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"A paper without...sodomy and sacrilege...is said to be void of news" (1893)
An account on changes in the news industry that included mention of newspapers coverage of sodomy. The article appeared in the Greeley Tribune on April 6, 1893; however, the story was taken from the American Press Association and likely appeared in…
"Effeminate" smoking among "friends" (1922)
A reprint of a joke about the effeminacy of smoking, as told from the perspective of two male "friends." The joke was printed in the the Estes Park Trail in 1922. The strong implication is that these two men are homosexual. The joke is reprinted from…
"Hemaneh." A Cheyenne word for a person with two genders (Ongoing)
The word "Hemaneh" means half man, half woman in Cheyenne.
"Kansas has no use for an unsexed woman in the governor's chair" (1897)
The Fort Collins Courier remarks on the supposed gender failings of the prolific Kansas agitator, political activists, and orator, Mary Ellen Lease. Charging women with being "unsexed" by their advocacy and rhetorical acumen was not uncommon during…
"Male harlots" harass Peterson Street in Fort Collins (1884)
An account form the Fort Collins Courier in 1884 describing a known "lewd house" on Peterson Street in Fort Collins and a group of "male harlots" who disrupted city residents in their search for it. Based on the context of the article, the meaning of…
"The Dead Poet" published in the Greeley Tribune (1930)
This poem, written by Lord Alfred Douglas, a young man who had a torrid homosexual relationship with Wilde and eventually was the key witness in his arrest and incarceration for "gross indecency" in 1895, appears in full, without comment in the…
The Advocate cover story: "Colorado Goes Straight to Hell" (1993)
An image of the cover of The Advocate magazine from February 23, 1993 featuring the cover story "Colorado Goes Straight to Hell." The articles accompanying the cover detail the aftermath of Amendment 2 in the state, including a significant uptick in…
The Advocate cover: "Matthew Shepard, 1976-1998"
An image of the cover of The Advocate magazine on November 24, 1998 featuring the death of Matthew Shepard. Shepard was a 21-year-old college student at the University of Wyoming and regular visitor to LGBTQ+ establishments in Fort Collins. He was…
A "Womanless Wedding" at Raymer (1926)
A report of a fundraiser put on by the Junior Class in Raymer, known as the "womanless wedding." It consisted of male figures of the community dressing in woman's clothes for entertainment. Several woman who performed the music also dressed in male…
A prize for a man who can "pass" as a woman at Loveland masquerade ball (1905)
An article form the Loveland Register describing the upcoming masquerade ball hosted by the "Woodmen of the World" at the Armory Hall. As per usual, men in masks would need to buy tickets while all women attendees could enter for free. However, in…