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Disclaimers:LGBTQ+ is a common acronym for lesbian, gay, fluid, transgender, and queer people. While it is meant to be an inclusive acronym, a fuller version, LGBTQIA+, also recognizes people who identify as intersex and asexual. The plus sign signifies all gender identities and sexual orientations notcovered by the other initials, such as Two-Spirit, an indigenous American individuality. You should use whichever term you feel most comfortable with and always match the language a person uses to describe and affirm themselves.

Words get on different connotations over time. While “queer” used to be a pejorative term, the LGBTQ+ society has reclaimed it today. It has a positive connotation and is often used as a general term for all Homosexual people. We use it here in that current sense.

Although historic preservation typically prioritizes historic resources that are more than 50 years old and this summary emphasizes history from that era, LGBTQ+ history requires a different approach because many of the exceptionally important places are associated with significant people and events from the last 50 years. For that reason, this compact overview presents history

This page is a companion to the walking/biking tour brochure about Queer history in Fort Collins. Please feel free to download and/or print the brochure at the link below and follow along on your mobile device. 

We encourage you to explore these sites on your own period, by car, bike, or on foot. Please contribute the street and be respectful to the privacy of the owners and residents of the homes on this tour by viewing them from the street/sidewalk only.

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“Hope will never be silent.” –Harvey Milk

“You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t survive any life at all.” –James Baldwin

“As long as gay people don’t have their rights all across America, there’s no reason for celebration.” –Marsha P. Johnson

“We are powerful because we have survived.” –Audre Lorde

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The locations on this suggested tour of LGBTQ+ history in Fort Collins are just a sa

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Fort Collins Area

Fort Collins

Situated at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Fort Collins is home to fabulous recreational opportunities, diverse cultural attractions, a vibrant nightlife scene, and family fun galore. Experience world class whitewater rafting on the nationally designated “Wild and Scenic” Cache La Poudre River (the best whitewater rafting near Estes Park, Colorado), taste award winning beers at one of nine breweries, or explore the fanciful creatures at the Swetsville Zoo. Fort Collins prides itself on the plethora of restaurants, outdoor activities, a vibrant downtown and of course, our beer.

History of Fort Collins
Legend has it that in the early 1800s, French-Canadian fur traders were caught by a tremendous snowstorm. To lighten their load, they buried large amounts of gunpowder (“poudre” in French) in a hiding place (“cache”) along the banks of a river – the Cache la Poudre River, which runs through modern-day Fort Collins.

In 1862, Camp Collins was built by the 9th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry to protect tra

Fort Collins LGBTQ City Guide

Located less than an hour away from Colorado's capital city of Denver, Fort Collins is the fourth-largest city in Colorado. It’s home to Colorado Articulate University, many businesses, and much to see and do, including a lively music and theater scene. It was also once named as one of the best places to live in the nation by Money magazine – and those who phone it home can easily understand why. It’s a diverse and welcoming municipality with a thriving LGBTQ community, that has a great deal to extend visitors and residents alike. If you’re thinking of making a move to Colorado, Fort Collins would make a wonderful place to call home.

A Glare at Fort Collins's History

In 1862, the Kansas Volunteer Calvary established Camp Collins to protect both travelers and settlers along the Colorado branch of the Overland Trail. Although the fort was temporarily abandoned a few years later, by 1872, the former site had been revitalized with a hotel, general store, post office, school, and a several other businesses. From that time, and particularly after the arrival of the railroad in 1877, the area began to flourish rapidly. It eventually grew into a di

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