Geraldine Cole clearly remembers the moment she decided to get involved with Pride Foundation more than 20 years ago. While walking along a beach in Hawaii, she had time to reflect upon what really mattered in her life—and it was then she realized that it was her family and her LGBTQ community that had inspired
During my internship at Pride Foundation this summer, I traveled to Denver to attend the “Money for Our Movements” Conference, which brings together community organizers, funders, and development professionals to explore strategies for sustaining funding for community-based organizations. Walking into the conference, I had one primary question on my mind: “What do trans and gender
Transgender and gender nonconforming people are part of our families, workplaces, schools, neighborhoods, and places of worship. Yet, only 23% of people in Washingtonians say they personally know someone who is transgender. Just this past year, we witnessed how this disconnect and lack of experience has allowed for an increase in attacks against our state’s
What would you consider your proudest accomplishment? For TransActive Gender Center’s Executive Director Jenn Burleton, her proudest accomplishment is the many children they’ve supported who now are able to live the lives they are meant to live. This accomplishment feels even greater because Jenn remembers that, less than 10 years ago, trans grade school students
Think of someone in your life who identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Now picture that person being discriminated against simply because of who they are. But it doesn’t end there. Imagine what happens when this prejudice leads to prison confinement, where LGBTQ people experience additional abuse based on their sexual orientation or