Arts and Writing

Name Event Date or Start Date End Date (If applicable) Description
The Scene - - A newspaper for the 1970s Colorado gay community.
The Colorado Springs Free Press and Sun April 15, 1970 March 03, 1947 -
GAYSPEAK January 01, 1979 January 01, 1992 Monthly newsletter for the Pikes Peak Gay Community Center
Gays in Colorado Springs by KKTV July 27, 1981 August 04, 1981 A four-night news special that aired in 1981 about the gay scene in Colorado Springs.
The Source Publishing January 01, 1985 September 01, 1988 -
The Source January 01, 1985 - A newspaper for the gay and lesbian community in Colorado Springs that started in 1985.
The AIDS Quilt November 27, 1985 - -
Colorado Springs Independent January 01, 1993 - -
Born Different and The Dog That Moos November 01, 2006 November 01, 2007 A commercial released in 2006, in response to Amendment 43, which sought to make gay marriage illegal in Colorado.
Pikes Peak Poet Laureate March 01, 2008 - -
Colors of Courage - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Life in Colorado Springs October 11, 2008 October 11, 2008 An anthology about being LGBT in Colorado Springs, assembled by the Colorado Springs Pride Center in 2008 through their LGBT writing group, Outword.
Keep Colorado Springs Queer February 05, 2016 - A queer open mic founded by CC graduates and community members Nico Wilkinson and Han Sayles in 2016. The first events took place at Mountain Fold Books, and have been hosted at a variety of venues since, including ICONS Wine Bar.
Queer & There July 07, 2017 - -
Sexy Train Things January 17, 2018 - A book of poetry released in January 2017 about
Colorado Springs LGBTQIA2+ Oral History Project January 01, 2020 - A public archive of oral histories by LGBTQ+ residents of Colorado Springs who have stories to tell about the experience of living and being queer here.

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