Columbia Pride’s mission is to build community among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) and allied alumni of all schools of Columbia University in the City of New York, to foster a safe environment for Columbia’s LGBTQ students, to strengthen the LGBTQ student community, and to deepen the sense of connection between the LGBTQ alumni and student communities, and between these communities and Alma Mater.