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About Rainbow Center

Location:

2215 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402, US

Mission Statement

The Rainbow Center's mission is to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity by providing education, resources, advocacy, information and opportunities for empowerment to individuals and organization with the south Puget Sound area. We find our activities falling into three general categories. Educate - to provide information to all individuals and groups about the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersexed, Questioning/Queer and Allied individuals community in an effort to eliminate harmful stereotypes. Advocate - to ensure that Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersexed, Questioning/Queer and Allied individuals receive the same basic human rights as all other citizens of pierce County, the State of Washington and the United States. Celebrate - to acknowledge pride in who we are as valuable creative members of a diverse population in this county, state, and country.

Description

The Rainbow Center is a safe, accessible and welcoming community space for meetings, activities and events that strengthen the lives of people in our community. We support Greater Pierce County by providing a centralized source of information and referral for and about the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. We provide visibility to the history, culture and diversity of our communities.

We believe that having a unified voice strengthens the community as a whole by contributing to the richness of diversity found in the South Sound area. We support other like-minded organizations by nurturing their development and providing opportunities for networking across differences. We are passionate about supporting the entrepreneurship of people demonstrating the initiative and talent to develop new opportunities for service and support. We offer free meeting space, participation in and financial support for special events.