2018 LGBTQ Health Survey: One week left to make change

One Colorado has extended the deadline on the 2018 LGBTQ Health Survey to make sure everyone has had the opportunity to take it. It now closes on Sunday, September 30th at midnight. By taking this 20 minute survey, you’ll help change the way LGBTQ Coloradans access health care in the future – and you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift card. Perks, right? Don’t miss your chance to share your health care story. Take the survey and share it with your friends!

BIRD – Comfort Food with a Creative Twist

Farm to plate from local suppliers and using the freshest possible ingredients, BIRD is refined American comfort food with a creative, upscale twist.

Rhein Haus: Serving Up Weiners Und Balls in Downtown Denver

Rhein Haus is a gay-owned, two-story, 14,000 square-foot Bavarian-inspired restaurant in Downtown Denver with house made sausages, pretzels, and other authentic eats, 24 German and local drafts, Bavarian-inspired cocktail list, and four indoor bocce courts.

Kaos Pizzeria - The Most Antiquated Process Makes the Best Pizza

Wood fired, true Southern Italian Naples style pizza. Eat-in, take out or have Kaos deliver to you! Local sourced farm-to-table.Our 100 year-old brick cottage is adjacent to a garden patio which regularly makes the “Denver’s Best” list, and has become an oasis for folks to gather and enjoy life with a truly unique experience.

Our pizzas are made in the most antiquated, inefficient and outdated way, using no mechanical processes. Everything is handmade, and the chefs at Kaos hand mix over 50lbs of fresh dough twice a day.

OUT on TV: Revry Presents Queens of Kings: Season 3

Today, international queer streaming network, Revry, releases it’s most anticipated Original Series, “Queens of Kings: Season 3” featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Winner, Aquaria with following episodes including Scarlet Envy and Miz Jade.  

Drag culture has been around for years, but only recently with the success of shows like RuPaul's Drag Race has this subculture achieved mainstream success. While this is an incredible accomplishment, the spotlight is often focused on a singular view of what drag can be.  

"Queens of Kings" showcases a diverse variety of drag performers in the evolving Brooklyn drag scene; the series is a cavalcade of legendary Brooklyn drag performers who prove New York has remained the herald of drag culture.  Each episode focuses on the intricate duality of the performer and examines not only the art of their drag but also the compelling story of the person behind the makeup. 

Also out today, Laverne Cox sizzles up the screen on Revry in the multi-festival winner, feature film “Carl(a)”.

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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.

Colorado Ranks in the Top 20 Happiest States in America

Source: WalletHub

With the U.S. ranking No. 18 on this year’s World Happiness Report, down four spots since the previous edition, and research proving that money up to a certain dollar amount can contribute to happiness, the personal-finance website recently released its report on 2018’s Happiest States in America.

To determine where Americans have the highest satisfaction with life, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 31 key indicators of happiness - and Colorado made the Top 20! 

'A Simple Favor' Hits Theaters this Friday

 

What are we thinking about A Simple Favor, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, which will be released in theaters this Friday?

Big Freedia's Bringing Bounce Back to Denver!

 
Fresh off the release of her Asylum Records debut EP, 3rd Ward Bounce, and a European summer tour, the Queen of Bounce, BIG FREEDIA, has dropped the video for the highly acclaimed, instant fan-favorite song “Karaoke” f/ Lizzo. After appearing in the New Orleans set “In My Feelings” video from Drake, Freedia continues the local journey through her beloved hometown in “Karaoke,” also finding time to twerk across the beach with Lizzo. Watch the video HERE. “Working with Lizzo in LA on this video was a career highlight,” says Freedia. “Her energy was exactly what I needed to get this track to come to life!”

Freedia also announced a U.S. fall co-headlining tour with Tank and the Bangas which comes to Denver on November 2.

“Tank and The Bangas are NOLA family and put on a show as lively as a Big Freedia show,” says Freedia. “Fans better be ready to shake some azzzzzz!"

It’s hard not to feel Freedia’s presence in pop culture. In addition to high-level appearances on culturally-defining tracks and a string of her own impacting releases, Freedia has become one of the strongest voices from the South, in part thanks to 'Big Freedia Bounces Back' on Fuse TV, a weekly docu-series that’s been on for six seasons and become the network’s highest-rated original series.

In addition to living life as a member of the LGBTQ community, she’s consistently used her music to lift listeners of all gender and sexual identity, using music as a bridge to unite. “I'm a voice for different communities,” she says. “Live your life and live the best way you know how. Love whoever you choose to love. Be whoever you want to be, do whatever you want to do. It's a much broader mission for me to encourage people all over—not just the LGBTQ community but heterosexuals as well to live out they life loud and proud.”

“I just want to inspire people to understand that New Orleans culture is very special, it's a phenomenal place and that we're on a rise to bigger and better things and we speak it through our music and everyday living down here,” says Freedia, who was born and raised in the city’s 3rd Ward. “The pain and suffering that we go through here in New Orleans, we take it and we flip it around.”

Wally's Wiconsin Tavern - a Taste of Sheboygan in Downtown Denver!

The menu at Wally's Wisconsin Tavern is 100% inspired by owner James Weimann's Sheboygan upbringing. The white cheddar cheese curds are sourced straight from Wisconsin and the fish fry is walleye! 

Have a request for a favorite Wisconsin beer or dish? Let 'em know! The menu continues to evolve and grow. 

Denver Limo, Inc.: The Hottest Limos at the Lowest Prices!

Denver Limo, Inc. is the leader in ground transportation in Denver, Colorado. Providing limousine service in Colorado for over 17 years, Denver Limo, Inc. has the hottest limousines, SUV limos, and Party Buses in the state - and they're currently available at the lowest prices of the year! 

Volunteer for LGBTQ Equality in September!

One Colorado Call Night for Equality - call supporters of LGBTQ equality on Wednesday, September 19th 5:30-8:00pm at the One Colorado offices. 

They will have free pizza, snacks, and drinks for you. If you have a laptop and/or phone, feel free to bring it along with you -- otherwise they will have some available! Sign up to phone bank for LGBTQ equality here!

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.

LGBTQ Candidates: Now More Than Ever

This week, Democrats continued a streak of nominating even more openly LGBTQ candidates to represent them in Congress and state legislatures across the country than ever before.

In New Hampshire, Democrats made history by nominating Chris Pappas for Congress, the first openly LGBTQ congressional candidate in the state’s history. Democrats also nominated Lisa Bunker, who if elected in November, will become the first openly transgender elected official in the state of New Hampshire.

So far this primary season, Democrats have nominated at least:

• 17 LGBTQ people for federal office in both houses of Congress
• 11 LGBTQ people for statewide office 

This includes 4 for governor (CO, OR, TX and VT), each of whom represents a different segment of the LGBTQ community.

After the jump, check out a snapshot of some of the newly nominated LGBTQ candidates so far this primary season: