The Iris Center
The Iris Center is a non-profit, community-sustained primary care clinic located in the heart of Old Town Fort Collins. Plucky Cat Electrolysis and The Iris Center share the same goal of providing high-quality, inclusive, and affirming care to our community. The Iris Center exists because healthcare should feel accessible, affirming, and safe. This work is sustained by the community it serves. Through Community Sustained Care, Iris Center providers and staff are able to spend the time patients truly need while keeping care predictable and reasonably priced.
Our partnership with The Iris Center allows us to refer hair removal patients to a gender-affirming primary care physician that can help them receive access to prescription-strength EMLA numbing cream for treatments, or answer any follow up questions regarding their health history and contraindications to electrolysis.
PROUD Business Network
We are a PROUD Network Partner. The PROUD Network is a collection of LGBTQ+ and ally-owned businesses. All partner locations feature gender(less) and inclusive restrooms, actively support the LGBTQ+ community, and are open to kind and respectful feedback, praise, and suggestions about how they show up in allyship by supporting these businesses, you support and grow progress locally, nationally, and globally.
As a member of the network, we offer all PROUD members a 15% discount on our services, and participate in networking, events and cross-pollination with other LGBTQ+ businesses.
Elevated Access
Elevated Access was launched in 2022 in response to the extreme healthcare bans being enacted in state legislatures. They are a non-profit organization that enables people to access healthcare by providing flights on private planes at no cost. Our volunteer pilot network transports clients seeking abortion or gender-affirming care across the United States.
For patients seeking electrolysis as necessary gender-affirming care, we are able to coordinate with the pilot network at Elevated Access, and can offer our patients a place to stay overnight when they have to travel from far distances to access our care.
Northern Colorado Queer Artists
We feature local queer artists work within our office space at Plucky Cat so that local artists can get a leg up in selling their work.
Are you a queer, local artist interested in displaying your for-sale artwork? We have an open application process to display your work here via this form.
FoCo Roller Derby
FoCo Roller Derby Non-Profit is a home for the sport of roller derby that promotes athleticism, sportspersonship, inclusion, and empowerment for all people. Wanna skate or officiate with our league? Learn about our recruitment process here.
Josie, Mad and Siphon are all proud member-skaters of Northern Colorado’s hometown derby league. Plucky Cat is an occasional sponsor of the league as well and we offer a standing 10% discount to all members of the league for Plucky Cat’s services.
Earnestly Grappling with Gender (EGGS) Support Group
Organized by Mad’s partner, Yarrow, EGGS is a peer-support group for folks who are newly exploring their gender identity. This is a peer emotional support group for trans, genderqueer, and gender-nonconforming folks in the Northern Colorado area. While the focus of the group is intended to be on gender identity, the ups and downs of transition and building resilience and community in a country that is growing increasingly hostile to trans folks, and an all topics are acceptable for discussion within the group.
Interested in joining? Fill out EGGS application form here.
Want to be a Plucky Cat Partner?
We love our partners! Pitch us your idea for a great way to partner. Reach out to our email at info@pluckycatelectrolysis.com and let us know what you had in mind and we will get back to you shortly.