OUT OF THE SHADOWS: 1969 A Timeline of Boulder LGBT History Since the Stonewall riots in 1969, the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people BOULDER have been advanced in many ways and in places small and large. Much is known about the struggle and advances in LGBT rights that have taken place on national and state stages. Much less is known about the path toward equal rights for LGBT people in Boulder. This is Boulder’s story. COLORADO Compiled by Glenda Russell & Renee Morgan Sponsored by Designed by 1969 NYC Stonewall Riots NATIONAL 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1974 1970 1978 Referendum: Boulder Gay Liberation Lesbian Caucus and Sexual Orientation Front is formed at CU Boulder Gay Liberation is removed from create stir with Boulder’s Human Gay Blue Jeans Day Rights Ordinance Recall election: Tim Fuller is recalled and Pen Tate barely survives recall effort Same-sex couples are ejected from down- 1976 town bars for dancing Gay and Lesbian together; protests follow class is taught Monthly dances at Jack Kerouac School at CU Hidden Valley Ranch Maven Productions of Disembodied draw hundreds produces its first Poetics is formed at concert, Cris Naropa Institute Williamson at Tulagi’ 1979 After evicting same-sex couples dancing, Isa- dora’s picketed; their sign zapped 1971 Boulder Gay Liberation Front publishes first issue of monthly newsletter, Gayly Planet 1973 Boulder City Council adopts Human Rights Ordinance, including sexual orientation 1975 Boulder County Clerk 1972 Clela Rorex grants Boulder Community marriage licenses to Women’s Center is same-sex couples founded Boulder Socialist-Feminist/ Feminist-Socialist Collective is formed 1971 Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of the Rockies is founded Colorado repeals sodomy laws—first state in the west, third in US 1976 GLBT Community Center is founded in Denver 1972 Big Mama Rag, lesbian feminist publication, is founded in Denver 1973 American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not 1976 1970 a disorder Rene Richards is First Gay marches; barred from NYC, LA, San Francisco competition in 1978 women’s tennis Rainbow flag becomes symbol 1972 of Gay Pride First gay person, San Francisco Jim Foster, addresses Bisexual Center National political opens convention 1979 1974 First national Ithaca Statement on Elaine Noble Gay Rights March Bisexuality is issued becomes first openly takes place in DC by Quakers gay person elected to state-wide office National Coalition National Bisexual (Massachusetts) of Black (later Liberation Group Lesbians and) forms Gays formed 1977 Harvey Milk is elected Supervisor in SF Dade County FL Human Rights ordinance is enacted and repealed (Anita Bryant) 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1985 Boulder County AIDS Project is founded 1989 Weekly Friday Afternoon Clubs for LGBT 1987 community are held at local 1983 Boulder voters restore Boulder Public Health restaurants Informal community Dept. starts HIV testing sexual orientation to networks care for men and public education Human Rights Ordinance infected with HIV/AIDS Campus Lambda Boulder’s The Web (monthly potlucks CU Regents reject for LGBT faculty motion to add sexual explores gay and lesbian spirituality and students at orientation to CU) forms non-discrimination 1980 policy Teacher of CU’s Human Protesters ignite stink Sexuality class comes out “Hand” bomb in theater showing Poetry Readings The Lesbian Connection to broad media coverage the film, “Cruising” of queer poets formed begins 1984 Informal community networks care for men infected with HIV/AIDS 1986 Feminist-Socialist/ Socialist-Feminist Collective makes international news with its “Sodomy Patrol” Vox Feminista is founded Walnut Café, venue for important LGBT community-building events, opens Slide show on lesbians, “Dykes of Our Lives,” shown for first time 1982 First person in CO is diagnosed with GRID (later called AIDS) (not a gay 1988 man) Colorado passes hate-crime law 1981 Gay Rodeo Association is founded in Denver 1984 1980 Berkeley becomes Democratic party first city to adopt 1986 endorses homosexual domestic partner US Supreme Court rights platform benefits for city upholds constitutionality employees of sodomy laws 1988 Harry Benjamin 1989 (Bowers v. Hardwick) First Bisexual International Gender Jazz musician 1982 newsletter Dysphoria Association Billy Tipton dies First Gay started is founded Games are 1983 and is revealed held Gerry Studds to be FTM becomes first 1987 1981 openly gay member ACT UP holds first First known of Congress major demonstration reports of GRID, later known as Boston Bisexual AIDS, appear Womens Network is founded Barney Frank comes out North American Bisexual Network (BiNET USA) is founded Second Gay March on Washington 