
Celebrating Belonging, Empowering Community
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Colorado West Pride is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 and based out of Grand Junction, Colorado. We throw several events a year, including PRIDE, for the LGBTQIA+ community of Western Colorado! We strive to build a positive environment for our community, celebrating its beautiful diversity and partnering with others to make a difference.
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Our Mission:​
To celebrate, empower, connect, and support the diverse LGBTQIA+ community of Western Colorado, through year-round programming that is exciting and welcoming.
Our Vision:
A thriving and joyful year-round celebration of LGBTQIA+ experiences that creates an empowering sense of belonging across Western Colorado.
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Our Values:
We believe in the core values of respect, integrity, and grace for each other and for ourselves. We work toward the goals of joy, advocacy, and safety in our programming and events. We value the concept, as well as the reality, of unity through community; we commit to serving the LGBTQIA+ community through active listening, teamwork, and transparency.

Jon Michael Nitschke
He/They

Bray Peterson
He/They

Valentine Jackson
They/Them

Jessie Sanzo
She/Her
Meet Our Team
