The ancestry of COLAGE can be tracked to an annual conference that is sponsored each year by Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International (GLPCI).

[3] Amity Buxton represented the Straight Spouse Network (SSN), which has close relations with the Family Pride Coalition (FPC), at the conference and gave presentations for the GLPCI/FPC concerning her heading of the Task Force for children through PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays).

This office operated for the primary purpose of providing "support, research, media, and advocacy" for over 500 families on a mailing list of children with LGBT parents.

[6] The process for children to become comfortable with their lifestyle is often disrupted by outside influences such as "negative portrayals, misinformation, and the constant public debate about LGBT rights.

[6] This program of COLAGE aims to "connect constituents with media and public speaking opportunities empowering them to produce authentic representations of their experiences.

[10] In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents won the Audience Award for Best Short at the Frameline Film Festival and is now distributed to classrooms and communities nationwide.

"[5] COLAGErs have been brought up by helping youth from an early age develop "self-awareness to social awareness to civic and political advocacy.