True Colors Lesbian Bar
Date founded: 1990
Date closed: 1996?
Founder:
Address: 1865 N Academy Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO. 80909
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A lesbian bar that operated in Colorado Springs in the 90's.
Community Impact
I went there for a few years constantly when I lived in Colorado Springs. It was my safe space and then we would walk over to the Penthouse for after hours.
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References
Founding and closing dates based on earliest and latest found mentions so far. If you know more precise dates regarding True Colors, please Contribute To The Project. ↩︎
"New Phazes Colorado Springs' Lesbian Newsletter August Vol. 9 Issue. 1." New Phazes, vol. 9, no. 1, Aug. 1996, pp. [1]+. Archives of Sexuality and Gender, link-gale-com.turing.library.northwestern.edu/apps/doc/KCQOAE295126908/GDCS?u=northwestern&sid=bookmark-GDCS&pg=16&xid=1d085922. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026. ↩︎
OUT FRONT. “UPCOMING FUND RAISERS.” May 4, 1990. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=OTF19900504-01.2.67.1. ↩︎
“Ground Zero July 1996.” Newsletter. Ground Zero, July 1996. Pikes Peak Pride Center Collection Box 5, Folder 14. PPLD Special Collections. ↩︎
alldagarbage, “Memories of Hide n Seek in the 90s…,” Reddit Post, R/ColoradoSpringsLGBTQ, January 31, 2025, https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSpringsLGBTQ/comments/1ieo6im/memories_of_hide_n_seek_in_the_90s/. ↩︎