Just call him a “Revolution Cultivator.” Dalton Tiegs, a 2016 Pride Foundation Scholar, has adopted the title informally both in his work as a youth activist and organizer with Boise-based Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence and in his own personal life. “I feel like that title incorporates social change into my every day
Pride Foundation’s community grants program invests in organizations, projects, programs, innovative ideas, and/or strategies that align with our priorities—expanding opportunities and advancing full equality for LGBTQ communities in the Northwest. While LGBTQ equality has improved in recent years, there is still ongoing systemic discrimination to address while access to opportunities for LGBTQ youth, adults, seniors
I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve talked a lot about bathrooms—actually about bad “bathroom bills,” as I call them. But let’s be clear: the laws being passed and the ballot initiatives proposed across the country, including here in Washington State, aren’t really about bathrooms. And they’re certainly not about protecting anyone, as many
The sky is vast in Central Washington, especially in the evenings when there are an innumerable amount of stars. The sparse constellation of LGBTQ programming in the Yakima Valley has only a few stars—two Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs in local high schools—highlighting the isolating reality that many rural LGBTQ people face. For too long, LGBTQ
With a tradition of military service in his family, Chris Walker chose a university that many LGBTQ people would not have chosen: The California Maritime Academy—a campus of the California State University and one of the five US Merchant Marine academies. Chris created his own safe space by getting actively involved with student life; he
Like virtually all LGBTQ Idahoans, I was deeply disappointed to see the Idaho Legislature adjourn in March without adopting a statewide “Add the Words” bill, which would have included sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in the Idaho Human Rights Act. For the last ten years, supporters have worked to pass this much-needed
April 15 is National Day of Silence—an annual day of action to spread awareness of bullying and harassment against the LGBTQ community. I spoke with one of my Leadership Action Team members, Acton Seibel, to learn more about his experience holding multiple identities in a rural state, and the times when he has been silenced
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In November 2015, Pocatello High School (PHS) in southeastern Idaho was awarded a Pride Foundation grant to support gay-straight alliance (GSA) clubs at three Pocatello high schools. The grant application was written by PHS principal Lisa Delonas. I recently had the chance to chat with Lisa and Billie Johnson, a Pride Foundation volunteer and longtime
“One evening, a young woman took a walk with her husband around their neighborhood. She hadn’t slept with him for a long while—she just couldn’t do it anymore. After a few minutes, her husband exclaimed, ‘I need a woman.’ And she said, ‘I do, too!’” – Jami, born in 1939. That is just one excerpt