Organizations
A Note About Start and End Dates
This list is organized so the earliest formed organizations appear first. Metadata dates in Obsidian must be precise for indexing, so any unknown elements of a date will be rounded down to 1. i.e. AN organization that started on an unknown date in "1969" will be dated "01/01/1969".
| Organization | Start Date | End Date | Still Active? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Court of the Pikes Peak Region | - | - | - | - |
| Pikes Peak Safe at Schools Coalition | - | - | true | An advocacy group hosted through Inside Out Youth Services that advocates for the needs and rights of LGBTQIA2+ students in local schools. |
| Outward Bound | - | - | - | An outdoor education program for youth that worked with Inside Out Youth Services in the early 2000s. |
| MOSAIC at UCCS | - | - | - | - |
| Ground Zero | - | - | - | Gay activist group that arose in response to the passage of Amendment 2 |
| Dignity Colorado Springs | - | - | - | - |
| EQUAL at Colorado College | - | - | - | - |
| Count-me-in | - | - | - | - |
| Black and Pink | - | - | true | - |
| Bacchus Wine Club | - | - | true | A wine-tasting group for the LGBTQ+ community of Colorado Springs |
| University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | - | - | - | Local university in Colorado Springs that has associated LGBTQ+ student groups such as MOSAIC. |
| Inside Out Youth Services | - | - | true | Organization founded in 1990 that builds access, equity, and power for and with LGBTQIA2+ youth in the Pikes Peak region |
| Gay Sisters Alliance of Colorado Springs | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado Gay Rodeo Association | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado College | - | - | - | - |
| El Paso County Democratic Party | - | - | - | - |
| New Phazes | - | - | - | A monthly newsletter for the lesbian community of Colorado Springs. |
| 501 N Foote Clinic | May 12, 1957 | - | - | STI clinic frequently referenced in 1980s issues of Gayspeak. |
| Gay Liberation Front of Colorado Springs | January 01, 1969 | January 01, 1973 | - | An advocacy organization founded in 1969 that sought to combat heterosexism and other root causes of oppression toward gay people. |
| Lambda Services Bureau | July 01, 1975 | - | - | Lambda Services Bureau, Inc. was a nonprofit community program. It provided services around counseling, referrals, and education for lesbians and gay men. It fought and won against the IRS for its non-profit status in 1976. |
| Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church | July 22, 1979 | - | true | LGBTQIA2+ affirming church that started in 1979 |
| Lambda House | January 01, 1987 | - | - | A residence on the west side of Colorado Springs for men and women with HIV/AIDS to live. |
| Southern Colorado Health Network | March 24, 1987 | - | true | - |
| GLBQ-Gay | April 01, 1988 | - | - | Lesbian, Bi, and Questioning Student support system for the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Both a social and support group for college students and college age (any age) individuals. |
| Pueblo AIDS Coalition | January 01, 1989 | - | - | - |
| Walking Tall - A Lesbian Organization | January 01, 1990 | January 01, 1990 | - | Announced in the July 1990 issue of Gayspeak as a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing needed services and support for the lesbian community of Colorado Springs and surrounding areas. |
| Peak Area Gender Expressions | January 01, 1996 | - | - | Support groups of transgender people in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Later became Peak Area Gender Expressions (PAGE) sometime between October 2002 and November 2003. |
| Out Loud Chorus | August 01, 2006 | - | true | - |
| Colorado Springs Pride Center | January 08, 2015 | January 01, 1979 | - | The Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center (PPGLCC) was founded in 1979 as a chapter of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Colorado. It's the second oldest LGBTQ+ center in Colorado. It closed its doors in 2015. |