Eastside Pride PNW

Eastside Pride PNW is a community-based LGBTQIA+ education and advocacy organization comprised of LGBTQIA+ community members, students, parents, and allies who are committed to enhancing the lives of the Eastside LGBTQIA+ community. Eastside Pride was created to make sure that our LGBTQIA+ community is seen, heard, celebrated, and feel a genuine sense of belonging.

We represent the Eastside cities of Bellevue, Bothell, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Duvall, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kirkland, Newcastle, North Bend, Redmond, Sammamish and Woodinville.

Mission

​Foster unity, celebrate diversity, build bridges across communities.

Vision

​A world free of prejudice and bias where everyone is safe, valued, and feels a sense of belonging. 

Our Approach

• Educate, connect, and strengthen the LGBTQIA+ Eastside community ​
  
• Promote broader public awareness of equality within our community ​
  
• Produce events and activities to engage and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community ​
  
• Support the development of other LGBTQIA+ community initiatives/organizations ​
  
• Build relationships with local governments, businesses, and schools to foster unity​

Join us and make a difference! 

Do you want to be part of a fun and friendly team that works together to create positive change for the LGBTQIA+ 
community on the Eastside? Join our awesome team of volunteers and use your talents to make a difference.

Volunteer

Eastside Pride PNW Law Enforcement Position Statement

We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community and all marginalized groups, especially the BIPOC community. We denounce past and ongoing inequitable treatment by law enforcement.

Eastside Pride PNW will work for change across a wide range of existing systems. This includes working with city governments, schools, community groups, religious groups, first responders, and law enforcement to move those organizations together towards greater understanding of the need for equitable treatment of LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized groups. Our efforts are primarily directed at existing systems to make positive, incremental change in parallel with other groups that drive for significant systemic changes.

Within the LGBTQIA+ community, we recognize the complex and differing feelings and perspectives that our members hold towards law enforcement. Where we are responsible for event execution, we will lean in favor of our LGBTQIA+ community's need for safe spaces within public safety requirements.