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1993 1995 Boulder County PFLAG GLB resource center is established opens at CU Lambda Rising queer studies conference begins 1991 Boulder Queer Collective Hundreds protest Bill First Boulder Pridefest forms; first Q Town McCartney and the Promise is organized 1997 1999 meeting is held Keepers at Folsom Field Poet and part-time Boulder adds First edition of CU’s Boulder resident gender identity/ LesBiGay Noon Hour CU Standing Committee on “Out–n-About” Allen Ginsberg dies transgender sta- Series is established at LGBT Issues is established newsletter is published tus to city Human CU by Counseling and Rights Ordinance Psychological Services Queers in the Park, summer socials at Chautauqua, begin Boulder District Gulf War protests feature 1996 Court rules in Ladies in Support of the Boulder Voices is published Open Door Fund is favor of issuing President (LISP) established to fund birth certificates First CU faculty coming out LGBT projects identifying two panel is held same-sex parents 1990 1994 CU Lesbian LBGT alliance is Caucus is founded at CU founded Sound Circle, a Boulder women’s a capella National ensemble, is founded City of Boulder adopts Hundreds pro- Coming Out Domestic Partnership test Fred Phelps’ Day is founded Boulder Valley School registry Westboro Baptist District adds sexual Church’s visit to orientation to its non- Four endowed scholar- Boulder discrimination policy ships are created at CU 1992 for LGBT or ally students CU Coach Bill McCartney CU’s GLBT Alumni or students living with endorses Amendment 2 Association is AIDS from CU podium chartered 1998 GLBT Studies Certificate Boulder Valley Safe CU hosts first gay studies Word Is Out Womyn’s Program is approved Schools Coalition is conference, opened by Bookstore opens at CU formed Goddess Theatre CU President Albino in a bullet-proof vest begins Boulder Gay and Boulder County Health starts Lesbian Film Festival OASOS for LGBTQ youth is created CU institutes Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual Orientation 1995 Video “Inner Journeys, Public 1990 Stands” about heterosexual CO legislature legalizes allies during Amendment 2 limited anonymous is shown on PBS stations nationwide HIV testing 1992 1998 Colorado voters pass Rainbow Alley opens in Denver Denver voters block anti-LGBT Amendment 2 to provide support for LGBTQQI repeal effort and youth, their families and allies uphold city’s gay LGBT groups initiate rights law national boycott of CO ($40 million lost) 1994 CO State Supreme Court rules Amendment 2 unconstitutional 1991 Sam Gallegos is discharged from 1996 National Guard for US Supreme Court rules being gay Amendment 2 unconstitutional (Romer v. Evans) Denver initiates domestic partner benefits for city employees 1992 World Health Organization removes homosexuality 1994 from ICD-10 AMA denounces supposed cures for homosexuality 1991 Red Ribbon is first used as 1996 1998 symbol for HIV The AIDS Memorial Quilt, Matthew Shepard the size of 43 football fields, is murdered FTM International covers the Washington Mall. is formed An estimated 1.2 million people 1999 come to see the memorial CA adopts domestic The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” partnership law policy banning military service by openly gay personnel is implemented 1993 Brandon Teena is raped and murdered 1997 Ellen Degeneres comes out Third Gay March on Washington happens Intersex Society of North America is founded National Advocacy Coalition on Youth and Sexual Orientation is founded (later becomes National Youth Advocacy Coalition – NYAC) 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2003 Campus Crusade for Queers is founded 2007 Boulder Valley School Bent Lens, Boulder’s District adds gender LGBT film society, identity/expression to its is created non-discrimination policy 2001 CU Regents vote to include CU Trans-form is 2009 sexual orientation in founded St. Vrain nondiscrmination policy Safe Schools Bridges is founded Coalition is launched Hinton’s The Way Things Ought To Be about 1970s gay 2005 Boulder is published CU’s Gather is founded LGBT and straight ally students protest Boulder High School’s withdrawal of photo of same-sex couple’s kiss from yearbook 2002 CU Regents vote to provide 2008 domestic partner benefits Jared Polis of Boulder for faculty and staff becomes first openly gay non-incumbent “Resonance: Women’s elected to Congress Chorus of Boulder” is founded 2000 Word Is Out becomes CU School of Education’s a virtual bookstore Gay-Straight Alliance is founded 2007 CO passes law allowing same-sex couples to adopt CO nondiscrimination 2005 protections include sexual CO legislature amends orientation and gender 2009 2001 hate crimes to include identity/expression Fred Martinez sexual orientation First