Showing posts with label MHGG Blogger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MHGG Blogger. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Meet Mona Lott, MileHighGayGuy's Newest Blogger!

Absolutely delighted to announce that my favorite drag queen in all the land, Mona Lott will now be covering the entertainment beat on MileHighGayGuy. 

A performer who has been entertaining for almost forty years, she will be reviewing most anything dealing with pop culture as well. Theater, movies, comedy, fine arts, television and music will be on her radar. Keep an eye out for her upcoming review of Equinox Theatre Company's Urinetown!

You can also expect to hear her comments on just about anything in the news affecting the GLBT community.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Are You Gay With Something To Say? Bloggers Wanted For Denver's Best Gay Blog!



Are you a new or experienced writer or blogger? Do you want to be? Or maybe you're just some gay guy with something to say? Well, what better forum for you than MileHighGayGuy?

MileHighGayGuy is looking for regular and guest bloggers to write about local news and events, do music and movie reviews, or write opinion or feature pieces from a gay perspective.

These are unpaid positions but offer the opportunity to be published in Colorado's Best Gay Blog (2010, 2011, 2012 OUTstanding Awards, Denver 2012 #WebAwards), expand your audience and gain valuable experience. There's also swag available in the form of free movie and concert tickets, music, books and other cool stuff.

If interested, shoot an email over to Drew Wilson at drewdenver@gmail.com. And if you've got column or story ideas to pitch, this is the place to do it.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Are You Gay With Something To Say? Bloggers Wanted For Denver's Best Gay Blog!


Are you a new or experienced writer or blogger? Do you want to be? Or maybe you're just some gay guy with something to say? Well, what better forum for you than MileHighGayGuy?

MileHighGayGuy is looking for regular and guest bloggers to write about local news and events, do music and movie reviews, or write opinion or feature pieces from a gay perspective.

These are unpaid positions but offer the opportunity to be published in Colorado's Best Gay Blog (2010, 2011, 2012 OUTstanding Awards, Denver 2012 #WebAwards), expand your audience and gain valuable experience. There's also swag available in the form of free movie and concert tickets, music, books and other cool stuff.

If interested, shoot an email over to Drew Wilson at drewdenver@gmail.com. And if you've got column or story ideas to pitch, this is the place to do it.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Greg McDowell

Greg McDowell is a recent transplant to Denver from Memphis, Tennessee. Since moving to town, Greg has been making the most of what Denver and the surrounding areas have to offer. When not working, Greg can be found outdoors hiking, biking and trying to snowboard.
 
An avid concert goer, Greg enjoys a wide variety of music and seeing live shows. Greg also enjoys checking out all the comedy acts, films, and plays running in Denver. Greg can also be found out enjoying the occasional brewpub. 
 
When not out on the town Greg can be found at home mastering video games and burning through Netflix.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Meet the Men of MileHighGayGuy: Matt Kailey

Matt Kailey is a gay transman and an award-winning author, blogger, teacher, and community leader, as well as a nationally recognized speaker and trainer on transgender issues.

He is the author of Just Add Hormones: An Insider’s Guide to the Transsexual Experience (Beacon Press), a Lambda Literary Award finalist and Rocky Mountain News local bestseller, and Teeny Weenies and Other Short Subjects, a collection of humorous and heartfelt essays about his life before and after transition. In addition, his work has appeared in numerous publications, from anthologies to professional journals.

He is also a media personality who has appeared on local and national radio and television, in local and national print publications, and in five documentary films.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Todd Craig

MileHighGayGuy blogger Todd Craig is a freelance writer, teacher, husband, and father to his five year old son, Joshua. He enjoys making ends meet, golfing poorly, and writing about life's experiences from his home in Colorado Springs.

Check out some of his articles here.



Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Patrick McAleer

Patrick is a professional singer and actor working in the Denver Metro area. He has been performing since he could walk and talk. Patrick received his Bachelors of Music in Voice from University of Colorado at Boulder and his Masters of Music in Music Theatre from Oklahoma City University, where he was awarded the Margaret E Petree (full-ride) Scholarship. Patrick has performed in numerous professional choirs and was a Featured Soloist for the Oklahoma City University’s Women of Excellence Fundraiser and the Women’s Vision Foundation VIP reception. Patrick is currently the Tenor Section Leader at Applewood Valley United Methodist Church.

After graduate school, he moved back to Colorado to be closer to his family and the mountains. He currently works at Kaiser Permanente and is a Mentor for Colorado Youth at Risk.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Meet the Men of MileHighGayGuy: David Smith of Stonewall Fitness

David Smith is an exercise professional and specializes in exercise, nutrition and wellness programs for the GLBT community.

His passion lies in promoting the physical, mental and social benefits of exercise and healthy diet to the community by breaking down the stigmas and barriers often associated with exercise and fitness to make it accessible for everybody regardless of anything. David does not spend all his time at the gym but chooses instead to go out into the world and find fitness opportunities in our everyday surroundings. Constantly learning and engaging with the community to better help realize that we all have potential within and are capable of accomplishing amazing things. David leads a variety of different
programs, including group fitness classes, personal training, athletic conditioning programs, educational seminars and workshops.

