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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
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.
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 talks about growing up in Yuma, Colorado in the 1950s, and the founding the Gay AA group.
Laurie Theimer Oral History
In this interview Laurie talks about growing up in Denver and coming out at 21. She describes the world of women loving women in Colorado during the 1970s. She talks about caretaking for her friends during the HIV/AIDS crisis and moving to Arizona in…
Linda Rose Oral History
Linda Rose talks about her life in Colorado, coming out and finding love, her work with the International Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire, as well as her friendship with Nina Montaldo
Lonnie Hanzon Oral History
Lonnie talks about growing up in the mountains near Denver, becoming a magician, and deisgner as well as his work in Colorado.
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…