Last night, Helena took another step toward equality. An LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance was passed by Helena’s City Commission unanimously with five votes. The citywide ordinance prohibits discriminatory acts in employment and housing based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. However, it only provides some protections in public accommodations. Bill sponsor Katherine Haque-Hausrath was unable to
For the first time in the United States, a state has officially recognized the status, rights and pediatric medical needs of transgender children and youth. The State of Oregon, by proclamation of Governor John A. Kitzhaber, M.D., has named December 2012 to be “Transgender Youth Awareness Month” in Oregon. This proclamation was issued in response
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