She & Him - Winter Wonderland

Today, She & Him share the music video for their Everly Brothers-influenced and pug-filled rendition of "Winder Wonderland," which also features vocals by Jenny Lewis.  

She & Him's new album Christmas Party is out now on Columbia Records. Christmas Party is the sixth album from the duo comprised of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, and is the follow up to their wildly popular A Very She And Him Christmas. Christmas Party features guest appearances by Jenny Lewis, The Chapin Sisters and Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley.

The Gay Vegans: Sometimes I Just Want to Write

By Dan Hanley

Warning: this is more of a personal thought than a newsworthy or action-seeking blog post.

A few months ago I moved The Gay Vegans blog hosting from Blogger to a WordPress site. Now I have control over the whole site and can advertise, sell, do pretty much whatever I want that I couldn’t do while on Blogger. I definitely feel much more independent as a blogger.

Yet after five years on Blogger I got accustomed to the simplicity and ease. I’m having a tough time with WordPress as I have to search for photos large enough for the post and am not able to use photos I take as they are too small.

The process seems to be more cumbersome, and sometimes I just want to write.

I want to write about Aleppo, veganism, animal rights, why I’m vegan, easy actions to take to support the voiceless and make the world a better, safer place. Other times I simply want to write about two married gay guys, married to each other, who live in the suburbs of Los Angeles and work every day to fight injustice and support those who are voiceless, invisible and forgotten.

Other bloggers have told me I will get used to this. Plus I still have so much to learn in regards to WordPress. For example, I wonder if I can use photos I take with my phone and perhaps make them larger on my laptop so they can be the Featured Image of a post? I know I can use them within a post, but they come out too small when I’ve tried to use them for the Featured Image.

Meanwhile, protests continue at Standing Rock, a right-wing woman with no experience in public education has been nominated to be our next head of the Department of Education, and many of us are excited about Torfurky and mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for continuing with me through this new blog process. Most of all, thanks for continually working to be a voice for the voiceless and fighting for the invisible and forgotten.

This post originally appeared on Dan Hanley's website The Gay Vegans. Republished with permission.

Denver Named One of the Best Cities to Celebrate NYE!

With New Year’s Eve around the corner and 77 percent of Americans celebrating the day in some fashion, including large, organized events and party hopping, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2016’s Best Places for New Year’s Eve Celebrations.
To help New Year’s Eve celebrants find the most fun and affordable spots for counting down to 2017, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 100 most populated cities across 20 key metrics. The data set ranges from “legality of fireworks” to “average price of a New Year’s Eve party ticket” to “forecasted precipitation for Dec. 31.”
 

	Best Cities for New Year’s Eve			Worst Cities for New Year’s Eve
	1	Orlando, FL		91	Chula Vista, CA
	2	San Francisco, CA		92	Henderson, NV
	3	Atlanta, GA		93	Fort Worth, TX
	4	Denver, CO		94	Gilbert, AZ
	5	Buffalo, NY		95	Arlington, TX
	6	Cincinnati, OH		96	Fremont, CA
	7	Miami, FL		97	San Bernardino, CA
	8	St. Louis, MO		98	Garland, TX
	9	Pittsburgh, PA		99	Newark, NJ
	10	Las Vegas, NV		100	North Las Vegas, NV

Source: WalletHub

Do You Want To Reach Denver's Gay Community? Advertise With Denver's Best Gay Blog!

Do you want to advertise to Denver’s gay community? Of course you do, it’s the 7th largest in the United States! And the best way to reach them is with MileHighGayGuy – Colorado’s Best Gay Blog.
 
Just click the Advertising page or email sales@milehighgayguy.com to get started today.

Come Out. Get Fit With Stonewall Fitness.

Looking for more guidance and direction at the gym? Someone who can help you design a workout to maximize each workout at the gym so you can accomplish more than you ever thought possible? Check out Stonewall Fitness. Whether you're just starting out or looking to mix up your current routine, no matter if your gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or straight, you can be a part of it.

Think the Holidays are a Drag? Not Today, Bianca!

