Madi Bourdon, school counselor, GSA leader and children’s book author

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PrideScape

Pride Northwest

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PrideScape is the official podcast of Pride Northwest, home of the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade and much more. Each Month we will be bringing you the latest Pride Northwest updates, and important news and information affecting Oregon and SW Washington's LGBTQ+ community The mission of Pride Northwest, Inc. is to encourage and celebrate the positive diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans communities, and to assist in the education of all people through the development of activities that showcase the history, accomplishments, and talents of these communities.

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Madi Bourdon, school counselor, GSA leader and children’s book author

PrideScape

46 minutes 17 seconds

2 years ago

Madi Bourdon, school counselor, GSA leader and children’s book author

For this PrideScape conversation, Pride Northwest Executive Director Debra Porta sat down with Madi Bourdon, local school counselor, GSA leader, and children's book author. Madi was formerly the school counselor and GSA leader for a Portland area elementary school that faced extreme backlash, doxxing, and violent threats over a planned Pride event that ultimately was cancelled for the safety of everyone involved. Debra and Madi discuss and break down what happened with Madi's former GSA and the anti-LGBTQIA2S+ vitriol over their Pride event, how she, the other organizers, and the school community were impacted, and how they were able to pivot in order to still hold a (private) Pride event for the GSA members and their families. The two also discuss the children’s book surrounding chosen family that Madi is crowdfunding for, and how people can help. Due to safety concerns, the crowdfunding page is not public, but if you are interested in contributing to Madi's book fund, please email debra.porta@pridenw.org and a link to the page will be shared with you.

As always, please check out pridenw.org for more details about Pride Northwest's year-round work supporting the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Oregon and Southwest Washington.