Resources
Prism Community Collective
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 support
- Physical health resources
- Resource navigation assistance
- Community connection and outreach
For over a decade, the State of Adolescent Sexual Health (SASH) report has provided a summary of up-to-date statistics on the sexual health of young people and a brief snapshot of how Colorado’s progress compares to national trends over time.
For LGBTQIA2+ allies
For Youth-Serving Professionals
If you want your school, faith organization, community, or other service or business to be a safe space for LGBTQIA2+ people, here is a comprehensive resource on how to create such a space: Creating Safer Spaces for LGBTQ youth
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center+ has published a Guide on Human Trafficking for health care providers to increase their awareness of and responsiveness to LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing human trafficking.
Are you working with (or hoping to work with) foster care agencies or other children’s residential providers and caregivers? Are you advocating for them to better serve LGBTQ+ youth? The California Dept. of Social Services has shared this “Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression Resource Guide for Children’s Residential Providers and Caregivers” that might be of use to you in your work with these youth serving professionals.
HRC Foundation Resources
Other Resources
Centerlink Guide to Transition-related Care
Debunk the myths and get the facts about what gender-affirming care looks like.
Cutler Law : Cyberbullying Guide
Learn about cyberbullying and how to address it.
LGBTQIA2+ Family Connection Facebook Group
is a Facebook group for families/caregivers/guardians of LGBTQIA2+ individuals in the Tava (Pikes Peak) region.
Preventing Substance Abuse Among LGBTQ Teens
How to do your part to prevent substance use in young people.
Love is Respect – Parent Discussion Guide on Youth Healthy Relationships
How to talk to your kids about healthy relationships.
PFLAG
is a resource and advocacy group for allies of LGBTQIA2+ people.
TransParenting
is Inside Out’s support, resource, and advocacy group for parents/guardians of transgender and gender-diverse children of any age.
Additional LGBTQIA2+ resources
GLSEN
offers resources for LGBTQIA2+ students, educators, and allies in schools.
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.
MilPride
is an MMAA program dedicated to military families with LGBTQ youth. MilPride is committed to ensuring no matter where you are stationed, you and your family never feel alone. MilPride is designed to be a resource and support network helping these modern military families navigate the unique challenges of military service.
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.
TYES
is a Colorado-based, statewide group supporting all gender-expansive children and their families. TYES is dedicated to helping parents support their gender-expansive children, and to help families find the information, resources, and the understanding that they need. They can be reached at (719) 291-2507.
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.
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.”
Trans-specific resources
Colorado Name Change Project
has resources on how to change your name and gender marker in Colorado.
Stand With Trans
is based in Michigan and was 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!
Transformative Freedom Fund
is a Colorado-based nonprofit that supports the authentic selves of transgender Coloradans by removing financial barriers to transition-related healthcare.
TransParenting Resource List
From crisis lines to reading recommendations, this resource list is here to answer questions and provide support while you navigate new or changing understandings of your child’s identity and experience.
TRUE Center
is the only comprehensive care center in the Rocky Mountain region specifically set up for gender-diverse children, adolescents and young adults.
Other COS Queer Resources
The LGBT Resource Center @ MOSAIC is based at UCCS
Keep Colorado Springs Queer organizes a monthly Queer Open Mic night of poetry, art, music, and creative goodness
United Court of the Pikes Peak Empire, the oldest LGBTQ organization in Southern Colorado, conducts charitable and public service projects and events to benefit legitimate charities, and provides social and charitable activities for the benefit of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.
Colorado Springs Queer Friends is a meet-up group as well as a private group on Facebook where you can connect with other LGBTQ+ people in the community.
One Colorado is an amazing statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization that can help with legal questions and needs, job openings, and all manner of concerns!
NAMI Colorado Springs has a wealth of resources for mental health and wellness.
Suicide Prevention Collaborative of El Paso County is a network of organizations working to end suicide.
Substance-Free Resources
Inside Out is a tobacco- and vape-free organization, as well as a drug/alcohol sober space. No use of tobacco products is permitted at IOYS, within any venues IOYS utilizes, nor permitted within 25 feet of any entrance of the building. One of our safe/brave space rules is “sober up before you show up.” We are committed to preparing young LGBTQIA2+ people with healthy coping skills to prevent drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and abuse, while also connecting youth with resources for curbing risky substance use. Here are some helpful resources in our community:
LGBTQ+ Tobacco Free: Get support in the process of quitting the use of tobacco and/or nicotine. All support systems are trained to
help you as best as possible in quitting the use of tobacco or nicotine.
Springs Recovery Connection has an LGBTQIA2+ 12-step recovery group.
Diversus Health (formerly Aspen Pointe) has a great number of programs for drug/alcohol recovery.
Partnership to End Addiction resources for families of LGBTQ+ people