SLVPride

06/01/2026

Do you like to SLAY dragons and mob bosses? You’ll have a chance to win 1 of 2 tickets to the Slvrpg con June 13&14 at our in person drawing this coming Saturday (June 6th)!
Join us at the first Pride Month Story Time at Narrow Gauge Book Cooperative for your chance to win a weekend badge!

05/26/2026

WE WANT YOU!
..To celebrate SLV PrideFest 2026 with us!🤩

Vendors, DJs and Drag Performers: shoot us an email at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the fun August 29th!

And be on the lookout for our theme announcement coming SOON!😉

05/14/2026

🏳️‍🌈✨ WE ARE SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE 1st ANNUAL BAYFIELD + IGNACIO PRIDE ✨🏳️‍🌈

This is more than an event, this is community, visibility, celebration, love, resistance, and JOY for our rural LGBTQ2S+ relatives and allies. 💖

Presented by Bayfield Qu**rs and Ignacio Out and Equal Alliance, we are bringing together drag, music, food, vendors, laughter, culture, and community for an unforgettable day! 🌈

📅 June 20, 2026
🕙 10 AM – 4 PM
📍 Behind the Pine River Community Resource Center
658 S East St, Bayfield, CO

💃 Drag performances
🎤 Amazing hosts
🛍️ Local vendors
🍴 Delicious food
☕ Coffee
🎉 Fun for the community

We are especially excited to create space for our rural, Indigenous, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQ+ communities to gather openly, proudly, and safely. Representation matters and this celebration matters. 🫶🏽

Bring your friends, your family, your sparkle, and your pride. Let’s make history together at the very first Bayfield + Ignacio Pride! 🌈🔥

**rs

05/08/2026

In honor of Trans+ History Week, we wanted to highlight a few trans icons whose lives and courage helped shape history:

🌟 Marsha P. Johnson — a Black trans activist and key figure in the fight for LGBTQ+ liberation. Her advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ youth and marginalized q***r communities changed lives.

🌟 Sylvia Rivera — a Latina trans activist who fought fiercely for transgender rights, housing, and dignity for people often pushed to the margins.

🌟 Christine Jorgensen — one of the first Americans widely known for transitioning publicly, helping bring visibility to transgender people in the 1950s.

🌟 Lou Sullivan — a pioneering trans man who challenged harmful assumptions about gender and sexuality while creating community for future generations.

🌟 Miss Major Griffin-Gracy — a longtime activist and survivor who spent decades advocating for incarcerated trans women and trans people of color.

🌟 Pauli Murray — a groundbreaking civil rights lawyer, Episcopal priest, and writer whose work influenced both racial justice and gender equality movements. Many historians and LGBTQ+ scholars recognize Murray’s writings about gender identity and lived experience as deeply connected to trans and nonbinary history.

🌟 Lili Elbe — one of the earliest known recipients of gender-affirming surgeries in the 1930s.

And these are only a few names among countless others whose stories were erased, hidden, ignored, or never fully recorded.

Trans history is human history.

And understanding that history matters — especially at a time when transgender people are so often misunderstood, politicized, or targeted.

Because when we learn history honestly, we begin to understand something important:

Trans people are not new.
Trans people are not “confused.”
Trans people have always been here.

And they always will be. 🏳️‍⚧️

04/29/2026

Buena Vista LGBTQIA+ and Ally Teens ~ We have lot of fun planned for May. Join us and meet some new friends.

04/29/2026

Check out this event in Buena Vista

In honor of Harvey Milk Day, Come to QHH in your best 1970's Gay Activist Gear or dress like your favorite historical LGBTQIA+ activist.

04/14/2026

It's that time of year again: Pridefest planning! 🥳 And this year we need your help! 🫵
We are looking for community members interested in volunteering their time to help curate the SLV Pride celebration of the year!
If you are someone who wants to provide input, assist with arrangements, and aid our mission to embed SLV Pridefest in the culture of the San Luis Valley, consider applying to be a board member!
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 21ST, so get your application in!
You can find all the information and application here: https://forms.gle/Yq7PX3abmkDywGGu7 (link in bio!)
We can't wait to hear from you! ✨

01/05/2026

Join us Next Sunday January 11 for a New Year New You Makeover Event!
All ages welcome

12/10/2025

Join us today for a meal and the connection to new health options in the Valley!😍

08/26/2025

We had a great time at SLV PrideFest this year! We kicked it off with a reading party in the park, with friends, food, and books! Savory snacks were prepared by Louisa and we had delicious cookies from Snakes and Cakes! We had lots of friends from the bookstore come by to read and hang out with us, but we were having too much fun to get many pictures - though Maira Rodriguez snagged a photo of the table and Delilah at the beginning, and Jean got a photo of the goodest girl, Zelda, enjoying the weather.

On Saturday, we had a vending booth at PrideFest and were happy to see so many people stop by to browse books and chat with us! Louisa got to walk in the parade with Mr. Nealan, and then he stopped by the booth to make sure things were going well while Louisa gave out free treats to all the Pride doggies, from Nealan's Snack Attack!

We feel so much joy and love in being able to support, and being supported, at SLV Pride! We're looking forward to next year! Thank you, SLVPride!

SLV Pride is our nonprofit of the month for our monthly roundup. Through August 31st, you can donate your change to help support wonderful community activities like these!