The aspect of my job that I love most is the opportunity to connect with Pride Foundation donors and volunteers. Every week, I meet with people that are proud to commit to our shared vision of LGBTQ equality. For Ginny Furshong, that commitment has been nine years strong. Ginny first began volunteering for Pride Foundation
Pride Foundation is committed to supporting LGBTQ and ally students through our Scholarship Program. We are excited to award over $400,000 in scholarships this year. Thank you to our donors and volunteers for helping support this year’s scholarship cycle—we couldn’t do it without you! Please join us as we honor our 2014 Pride Foundation
Prioritizing your health is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. That is why Pride Foundation has been dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of the LGBTQ community since 1985.
During the past year Pride Foundation bid farewell to several beloved staff members who left to pursue new opportunities. We are very grateful for their countless contributions to Pride Foundation and our community. We are also proud that their time with our team positioned them to advance their careers in new and exciting ways. Staff
I knew when I started my job with Pride Foundation in late 2010 that my personal and professional worlds would merge at times, but never have they melded as meaningfully as in the last year, starting with something I never thought would be possible in my lifetime: I got married. My life partner, and now
Throughout my travels across the Northwest, I have had the privilege and opportunity to meet with many Pride Foundation donors and supporters. I am always thrilled to witness the love, dedication, and excitement these individuals and couples provide—both for the LGBTQ community as a whole as well as for Pride Foundation’s unique role within the
Many of us in the LGBTQ community and movement remember when the United States Senate successfully passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) by a vote of 64-32 last November. It was a historic vote after so many defeats. Passage of federal legislation that provides protection from discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation or gender
On February 24, 2014, Senate Minority Leader Hollis French announced that he would introduce legislation to strike down Alaska’s constitutional ban on marriage equality. Senate Joint Resolution 30 represents a crucial step forward for thousands of couples and families across Alaska, a state which was among the nation’s first to enact such a ban. Soon
Have you ever been greeted by a cat named Burglar? Pride Foundation recently had the opportunity to tour the new facility of one of our 2013 grantee organizations: Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS). This new location is three times the size of their old space, with an airy main drop-in
An upcoming May referendum to repeal Pocatello, Idaho’s ordinance protecting LGBTQ residents from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations has mobilized ordinance proponents. The group is determined to do all it can to ensure that the long and challenging road to get the LGBTQ equality ordinance adopted does not result in the eastern