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Greetings!
Pridefest was truly amazing this year. I was so thrilled to see so many people out together and genuinely happy. There were families & kids, groups of youth, couples and friends of all ages. The beautiful Boulder Central Park hosted our 9th Annual Pridefest, as our community gathered to celebrate its diversity & its pride.
 On this lovely Sunday we enjoyed music that feels uniquely fitting to Boulder, from Hannah & Maggie to Hey Lady! there was something for everyone in this years entertainment lineup. And it didn't stop there... We had airbrush tattoos, face painting, henna tattoos, body massages & yoga in the park. These services and more made our pride experience all the more enjoyable. Our beer and wine garden set the mood around the band shell and our nearly 90 vendors showed off how unique the GLBTQ community is in Boulder. We had everything from independent films & local publications to national & congressional candidates. We were proud to have them all there.
New to Boulder Pride this year was the first annual Pridefest Dyke March. Women who love women, gay, and straight allies all came together and marched in unity around Boulder Central Park. We formed our own mini parade, and were escorted by the motorcycle club the Colorado Hookers. Participants of the march said they felt empowered after for having marched together. It was a really special experience for me to create and participate in our first annual Dyke March and be a part of a long tradition within our community.
All in all this was a beautiful day, filled with incredible people, and we will forever have great memories from it. We're already excited for next year and can't wait to celebrate pride big in Boulder to celebrate our 10 years anniversary. Thank you to all who came, supported, vended, volunteered, preformed and participated, we love sharing this experience with you.
With great pride,
<3 Aubree Peckham
Out Boulder Events & Office Manager
PS Check out some of our Pride pics here. And stay tuned for more to come!
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The Relationship Ride: Tools for the Wild Ride of Relationships with Julie Colwell - Saturday @ the Pridehouse, FREE!
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 Join us Saturday, September 22, 10am - 12:30pm for The Relationship Ride. This workshop is a great investment in getting more skilled in all kinds of relationships-significant other, friends, family, and colleagues. Dr. Colwell will teach a tool that she has found to be crucial in shifting out of the most difficult conflicts, the most mired power struggles: How to speak the truth in a way that opens hearts and allows both people to be
seen and known. Dr. Colwell will give lots of information in an informal, fun atmosphere that is designed to support profound learning in an easeful way. You'll walk away having fully experienced the transformative power of a few simple steps.
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Boulder Trans SOFFA Group - Friday
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First meeting: September 21!  The Boulder Trans* SOFFA group provides a safe & supportive space for Significant Others, Family, Friends, and Allies of those who are trans* or genderqueer. It is an opportunity for us to come together as a community and to provide support for each other. Our hope is that you will find the emotional support, insight, or information that you are seeking while mutually providing validation and support for your feelings.
Please join us if you want support in your experience, want to hear from others about their experience, or just spend time in a group of people who may understand where you're at. This group will meet at the Pridehouse on alternate Fridays.
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Girls Heart Girls
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 Girls Heart Girls in Boulder is a social group which is bringing together the 20-40 year old lesbian and bisexual women of the Boulder area for fun events. We've got art nights, movie nights, dining events, game nights and more. We also have safe carpooling to events like First Friday and other social events in the area. This is an inclusive group; all are welcome regardless of age, sexual orientation, & gender identity. That being said, our primary goal is to connect young women and create more events for us. Join our group on Facebook and come to the events to meet new friends and hang out with some awesome women! You can also get involved by creating and hosting your own events or posting anything on the group forum. This relaxed, laid back group welcomes all the beautiful women in the Boulder area to come hang out and have fun with us!! Don't be shy, come out and play!!
Join us for: Tea Party - September 23rd Camping - September 28th-30th Happy Hour - October 3rd Game Night - October 26th More Events to come in Oct and Nov: Haunted Maze Hiking Art Night Watching The Real L Word Call Anna at 720-548-7176 or email annalove7@hotmail.com with any questions, comments, etc.
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Avenue Q Benefit for Out Boulder & BCAP - Saturday, November 3 @ Boulder Dinner Theatre
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Join the Boulder County AIDS Project and Out Boulder at the Boulder Dinner Theater for AVENUE Q! We have bought out the house for the finale performance, and this is sure to be THE theater event of the season. Your ticket price includes the show, dinner (including BDT upgraded menu options), wine at your table, and just a few surprises! Come out and see this mega-hit, and support two great organizations (proceeds from the evening will be split 50/50 between Out Boulder and BCAP.)
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Outwrite: A Queer Writer's Workshop - Starting October 3
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Beginning Oct. 3rd and meeting Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30pm until Nov. 28th at the Naropa University Student Center, join us for a workshop for GLBT writers and allies to write with purpose and community. Writing exercises free us to think of our work in different ways and gain feedback from our peers. The workshop will be discussing work from contemporary queer poets/authors such as CA Conrad, Akilah Oliver, Margaret Randall, Stephen Motika, and Andrea Gibson. 
We would also explore prose writers like Kathy Acker or Chuck Palahniuk. Community is created by bringing in works by poets/authors we enjoy and group involvement in contemplative writing exercises. This will also provide the opportunity to share our own work with peers for collaborative feedback. You are encouraged to produce work of any type or genre as relates your own manifestation of expression. Sometimes our work is political. Sometimes it is romantic, descriptive, personal, or about a concept that we find interesting. We can use our writing to express everything from the complexity of trauma to the simplicity of appreciating life that occurs around us. This workshop is a safe place to discuss and work with any of these modalities in the context of our artistic work, in a collaborative and queer-identified space. More info.
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That's not all! Check out these other upcoming events in our community, click on the links below and find out more.
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*NEW* Pride House Office Hours
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The following are  the Pride House's regular office hours. If you need to visit us outside of these hours please contact our Events & Office Manager, Aubree at
apeckham@outboulder.org for an appointment. Hope to see you soon!
Tue-Fri - 9 am - 1 pm
Sat, Sun, and Mon - by appointment
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Some of the events, views and opinions expressed in the eNewsletter are solely those of their authors and/or organizations, and do not necessarily reflect an endorsement by Out Boulder. We encourage you to contact the event sponsor for more information.
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