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Axton Burton

Executive Director

Pride Across the Bridge

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Professional Bio

Axton Burton, an independent business owner since 2016, is a board member of The Emotional Abuse Discussion and co-leader of a local Girl Scout Troop and is the founder of Pride Across the Bridge. Before founding the organization, they created and led the Riverview School District’s first Gay-Straight Alliance. Axton then wrote The Big Book of All Things Queer, a comprehensive book that is an up-to-date and personally vetted resource for Eastside 2SLGBTQIA+ people and beyond, which is widely available at public schools, libraries, local businesses, and healthcare practices.

Since 2013, Axton has been educating medical providers on trans-related healthcare and has been a featured speaker at local groups, city meetings, a NAMI Youth Mental Health Conference, and at Central Washington University. They also created the first all-LGBTQIA+ vendor, creator, performer, and resource event on the Eastside, Redmond Pride.

Axton has also produced a strong record of queer Eastside firsts, some including a self-defense class, skydiving group, all-queer comedian show, rainbow elder breakfast, queer holiday potluck, and a variety of recurring and one-off programs. In their free time, Axton enjoys spending time with their pets, watching horror movies, playing video games, and trying new food.

They want to see photos of and hear all about your pets!

Organization

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