Nov. 12, 2026

Advancing Equality for LGBTQIA+ Coloradans

Advancing Equality for LGBTQIA+ Coloradans
Advancing Equality for LGBTQIA+ Coloradans
Brave Ideas for Social Change
Advancing Equality for LGBTQIA+ Coloradans

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.