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Phoebe Butsch Oral History
Phoebe Butsch’s oral history traces her life from Rochester, Minnesota, to Europe, Africa, graduate school, teaching, and Colorado, centered on education, travel, history, feminism, and later lesbian self-understanding. She discusses her Mayo Clinic…
Paula Walker Oral History
Paula Walker talks about her work in the army as a nurse, being stationed in Afghanistan, and getting married.
Pat Gourley Oral History
Pat Gourley grew up in the midwest on a farm. As a young adult he traveled to the south and saw racial discrimination first hand. He moved to Boulder, Colorado and attended nursing school. He was later a leader in HIV at both Denver Health and for…
Page Jackson Oral History
Page Jackson talks about growing up in Maryland, talks about becoming a trial lawyer, working for the government, and later coming out as transgender.
Orie Thompson Oral History
Orie Thompson talks about growing up in Colorado Springs, what life was like there from 1955 - 1975, as well as the Ball Park Bath House, working at the Center, as well as living through the HIV/AIDS crisis. Orie Thompson’s oral history traces his…
Mary Celeste Oral History
Mary Celeste was the first out and proud lesbian to be elected in Denver County. She is also a founding, long time member of the Colorado GLBT Bar Association, LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, and was a leader with the Colorado Legal Initiatives Project…
Marie Valenzuela Oral History
Marie talks about her life in Colorado, going into the military, and her avocational work.
Lonnie Hanzon Oral History
Lonnie Hanzon’s three-part oral history traces his life from childhood in Jefferson County through theater, public art, design, queer identity, grief, illness, and large-scale creative work. He discusses family complexity, early bullying,…
Linda Rose Oral History
Linda Rose’s oral history traces her life from Los Angeles and Elk City, Oklahoma, to Denver, centered on adoption, strict Church of Christ upbringing, athletics, work, lesbian identity, and community. She discusses feeling different as a teenager,…