LGBTQ

Premiered 10-20-16

During Colorado’s Gold Rush days, newspaper headlines revealed passionate letters and secret elopements between same-sex couples.  Nearly two centuries later, the city of Denver hosts the third largest PrideFest in America, yet continues to struggle for equality within the state’s landscape. From the 1914 underground network to the controversial laws and Amendments that made up a good part of the 20th and 21st Centuries, explore the turbulent history of the Colorado’s LGBTQ community. 

 

Additional Resources: 

The GLBT Community Center of Colorado 

Colorado LGBT History Project

PFLAG Colorado (Parents, Family, Friends, and Allies United with LGBTQ People)
 
Coloraod West Pride
 
Colorado Mesa Gay Straight Alliance
Colorado Mesa Gay Straight Alliance Facebook
 
Out Boulder

Colorado Springs Pride Fest

Four Corners Alliance for Diversity

Colorado Experience Jr. LGBT

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