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BY BRUCE PARKER, OUT BOULDER COUNTY

Iam finishing my first monthly column about LGBTQ life for Boulder Weekly on June 5, 2023, which is my 43rd birthday. It is also the first week of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. I am proud. I am proud of being a queer man who has built a life and a career dedicated to helping members of the LGBTQ community, my unique household, my family of origin and my chosen family, where I work (Out Boulder County) and where I live (Boulder), and to have the opportunity to write this column. I have known since I was 16 that I would not change my identity and my attractions if I could. My life is better because I am queer.

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June 14 The Long Run

Colorado’s Tribute to the Eagles

June 21 The Goonies

June 28 Hazel Miller and The Collective

July 5 Chimbangle

July 12 Chain Station

July 19 Sweet Lillies

July 26 JJ Brown’s Raw Soul Band

August 2 Mighty Mystic