A few weeks ago we reached out and asked you to join us at the Idaho Falls City Council meeting. At the time, the council was considering a citywide ordinance that would prohibit discriminatory acts in housing, employment, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. We
Pride Foundation is pleased to welcome Kim Leighton as the new Regional Development Organizer in Montana! Kim was born and raised in Helena, Montana and graduated from the University of Montana in 2003. Throughout her career in Montana, she has worked with many of our closest partners and allies first with the YWCA of Missoula
The fireworks ended, the pie was cleaned up… the 4th of July came to a close, and that was also a sign that Tacoma Pride was just a few days away! A multi-day affair, Pride Foundation was honored to kick-off Tacoma Pride on July 12th with the annual presentation of the Rainbow Awards. Started as
Pride Foundation scholars have long been leaders in their communities. They often face insurmountable circumstances and challenges. Nevertheless, they are fighting spirits who continue to overcome adversity. Ryan G. Robinson exemplifies all of the traits of a Pride Foundation scholar: smart, tenacious, dedicated, and hopeful. Using his life experiences, coupled with his professional expertise, he
Pride Foundation staff—Josh Hemsath, Regional Development Organizer in Alaska, and Kris Hermanns, Executive Director—recently had the opportunity to participate in the Fairbanks, Alaska long-standing community festival Golden Days. “In Fairbanks we are somewhat isolated from many of the opportunities Anchorage and other cities have. While I am actively involved with the Pride Foundation, it is
Recently we were approached by Looking Glass, a Eugene based organization working with homeless youth in the rural parts of the mid-Willamette Valley, to conduct training around transgender and gender non-conforming youth. While we didn’t have the internal expertise to lead the training, we certainly had the relationship with, TransActive, whose specialties include but aren’t
Idaho Falls is on the cusp of becoming the seventh city in Idaho to step up and move equality forward for LGBTQ residents. This week, the Idaho Falls City Council is expected to have a first public reading of a citywide ordinance that would prohibit discriminatory acts in housing, employment, and public accommodation on
Krisina Armenakis is a Pride Foundation Scholarship alum. In honor of the 20th anniversary of Pride Foundation’s Scholarship Program, Kristina shares with us the story of being a Pride Foundation Scholar. Like many college students, Kristina Armenakis took a year off from her studies at the University of Oregon to work full time. As she
As the upcoming July 4th holiday approaches and plans get put into place for the accompanying fireworks and picnics, family reunions and parades, I have to admit that I am still trying to take in and make sense of everything that happened over the course of the past week. Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court
Several years ago, Pride Foundation observed that organizations serving LGBTQ persons of color often lacked the financial and organizational support needed to be a permanent and visible part of our community. In recognition of this fact, in 2007 Pride Foundation applied to and received grant funding from Funders for LGBTQ Issues [LINK: http://www.lgbtfunders.org/] to fund