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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 12h

QUEER HISTORY IS HISTORY 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Happy LGBTQ+ History Month from IOYS ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join the Pikes Peak Safe at Schools Coalition on October 8th, from 6 to 8 PM, for our annual Student Panel! Every year, the Safe at Schools Coalition works together with our Inside Out youth to elevate student voices and connect them to community stakeholders in their education.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌈 We are so grateful for everyone who helped to make the 2026 Ally Up! Legacy Breakfast a success last week!

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌈 Thank you so much to every single person who came out this morning to Ally Up! in support of LGBTQIA2+ young people in our community! Sharing that space together with about 500 people in support of LGBTQIA2+ youth was so beautiful and powerful. We are so grateful for all of your support.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Bisexual Awareness Week from IOYS! 💗💜💙 "Today, I’m sending love to everyone who identifies along the bisexual spectrum. Whether or not you are out, not out, questioning, private about your identity, loud and proud, or still finding the words that feel right, know you are seen and celebrated!

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📣 Exciting news! 🎉 IOYS has a new (used) 15 passenger van to help us transport young people around the community for field trips! Stay tuned early next month to help us choose a name ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🌈 Thank you so much to our Building Power Sponsor, UCHealth! We greatly appreciate your support of LGBTQIA2+ young people in our community❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🌈 Are YOU ready to Ally Up! in support of LGBTQIA2+ young people next week? 🦄 The IOYS team is, and so are our special guests:

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy Bisexual Awareness Week from IOYS! 💗💜💙 "I love being bisexual because I don't let my partner's gender identity define me. I'm free to just exist and love whoever checks that box for me. The spectrum of bisexuality is beautiful, and it's okay to exist anywhere in that spectrum...

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy Latine History Month from IOYS! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗 "I am so proud to be Latina. Growing up Hispanic in New Mexico meant home always smelled like roasted green & red chile, with a pot of frijoles and fresh tortillas...

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy Latine History Month from IOYS! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗 "My Latine identity roots me in the vibrant Mexican traditions shaped by community, family, history, and the enduring presence of my ancestors...

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Shoutout to IOYS Prevention Specialist, Allison (she/her), for facilitating Functioning in the Dysfunction: ADHD Life Hacks!

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🌈 Thank you so much to our Building Power Sponsor, Taft Law! We couldn't build access, equity, and power with LGBTQIA2+ young people in our community without your support ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Are you a parent or guardian of a trans or gender-expansive young person, and are looking for a supportive community?

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🌈 Tickets are selling out fast for Ally Up! NOW is the time to reserve your FREE ticket for Sep. 24th. There will be free breakfast, free entertainment & a program where you get to hear about the livesaving programs that Inside Out offers directly from the Inside Out Youth Services young folx.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Families, Not Politics virtual phonebank! We made more than 600 calls to members of our Activist Network, recruiting volunteers to canvass Colorado Springs.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🌈 Thank you so much to our Building the Future Sponsor, CSAA Insurance Group! Your support makes a difference in the lives of LGBTQIA2+ young people right here in our community ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Approximately 11 to 13 young people access the food pantry per week, feeding 20 to 30 people a week. This is a critical resource that not only goes directly to our young people but also helps support their families.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌈 IOYS is onsite again with Development Director, Ryan (he/him), who is trying to get to the bottom of who should be an Ally Up! Table Captain. The answer is YOU! You can sign up today at insideoutys.org/ally-up-2026/ 🦄

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our hearts are with Tucson's LGBTQIA2+ community. No one should experience or fear violence for being who they are. Rest in Pride, Vincent Anthony Siqueiros and Cameron Davis Capara 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Our sincere condolences go out to their families and loved ones.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🌈 Trans Day of Play 2026 was a success! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Passing the phone with some of the IOYS crew ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Visibility Day from IOYS! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗 Folx who are on the aromantic spectrum experience little to no romantic attraction to any gender, experience romantic attraction under specific circumstances, or fluctuate between experiencing romantic attraction and not.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We're back! On August 24th, The Pikes Peak Safe at Schools Coalition is kicking off back-to-school season with our first meeting of the 2026-2027 school year.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It's kinda chic to have a community center for LGBTQIA2+ young people filled with ways to express themselves ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Join Families, Not Politics, One Colorado, IOYS, and partners across the region to keep politicians out of decisions that should belong to families.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happy Trans Flag Day from IOYS 💙💗🤍💗💙

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"What Being a Butch Lesbian Means to Me - I am the person you call when you need someone to hang up a shelf.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Happy Butch Appreciation Day from IOYS ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

IOYS Director of Strategic Initiatives, Alie (she/they), & Executive Director, Angie (she/her) attended the CO Health Symposium in Keystone! Hosted by the Colorado Health Foundation, this event brought together leaders, practitioners, & justice-builders to discuss health equity from all angles.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Did you know that IOYS has a school advocate? 🤔

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our Open House! It was a great event with resources from PFLAG Colorado Springs and the Public Education Alliance, school supplies, free HIV & STI testing by Be You Colorado, and tours of the community center from members of our Youth Advisory Committee! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

On average, 14 individuals access the IOYS food pantry each week, and we need your support to help keep it stocked. If you'd like to make a donation, please check out this wish list to donate to our food pantry here a.co/hNYhF8C

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Last month, we had the honor and privilege to talk about LGBTQIA2+ civic engagement and advocacy with the Youth Leadership Training program Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission. We love supporting young people in making change in their schools, communities, and in the world at large! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🌈 IOYS is going to be on Loving Living Local tomorrow morning! Make sure to tune in to learn about upcoming events, including our Ally Up! Legacy Breakfast ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

IOYS has school supplies available for young people! 🎒✏️📓 Please stop by this Saturday, August 8th between 11 AM and 1 PM for our Back-to-School Open House, where we'll have school supplies, resources, and snacks ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thank you so much to IOYS Positive Youth Development Specialist, Cordelia (they/she), for leading this lovely activity called Reflection of Self.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Election season is quickly approaching. IOYS, with our partners at Families, Not Politics, is organizing against measures 109 and 110.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🌈 We're two months out from the Ally Up! Legacy Breakfast! 🦄

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

✨ IOYS July volunteer spotlight: Kaitlyn (she/they) ✨

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Did you know how many youth in Colorado reported using flavored nicotine?

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Whether we like it or not, clothing styles are often associated with the gender binary, so young folx explored what it means to step outside of the closet and bend gender through clothing. Youth were given prompts to put an outfit together for a client, and here's what they came up with! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Happy Disability Pride Month from IOYS! ❤️💛💚💙🖤 "Here’s to accessibility, acceptance, and a future where everyone can exist fully and unapologetically.” ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Thank you to Educating Children of Color's Bridge Building Institute for inviting IOYS to provide two trainings in LGBTQAI2+ youth support! It is an honor and a joy to work with local change-makers in support of a healthier, more collaborative, and more equitable world.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Happy International Drag Day from IOYS! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thank you so much to IOYS Positive Youth Development Specialist, Cordelia (they/she), for leading a program where young folx made boxes and jars for thoughts or feelings about situations that they cannot change or won't matter within a week.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

💛💜🖤 Happy Nonbinary Awareness Day from IOYS! 💛💜🖤

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Donating food to IOYS has a huge impact on the young people we serve. On average, 14 individuals access the IOYS food pantry each week, and we need your support to keep it stocked.

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🌈 Thank you so much to everyone who donated to our Give OUT Day campaign and helped us surpass our $5,000 goal!

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Inside Out Youth Services @insideoutys.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

11 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right. IOYS is celebrating with beautiful photos of our staff and their spouses. Love is love ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💙🤍💗

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