Roadmap, Roadblock, and Tasks
Project Roadmap
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- Almost there! Need domain name and all that.
Gaps in Knowledge
This is a collection of tasks and points of further research from across this knowledgebase. To see what information we have collected, click the link to view the page itself.
2735 Club
- [ ] How long did it operate?]
- [ ] Not seeing mentions of it beyond 1986
- [ ] Tamara: What do you remember of the club?
Colorado Springs Independent
- [ ] Unfortunately, many CS Indy articles from 2020 and before have disappeared from the website and were not archived by the Wayback Machine or PPLD. If you have scans of LGBTQIA2+-related articles from the Colorado Springs Independent, please share them with the project. Note: apparently the archive should be coming back January 2026.
Gays in Colorado Springs by KKTV
- [ ] Can we locate the footage of Gays in Colorado Springs by KKTV that aired on July 27, 1981?
GAYSPEAK
- [ ] What is Speakout? It was mentioned in the May 1998 issue of Gayspeak. A gay radio show? They asked the audience "What sort of services would you like to see the PPGCC provide?"
- [ ] PPLD has volume 4 and onward. Does anyone have the first three volumes?
- Colorado College Special Collections does have some issues of Gayspeak that PPLD does not have, including some of volume 3. The entirety of Volumes 1 and 2 remain missing.
Queer & There
- [ ] Have any copies or scans of old Queer & There articles from the Colorado Springs Independent? Send them our way!
Sexy Train Things
- [ ] Ask Mackenzie about archiving the book with PPLD and Internet Archive
- [ ] Ask Mackenzie how/if people can buy the book these days
The AIDS Quilt
- [ ] Identify which panel belongs to Brent B., as there are multiple matches.
The Colorado Springs Free Press and Sun
- [ ] Read through issues of the Colorado Springs Sun at PPLD to see if there are any insights into the 60's - 80's LGBTQ+ scene.
- History Colorado has a list of notable articles to narrow the search down.
The Scene
- [ ] Why is there a discrepancy between the editors Chris Parks listed and the editors Out Front listed?
The Source Publishing
- [ ] Did The Source publish any books? #lostmediawiki
This Way Out
- [ ] Was the radio show "This Way Out" LGBTQ-specific in content?
- [ ] Is there a KRCC archive where episodes of "This Way Out" might be? Aired Wednesday evenings in 1998 at 6:30pm. (Asked KRCC, awaiting response)
AIDS Epidemic
- [x] Did any of the panels of the AIDS quilt come from Colorado Springs?
- Yes! The AIDS Quilt
Excel
- [x] Where was this event hosted? Kind of looks like La Foret.
- It is! Confirmed in the next issue of the source.
- Photos from 2022 Caregivers retreat for a little then/now scene?
501 N Foote Clinic
- [ ] When did the 501 N Foote clinic open and close?
Bacchus Wine Club
- [ ] When was Bacchus founded?
- [ ] Who founded it?
Colorado Springs Pride Center
- [ ] What happened to the PPGLCC's physical center that left them without one in 1988?
- [ ] Any photos of the float that took first place at the Colorado Springs St. Patrick's Day Parade?
- [ ] Any photos of the 1990 Denver Pride Parade winning float?
- [ ] Is there KOAA or KRDO footage from the Lambda Resource Center opening on January 22, 1984?
- [ ] Find and speak to Dennis Lujan and Deb Contreras, members of the Center's Community History Committee in 1992.
Gay Liberation Front of Colorado Springs
- [ ] Donaciano mentions Ricardo as a connection at CC, but Dave Tyner is cited in Gazette. How do they relate to one another?
- [ ] Donaciano mentions writing an article for a book about the chartering process at CC. Is that Focus on the Fabulous, or something else?
Gay Sisters Alliance of Colorado Springs
- [ ] Find more information. Was this actually gay in the homosexual sense?
Lambda House
- [ ] Where was Lambda House located?
Network PSN
- [ ] What was the purpose of PSN?
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Pikes Peak Safe at Schools Coalition
- [x] When was PPSASC founded?
- [x] Was it always under IOYS?
United Court of the Pikes Peak Region
- [ ] Would like to find photos of some of the earliest court members and events
- [ ] What inspired the name "United Court of the Rising Sun Empire"
Barbara Grier
- [ ] Can we find Barbara's mother's letter to The Ladder?
- [ ] Are there yearbook photos of Barbara Grier at Colorado Springs High School? #specialcollections
Donaciano Martinez
- [ ] Was the 1971 protest mentioned by Donaciano the one that occurred in November 6, 1971? Gay libs mentioned in RMN article.
Dorothy Bell
- [ ] Did Don Collier, Malachi Truman Harris, and Dorothy Bell meet at UCCS?
Gene Shinn
- [ ] Was Gene Shinn a UCCS Student? PPSC? Not CC. See if there's anything in the archives.
Malachi Truman Harris
- [x] Is this the same Truman Harris that was the UCCS bookstore manager from 1967-1972?
- I believe so.
- [x] Can we find any of his poetry?
- Yes! In Out Front. Now linked on page.
- [ ] Both Truman Harris and Don Collier worked on the UCCS Montage and Out Front. Were they in community with one another?
- It seems so, given that they both were involved in the gay liberation front movement in Colorado Springs. Still researching.
Tamara Bartlett
- [ ] When was the first parade? See if its in the transcript.
- [x] Ask Tamara about saved New Phases issues
- Found in PPLD Special Collections! Regina Dipadova might have more.
Tom Gehling
- [ ] Are there any archived issues of Colorado Gay Magazine?
Hide 'n' Seek
- [ ] Find more information about Donna the DJ [^4] who was mentioned in this reddit thread
- [ ] Research The Annex, and ask the people in the Aging Punks FB group about the intersection of punk and LGBTQIA2+ cultures
- [ ] Research The Penthouse Lounge
- [ ] Research True Colors Lesbian Bar
- [ ] Research Exit 21
- [ ] Find photos of the inside of the Hide 'n' Seek, compare to photos Inside Out Youth Services now since they occupy the same space.
- [ ] Did the business close in 2004 due to fire code violations? Or did it continue beyond that?
- [ ] How to get in touch with Joe Brady
The Exit
- [x] Is this the same as Exit 21?
- Yes, Exit 21 became The Exit, according to an interview with Joe Brady in Gayspeak.
The Purple Cow
- [ ] Two local performers were also at the Purple Cow drag shows - Mister Ronnie and Patty. Who were they? Can we find out more about them?
- [ ] Was the Rathskellar and the Purple Cow one and the same? "If you like German music and dances, try the rathskeller at the Purple Cow, you know, the Old Moors." Don Collier names both as sites of early drag shows. [^4]