OHCE celebrated Pride month through intentional connection with Threads of Pride weaving sessions held across various UWMC locations honoring and uplifting the identities of those that identify as LGBTQ2S+. Learn more about the inspiration for this activity here from artist, Joyce J. Scott.  

Read a reflection below from Darlin Lonzano, Program Manager, 2SLGBTQ+ Health & Commissioner, Washington LGBTQ+ Commission  

“The first session at Montlake took place in the cafeteria, a space that quickly transformed into something slower, softer. This gathering became a portal to memory.  

As participants joined the loom, the conversation wove into stories of grandmothers and mothers: of crochet, knitting, and the objects passed down like quiet talismans. Some people spoke of yarn and thread left behind, of the items still in drawers or on beds, alive with meaning. The act of weaving opened a doorway to ancestral care, small domestic gestures of beauty and love.  

Many participants noted how quickly their bodies responded to the practice. “My blood pressure dropped,” one said. “I felt like I could breathe again.” The collective noticed how ease returned in the absence of urgency.  

A notable moment came when the spouse of a patient waiting during their partner’s surgery, joined us. They added their presence and their story.  

Others, too, came just to speak and be held in the circle. Even without touching the loom, people wove something vital: a sense of shared time and grounded connection among colleagues. In a place so often defined by pace and pressure, this was a return to stillness. And stillness, we remembered, is also a form of care.”