Resources

Prism Community Collective is a resource center dedicated to supporting those impacted by the events at Club Q and the greater LGBTQIA+ community of the pikes’ peak region offering mental health resources, physical health resources, resource navigation assistance, and community connection & outreach.

Inside Out Youth Services is dedicated to providing quality programs and services to LGBTQIA2+ youth in Colorado Springs and the surrounding counties. Their wide range of offerings includes support groups, mentoring opportunities, educational workshops, and social activities, designed to meet the unique needs of LGBTQIA2+ youth and young adults at all stages of their journey.

Colorado Springs has an abundance of amazing LGBTQIA2+–friendly and owned businesses, as well as many resources. VisitCOS has good list of queer- and ally-owned businesses in the Pikes Peak Region.

The ACLU of Colorado is the state’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. We’re a private institution funded exclusively by the generous donations of our supporters. Our mission is to protect, defend and extend the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in Colorado through litigation, education and advocacy. Here’s how our staff fights for your rights, and the rights of all Coloradans, in each of these three areas: Litigation & Legal Advocacy, Public Policy & Legislation, and Public Education.

Atrevida Beer Co. is the first Latin-owned brewery in Colorado ran by a female Head Brewer. Diversity is on tap! Salud!

is a program offering free sexual health services including telehealth visits, medication, and STI screening to anyone under the age of 24 in Colorado.

Call BlackLine® provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens. Call BlackLine® prioritizes BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). By us for us.
1 (800) 604-5841

Campus Pride represents the leading national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for LGBTQ students. The organization is a volunteer-driven network “for” and “by” student leaders. The primary objective of Campus Pride is to develop necessary resources, programs and services to support LGBTQ and ally students on college campuses across the United States.

Cerberus Brewing Co. is a Colorado Springs brewery located in the sweet spot between the nightlife and entertainment of Downtown Colorado Springs and the heritage and history of Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs. Launched in the fall of 2016, Cerberus began with the ambitious goal of becoming the go-to spot for dining, socializing and, of course, drinking excellent craft beer.

Colorado Crisis Services is the statewide behavioral health crisis response system offering mental health, substance use or emotional crisis help.

The mission of Colorado Health Network (CHN) is to equitably meet the evolving needs of people affected by HIV and other health conditions through prevention, care, and advocacy. Founded in 1983, CHN is Colorado’s oldest and largest source of services and programs for people living with HIV (PLWH) or people impacted by HIV.

CLBA exists to provide a senseof community and belonging to LGBTQ+ individuals in the legal field in Colorado. Through our programming and other initiatives, we seek to provide opportunities for LGBTQ+ legal professionals to interact in safe settings, to build meaningful professional relationshipsand to enhacen their members' community and professional lives.

The Colorado LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce was originally called the Colorado Business Council, founded in 1992. In response to Amendment 2, outlawing “special rights” for the LGBTQ community, led Colorado to being branded the “hate state”. Chambers of Commerce is the economic voice of its community. LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce was created from a spark of innovation, and a global movement was launched.

Colorado Name Change Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of transgender Coloradans by assisting them with their legal name change and gender marker corrections. Through workshops across the state, pro bono legal assistance, nonpartisan advocacy, and innovative technology implementation, we seek to make being who you truly are easier to accomplish.

provides mental health, behavioral health, and crisis services.

Access to funds for various gender affirming care and binders.

Give Us the Floor provides LGBTQ+ teens in distress with the peer-positive human connection that they are too often missing

The mission of Hey719 is to improve the sexual health and overall well-being of all members of the Colorado Springs community, particularly those experiencing systems of oppression that impede access to testing, PrEP, and other resources.

HotMess Sports' goal is to offer an inclusive, safe, positive, fun and welcoming community for anyone wanting to be apart. When you play in a HotMess Sports league, you can be your authentic self and have fun while doing it.

The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law. We empower our 3 million members and supporters to mobilize against attacks on the most marginalized people in our community.

I Matter Colorado is a program of the state of Colorado that connects young people with three free therapy sessions.

The gay bar with the singing bartendsers. Since Icons first opened its doors in 2020, it has quickly become not only a staple within the queer community of Colorado Springs but an essential part of the fabric of downtown.

InReach has services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.

At the LGBT National Help Center, all of the support volunteers identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are here to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.

National LGBT Hotline: 888-843-4564
National Coming Out Support Hotline: 888-688-5428
National LGBT Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743
National LGBT Senior Talkline: 888-234-7243

Colorado Springs' first and only full-time cabaret, where everyone is celebrated for being authentically themselves! At La Burla Bee, we believe in the power of creativity and joy, inviting you to enjoy unforgettable nights filled with laughter, music, and artistry. A place that celebrates the essence of self-expression and community—where it's all about being authentically you!

Ladyfingers Letterpress is a lettering and printmaking studio, classroom, third place and retail experiment dreamt up by artists Arley Torsone and Morgan Calderini.

Resources & Information for Transgender Service Members

The Modern Military Association of America is a united voice for LGBTQ+ military and veteran communities. Modern Military works to uphold and expand the civil rights progress made on behalf of LGBTQ+ service members, veterans, and their families through education, advocacy, support networks, and discrimination tracking.

the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, hosting peer-led support groups of all kinds

NCLR is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education.

