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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…

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…

Richard (Bucky) Reed talks about growing up in the 1960s, coming to Colorado in the 1970s, becomiing a member of the International Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire (ICRME), a teacher, and retiring from Denver Public Schools.

Rick talks about growing up in Colorado, his work as a DJ, move to New York, eventual return to Colorado, living through the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the Ball Park Bath House.

Rob Johnson’s three-part oral history traces his life from West Virginia, Virginia, Florida, Pittsburgh, military service, and later Colorado, centered on family instability, sexuality, shame, trauma, music, addiction, recovery, and…

Rob talk about growing up in Ohio, coming out, getting involved in politics and anti-war work in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as starting a gay coffee house. He was involved in politics in Denver in the 1970s, as well as the 1980s, as well as a…

Robert Reister’s oral history traces his life as a military child born at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, shaped by Germany, Denver/Aurora, Louisiana, Ohio, Catholic faith, family, and early political awareness. He reflects on the Berlin Wall,…

Robin’s oral history traces her life from a military childhood in Michigan, Kentucky, Alaska, and Boulder to work, music, art, and lesbian self-understanding in Colorado. She discusses Catholic school, Boulder High, CU, Mountain High Ice Cream,…

Robin Cohen reflects on growing up Jewish, intellectually precocious, left-handed, athletic, and increasingly aware of lesbian difference in the Chicago suburbs. She describes family divorce, early isolation, painful messages about homosexuality, and…