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SportsFest to kick off Pride season in Denver

This is Denver’s second annual SportsFest, to highlight LGBT sport leagues and to promote Denver’s bid to host the 2015 North America Out Games. It’s a chance for you to get an extra week out of Pride season by starting the party a weekend early, and also a chance to break a healthy sweat.

Hancock, Romer make final push for votes

Denver will make the decision June 7 whether to elect a state senator with a background in business or a Denver City Council President with awareness for public service. The race tightens as the last two standing mayoral candidates, Chris Romer and Michael Hancock make their final pleas to voters.

Lesbian in runoff for Denver clerk and recorder

Debra Johnson, an out lesbian, is in the runoff for the position of Denver Clerk…

Singer, devoted mother, culinary connoisseur

Lilly Duncan, a loving and talented friend, sister, mother and daughter, died May 14, 2011.…

Denver selected for 2015 North American Out Games

LGBT athletes from around the world will descend on Denver in about four years when the Mile High City plays host for the 2015 North American Out Games.

Romer v. Evans was just the beginning of LGBT rights

A groundbreaking judgeship, a state senator introduces a bill to establish civil unions and a…

Gay rights director reflects on first year

When news broke a year ago that One Colorado, the mysterious new LGBT advocacy organization…

Student hopes sit-in will yield GSA at private-religious high school

Like most of his fellow seniors at Regis Jesuit High School, Shea Dietz is preparing for finals. Anxious for graduation. Day dreaming of summer. His future. But there’s something else: Dietz is planning a sit-in at his school after the administration has refused to allow the senior to form a Gay-Straight Alliance.

Gay high school senior Shea Dietz plans sit-in protest at Denver Catholic high school for right to form Gay-Straight Alliance

  Like most of his fellow seniors at Regis Jesuit High School, Shea Dietz is…

Landmark Supreme Court case Romer v. Evans from Colorado may have spearheaded the movement toward same-sex marriage

A groundbreaking judgeship, a state senator introduces a bill to establish civil unions and a…