March 28 Newsletter
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Wednesday, November 17 – 18th, 2021 – Seattle City Light Exploration in Alley
Excavation of the alley will be taking place to the west of the jobsite location to expose the existing Seattle City Light below ground infrastructure. This work is taking place to locate a feasible installation location for the pre-cast concrete electrical vault that will feed temporary and permanent power to the Pride Place building. Alley will be closed from 7AM – 5PM on these days.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call us. The jobsite office will be located at 907 East Pine Street, Suite #101, once the project breaks ground. Walsh Construction will send a monthly newsletter …
PRIDE PLACE, FIRST WASHINGTON LGBTQIA+ AFFIRMING SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND ON CAPITOL HILL
Seattle, WA (August 27, 2021) – GenPride and Community Roots Housing are breaking ground on Pride Place, a 118-unit affordable housing development on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. The project will celebrate the groundbreaking with an event on September 10th, 2021, with construction beginning shortly thereafter.
In addition to seven stories of affordable apartments, Pride Place will feature a 4,400-square-foot senior community and health services center on the ground floor, which will be operated by GenPride in partnership with LGBTQIA+ focused service providers. The development plans also include 3,800 square feet of commercial retail space at the street level.
Located in the 1500 block of Broadway on the site of the historic Eldridge Tire Company building, the Capitol Hill site was acquired in collaboration with Sound Transit and Seattle Central College. Capitol Hill has a …
GenPRIDE stands with Taking B(l)ack Pride.
| GenPride stands in solidarity with Taking B(l)ack Pride and the Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network. We encourage those planning on attending or supporting Capitol Hill Pride this year to reconsider based on the events and information available. The recent actions of Capitol Hill Pride are racist and deliberately endanger black trans and queer members of our community. We fully support Taking B(l)ack Pride and the need for creating safe spaces that center and respect communities of color. “TAKING B[L]ACK PRIDE is about lifting the voices, narratives, and contributions of black queer and trans voices. It’s about centering who we are and what we need to feel empowered, joyful, |
GenPride stands against anti-Asian hate and violence, and in solidarity with the AAPI community
We are outraged and heartbroken by the recent murders in Atlanta, as well as the many physical acts of violence around the nation (including in the Puget Sound Region), that are manifestations of the ever-present racism that Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have endured for 160 years. The past year has only further highlighted the historic structures that allow this to continue in this country and the incredibly harmful impact of politically powerful demagogues who do not stand on the side of justice and honor of all people across our myriad of backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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Stay well and have fun during the quarantine
Need a reset like something funny or cute to take your mind off things for a moment?
Check out some of our picks, and let us know if you’ve got any you’d like to share!
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Art + Pride
Learn about LGBTQ+ Artists Who Have Made an Impact, catch up on some great vibes and nostalgia.
A Brief History of LGBTQ Art + Symbolism
Here’s a brief history of LGBTQ Art by Revel & Riot, a great blog with lots of humor and T-shirts!
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Housing update 3
Now that the LGBTQ-Affirming Senior Housing project has received funding commitments from the city, county, and state, the project team is advancing into the next phase of design work for the project and initiating the entitlements process to obtain all necessary land use and building approvals with the city.
We are currently working to optimize the design of the GenPRIDE senior community center to provide additional floor area and an enhanced connection to Broadway, and we’ve assembled a team of engineers to begin designing the structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing elements of the building. The project team is also focusing on making the building …
The Lavender Palette – GenPRIDE Field Trip
We had a great turnout of 39 GenPRIDE elders and friends for our field trip to The Lavender Palette, an art exhibit of Washington state’s gay and lesbian artists active from 1910 through 1970, offered at the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, WA.
The curator of the exhibit, David Martin, gave us a guided tour through the galleries, revealing many personal stories and context about each artist, their lives and work. These personal details about the artists drove home how courageous and innovative they were, and how they managed to survive in a less-welcoming era when discrimination was widespread and same-sex trysts …
Housing Update 2
LGBTQ-Affirming Affordable Senior
Housing Comes to Seattle!
GenPRIDE to be the ground floor service provider.
The mayor announced on Monday, December 9 2019, that the Office of Housing has chosen to fund Washington state’s first ever LGBTQ-Affirming Affordable Senior Housing building, to be located on Capitol Hill. The property, located between Pike and Pine on Broadway in the heart of the historic LGBTQ neighborhood, will break ground in late 2020 or early 2021 with completion slated for early 2023.
The project, which has been a community-collaboration involving nine LGBTQ non-profit organizations, has partnered with developer Capitol Hill Housing to build and operate the
Sexuality in Later Life
Many people want and need to be close to others as they grow older. For some, this includes the desire to continue an active, satisfying sex life. With aging, that may mean adapting sexual activity to accommodate physical, health, and other changes.
There are many different ways to have sex and be intimate—alone or with a partner. The expression of your sexuality could include many types of touch or stimulation. Some adults may choose not to engage in sexual activity, and that’s also normal.
Here, we explore some of the common problems older adults may face with sex.
What Are Normal Changes?
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