6 10 1877 https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/73f4f3765e039a44dcd423cbfca2afd1.wav e0607836f9a43b5e8faae618af1f07e5 https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/795b3027602fd054c32ef3e03a6e87df.docx 4e3fbd0286cd6cf44a983445ecee830b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Alice Cookie Barron Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2014 Description An account of the resource 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 talks about being an educator, as well as founding many sports programs in Jefferson County Public Schools for girls and women. She talks about life for women loving women in Colorado in the late 20th century. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Ken Felts Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2020 Description An account of the resource 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 attraction to men. His story follows military service, education, work, marriage, fatherhood, divorce, and decades of suppressing his gay identity while building a conventional life. During the 2020 COVID lockdown, writing his life story led him to come out publicly, reconnect with LGBTQ community, and transform long-hidden memory into witness, advocacy, and self-acceptance. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Colorado LGBTQ History Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 California Dust Bowl Korean War Military University of New Mexico (UNM) World War II Writer https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c47c6f5a223e999127f4bb1e36190b20.docx 1dd8659da24a5b1a586d4106dafb7dbc https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/e6002436c1df68e50f6507b800d770c0.MP3 4729e8da8834153e8f7b67ab43d22e5b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Ken Morgan Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2017 Description An account of the resource 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 in Waukegan, Il. So, using that experience, in 1979 Ken opened a retail store, Stereo Plus, at 320 Broadway, and for 7 years served central Denver, advertising to the gay community in particular, with a place to find good sound for a reasonable price. After a couple of years traveling the country in the late 1980s, Ken taught himself relational database programming and worked as a consultant to U S West until 2000. For the last 20 years Ken has traded the stock market for a living. Ken met his partner, Lenny, in 2003. Ken and Lenny live in southeast Denver and are active in several gay groups including the Rocky Mountain Rainbeaus square dance club and Front Runners, a gay walking/running group. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Colorado LGBTQ History Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 Business Owner Chicago Colorado Frontrunners Rocky Mountain Rainbeaus Square Dancing Wisconsin https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/d63e34a75fafb685323f48e63554a917.MP3 9ed85ed690cb1cd1431d43186a9d824e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Kenny Smith Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2016 Description An account of the resource 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. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Colorado LGBTQ History Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 Addiction Adoption Baylor University Gay Alcoholics Anonymous HIV/AIDS Texas https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/7249ad06d9303e6a34d06f00471382ec.docx 2d8c576ed734a9011c7cd1313a3d3012 https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/db2d5bec1bc6737e71bb24e845a2208e.MP3 74c8c772fca189f72791858649349785 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Larry Wegner Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2015 Description An account of the resource 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, coming out gradually through Boulder and Denver gay spaces, touring with entertainer Al Boring, and experiencing West Hollywood in the 1970s. Wegner discusses Denver bars, bathhouses, police harassment, early gay publications, the Colorado Directory, Out Front, business advertising, AIDS-era loss, and the growth of LGBTQ visibility, culture, and community infrastructure in Colorado. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Laurie Theimer Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2016 Description An account of the resource 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 illness stigma, early lesbian identity, gender expression, and the safety of lesbian social spaces. Theimer discusses friendships, suicide loss, the Imperial Court, AIDS-era grief, chosen family, and the impact of friends such as Kasha, Randy, Michael, and John. Her story highlights lesbian bar culture, caregiving, community trauma, resilience, and the slow process of stepping out of the shadows. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Linda Rose Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2017 Description An account of the resource 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, being expelled from Oklahoma Christian College after being suspected of being a lesbian, surviving family betrayal, and finding lesbian bars in Oklahoma City and Denver. Rose reflects on early Denver lesbian spaces, field hockey networks, dog grooming, drag shows, the Back Door, the Den, Three Sisters, and the Imperial Court. Her story highlights survival, humor, working-class lesbian life, and community formation. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Lonnie Hanzon Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2016 Description An account of the resource 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, performance, Christmas aesthetics, coming out, survival, and the role of art as transformation. Hanzon reflects on major projects including Evolution of the Ball, work with LucasArts, Neiman Marcus installations, the Clocktower Cabaret, Museum of Outdoor Arts projects, and television design. His story highlights queer creativity, chosen family, public art, theatrical imagination, resilience, AIDS-era loss, and the making of wonder as both vocation and survival. (Link to his website: https://lonniehanzon.com/) Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Colorado LGBTQ History Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 Artist Denver Entertainer HIV/AIDS Magician The Center on Colfax https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/19d53ae6bdca4bf68157d950a453e940.docx c0cfa049f98642e3d4f4191ca6cb3890 https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/2cc9188ade6b941198ae7d279779ae83.MP3 c0d0099554c2bc2073694e04945a582b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Marie Valenzuela Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2018 Description An account of the resource Marie talks about her life in Colorado, going into the military, and her avocational work. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Title A name given to the resource Mary Celeste Oral History Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2015 Description An account of the resource 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 (CLIP) in their work against Amendment 2. Subject The topic of the resource Oral History Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Colorado LGBTQ History Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/wav Amendment 2 Colorado (1992) Colorado GLBT Bar Association (CLBA) Colorado Legal Initiatives Project (CLIP) Government Lesbian LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce New York