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‘Counting the ways:’ Queer and same-sex love stories

Feb. 6, 2013 Cover Story – Real local stories from Colorado LGBT couples in love

Much ado about Cake in political battle for civil unions

Now Colorado’s ‘pro-family’ organizations, once for ‘the children,’ are now standing up for a different group – cake bakers.

Civil union bill gets inital OK from Colorado Senate committee

Its the beginning of the end for the Colorado Civil Union Act. A judiciary committee will hear testimony on the bill that is expected to be signed into law by early spring and take effect May 1.

Trans comedian Jordan Wieleba wins over her audience with laughs

Her jokes are timely and universally relatable. Laughs are often sparse through the first minute of her set, many suburban straights writing her off initially, assuming there’s no common ground for a joke to take root. But in no time she’s won them over, succeeding in a double duty of cracking up an audience (a task in itself) and perhaps educating some patrons who’ve only heard about transgender people through Focus On The Family pamphlets.

Shuck the Shoes: Denver’s new barefoot fitness studio transforms from the ground up

Stacey Lei Krauss and Jennifer Schumacher – partners in business and life – are co-owners of willPower FIT STUDIO, located inside the Spray Coffee Building at 2110 Market Street in Denver, where they train patrons who range from fitness beginners to professional athletes on Stacey’s willPower Method – all of it barefoot.

healthcare

It’s happening: How healthcare reform will affect the LGBT community

It survived court challenges and a close election; how President Obama’s defining achievement, The Affordable Care Act, will impact LGBT health care.

Colorado House appoints Ferrandino speaker, first for gay man in state

Mark Ferrandino became the first openly gay man to serve as Colorado’s Speaker of the House. He’s joined by seven other out gay and lesbian lawmakers at the Colorado General Assembly.

‘War Horse’ at the Buell Theatre highlights the art of puppeteering

Surprisingly unique about War Horse is that the main character is, as the play’s title…

Sunny with a dark side: Extremes meet with local indie band Varlet

Varlet is a study in contradiction.

Their songs are chippy and quaint, yet the lyrics are X-rated. Their singer was an American Idol star, yet is now treasured by hipsters that hate television. Their keyboard player was a classically trained musician, but dropped out to become a rocker (he’s also gay and plays in metal bands).

CALLING US OUT: The LGBT community looks inward for 2013

We have community leaders, thought leaders and folks on the street telling us how they plan to make 2013 their best year yet. We asked: What’s your New Year’s resolution, and what resolution should the LGBT community have as a whole?