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Fort Collins called a "modern Sodom" (1882)
In an 1882 article in the Fort Collins Courier, the city was labeled a "modern sodom."
Celebrating their anniversary at the Sagebrush (1984)
Photograph of two women raising a glass in toast to celebrate their anniversary at the Sagebrush Bar in Fort Collins, CO.
Advertisement: Sagebrush Bar in Fort Collins (1984)
An advertisement for the Sagebrush Bar from 1984, the first LGBTQ+ bar in Northern Colorado.
Advertisement: Fort of July Dance (1983)
An advertisement for a lesbian and gay dance at the Lincoln Center to celebrate the Forth of July in 1983. The dance was sponsored by the Fort Collins Gay and Lesbian Alliance. It was the second of a series of dances sponsored by the organization.
Logo of the Fort Collins Gay and Lesbian Alliance (1983)
The logo of the Fort Collins Gay and Lesbian Alliance ca. 1983. This image of the logo was taken from a pamphlet produced by the FCGLA and submitted to the National Gay Task Force.
Photographs: FCGLA at the Colorado Gay and Lesbian Pride March (1983)
Photograph of the Fort Collins Gay and Lesbian Alliance marching in the 1983 Colorado Gay and Lesbian Pride March in Denver, Colorado. The march took place on Sunday, June 26, 1983. The march started from Cheesman Park and moved down east Colfax,…
"Denver's morals are as much worse than the morals of ancient Sodom..." (1899)
A Fort Collins newspaper makes a metaphorical comparison between Denver's morals (as revealed by a recent election) and the morals of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Fort Collins Weekly Courier Reports on Preacher's Condemnation on Chicago's "Bathhouse John" (1908)
A report from the Fort Collins Weekly Courier on Rev. W.H. Head's sermon against the sinfulness of Chicago. Particular attention is paid to the "First Ward Ball," described as an "annual event" held in Chicago that was a "second Sodom and Gomorrah."…
"What does he mean?" (1904)
A correspondent from Pierce, Colorado is reprinted here in the Fort Collins Weekly Courier after he warns that Fort Collins and Greeley "not even to look toward Sodom." The Fort Collins papers suggests no one knows what the correspondent is talking…
"Wicked New York" (1916)
The Fort Collins Weekly Courier reports on a judge from Florida who compares the city of New York with Sodom.