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Alice Cookie Barron Oral History
In this oral history Alice Cookie Barron talks about her experiences growing up in Texas, becoming a basketball player, travelling to Russia during the Cold War, and finding her life long partner Kaye Garms. Cookie moved to Denver in the 1960s, and…
Ken Felts Oral History
Kenneth Felts recounts a life shaped by movement, secrecy, faith, family, and late-life liberation. Born in Dodge City, Kansas, in 1930, he remembers the Dust Bowl, Depression hardship, railroad towns, World War II, bullying, and early awareness of…
Ken Morgan Oral History
Ken Morgan grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and graduated from Wisconsin State University at Whitewater in 1971. After 7 years living in the Chicago area, Ken Morgan moved to Colorado in late 1978. In Chicago Ken managed a large electronics store…
Kenny Smith Oral History
Kenny talks about growing up in Denver, being adopted, coming out and struggling with his sexuality, struggles with substances and drinking, and living with an HIV diagnosis and living throught he HIV epidemic.
Larry Wegner Oral History
Larry Wegner’s oral history traces his life from Yuma, Colorado, to Boulder, Denver, Los Angeles, and back, centered on music, performance, publishing, and gay community life. He recalls growing up as a talented pianist in a small farming town,…
Laurie Theimer Oral History
Laurie Theimer’s oral history traces growing up in Denver, coming out at CSU in 1971, and finding lesbian community through Fort Collins networks and Denver bars such as Three Sisters. She reflects on tomboy childhood, family caregiving, mental…
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,…
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,…
Marie Valenzuela Oral History
Marie talks about her life in Colorado, going into the military, and her avocational work.
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…