In his personal endeavors, He is also an active athlete having competed in swimming, taekwondo, triathlon and running events.

Highlights of his athletic career include winning 6 medals and setting a meet record at the 2010 Gay Games in swimming. Competing on the National Collegiate level in taekwondo and swimming, training to compete in his first full Ironman, having completed several half Ironmans and finishing his first Marathon. David currently swims with the Denver Squid Swim Team and is training for the 2014 Gay Games as well.

He is the owner of Stonewall Fitness, holds a degree in exercise science from Metropolitan State University of Denver and holds several fitness certifications including ACSM Personal Trainer and Group Fitness.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Patrick McAleer

Patrick is a professional singer and actor working in the Denver Metro area. He has been performing since he could walk and talk. Patrick received his Bachelors of Music in Voice from University of Colorado at Boulder and his Masters of Music in Music Theatre from Oklahoma City University, where he was awarded the Margaret E Petree (full-ride) Scholarship. Patrick has performed in numerous professional choirs and was a Featured Soloist for the Oklahoma City University’s Women of Excellence Fundraiser and the Women’s Vision Foundation VIP reception. Patrick is currently the Tenor Section Leader at Applewood Valley United Methodist Church.

After graduate school, he moved back to Colorado to be closer to his family and the mountains. He currently works at Kaiser Permanente and is a Mentor for Colorado Youth at Risk.

Friday, June 28, 2013

MileHighGayGuys Discuss DOMA and Marriage Equality: Simon O'Mahony

"Supreme Court strikes down DOMA because “... it humiliates tens of thousands of children now being raised by same-sex couples. The law in question makes it even more difficult for children to understand the integrity and closeness of their own family and its concord with other families in their community and their lives.”
June 26 was a day that my heart was filled with joy and pride. That joy and pride was not just for me, but for everyone in this country, my gay brothers and sisters, my straight allies, for every child in this country, and for every child born yesterday who will never live in a world with DOMA. I bow my head to those heroes who paved the way for us and had the courage to stand up for what they knew was right. I am even more inspired to stand up for what is right and encourage everyone to do the same.
I remembered Harvey Milk yesterday. “The only thing they have to look forward to is hope. And you have to give them hope. Hope for a better world, hope for a better tomorrow, hope for a better place to come to if the pressures at home are too great. Hope that all will be all right. Without hope, not only gays, but the blacks, the seniors, the handicapped, the us'es, the us'es will give up”
I remembered Matthew Shepard yesterday. "There had been a news story about same-sex marriage and he was debating it with me. He asked me if I thought gay couples would ever be allowed to get married and he wasn't at all optimistic it would happen. He was in a mindset of, 'People are never going to accept us or understand us.'" I wish he'd been here to see it," she added. "This case warms my heart, to think that his dream is still coming true." Judy Shepard
I think that President Obama summed it up perfectly  "I don’t believe in discrimination of any sort. So my basic view is that regardless of race, regardless of religion, regardless of gender, regardless of sexual orientation, when it comes to how the law treats you, how the state treats you -- the benefits, the rights and the responsibilities under the law -- people should be treated equally."

As so many people have said, it is not a gay issue, it’s a Human Rights issue. We still have a lot of work to do, but for now, lets take a moment to celebrate."

#time4marriage #erasehate

MileHighGayGuys Discuss DOMA and Marriage Equality: Matt Kailey

"As we celebrate the SCOTUS ruling on DOMA – and celebration is definitely in order – I think that it's important to remember that trans people can still be fired in the majority of states just for being trans, that gay and lesbian people can be fired in the majority of states just for being gay or lesbian, that same-sex couples cannot be legally married in all but a handful of states, and that SCOTUS also took a giant leap back in time with its ruling on the Voting Rights Act. We are so far from across-the-board equality in this country that you can't even see it from here."

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Steven Bennet aka StevieB

Raised up going on missions for the Mormon Church, Steve now calls Denver home. Blogging at NicetoseeStevieB.com for seeral years, Steve writes about his mile high hometown, growing older and returning to college, and being a sci-fi loving, comic book reading, gym going, ex-Mormon.

He thinks hunky sci-fi nerds are cool.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: David Smith

David Smith is an exercise professional and specializes in exercise, nutrition and wellness programs for the GLBT community.

His passion lies in promoting the physical, mental and social benefits of exercise and healthy diet to the community by breaking down the stigmas and barriers often associated with exercise and fitness to make it accessible for everybody regardless of anything. David does not spend all his time at the gym but chooses instead to go out into the world and find fitness opportunities in our everyday surroundings. Constantly learning and engaging with the community to better help realize that we all have potential within and are capable of accomplishing amazing things. David leads a variety of different
programs, including group fitness classes, personal training, athletic conditioning programs, educational seminars and workshops.

