To view past current and past Action Alerts, click here. To receive Action Alerts, please sign up for the Center’s LunchBreak E-Newsletter. To receive important information via mail, please sign up for the Center’s mailing list by emailing us. Do you read the newspaper, watch the news, and/or listen to the radio on a regular basis? If you are tuned in to local and national happenings, please email Ryan Acker.

Voter Education and Civic Engagement

The Pride Center issues Action Alerts concerning matters of importance to the LGBT community, including voter education, upcoming demonstrations, letters to the editor, calls to legislators and more. These Action Alerts are broadcast via the LunchBreak E-newsletter, on the Center’s website homepage, and at times, through the mail. The Center also participates in candidate surveys, and often makes a stand on  ballot initiatives affecting our community. This information is also broadcast through our Action Alerts. To receive Action Alerts, please sign up for the Center’s LunchBreak E-Newsletter. To receive important information via mail, please sign up for the Center’s mailing list by emailing us. Do you read the newspaper, watch the news, and/or listen to the radio on a regular basis? If you are tuned in to local and national happenings, please email Ryan Acker.

Anti-Discrimination/Anti-Violence

Coalitions

The Pride Center actively joins and participates in various coalitions and forums to ensure accurate representation of the GLBT community in matters of civil and social equality and the health and well-being of our community. In addition, the Center is dedicated to partnering with other diverse and progressive communities in order to build alliances and strengthen our movement. 

Our Current Coalitions & Affiliations Include: Pikes Peak Equality Coalition (PPEC): www.ppec.org ,Pikes PeakBreastConnection, El PasoCounty HIV Prevention & Services Collaboration, Community Shares, National Association of LGBT Community Centers, Common Cause, Colorado Unity, NAACP, The Colorado Springs Greater Chamber of Commerce

Press, Media and Speaking Presentations

Pikes PeakGay & LesbianCommunity Center issues press statements regarding matters of importance to  LGBT community in the Pikes Peak region. In addition, the Pride Center provides responses to any and all media inquiries, and can connect reporters with various contacts willing to speak with the press. For media calls, please contact the Center’s Executive Director at (719) 233-3760. Click here to view the Center’s media appearances. Additionally, the Center is happy to provide speakers for any occasion. To schedule a presentation, please call (719) 471-4429 or email Ryan Acker. Past presentations include: AAA, Agilent Technologies, Colorado School of Psychology, Live Debate with Focus on the Family and Exodus International, Pikes Peak Community College, TESSA, and many others.

Policy and Law

The Center works to achieve civil and social equality by advocating for fair and inclusive polices and law. One of the Center’s greatest efforts continues to be passing a local nondiscrimination ordinance in Colorado Springs. Click here to learn about the history and status of this work.  Click here to access the Center’s Know Your Rights document.