Jessica Crawford is a native Texan who is thrilled to live life in the Mile High City.
DENVER — It's been 50 years since the"Gay Revolt" at a Denver City Council meeting — a major turning point in Denver politics, and the catalyst for movements that followed.
"The way that this worked was the officer would go to a person, ask them what they'd like to do in terms of sex, and then they would arrest them for solicitation of sex," said historian David Duffield, creator of the Colorado LGBTQ History Project at the Center on Colfax.Gerash was a part of a group of like-minded political activists called the Gay Coalition of Denver.
"When the crowd applauded the first speaker, Koch warned them that he would have them all hauled away on sheriff's buses," according to the library.Gerash documented the emotional public comment session in his documentary, “Gay Revolt at Denver City Council and the Beginnings of an Organized Gay Community.” The documentary displays photos from the event and features audio from the attendees.
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