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Denver’s LGBT leaders and activists, and the authorities are working through a fog of mistrust to find a formula to prevent bias–motivated crimes.
From around the nation come strikingly similar stories of fortitude despite discrimination – and a cautious optimism that more Americans are changing their views to favor equality.
After I met Joe Villa, I kept hearing about this elusive husband of his. I finally got to meet Jay’s other half, Joe Gates, last August. Villa is a local event and wedding planner and Gates is a mechanic and manager for a machine rental company. I sat down with them over homemade biscuits and coffee to hear how this dynamic duo came to be.
Western Colorado and Eastern Utah communities come together at May 19 event
This Spring, Out Front went with photographer Rod Wildeman and his photo station to local LGBT bars and gathering places, inviting anyone in the community to express themselves through written messages for Pride. Those who participated created a collection of more than 200 messages – a story in photos and simple statements about who we are, the issues we face, and what we have to say to each other and the world. From the collection, Out Front’s readers in the community chose a handful of messages for this issue’s cover and the images here.
Browse the photos, promote your friends, find your favorites and vote for them here
The executive director of One Colorado, the state’s largest LGBT advocacy organization, has found himself sandwiched in time between his biggest political victory – the passage of the Colorado Civil Union Act – and an undetermined day, that, when it arrives, will set in motion a series of events that will solidify plans to usher in marriage equality here.
Martha Wash will perform at 3 p.m., Sunday June 16 on the PrideFest Center Stage in Civic Center Park
Cazwell will be performing at Denver PrideFest on Sunday, June 16 on the main stage. Cazwell caught up with Out Front to talk new projects, up–and–coming queer artists, and the cute Denver fanbase that keep him coming back to PrideFest.
Jessica Clark, the British actress who plays Lilith on the HBO TV series True Blood, is not only beautiful but also talented and quite a delight. I caught up at the Wolfe Video booth during The Dinah, the 2013 annual Dina Shore party in Palm Springs, California the first weekend of April – a massive dance party and music festival destination for lesbians from far and wide. We spoke about the biggest girl party in the world, Clark’s starring role in the 2012 lesbian film A Perfect Ending, and about being OK with her sexuality.
