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BJ talks about his life in Denver, going to DU, and being the owner of an LGBTQ business.

Bill Threllfall talks about owning his family newspaper and gay life from the 1960s to 2010

This oral history talks about Beth Kahmann being a teacher, growing up being a woman loving woman, and survivor of traumatic brain injury.

Annie Brenman-West talks about her life in Denver, as well as her work with the Imperial Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire.

Andy Maxwell reflects on growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in a large working-class family shaped by loss, poverty, segregation, and resilience. He describes realizing he was gay as a teenager, navigating secrecy, police exposure, public cruising…

Bill Olson talks about his life growing up on Chicago, joining the Imperial Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire, and living through the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Dr. Sara Winter reflects on her life, medical career, and role as a founding member of Denver’s AIDS Family Support Group, formed in 1985 through PFLAG. She describes how the group supported families confronting AIDS, grief, stigma, and the…

Robin was the first out member of the Denver City Council. In this oral history she talks about her life growing up in Wisonsin, journey through law school, and then election to the Denver City Council.

This oral history talks about Lisa's experience growing up in Denver, as well as what life what like in the 1970s and 1980s for trans women. This story includes stories of active sex work as well as histories of violence against transgender women. …

Randy Hardwick’s oral history traces his role in Denver’s LGBTQ nightlife, politics, publishing, and education. He discusses the founding of the Colorado Tavern Guild, the growth of Tracks, tensions between gay bars, police relations, racial and…