Honorees

Louise began her involvement with GSBA in the 1990s and was appointed President & CEO in 2002, a role she served in until retiring at the end of 2020. Through her tenure, Louise led GSBA to become the largest LGBTQ+ chamber in North America. The GSBA Scholarship & Education Fund wouldn’t be the program it is today without Louise, having issued over $5 million to LGBTQ+ and allied throughout her leadership of the organization. Her activism stretches across multiple movements, including Vietnam War protests in the 1960s and 1970s, the anti-nuclear movement, the Women’s Rights Movement of the 1970s, and the LGBTQ+ Civil …

In 1990, after growing up a dutiful son in a conservative Christian home,  Breanna exploded out of the closet and into a community she had no idea even existed up to that time.  Waiting for her was community and support at Ingersoll Gender Center.  The support groups and information helped Breanna to fully embrace and actualize her identity as a woman and for that she is eternally grateful.  She immediately engaged to return the favor by joining the peer facilitators that have always been the heart of Ingersoll’s support.   

Wanting to further integrate with the burgeoning Seattle Queer Community, she joined the scrappy …