[ Focus ]

From the Editor: The identities we choose

Panel Voices: Why has it been difficult to keep a lesbian bar open long–term in Denver?

Speak Out: Keeping faith through breast cancer

Komen Foundation helps patients through one of life’s greatest trials

Speak Out: How mediators can help

Before a conflict turns hostile or ugly, consider engaging a mediator to help. Mediation provides a neutral third party to help people engage conflict and difficult issues. Mediation is voluntary, encourages honest communication, sets boundaries for ‘fighting fair’ and is completely confidential. Ultimately, mediation is a cost-effective way to settle conflicts in a relationship without constant arguing or prolonged litigation.

Panel Voices: Does finding a biological or genetic cause of being LGBT matter?

George Gramer and Cecil Bethea weigh in on this week’s question

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With Pride just around the corner, more reflect on the evolution

The march toward Pride continues this month with another Evolution Party. Produced in partnership with The GLBT Community Center of Colorado, Element, Aujay Entertainment and DJ Sinna- G, the Evolution party will again feature the best of Denver’s Pride: music, hot men, sexy women, gogo dancers, burlesque, fire performers, a drag show and for the return of [...]

5 things you need to know before getting a Colorado Civil Union

Before you take the plunge, there are a few things you probably want to know before May 1 when the Colorado Civil Union Act goes into effect.

The top 5 spots everyone living in downtown Denver should know about

Whether you need a manic Monday happy hour or a Thirsty Thursday deal, if you’re living in Downtown Denver, you need to know about these places.

[ Living ]

Why are guys the same everywhere I go?

Dear Brent,

Guys don’t seem any different in Colorado than any other places I’ve lived – many are flakes about meeting up or arrogant both in person and online.

Ask the Sexpert: A potential other couple

Dear Shanna, My girlfriend and I have been together a few years and the sex is fantastic. We’ve become friends with another couple (also lesbian) and there seems to be chemistry between us. I know the term “swinging” is somewhat outdated, but I think it’s the best word for what we’re interested in. Is it a good idea? If so, how do we move forward?

The kids really are all right

The secret stash was my first glimpse of ‘porn,’ and I remember the feeling: exhilarated and guilty at the same time. I thought back to my Catholic catechism classes – sins of the flesh would send supposedly send us to Hell, and I figured that looking at pictures or videos of those sins would mean the same. It took me all of 10 minutes to get over that notion.

[ Social ]

Top 5 LGBT–themed films to rent this summer

If your tastes differ from middle-class heterosexual teenage males ages 12 to 16 – the most sought–after demographic in the summer film market – then perhaps this list can help. Pop your own popcorn and consider the following LGBT-themed favorites:

The brink of extinction

Wooly mammoths have always fascinated me. It’s the convergence of my two most favorite things, elephants and dinosaurs. With a mastodon, you get two for the price of one.

[ Body & Mind ]

Leaping Larry, the hot douchebag

When Larry contacted me online – barely in his twenties and beyond handsome … he looked like chiseled perfection.

Glamorous vs. fun: In Colorado, why choose?

Transplants from all over bring their city lifestyle to our slower setting. We are creating this wonderful, vibrant, integrated community here, and I am really proud to be part of it.

The dos and don’ts of beard-keeping

From skinny hipsters to studmuffin Ryan Gosling, men are bucking the clean-shaved trend and doing what was once thought so unprofessional by past generations: sporting the understated stubble. While the look is not limited to mountain men or Santa Claus, your facial hair – whether a full-fledged beard or oh-so-subtle shadow – requires grooming.