Advancing Equality for LGBTQIA+ Coloradans

Brave Idea: University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work alumna Nadine Bridges (MSW’ 2010) serves as executive director of One Colorado, the state’s leading advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality for LGBTQIA+ Coloradans and their families. Bridges joined the organization in 2021, becoming its first female and Black leader. She discusses One Colorado’s work and the challenges she has faced as a queer Black woman in nonprofit leadership.

Resources:

Mental Health Colorado Webinar: Voices for Healthier Minds Interview Series with Special Guest, Nadine Bridges

Protecting LGBTQIA Rights

Nonprofit Quarterly: Two Weeks in, I Already Wanted to Quit: Challenges Faced by a Queer Black Woman in Nonprofit Leadership

Balletpedia: Colorado Proposition 134, Sex Requirement for School and College Sports Initiative (2026)

Balletpedia: Colorado Proposition 135: Prohibit Surgeries for Treatment in Response to Minors' Perception of Sex or Gender Measure (2026)

Colorado Public Radio Voter Guide

Advocate: Colorado ballot measure could leave schools to verify students’ sex, raising fears of forced genital exams

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