| Pride Center of Vermont | |
| Coordinates: | 44.4725°N -73.2165°W |
| Former Name: | RU12? Community Center |
| Address: | 255 S Champlain St #12 |
| Location City: | Burlington, Vermont |
| Location Country: | USA |
| Opened Date: | 1999 |
The Pride Center of Vermont, formerly the RU12? Community Center, was founded by two students at the University of Vermont and Middlebury College in 1999.[1] The organization was run by volunteers until the first Executive Director was hired in 2002. RU12? (a play on the phrase, "Are you one too?") is the only non-profit organization mission-driven to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Vermonters of all ages. The mission of the organization is to celebrate, educate, and advocate with and for LGBTQ Vermonters.[2]
The center coordinates several programs, including the anti-violence program, SafeSpace, an HIV-prevention Mpowerment Project, GLAM, family programming, elders programming, the Trans* Community Wellness Project, and the "6 Degrees" social networks model HIV testing program. The Pride Center of Vermont is home to several peer-led social and support groups. The center also offers a free cyber center, community meeting space, lending library, drop-in resource center, free and anonymous HIV testing,[3] and also houses the Vermont Queer Archives.[4] [5] The Pride Center of Vermont also created, manages, and maintains the Vermont Diversity Health Project, a free listing of LGBTQ-affirming and -knowledgeable medical and mental health providers around the state.[6]
The Pride Center of Vermont is located at 255 S. Champlain Street in Burlington, Vermont.