Heidi Beedle (she/her) is a reporter for the Colorado Springs Indy and has previously been a teacher in Colorado Springs. She has been in the Springs since 2011 and graduated from UCCS after serving in the military. Interviewers: CC students Sammy Ries and Ruben Margolis & edited by Persie Baroody. Season 4 of the COS LGBTQ+ Oral History Project is directed by Dr. Rushaan Kumar, Colorado College, in collaboration with students in his class titled “LGBTQ Social Movements in the US”, taught in Fall 2022.