91-Year-Old Colorado Man Finally Celebrates PRIDE As An Openly Gay Man

By Tori Mason, CBS Denver:

DENVER (CBS4) – While most Coloradans were staying in, some residents were coming out. The pandemic altered or canceled many Pride events in June 2020. Much of the LGBTQ community is ready to make up for lost time in 2021, but one man is making up for the last 79 years.

Ken Felts knew he was gay at the age of 12, but he says that wasn’t acceptable in the 1940s. Felts was raised in a conservative, Christian home that went to church every Sunday and Wednesday. He eventually joined the Navy, went to college and met a young woman.

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