For a decade now, Breaking Boundaries in Idaho Falls has been making a difference in the lives of those living with HIV/AIDS in southeast Idaho. This year, year eleven of the organization’s annual fundraiser dinner again showed the overwhelming support the community here has for Breaking Boundaries and its important mission. Pride Foundation was
Pete Shea is about the last person you’d expect to see on a daytime talk show. The soft-spoken, clean-cut retired schoolteacher who lives on the remote east side of Glacier National Park says his love of his daughter and serendipity explain how he found himself on the couch with Rikki Lake, telling her his personal
Please join us to learn more about the 2013 Pride Foundation Scholarship application and the benefits available to Washington students. A scholarship workshop is being held in Vancouver at Triple Point – Children’s Home Society. Spring Dowse, Triple Point Program Coordinator, will be there to explain the application process and answer questions. The workshop starts
Things are moving quickly toward “I do” now that Washington voters have approved marriage equality, but some legal issues persist due to federal and state failures to recognize marriage for same-sex couples. Moderated by Anne Levinson, the “Marriage Equality Explained” panel took place December 3 in Seattle and included David Ward of Legal Voice, Public Interest
Just moments ago, Boise took a big step towards equality. The LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance was passed by Boise City Council 5-0. The citywide ordinance prohibits discriminatory acts in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. “This is a huge win for our community in Idaho,” said Boise resident Emilie Jackson-Edney,
Please join us to learn more about the 2013 Pride Foundation Scholarship application and the benefits available to Idaho students. A workshop is being held in the Bear River Room at Idaho State University’s Student Union Building. Steve Martin, Pride Foundation’s Regional Development Organizer in Idaho, will be there to explain the application process and answer
Wakefield, Pride Foundation Board Member and Community Relations Specialist for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, reflects on how far we’ve come and where we have to go to defeat AIDS. Early in this epidemic we took to the streets. We fought “government” because they were not doing enough
After the One Anchorage Campaign loss in April, Pride Foundation and local partners from the ACLU of Alaska, Identity, Alaskans Together, and other interested community volunteers worked to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from throughout the state to outline a forward-thinking vision for the LGBTQ movement in Alaska and identify preliminary next steps
This year’s elections in the United States proved a favorable turning point in the long struggle for LGBTQ equality. Our country re-elected a president who favors equal rights for the LGBTQ community. Voters in three states, including Washington, approved marriage equality bills. Now, the city councils of Boise, Idaho and Helena, Montana are poised
New toolkit helps tribal governments be more inclusive; video shares stories of Two Spirit Native Americans An unprecedented legal toolkit published in November helps tribal leaders change laws to support tribal members who are Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. “Pride Foundation is honored and excited to support this project. The toolkit provides