Festivities have officially begun, and Logo is announcing new programming guaranteed to make viewers feel “home for the holidays.” Back-to-back specials of “Not Today Bianca” featuring Bianca Del Rio, will premiere on Thursday, December 15, kicking off the network’s “Sleigh the Holidays”programming block which will continue through Sunday, January 1.

After winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 6, Bianca Del Rio’s career has been on fire. She’s toured the world playing for sold out crowds and even starred in her own movie. In two back-to-back comedic specials titled “Not Today Bianca,” the superstar is taking her career to the next level and has moved to Hollywood to take on the world. In the first special, Bianca goes after a booking on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” In the second, Bianca learns the true meaning of the holidays. Guest stars include RuPaul, Kristen Johnston, Tori Spelling, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Ross Mathews, Charo, Rightor Doyle and more!

Ring-Ting-Tingaling! DU Lamont's 18th Annual Holiday Carillon Recital

For nearly two decades the University of Denver’s gift to the community and a favorite Colorado holiday tradition has been the 18th Annual Holiday Carillon Recital. Children of all ages delight to the traditional playing of “Carol of the Bells” and “Silent Night,” joined on the program this season by “Sleigh Ride” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

University Carillonneur Carol Jickling Lens is a Member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (CGNA) and has performed from coast to coast. She was appointed University Carillonneur at the University of Denver on January 5, 2010.

The Carl Williams Carillon, dedicated on October 24, 1999, contains 65 bronze bells, which qualifies it as a grand carillon. The largest of these bells weighs six tons and the total weight of the carillon is 29,500 kg or 64,900 pounds. The Williams Carillon was the 160th on North American soil and the second in Colorado.

The 18th Annual Holiday Carillon Recital can be enjoyed on the lawn on the west and south sides of the Ritchie Center at Buchtel and University Boulevards on on Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m.. The performance is free and open to the public. The performance is free and open to the public and will be presented snow or shine.

Call for Applications for LCR & LEF Boards of Directors

Here's your chance to play a leadership role in the nation's largest group of gay conservatives and allies.

Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) and their non-partisan sister think tank Liberty Education Forum (LEF) are currently accepting applications for a limited number of new members for our Boards of Directors. If you are a leader willing to lend your voice to the common-sense conservative movement sweeping the nation, they invite you to apply.

The National Board of Directors is the chief governing body of the national Log Cabin Republicans, representing the interests of the organization's members and constituents. The LCR Board of Directors has the responsibility to ensure the success of the organization through the approval of an annual budget, setting policy, and providing financial support, input, guidance, oversight, and expertise, including voting on endorsements of federal candidates for the House of Representatives, Senate, and President of the United States.

There is a required minimum annual financial contribution of $5,000 for Log Cabin Republicans Board of Directors members. There is a required minimum annual financial contribution of $10,000 for Liberty Education Forum Board of Directors members. Additionally, Board members are required to attend three meetings per year in-person.

Log Cabin Republicans Board membership is open to all Republicans, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, gender, or religion. Ideal candidates will have experience with local, state or national GOP politics, LGBT advocacy, business, fundraising, military service, and/or nonprofit leadership. Liberty Education Forum Board membership is open to all regardless of political affiliation.

Candidates should send a statement of interest along with a current resume to executiveassistant@logcabin.org by December 31. You will be contacted soon thereafter. Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis and new members will be voted on when the LCR and LEF Boards convene in January.

John Oates - Santa Be Good To Me

 

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, John Oates, announces the release of the new music video for his holiday single “Santa Be Good To Me.”

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 drew@milehighgayguy.com. And if you've got column or story ideas to pitch, this is the place to do it.

Koelbel Urban Homes: The New Modern in Denver

Koelbel Urban Homes (KUH) has quickly emerged as a leader in creating urban neighborhoods that promote community and synergy by integrating life, work and play.

As the newest division of legendary developer Koelbel and Company, KUH is focused on in-fill properties, designing and building innovative homes tailored to each unique site.

Offered homes run the gamut of detached single-family homes to svelte modern attached designs featuring today's popular spaces, such as rooftop decks and open-plan concepts. All KUH homes, of course, are designed for optimum living and with respect for the surroundings.

