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We’re proud to be the official and exclusive radio partner of the Pikes Peak Pride Parade and Festival!
Pikes Peak Pride Event
We’re so happy to be at The Pikes Peak Pride Festival & Parade this year! Come say hi to Jeff and Big Mack at our tent on Saturday June 8th and score some limited edition 98.9 MAGIC FM Pride merch! Wave to us when we pass by you in the Pride Parade on Sunday June 9th. And don’t miss our very own Jeff Haber’s live performance at 7:20 at Alamo Square downtown Saturday Night before headliner Blake Lewis goes on the Main Stage.
FREE ADMISSION TO THE FESTIVAL!
Saturday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, June 9, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Alamo Square Park (Pioneer Museum).
Pikes Peak Pride Parade
Sunday, June 9, 11:00 AM
Acacia Park to Pioneer Museum via Tejon
About Pikes Peak Pride 2024
Pikes Peak Pride 2024 is a community event expected to gather thousands of visitors together from across the state and Pikes Peak Region into downtown Colorado Springs. There will be two full days of vendor booths, food trucks, beer garden and high energy entertainment to include a fabulous parade on Sunday.
All month long, hear your LGBTQ+ anthems from Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Billie Eillish, Sam Smith, Kesha, and more! Below are a list of the Pride events in the 719. If you are hosting a Pride event, reach out to us so we can promote it!
LOCAL PRIDE MONTH EVENTS
- June 1 – Inside Out Youth Services Queer Prom – 11am-3pm – Learn More here: https://insideoutys.org/home-2/youth-pride-and-queer-prom/
- June 1 – Switchbacks Soccer for All night featuring Pikes Peak Pride: https://www.switchbacksfc.com/event/soccer-for-all-night-vs-the-oakland-roots/
- June 4 – Raise Hell for a Reason & Karaoke Fundraiser @ Seven’s Gate from 4-7pm: Learn More Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/334442806263470
- June 5 – P.Ride with Pike Ride – 6-8pm @ Street Car 520: https://www.facebook.com/events/1332758760994676
- June 7 – Crosswalk Installation – 6am (Intersection at Tejon St & Vermijo St)
- June 8 – 7th Annual Rosie Run 5k – 8:30am @ America the Beautiful Park – Register Here: https://givebutter.com/rosierun5k2024?s=g3nRgR
- June 8 & 9 – Pikes Peak Pride Festival – 10am-7pm @ Alamo Square Park (Pioneers Museum)
- June 8 – FREE Concert w/Blake Lewis – 8:30pm VIP: www.pikespeakpride.org/blake
- June 9 – Pikes Peak Pride Parade – 11am (Tejon St southbound from Platte Ave to Vermijo St)
- June 22 – Pride Crawl – 4-10pm – Downtown Colorado Springs – Register here: https://www.crawlwith.us/coloradosprings/pride#tickets
98.9 MAGIC FM is proud to support LGBTQ+ Pride this month and throughout the year! Below we have highlighted just a few of the many programs and organizations that are working to make a positive impact on the LGBTQ+ Community.
PIKES PEAK PRIDE Pikes Peak Pride’s mission is to empower, and showcase the unity and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community, families, and its allies in the Pikes Peak Region to achieve full civil and social equality while advocating for LGBTQ+ interests, educating the public and inspiring a sense of community and acceptance.
GLAAD GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.
GLSEN GLSEN believes that every student has the right to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education. We are a national network of educators, students, and local GLSEN Chapters working to make this right a reality. Our research and experience have shown that there are four major ways that schools can cultivate a safe and supportive environment for all their students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
GSA NETWORK Genders & Sexualities Alliances, or GSAs for short, are student-run organizations that unite LGBTQ+ and allied youth to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and communities. GSAs have evolved beyond their traditional role to serve as safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth in middle schools and high schools and have emerged as vehicles for deep social change related to racial, gender, and educational justice.
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (HRC) By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, the Human Rights Campaign strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. HRC envisions a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people plus community members who use different language to describe identity are ensured equality and embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.
IT GETS BETTER PROJECT The It Gets Better Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. The It Gets Better Project envisions a world where all LGBTQ+ youth are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals.
MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION: HATE CRIME PREVENTION RESOURCES The Matthew Shepard Foundation’s mission is to amplify the story of Matthew Shepard to inspire individuals, organizations, and communities to embrace the dignity and equality of all people. Through local, regional, and national outreach, they empower individuals to find their voice to create change and challenge communities to identify and address hate that lives within our schools, neighborhoods, and homes.
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention hotline (1-800-273-8255). It provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. The Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with national standards and best practices.
PFLAG PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. With nearly 400 chapters and 250,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas across America, PFLAG is committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed.
THE JED FOUNDATION The Jed Foundation is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation’s teens and young adults, giving them the skills and support they need to thrive today…and tomorrow.
THE TREVOR PROJECT The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.
TRUE COLORS UNITED. True Colors United implements innovative solutions to youth homelessness that focus on the unique experiences of LGBTQ young people. In the United States, 4.2 million youth experience homelessness each year, with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their non-LGBTQ peers. True Colors United is committed to changing that.
