GayWhistler, the producers of the annual WinterPRIDE festival, has just secured Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre as a partner in hosting the first ever PRIDE House during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
"We are so excited to be able to work with Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, a hotel chain that embraces similar values we hold dear; the value to be authentic, the value to embrace diversity and the value to be inclusive. Together, we will create a safe space for our gay and lesbian community and their allies to go to during the Olympics," says Dean Nelson, CEO of GayWhistler.
PRIDE House will be a haven where Olympic and Paralympic athletes, coaches, family, fans and allies to come out and be their authentic selves regardless of sexual identity or preference. PRIDE House will be a hip lounge where guests can chill and watch the games, trade pins or just hang out and meet other "kewl" open minded individuals. "It is our desire to have a couple key OUT celebrities, such as Ellen DeGeneres or Neil Patrick Harris, to come out and be part of the magic of PRIDE House," continues Nelson. Jim Douglas, General Manager of Pan Pacific Whistler said, "We are proud to be chosen as the host venue for this historical PRIDE House. We have always welcomed everyone to our properties with open arms and our team has always enjoyed the week of WinterPRIDE, so this was a natural and easy decision for us to embrace."