The Feline Fix - Caring for Colorado's Community Cats

More than 20,000 cats are euthanized annually in Colorado simply because there are not enough homes for them all. Unfortunately, we can't simply adopt our way out of the problem. 

An unaltered female cat, tame or feral, may become pregnant as early as five months of age and bear two to three litters per year for her entire life; which for a feral cat is roughly five years.

The purpose of Divine Feline and it's clinic, The Feline Fix, is to reduce the number of unwanted and homeless cats and to promote the health and welfare of all cats, feral and tame, through the practice of providing quality and affordable spay and neuter services and the practice of TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return).

OUT on VOD: Love Is All You Need?

Love Is All You Need, co-written by David Tillman, is at its heart a love story which takes place in a parallel world where gay is straight and straight is gay, and heterosexuals are the ones being bullied and ostracized .

The story unfolds in a small Indiana town that is rocked to its core when Jude, (Briana Evigan) the star quarterback of the local university, strikes up a forbidden love affair with Ryan, (Tyler Blackburn) a sports journalism major. When the couple is outed by Jude’s girlfriend (Emily Osment), the community’s powerful religious leader (Elisabeth Röhm) begins a vitriolic crusade from the pulpit against all heterosexuals setting off a series of catastrophic events in lives of an 11 year old girl (Kyla Kennedy), experiencing her first crush on a boy, and a teacher (Jeremy Sisto) who tries to teach his students about tolerance.


You can view the original short film ‘Love is All You Need?’ on YouTube.

Denver Named 10th Best Sports City in USA

Source: WalletHub

With the College Football Playoff selection committee to release its final Top 25 ranking on Dec. 4 and the North American sports industry pulling in more than $60 billion annually, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2016’s Best Sports Cities.
To determine the cities where the game is always on regardless of season, WalletHub compared 423 small to large cities across more than 50 key metrics. The data set ranges from “performance level of the city’s team(s)” to “average ticket price per game.”
 

	Best Large Sports Cities			Best Midsize Sports Cities			Best Small Sports Cities
	1	New York, NY		1	Green Bay, WI		1	Clemson, SC
	2	Boston, MA		2	Cincinnati, OH		2	East Lansing, MI
	3	Pittsburgh, PA		3	Orlando, FL		3	Tuscaloosa, AL
	4	Los Angeles, CA		4	Buffalo, NY		4	Chapel Hill, NC
	5	Chicago, IL		5	Baton Rouge, LA		5	State College, PA
	6	Philadelphia, PA		6	Durham, NC		6	Conway, SC
	7	Washington, DC		7	Charleston, SC		7	Princeton, NJ
	8	Detroit, MI		8	Eugene, OR		8	Williamsburg, VA
	9	St. Louis, MO		9	Dayton, OH		9	Hanover, NH
	10	Denver, CO		10	Salt Lake City, UT		10	DeKalb, IL

Best vs. Worst

• Stillwater, Okla., has one of the highest minimum season-ticket prices for a college football (FBS and FCS) game, $400, which is 16 times higher than in East Lansing, Mich., the city with the lowest, $25.
   
• New York has the highest average ticket price for an NBA game, $97.77, which is 3.2 times higher than in New Orleans, the city with the lowest, $30.20.
   
• NHL fans in Pittsburgh are 27 times friendlier and more engaged than their New York counterparts.
   
• Dallas has the highest NFL popularity-index rank, whereas Jacksonville, Fla., has the lowest.
   
• Boston has the highest average MLB season-ticket price, $54.79, which is three times higher than in Phoenix, the city with the lowest, $18.53.
   
• San Jose, Calif., has the highest attendance rate for MLS games,  which is 2.3 times higher than in Orlando, Fla., the city with the lowest.

Metro Student Activists Wanted

Interested in becoming an activist on the Metro State University campus and in your community? Check out Activism United on Tuesday, December 6 in the Tivoli at 11am. 

This event is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff already involved in activist organizations and projects, as well as those of us who would like to get involved, to come together, learn what various folks are working on, and make connections to join forces.