Francisco Lopez
Francisco Lopez was a gay chicano man and friend of Donaciano Martinez since grade school. He introduced Donaciano to the gay cruising scene in Colorado Springs in the 50's through the Chief Theaterand Acacia Park.
When Donaciano later asked how Francisco knew to introduce him to the scene, Francisco told him that he always sensed that he was gay.
He was murdered in Denver around 2000. [1]
References
Donaciano Martinez. “Interview with Donaciano Martinez Part 1.” Interview by David Duffield. [Denver Public Library], 25 Apr. 2012, https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/fbafc5a2a303d919a8600c5ace7c05b5.WMA. ↩︎