One Colorado is an amazing statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization that can help with legal questions and needs, job openings, and all manner of concerns!

Out & Equal is the premier organization working exclusively on LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Through our worldwide programs, Fortune 500 partnerships and our annual Workplace Summit conference, we help LGBTQ+ people thrive and support organizations creating a culture of belonging for all.

Out Loud inspires solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and is a force for celebrating our collective humanity through song

OutCare Health encompasses a wide range of initiatives and services, including community outreach and programming, resource identification, medical and community education, training, mentorship, research, and the OutList—the largest, free, publicly accessible directory of LGBTQ+ affirming providers.

The Colorado Springs chapter of the national organization is a resource and advocacy group for allies of LGBTQIA2+ people.

Partnership for Community Action is an LGBTQIA+ advocacy group in Southern rural Colorado (more specifically Salida), which hosts the Ark Valley Pride parade and festival.

Peak View Behavioral Health is a medically-monitored detox, acute care, and outpatient care for clients with substance use disorder.

Point of Pride provides access to funds for HRT, Gender Affirming Surgeries, Electrolysis, and other gender affirming care.

Find and give support, have fun, connect around shared interests, and get good information. Chat with like-minded peers in live chats designed for you & by you, facilitated by folks who care

Queer Youth Assemble is a group of LGBTQIA2+ young people under age 25 who work to create the best possible world for the next generation. They strive to provide a safe space for creative activism for the community. Since their start, they've created waves nationwide during walkout, marches (such as the National March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy in March 2023), protests, and a variety of ongoing initiatives.

SPARTA Pride stands as a beacon for transgender individuals who currently serve or have served in the U.S. military. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, independent of the Department of Defense (DoD), our mission is clear: to support, educate, and advocate. SPARTA Pride collaborates with other LGBT advocacy organizations to promote an inclusive military environment that values the contributions of all Americans with the desire to serve.

A Michigan-based non-profit founded by the mom of a trans young person, Roz Keith. Stand With Trans has a wealth of resources on their website for parents, friends, and families of trans and gender-expansive young people. They also have support groups for parents, youth, and tweens!

The TRUE Center is the only comprehensive care center in the Rocky Mountain region specifically set up for gender-diverse children, adolescents and young adults.

The Center on Colfax opened in 1976 and has grown to become the largest LGBTQ community center in the Rocky Mountain region, giving voice to Colorado's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community and playing a pivotal role in statewide initiatives to reduce harassment and discrimination. Today we are focused on fulfilling our mission by ensuring that every member of the LGBTQ community has access to the programs and resources they need to live happy, healthy, and productive lives.

Colorado Springs' LGBTQIA+ Lounge 🏳️‍🌈 Named 2024’s “Best New Bar” by the Colorado Springs Independent. “The Q" Founded by Club Q Shooting Survivors Tara Bush & Michael Anderson. All Are Welcome!

**NEW** The TRUST Center was founded with the mission to support and empower transgender individuals. We established this non-profit organization to provide a safe space for our community to connect with one another and to conduct events and provide access to resources for the transgender community in a safe, supportive environment.

The Trevor Project is a crisis hotline, chat rooms, and resources for LGBTQIA2+ young people and the adults who support them.

Tobacco Free Colorado offers support for tobacco (vaping, smoking, chewing, etc.) cessasion in the LGBTQIA2+ community of Colorado.

Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

The Trans Resistance Network (TRN) is a collective of experienced organizers, committed allies, and concerned groups who are coming together for the long-term survival and well-being of 2STGE+ people in a more extreme environment.

The Transformative Freedom Fund’s intent is to create the greatest impact in Colorado with the resources available knowing that everyone is deserving but there are limitations to what we can provide that are outside of our control. We strive everyday to reduce those limitations, but until we can, we all need to support each other with the resources we have access to.  If your request is not funded in this cycle, we invite you to reapply next cycle if you still have a financial need.

Founded in 2003, the Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) engages with our members, governmental agencies, other advocacy groups, media and the public in order to ensure our members receive full services and dignified treatment by promoting the values of equality, fairness and respect on behalf of our members and provide a supportive community for Veterans who identify under the “Transgender Umbrella”.

Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Since 2002 we’ve been organizing, assisting, informing and empowering thousands of individual community members towards a long-term, national, trans-led movement for liberation.

The United Court of the Pikes Peak Empire is the oldest LGBTQ organization in Southern Colorado. They conduct charitable and public service projects and events to benefit legitimate charities, and provide social and charitable activities for the benefit of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.

Colorful and modern, independent bookstore offering an extensive collection of new and used books, gifts, games, journals, puzzles, pins, patches, art prints, candles, tarot and more. LGBTQIA+ safe space.

YouthSeen empowers LGBTQI youth and their families to access appropriate care in all areas of their lives. “We encourage the creative creation of a community that celebrates everyone’s worth, diverse characteristics and dignity.”

imi is a free, digital, science-backed mental health tool for queer teens. Learn coping skills, hear stories from real LGBTQ+ teens, and explore resources that will affirm queer identities and boost mental health.