Pridescape, the official podcast of Pride Northwest, Inc. interviewed author Patricia J. Gallegos about her young adult #LGBTQ debut novel, THE VIEW FROM MY WINDOW. Tune in via link below. hubs.ly/H0T9csv0

These are some of the LGBTQ+ trailblazers being honored through the first and only LGBTQ+ mural in Portland, Oregon, which Pride Northwest, Inc is supporting and sponsoring. To learn more about them visit pridenw.org/neverlookaway

CALL FOR ART! LGBTQIA2S+ Youth between the ages of 14-22 years old are invited to submit their artwork to the Pride Northwest LGBTQIA2S+ Youth Artwork Contest. To submit your artwork and contest rules go to pridenw.org/artwork-contest

Today is International Pronouns Day! Always ask someone if you don't know the pronouns they use. For more info on pronouns go to pronounsday.org/resources

It's AceWeek! Asexuality is an umbrella term, and exists on a spectrum. Asexual People - also known as “ace” or “Aces” may have little interest in sex but still desire an emotional intimate relationship. In the Ace community there are many ways to Identify. #AceWeek

Today is International Intersex Awareness Day! Intersex is an umbrella term that describes bodies that fall outside the strict male/female binary. There are lots of ways someone can be intersex. To learn more go to intersexday.org

What is Asexuality? Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or lack of desire for sexual activity. Asexuals are not afraid of intimacy and do not hate sex, although some are sex averse, some are not. Asexuals exist on a spectrum.

Trans Awareness Week, observed the week of November 13-19, raises awareness of the trans community through advocacy and education and leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors and memorializes victims of anti-trans violence on November 20 fb.me/e/2DoqO9wJI

Listen to Pridescape's final episode of the year. This extended episode features Iden Campbell, founder of Twelve6, which focuses on suicide prevention, especially among BIPOC LGBTQIA2S+ folks. Content Warning, this episode discusses suicide. twelve6.org

Pride Northwest has been awarded the 2021 Gay Travel Awards winner in the Pride (US) category! The Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade is one of the largest display of LGBTQ+ artistic, cultural, and community contributions, we look forward to seeing you this June 18-19!

If you lost something at the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival this weekend, reach out to Kari Anne at [email protected] to see if it was turned into us.

Happy Gay Uncles Day! This visibility day was created as a way to celebrate and increase the visibility of gay people as a way to encourage more folks to come out. This day we also celebrate our aunts and piblings (the term used for non-binary folks)! #guncle #pridenorthwest

Today for Bisexual Awareness Week we are highlighting the common myths associated with this sexual orientation. pridenw.org/pridenwblog/my…