It’s nearly May, and the weather feels as confusing and erratic as this unpredictable COVID world we are living in. It’s in the midst of all this that we wanted to pause and focus on some cool things happening across the Northwest—and the stability and consistency that comes from community. Just a few cool things
What We Know 2 Years Later: COVID-19’s Impact on LGBTQ+ Communities
We’ve known since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that one essential factor would have a profound effect on our understanding of the impact of this virus: data collection. One of the many challenges in addressing the many systemic injustices impacting our communities is the lack of data that exists around sexual orientation and
People-Centered Care: Trans-Inclusive Healthcare Accessibility at Pride Foundation
Community drives our work in every sense of the word, and that means we take every effort to center people in every decision we make—from how we show up in community, to how we care for our staff team. As an organization, we know that supporting our team in every way we can is foundational
Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility: This is the year…
Trans Day of Visibility means many things, but this year especially we want to offer it as a day of celebration. A day of joy. A day of affirmation. A day of acknowledgment. On this TDOV, we are asking ourselves: What is this the year of? What can we imagine is possible this year? In
The Latest: Anti-trans legislation in the Northwest and beyond
For years, we’ve seen attacks of all kinds against trans and gender diverse folks locally and across the country. Even though we’ve been able to fight off many on ballots and in courtrooms, we have watched the strategy to target our communities shift from bathrooms, to sports, to sex ed, to education, to gender affirming
Your February 3 Cool Things
Before we dive into this month’s 3 Cool Things, we wanted to pause and send our thoughts to the people of Ukraine, and to honor their strength and determination in response to an unjust and unconscionable invasion. This development over the past week, alongside the continued egregious and harmful anti-trans action and legislation being introduced
#BlackHistoryMonth: LGBTQ+ Black-Led Orgs Making History Now
To honor #BlackHistoryMonth, we are lifting up stories of LGBTQ+ Black-led organizations making history now in the Northwest. Throughout February, we’ll be sharing stories on our Facebook and Twitter featuring Black LGBTQ+ leaders and organizations making history in the Northwest through their incredible work serving Black LGBTQ+ communities locally. #GranteeSpotlight: Based in Seattle-Tacoma, Lavender Rights
Diving Deeper: Commemorating MLK Day 2022
There’s no question Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most brilliant and influential civil rights leaders and orators the world has ever known. His speeches and his writings reflect that brilliance, and the quotes drawn from his expansive writing have inspired people for generations. But if we stop at just quotes, we
2021 World AIDS Day: Grief, Gratitude, Hope
Pride Foundation’s founders knew back in 1985 what we understand deeply to this day—that as LGBTQ+ people, caring for one another and our communities is critical to our very survival. What brought our founders together was this deep belief in the power of community care, especially in response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic that
Commemorating Trans Day of Remembrance 2021
Nearly every year I sit down to write this email to you about Trans Day of Remembrance, our community is mourning yet another year that was even more deadly than the last. Devastatingly, this year is no different. 2021 has been the deadliest year on record for trans and gender diverse people, with more than 46