One of the best parts about my job is hearing stories from LGBTQ and allied people who daily exhibit brilliance, humor, grace, and resiliency in our collective struggle to build safer and more welcoming schools, workplaces, and communities. Shay’s story is one of the most poignant I’ve come across in the past year and a
Sounders’ Fans: Join Us for Pride Foundation Night June 20
Leading up to Seattle’s PrideFest weekend, come celebrate the LGBTQ community at the Seattle Sounders FC’s Pride Foundation night on June 20. The Sounders FC are taking on the Sporting Kansas City at 7:00PM at CenturyLink Field. Last fall’s Pride Foundation Night was a great success. It was particularly inspiring to watch the “It Get’s
Job Posting: Women’s Outreach Specialist – Marriage Equality Education
Pride Foundation has an immediate opening for a full-time Women’s Outreach Specialist. We are looking for an energetic and self-motivated individual to join our existing team of staff and volunteers focused on educating the public about marriage equality in Washington State. This position will involve creating a network of women’s, parents’ and educational organizations across
Breakfast of Champions: Our 2012 Scholarship Wrap-Up
I was amazed and inspired by our latest group of scholars this past Saturday at our Scholarship Celebration Breakfast. Hearing their stories of overcoming challenges and working hard to achieve their goals made me realize how much I love this work. I had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with many of our new 2012 Pride
Pride Foundation’s Got a New Look!
With thanks to our supporters, over the last 27 years, Pride Foundation has become the community foundation we are today—bringing together people, ideas, and resources to advance equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. As spring showers fall, bringing renewed vitality to the Northwest, we wanted you to be among the first
Scholar Alum Reaches Out to Next Generation of Leaders
On May 19, a new batch of scholars officially became a part of Pride Foundation’s family of donors, volunteers, grantees, and scholars at the 2012 Scholarship Celebration Breakfast which took place at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Seattle. This year, Pride Foundation will give out the most it has ever awarded in scholarships to
Cliff Cook: Bend Resident, Monthly Donor
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. – Lao Tzu Cliff Cook is a local Bend resident and recent addition to the Pride Foundation’s monthly giving program. He is also a local community leader who has created the Stars and Rainbows Group. He started his group as
Pride Foundation Support Helps Launch First GSA at Tribal College
Montana is home to seven Indian reservations and tribal colleges, but until recently no gay-straight alliances existed on campus. Thanks to the hard work of Rosalinda de la Luna-Long and her students, Salish Kootenai College (SKC) on the Flathead Reservation now boasts the first ever Gay-Straight Alliance at a tribal college: Spirit of Many Colors.
Scholar Empowers Transgender Students Nation-Wide
When I first met Tonei Glavinic in 2008 he was a senior at Stellar Secondary High School in Anchorage. As the youth representative on the board of Identity, president of his high school GSA, an ACLU of Alaska Youth Activist Scholar, and member of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s National Advisory Council, Tonei
Want to go to the Movies?
Stills from the Film Pride Foundation is proud to partner with Q-Doc, the only festival in the United States, and only the second in the world, devoted exclusively to Queer Documentaries. For seven years Q-Doc has worked closely and in connection with our friends over at the Q-Center to put on this informative festival. With