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Power Party to honor LGBT community activists, allies

Out Front, Colorado’s largest and oldest LGBT media organization and network, will honor 11 individuals and organizations who created change and gave back this year Oct. 6 at its inaugural Power Party.

Obama accepts nomination, defends rights of minorities

Obama stressed the importance of economic recovery without hurting working Americans. “You can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without wrecking our middle class,” he said.

Dress to impress: Six fresh faces of lesbian fashion

For the longest time, only gay men were considered fashionable, the LGBT community’s women relegated to cargo shorts and ill-fitting menswear.

The Queen of Vegas Beats DJ Lisa Pittman on the new lesbian hotspot

Like Persephone’s journey to the Underworld, DJ Lisa Pittman invites you to a girl party in the dessert – this time it’s in Sin City. Are you ready for decadence on a new level? Are you ready for Shedonism?

A Walk on the Wild Side: Enthusiasts describe kink culture in their own words

Denver has quite a diverse and thriving BDSM and fetish scene. From the Denver Eagle (a leather bar) to Thunder in the Mountains (a yearly kink conference and event) and the upcoming Exile Party at Tracks to the multiple public and private dungeons, Colorado has its fair share of hot spots for kinksters, fetishists and those who enjoy exploring the various facets of BDSM.

The new fight against bullying

For Diane Amaya, 19, Michelle Anderson, 23, and Mimi Madrid, 23, the prospect of kids having to wait for adulthood to be who they are didn’t cut it.

25 faces: Leaders fighting HIV/AIDS in Colorado

As Colorado embarks on it’s 25th AIDS Walk, we take a moment to recognize local citizens who have made immeasurable differences in the lives of Coloradans touched by HIV/AIDS. They’re the advocates and workers – HIV-positive and HIV-negative alike – who have given their careers, hours or efforts to slowing the virus’ spread and improving the lives of those afflicted.

Gay singer/songwriter Joshua Novak brings musical mastery to Underground Music Showcase

We sat down with Novak to discuss being gay in the indie scene and his insistence he is not a folk singer.

Queering feminism: Women paving the way for change

The feminist movement would never have been what is has without the engagement of queer and lesbian women, said Elisabeth Long, of Denver.

Bucking in the blood: For these, gay rodeo is an all-around lifestyle

But still others are simply immersed in the Western culture, three parts cowboy to one part gay, and by birth or through long-held commitment have rodeo in their veins.