GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Behind the vibrant outfits, rainbow flags, and jubilant celebrations at the 13th annual Colorado West Pride Week Festival of Grand Junction, are stories of LGBT folks who say they have found safety and acceptance in one another, where there hasn't always been in the past.

For lesbians like Kim Williams, loving her wife of 21 years has come at a cost.

"I was told by my stepdad that my family could always come and visit, but we would never be welcome to stay there. So even on holidays, if we go home, we can't stay at family's house."

From the street, the festival looks like any typical farmer's market, with perhaps funkier, more creative attire. But instead of fresh produce and goods, booths at Colorado West Pride advertise free gender-affirming clothes, hug

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