From childhood into her college years, Mija Peak was a well-known, traditional Korean dancer in her community. She eventually left her home, Seoul, Korea, to pursue love in the United States. Decades later, she reignites her dream of dancing after several surprise encounters, who roped her back in.

A Gazette short documentary explores the LGBTQ community's path since the passage of Amendment 2 in 1992, then and now. In 1992, Colorado voters passed the contentious legislation that barred local governments across the state from making sexual orientation a protected class under the law — a startling outcome to many that gained Colorado national attention and an unwelcome nickname, the “hate state.” Video by Hannah Tran. Archive video courtesy: Colorado Public TV and KKTV11 News Read the full story: http://bit.ly/2LckPro View our portraits page: www.gazette.com/lgbtq/portraits

A bizarre art car parade took over the streets of Trinidad, Colorado, and several of the embellished entries are made by the hands of offenders. The ArtoCade festival and project has extended its reach beyond the community, remarkably making its way into Trinidad Correctional Facility.

Meet one of four Colorado-based athletes representing the United States Air Force in this year's Warrior Games in Colorado Springs. Master Sgt. Michael Christiansen, a protocol office superintendent at Peterson AFB: 21st Space Wing, lives with pain on a daily basis because of a fractured and shifted vertebrae of his lower back from an explosion in Iraq in 2004. Watch MSgt. Christiansen and his fellow wounded warriors from all over the world come together to compete.

The livelihoods of DREAMers in the Pikes Peak region

Daniel Giffin, a Colorado Springs boy fighting cancer, is also a unicyclist. He shares his thoughts on the importance of balance and faith in both the sport and his fight against cancer.

If there's a will, there's a way. Meet three Paralympic swimmers on Team U.S.A who found it in the water. They're hitting the road to Mexico City for the 2017 U.S. Paralympics Swimming World Championships Trials on December 2nd. This video was awarded a Regional Edward Murrow Excellence in Video.

As part of the Gazette's pride month package, two drag queens in Colorado Springs talk about growing acceptance with drag queen acceptance and performances, including bars and clubs outside of the LGBTQ community. Read the full story: http://bit.ly/2LckPro