Ceal Barry, 1955- Present

Ceal Barry was Head Coach of the University of Colorado’s (CU) Women’s Basketball team.

Ceal racked up a 427-242 win record and brought her team to 12 NCAA tournaments and 13 conference championships. More importantly, Ceal graduated 95% of her team including 85 Academic All-Conference Student Athletes. She was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.

As a member of the LGBTQ+ community and the liaison to CU’s Office of Inclusion, Equity and Compliance, Ceal has always spoken up to address issues that affect LGBTQ+ people and their rights.

Jean Dubofsky, 1942-Present

Jean Dubofsky was the first woman to become a Colorado Supreme Court Justice and Deputy Attorney General.

She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford, and subsequently graduated from Harvard Law. In 1993, Jean argued before the United States Supreme Court against Colorado’s Amendment 2, which banned laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The Court ruled Amendment 2 unconstitutional by a 6–3 vote. This decision set the stage for same-sex marriage rights in Obergefell v. Hodges.

A Colorado Women’s Hall of fame inductee, Jean has served on numerous boards and commissions, including as president of the Colorado Center for Law and Policy, on the Colorado ACLU Board of Directors, and on our organization's Advocacy Committee.

Tim Feifield, 1954-2010

Tim Leifield was the Executive Director of Boulder County AIDS Project (BCAP) from 1989 to 1995.

Tim played a major role in the growth of BCAP when HIV-AIDS was ravaging our community. Under Tim’s leadership, BCAP grew its programs and services exponentially to better meet the needs of people with HIV-AIDS and their loved ones. A prominent figure in Boulder’s nonprofit and LGBTQ+ communities for decades, Tim also worked at The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County.

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Bob Morehouse, 1948-Present

Bob Morehouse founded Vermilion, Inc., a creative agency which designed Boulder Pride’s first logo and the signage here at the Equality Center.

Bob’s passion for promoting human rights, the arts, LGBTQ+ rights, and local sustainability efforts are reflected in Vermilion’s mission. The company was established as a way to provide graphic design which “informs, clarifies, persuades and communicates the possibilities of working together for positive change.”

Bob has served on the board of the Community Foundation of Boulder County, the Colorado Chautauqua Association and the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. In 2022, he was inducted into the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame.

Matt Patrick, 1959-2022

Matt Patrick was instrumental in founding Boulder Pride and was a member of its first Board of Directors.

Matt was Executive Director of Boulder County AIDS Project (BCAP) from 1995 to 2001. During his tenure, the advent of protease inhibitors and other HIV treatments brought renewed health and hope for people living with HIV. Under Matt’s leadership, BCAP hosted the first two national Gay Men's Health Summits. He served on the Colorado Governor's AIDS Council, and was on the board of several nonprofits.

Ever in love with the land, Matt trained as a master gardener in 2005 and ran his own natural landscape business.

Clela Rorex, 1943 - 2022

Clela Rorex was the first County Clerk in the U.S. to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

On March 26, 1975, two men entered the Boulder County Clerk's office and requested a marriage license. Clela asked the Assistant District Attorney whether Colorado state law prohibited her from issuing the license to two people of the same sex. No such prohibition was found, and Clela issued the license. She would go on to issue five more before the Attorney General ordered her to stop.

Despite rampant backlash, Clela continued to dedicate her life to LGBTQ+ allyship and advocacy, often volunteering with our organization and marching in local Pride parades.