Jim Smith, a.k.a. Roxie
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Titles: Empress I, or Empress III, of the Imperial Court of Southern Colorado
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Epstein, Warren. “Out of the Closet; Gays Seek Acceptance in Conservative Community.” Colorado Springs Gazette (1991-06-02), n.d. PPLD Digital Collections. Accessed August 20, 2026. https://digitalcollections.ppld.org/nodes/view/797074. ↩︎
The UCPPE website lists Roxy as Empress III, and the Out Front article by Phil Nash lists her as Empress I. Working on confirming. ↩︎
Nash, Phil. “Last in a Four-Part Series on Colorado Gay Communities Colorado Springs Gays Consider Their Potential.” OUT FRONT, March 15, 1985. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=OTF19850315-01.2.3. ↩︎