Be More Gay

In response to a nationwide rise in anti-trans, anti-LGBT+ legislation, rhetoric, and violence, including Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, we are launching Be More Gay, an intersectional movement of joyful visibility and community support centering LGBT+ youth and their families and BIPOC, Latinx and immigrant communities.


In a time when it is increasingly scary and even shameful to be a queer person, Fort Collins can be an exception – a place that affirms and celebrates differences, a place that supports parents, community organizations and leaders, and all citizens in being enthusiastically welcoming. Join us in leading the way.

Be More Gay

After my last post, I kept thinking about how to take these ideas and invite in a collective conversation, as well as a more intentional strategic response. The conversation part that

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Gay Enough

My partner Carri and I were pretty early in our relationship when we started to wonder if we were “gay enough.” It wasn’t a new question for me; as a

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Now is not a time for passing

With every new headline or “debate” about the latest wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation, I hear Audre Lorde: “My silence had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.” In

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Channeling Our Queer Ancestors

Pride started with an uprising. In 1969 New York, drag queens, lesbians, gay men, and other gender non-conforming people fought back police attempting to arrest them for wearing “gender inappropriate”

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