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Colorado library fired employee for speaking out about cancellation of Pride event, lawsuit alleges

Lawsuit is not first time Weld County’s High Plains Library District has been accused of retaliation

Simone Perry performs as Simon Hyperion during the Greeley Does Drag event at the Syntax Distillery and Cocktail Bar in Greeley on May 13, 2023. Perry helped plan a new Pride event in Greeley last year after the High Plains Library District canceled its annual Pride celebration. (Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune)
Simone Perry performs as Simon Hyperion during the Greeley Does Drag event at the Syntax Distillery and Cocktail Bar in Greeley on May 13, 2023. Perry helped plan a new Pride event in Greeley last year after the High Plains Library District canceled its annual Pride celebration. (Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | ehernandez@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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This is not the first time the High Plains Library District has been accused of discriminating against vulnerable communities and retaliating against employees who speak out.
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