the coming year. It’s
Last November, the Anchorage Youth Development Coalition (AYDC), a coalition of over 60 youth-serving organizations, was one of three Alaskan organizations awarded grants from Pride Foundation. Their goal: to ensure that LGBTQ youth are adequately served by organizations providing services to young people, whether it be the library, the public schools, an after school program,
There’s no better way to show your significant other how much you care than to craft a plan to ensure he or she is taken care of in the event on your death. If you live in Alaska, Idaho, or Montana-three of the 30 states that lack state relationship recognition for same-sex couples-it is especially
Over the holidays, the community and the movement lost a friend, community leader, and visionary in Andrew Quainton of Fairbanks, Alaska. Originally from Chicago, Andrew moved to Alaska nine years ago in search of a change of pace after surviving the September 11th World Trade Towers attack in 2001. Andrew undoubtedly made Fairbanks a better
Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Life’s most urgent and persistent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’” On January 21, 2013 millions of Americans will answer that question by coming out together to improve the conditions of their communities. In 1994, Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, designating Martin Luther King,
Several Montana cities are planning Martin Luther King Day celebrations with support from Pride Foundation’s sponsorship program. In Missoula, the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) helps facilitate the community planning committee that has put on the January 21st event for years. This year, festivities begin with a rally at 5 p.m. at Caras Park with
Okay, people – get ready for a philanthropy geek-out 🙂 This week I was honored to attend and represent Pride Foundation at a two-day convening of the Building Community Philanthropy Initiative – by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Cohort will address and seek to alleviate intergenerational poverty – heavy stuff and worthwhile work! Also attending
Guess what? Tacoma is Ranked #1 Gayest City in America! According to the Advocate, Tacoma, WA is ranked #1 in their 2013 list of the gayest city in America. This annual compilation lists cities that are *not* the usual suspects like New York City and Los Angeles. This list focuses on the “in-between” as they