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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
This year, Pride Foundation will give out the most it has ever awarded in scholarships to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and straight ally students. Ninety-four scholars either from or studying in the U.S. Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington, will receive a combined $400,000 from Pride Foundation’s scholarship program —
Seven students from Missoula, Lewis and Clark and Gallatin counties have been awarded nearly $20,000 in educational scholarships, including $11,000 in community scholarships, by the Pride Foundation, a community foundation that awards grants and scholarships in the region. Pride Foundation will give out $400,000 in combined scholarships for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ)