In 1988, community members came together to found the first-ever global health day to raise awareness of the devastating toll the AIDS crisis was having on our communities. Today, we know it as World AIDS Day. This day was created not only to honor the lives of so many friends, family members, and loved
Long before I rejoined Pride Foundation as the Director of Programs, our staff, volunteers, and community members from around the region were hard at work reviewing grant applications. Because of your incredible support, I am excited that one of my first acts in this role is to announce that Pride Foundation is making another record-breaking investment this
I am so excited to share with you that after an extensive search, we have found our new Director of Programs: Jeremiah J. Allen! Many of you know Jeremiah from his time working with Pride Foundation from 2015 – 2018. As Project Director of TRANSform Washington, Pride Foundation’s public education project, Jeremiah worked to uphold
Growing up in rural Yakima Valley in Central Washington, Kris Gonzalez remembers her father and his family working in fields cutting turnips, asparagus, grapes, and the toll this labor took on them. “My grandparents were immigrants from Mexico who faced a lot of hardships. Growing up, there were a lot of doors that were not
When Erica Brubaker lived in Colorado, she canvassed door-to-door to fight for the issues and causes she cared about most. Now, as the owner of Wild Joe’s Coffee Spot in Bozeman, Montana, she takes a different tactic. “I get to create change right in my business,” Erica explains. “It’s a new and productive way I
“In Samoa, oral tradition and storytelling is the fabric of our culture. Before colonization, we passed down our history through song, oration, and acknowledgements from generation to generation,” explains Manumalo Ala’ilima, co-chair of United Territories of Paci c Islanders Alliance Portland (UTOPIA PDX), an all-volunteer organization that provides sacred spaces for Queer and Trans Paci
There’s a belief that in many Latinx immigrant communities, our families won’t accept us as LGBTQ+. But during my coming out experience, I have never felt more connected to my immigrant community. In 2012, I was at an immigration solidarity march where I was going to share my story about being undocumented. I remember thinking:
Yesterday was a pivotal day for LGBTQ+ people in this country. Based on the three cases they heard yesterday, the Supreme Court will decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ+ people from being discriminated against by our employers. While SCOTUS’s decision will not be issued until June 2020, we know
June, Pride Month, is a time of sunshine and warmth, of celebration and community—a time of freedom of expression, unity, and safety. That is what I saw throughout Pride month, beginning with a scholar celebration in Kennewick, where I was joined by scholars from Pasco, Airway Heights, Seattle, and even Enterprise, Oregon. I then attended
Yesterday was a big day in Montana. As a Regional Officer, I’m often asked to show up and speak on a number of issues impacting LGBTQ+ communities. I’ve been fortunate to be working with the Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCADSV) over the last two months on a Youth Engagement Project to center