On the eve of Trans Day of Remembrance and Trans Day of Resilience, our communities gather in the candlelight cast by our kindred who have become ancestors too soon. 2021 was the deadliest record year on record for trans and gender diverse people, with more than 50 confirmed murders. In 2022, we have “already seen at least 32 transgender
Happy National Coming Out Day and opening day of Pride Foundation Scholarship season! We’ve been watching the leaves change color and recovering from our first colds of the school season, which means it is finally time—our 2023 scholarship application is now open. Our scholarships fund LGBTQ+ students who are leaders—in their own lives, in their families,
This coming Monday, we will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day focused on honoring the legacies, histories, and cultures of Native American and Indigenous communities. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we recommit to doing more—every day throughout the year—to lift up the history, brilliance, and strength of Native Americans since time immemorial, and to showing gratitude
Last week, we were thrilled to host a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 10 LGBTQ+ Health Convening. A massive thank you to our partners at HHS, and all of the community organizations and leaders who were able to participate! Here are a few post-convening follow-up resources: Speaker bios (including presenter contact
As these August mornings cool down, and we find ourselves approaching fall, I’m having some deja vu. So many of my emails to you over the past two years have begun with “we’re all holding a lot right now.” Between Monkeypox’s (MPV) growing impact on our communities, the continued effects of the pandemic, economic instability,
In March of 2020, we were, without fully grasping it yet, on the precipice of massive changes in our day-to-day lives. Like so many, I remember asking our Seattle-based staff not to come into the office one day, thinking it would only be for a couple of weeks. In that moment, we could have approached
With so much tragedy that continues to happen in the world, June feels like a million miles away. In other ways, I still find myself in a deep state of reflection—and trying to learn and grow from everything that June and Pride month brought with it this year. This Pride month was amazing in so
I was planning to write to you today expressing my overwhelming gratitude for the love, care, and outpouring of support I witnessed at our Tend hybrid event last night. Instead, my hands are shaking with rage and horror as I write this very different blogpost. One about today’s massive step back in the fight for
Holidays matter, and—as the newest federally recognized holiday—it is heartening to know that Juneteenth now has the time and space for reflection it requires. On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom, remembrance, and hope. We lift up the real and painful history of our nation. We acknowledge how far we still have to go in order to see
We’re excited to announce a new role at Pride Foundation—the search is on for our Assistant Director of Community Engagement! Pride Foundation’s Assistant Director of Community Engagement will be an experienced fundraising professional. They will build on and provide the day-to-day management of Pride Foundation’s annual fund program and the annual fund team. Together, alongside the