CO gay scene

Events and updates from the Denver, Colorado lesbian and gay scene

Saint George: Hip Hop’s Dark Horse of Denver

Rap is one of the boldest, most unapologetic genres out there. So it follows that…

Speak Out: Aspire, but don’t assimilate

I want to be a part of a community that still celebrates the sexual liberation that was the ’70s queer discourse, protest and thought.

5 reasons why Denver is the culinary center of the world

I think it’s important to stop and remember two of the things we love the most about our lives: food and living in Denver.

From the Editor: Gurl, cultures got to evolve, Mary

I’m happy to report gay culture is a live and well. Not only is it still being shared, and in new ways, but it’s also evolving, as all cultures must.

Life On The Margins: The gay subculture and the recession generation

In this culture, evidently it’s the idea of the career or life that would be risked by this sort of expressive freedom – not the digital record that would put it at risk – that feels like ‘baggage.’

Won over by Jezebel’s southern charm

Although I grew up in the countryside, surrounded by horses and pickup trucks, the only thing southern about me is that I often go by my two first names: Amy Lynn. For this Yankee – native Ny’er to be exact – the south is reserved for a host of stereotypes and grandma’s very pink Florida retirement home. We’re raised in the northeast to believe venturing below the Mason-Dixon Line requires improper grammar, summer teeth (some are here, some are there) and some scary weapon in the front pouch of ratty overalls.

X-bar’s facelift

X Bar, a Denver gay bar on East Colfax, has recently made some changes. Not to worry – the shirtless bartenders are still there ready to throw you a $5 vodka lemonade, but now the entire bar has been spruced up to make the spot more welcoming.

New lesbian bar leaves Denver bLushing with excitement

With the grand opening of bLush on Aug 4, long time social legend and bar…

Club W to strip away the stuffiness at ‘Unwined’ event at EXDO

Club W is hosting Unwined: A Wine Party Without the Rules, at the Exdo Event Center, July 21-22.

Famous Denver cowboy gay bar Charlie’s hires first female bartender

In the history of Charlie’s, the fantastic gay country-Western bar born in Colorado, there has never been a female bartender. But 31-year old lesbian Jessica Wilson is making history as the first female bartender and is excited to be a trailblazer.