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Ken Felts talks about growing up during WWII, seeing the Dust Bowl, serving during Korea, repressing and accepting his sexuality, coming out at 90, finding love, and helping many people in their coming out journies.

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…

Kaye talks about growing up in Oklahoma, coming to Colorado, and becoming a basketball player, as well as her life long love.

Kate Bowman talks about the founding the GIC

Karl talks about founding a Colorado Square Dancing Club

Karen talks about growing up in Connecticut, getting married, and eventually becoming the founder of the Auraria LGBTQ Resource Center

Jim Clarke talks about growing up in Texas, his career in restaurants, and at length about the Mid Town Spa.

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.

Janet Lewallen talks about the work and founding of PFLAG, her life growing up in Park Hill, and her life and family in Colorado.