The Boise area got a welcome treat in July when Pride Foundation’s Executive Director Kris Hermanns dropped in for a few days to meet and thank our southwest Idaho donors, volunteers and grantees. This was Kris’ first networking and outreach trip to Idaho since joining the Pride Foundation staff in January, bringing with her
Check it out! A new statewide TV ad highlighting the importance of the freedom to marry for all Washington families is airing during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. We just posted it on our Why Marriage Matters Washington website. The ad features Former State Senator Cheryl Pflug explaining why she—as a Republican—believes in the freedom for all
Please enjoy thoughtfully, get fired up by, and/or giggle while reading this week’s pieces from Pride Foundation staff’s recommended reading. The Momentus Project An ongoing project that creates visualizations of the most defining moments in United States history. A Chick-fil-A Recipe All of the taste…none of the bigotry. The Boy Scouts of America Unfortunately the
Top Down: Rooftop Cinema is an urban film event presented by the Northwest Film Center, a non-profit media arts organization located in Portland, Oregon. The Film Center presents this eclectic mix of entertaining films each summer atop the Hotel deLuxe’s parking garage, five stories overlooking the downtown skyline. This year’s schedule of films is available
Please enjoy thoughtfully, get fired up by, and/or giggle while reading this week’s pieces from Pride Foundation staff’s recommended reading. When is just gay not OK? MAGNET, Media Advocates Giving National Equality to Transgender & Transsexual People, are boycotting a campaign from American Apparel and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, asking both to
On August 13, Pride Foundation is hosting a Virtual Phone Bank Night, which means you can volunteer from the comfort of your own home. The phone bank will take place from 5:30 to 8:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Training is provided. If you’re in Seattle, you can also volunteer in person. Contact Christina to find
Remember those savvy organizers who flew up from Seattle to help during the last three weeks of the One Anchorage campaign? Well, now we Alaskans have an opportunity to return the favor by phone-banking to build support for the freedom to marry in Washington State and we don’t even have to get on a plane!
Cathy Cooney is one of my favorite people in Montana. Cathy lives in Bigfork, MT, with her husband, Ned, and has been a champion of Pride Foundation since our regional expansion in January 2011. She’s hosted events and volunteered on last fall’s grant review. I asked Cathy to share with the wider community why she’s
From the beginning of our push to pass a local non-discrimination ordinance in Helena, MT, our steering committee (which includes Pride Foundation Leadership Action Team member, and Montana Human Rights Network board member, Bobbie Zenker) made it a priority that we include community building and social events throughout the campaign. The overall goal has been
Hoquiam, WA, resident Miki Cabell recently started support groups for queer Native youth in Grays Harbor County. She has not just impacted change in Native communities, but also in Grays Harbor County’s general community through creating safe spaces to have open dialogues about LGBTQ issues. “It has gotten so big that I’ve had to recruit