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David Ford’s two-part oral history traces his life from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Colorado College and Colorado LGBTQ community life, centered on family, friendship, coming out, mental health, and self-acceptance. He discusses a supportive childhood,…

Don is a psychiatrist and former faculty member at CU Boulder. In this oral history he talks about his journey as a young man, coming to terms with his sexuality and his Mormon faith, and his coming out at CU Boulder.

Elizabeth McConnell talks about discovering her sexuality late in life, growing up in privilege in Louisiana, moving to Colorado and finding her wife Gillian Edwards

Ellis McFadden talks about his life in volunteering for the Denver Gay Men's Chorus, in numerous political campaigns, his life in college, and his family history in Denver.

Frankie Siebert talks about his work as a business owner, his work witht he Colorado AIDS Project, and living through the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Inga Larson talks about living in Durango, Colorado during Amendment 2 and her work as a therapist.

Janet Lewallen’s oral history traces growing up in Denver’s Park Hill community, East High School, Methodist church life, music, college, VISTA service, and coming out as a lesbian in the 1970s. She reflects on family, her close bond with her mother,…

Jerry Reese talks about his activism, drag performances, growing up in Louisiana and hist work in Denver with the International Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire.

Jim Clarke reflects on growing up in a young, working-class family shaped by frequent moves, masculinity pressures, divorce, and early responsibility. Born in Miami in 1963, he remembers childhood in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas, including outdoor…