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Our Mission

The mission of the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance (HRA) is to educate, engage, encourage, and celebrate LGBTQ+ inclusion, self-acceptance, and acceptance for all people.

The Human Rights Alliance was founded in 1993 in response to the defeat of Senate Bill 91, civil rights legislation for lesbians and lgbtq+ men. Rallying around the enthusiasm of our grassroots crusade, local activists united together to create this non-profit organization whose first goal was to cease discrimination of all kinds. HRA seeks to create coalitions with groups that will work for the civil rights of all New Mexicans and to develop outreach programming to support the community.

In addition to these goals, we organize the annual Santa Fe Pride Festival, held every year at the end of June. Celebration Santa Fe is a wonderful event for all Santa Fe citizens to celebrate the unique, diverse, supportive, artistic community that is Santa Fe.

Our Outreach Initiatives and Programs

• The Annual PRIDE Santa Fe Celebration – the last weekend of June
• Youth PRIDE
• The Human Rights Alliance Endowed Learning process scholarship at the Santa Fe Community College

Our Current Goals

• Create a meaningful dialogue wi
  
  

  LGBTQ+

  About ENVISION FUND

  The Queer fund for Brand-new Mexico

  For over two decades, the Envision Fund has enriched the lives of New Mexico’s Queer population by providing financial support to nonprofits addressing the most critical needs facing the society. In 1997, the National Lesbian and Gay Community Funding Partnership provided the Santa Fe People Foundation (and 37 other community foundations across the country) with grants to enable them to establish LGBTQ+ funds. Foundation leadership, board members, and volunteer members of the committee helped develop the fund’s assets. In 2012, the Fund changed its name from the Lesbian and Male lover Community Funding Partnership to the Envision Fund to greater reflect the transforming face of the LGBTQ+ movement. That same year, to support efforts to achieve marriage equality in New Mexico, the fund established a Marriage Equality Task Force, a time-limited effort to raise funds from local donors to support the tries of Why Marriage Matters New Mexico.

  
  

  LGBTQIA+ Travel

  You will immediately sense welcome in Santa Fe. The City Diverse opens its arms to travelers with diverse interests and different backgrounds in search of finding out, wonder, and adventure.

  In the early 20th century, Santa Fe became an artist's haven, welcoming writers, painters, socialites and photographers eager for new subject matter and a distinct life. Their arrival further transformed the city, setting it on a way of valuing that which is diverse, fresh, and modern. That same all-embracing spirit exists today. You will find a expansive spectrum of activities and destinations to engage and enchant.

  While there are no longer any exclusively queer bars in Santa Fe, there's something arguably better: an inclusive community interested in and motivated by welcoming all people into every space.

  Resources & Activities

  The Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance "is committed to supporting the LGBTQIA+, Black, Brown, indigenous, Asian et al. communities in Santa Fe and Santa Fe County" and as such is a robust resource for monthly events and happenings, as well as a network for services and programs, 

  Santa Fe LGBTQ City Guide

  Santa Fe is the capital of Novel Mexico and is a urban area known for its beautiful architecture, its artsy vibe, its sunny southwestern heritage, and plenty of opportunities for fun outdoors to enjoy its spectacular scenery. Even better, it’s known as one of the most gay-friendly destinations in New Mexico. Truly, there is something for everyone in Santa Fe!

  A Look at Santa Fe’s History

  Santa Fe means “Holy Faith” in Spanish, and it was indeed initially founded by the Spanish in the early 1600s, making it the oldest capital city in the United States. Over its 400-year history, Santa Fe has served as a commercial center, an important hub for trade, and a city with a prosperous artistic and cultural legacy. Today, it remains a city with a deep history and a forward-thinking future. It is truly a diverse, welcoming, and awesome place to live.

  A Few Amusement Facts About Santa Fe

  • Located at 7,000 feet above sea level, Santa Fe is the uppermost capital city in the Combined States.
  • Santa Fe is the third-largest art market in the Combined States, after New York and Los Angeles.
  • Santa Fe sits at the end of the Santa Fe Trail, which is an 800-mile