The Free Spirits

Freeland Free Spirits program celebrates female-identifying, transgender, and gender-nonconforming Oregonians who are busting through the glass ceilings and soaring. These are people who think and act in an uninhibited way without worrying about rules and norms. We call them non-conformists, rule-benders, iconoclasts, mavericks, and bohemians. They march to their own beat, and their own muse. We appreciate them for their ability to help their community, create beauty, be original, blaze trails, and celebrate unabashedly.

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The Free Spirits

Beach Pace of Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia NW. Smiling with a Free Fallin' cocktail next to a bottle of Freeland Dry Gin.

Beach Pace, Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia NW

Meet this quarter’s Free Spirit, Beach Pace.  Beach is the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia NW serving youth in the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Initially starting her service journey in the military...

Beach Pace, Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia NW

Meet this quarter’s Free Spirit, Beach Pace.  Beach is the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia NW serving youth in the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Initially starting her service journey in the military...

Free Spirit Award Winner: Erin Waters representing Basic Rights Oregon, posing with Freeland Spirits Bourbon

Erin Waters, Basic Rights Oregon

Meet our newest Free Spirit, Erin Waters! As a member of the board at Basic Rights Oregon and Director of Equitable Programs & Services at Black & Beyond the Binary,...

Erin Waters, Basic Rights Oregon

Meet our newest Free Spirit, Erin Waters! As a member of the board at Basic Rights Oregon and Director of Equitable Programs & Services at Black & Beyond the Binary,...