| LGBT Organizations in Spokane |
| The Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc. (ESF) is a non-profit, non-partisan grass-root based civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. ESF members engage in service-oriented activities in communities typically opposed to equal rights. In working side-by-side with our non-LGBT neighbors they may come to see similarities rather than differences in each of us, and we can engage in dialogue through non-confrontational means to promote equality. Additionally, the ESF develops community awareness, collaborates with other coalitions, and empowers individuals and organizations to engage in the political process for equality through educational endeavors. |
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| Odyssey Youth Center is the only all inclusive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and straight-allied (LGBTQA) youth center in the Spokane, WA area.
Initially begun as a program of the Spokane Regional Health District in 1992, OYC became an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3 agency in 2001.
Since its independence, the organization has worked to become much more vocal in support of LGBTQA youth and has significantly increased its local support base.
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| OutSpokane exists to fund, host and coordinate Spokane’s Pride Parade, Festival and Business Fair, the largest celebration in Eastern Washington open to all Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer or Questioning people. |
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| Pride Foundation connects, inspires and strengthens the Pacific Northwest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in pursuit of equality. We accomplish this in rural and urban areas by awarding grants and scholarships and cultivating leaders.
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| The Center originally opened in 1996 under the name of the Rainbow Regional Community Center. Over the last ten years, the Center has been many things to many people, most recently a meeting place for local organizations, an art gallery, a Pride store, and a video and book library. That vision was cut short in June of 2006, when, over Pride weekend, the fully-donated location on 2nd Avenue flooded. Since little funds existed to move into a new space, the Board of Directors made the difficult decision to vacate, sell surplus inventory, box up the library and store, and shut the doors permanently at that location.
Over the course of the following year, the Board of Directors took the opportunity to focus on the reorganization and stabilization of the Center’s budget, and to raise funds through community contributions and grant writing. By April 2007, more than $6000 had been raised through community donated funds including a board match.
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| This area is reserved for non-profit organizations serving the LGBT community. If your organization fits
that category, please click on the link below to add your free listing. All submissions will be reviewed and
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