In his personal endeavors, He is also an active athlete having competed in swimming, taekwondo, triathlon and running events.

Highlights of his athletic career include winning 6 medals and setting a meet record at the 2010 Gay Games in swimming. Competing on the National Collegiate level in taekwondo and swimming, training to compete in his first full Ironman, having completed several half Ironmans and finishing his first Marathon. David currently swims with the Denver Squid Swim Team and is training for the 2014 Gay Games as well.

He is the owner of Stonewall Fitness, holds a degree in exercise science from Metropolitan State University of Denver and holds several fitness certifications including ACSM Personal Trainer and Group Fitness.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Todd Craig

Todd Craig is a freelance writer, teacher, husband, and father to his five year old son, Joshua. He enjoys making ends meet, golfing poorly, and writing about life's experiences from his home in Colorado Springs.



Monday, February 18, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Dan Hanley

Dan Hanley: Gay and vegan in the 'burbs (Lakewood, CO), Dan Hanley blogs about veganism, equality, compassion, activism, politics, spirituality and the awesome life experiences of The Gay Vegans. The "s" includes his husband, Mike! Check them out at The Gay Vegans Cruelty-Free World on Facebook or @TheGayVegans on Twitter.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Drew Wilson

Drew Wilson is the original MileHighGayGuy. He has also worked as the Communications and Marketing Manager for The GLBT Community Center of Colorado. Before that, he spent ten years as Editor of Out Front Colorado.

Wilson has worked in radio, co-hosting a gay-themed two-hour weekly news and entertainment program for Clear Channel Communications and as a correspondent for KGNU Community Radio, and on television as a correspondent for 'The Lambda Report' and 'Colorado OutSpoken,' America’s longest running GLBT television news and information source. 
 
A nationally recognized expert on GLBT issues, Wilson has appeared on The CW2ABC7 News, 'Studio 12' and 'Colorado Inside Out', and has been widely quoted in the media, including in The Denver Post, Westword, and The Associated Press.

He has
written for US Weekly, Instinct magazine, Girlfriends magazine, MetroMode, Gay.com, PlanetOut.com, and Alyson Books, and served as the official blogger for Denver PrideFest - one of the Top Ten PrideFest celebrations in the country - for a number  of years.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: John Hill

Music columnist John Hill is a self-identified chart geek who has a passion for pop music of all kinds. Along with his chart-watching that began as a boy, he has also worked in the music industry in both retail and radio capacities, along with establishing a successful music blog.

John's experience with popular music goes back to his childhood, where he maintained his own charts based off of the Billboard Hot 100. As he progressed through his teens, he wanted to work in radio, and even achieved degrees in Radio/TV and Communications during his undergraduate studies. After graduating, he was drawn to the retail side of music for close to a decade before deciding that he liked having holidays with his family.

While his full-time job is in education, he currently writes a successful music blog titled Pop Music Notes. He is also active on Twitter @popmusicnotes and lives in Denver with his partners in crime James and Bruiser.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Philip Doyle

Theater and Events columnist Philip Doyle has degrees in theatre and the culinary arts.  Philip has worked as a director, actor, production manager and designer, chef, and advertising director.  He thrives on creativity,  and has a deep appreciation for others who celebrate the arts. 







Monday, January 28, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Simon O'Mahony

Simon O’Mahony, originally from Dublin, Ireland, graduated with a degree in Business and Marketing.  Prior to moving to Denver in 2000, Simon worked for GE Capital Solutions in Dublin as Financial Assistant.  After meeting with several local recruiting companies for employment, it was suggested that he should become a recruiter.  Ten years later he is still recruiting.

Simon was personally recruited by Sage Hospitality and joined the organization as a Corporate Recruiter in 2006. In 2009, Simon was promoted into the role of Talent Acquisition Manager for Sage Hospitality and Sage Restaurant Group. Simon is responsible for hiring management positions for Sage Hospitality nationwide and for their corporate office in downtown Denver. He is also involved in overall recruiting initiatives including college recruiting programs, diversity initiatives, and employer branding. Simon works with several local and nationwide agencies, colleges, universities, in order to build a network and pipeline of candidates. In 2009 he was the recipient of the Sage Innovation Award as a result of his use of social media networking to enhance the recruiting process.

When he is not recruiting, (Recruiters are always working!) Simon enjoys Colorado’s beautiful outdoors. He also has a passion for photography and while it sounds like a cliché he loves meeting new people (which is why he probably loves recruiting!). Simon is a supporter of several non-profit organizations in Denver and proprietor of Simon O'Mahony Photography.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Meet the MileHighGayGuy Bloggers: Todd Craig

Todd Craig is a freelance writer, teacher, husband, and father to his five year old son, Joshua.

He enjoys making ends meet, golfing poorly, and writing about life's experiences from his home in Colorado Springs.