Groundbreaking Tax Guide Launched to Help LGBTQ Taxpayers

The National LGBTQ Task Force has launched a groundbreaking income tax preparation guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. The new taxpayer resource is intended to guide LGBTQ people with questions they might want to ask when sitting in front of their tax preparer or program. The first-of-its-kind guide translates complicated income tax form information in a way that is more understandable and accessible for LGBTQ people.

“LGBTQ people are disproportionally more likely to live at or below the poverty line—they are also often the most in need of income tax information and least able to access it. The straight forward information in this guide will empower LGBTQ people to get credits and deductions that lift millions of people out of poverty,” said Meghan Maury, Criminal and Economic Justice Director, National LGBTQ Task Force. “Most LGBTQ people don’t know that you can deduct out of pocket costs for transition-related care including surgery. Many of us also don’t know that you may be able to claim a large credit for adoption related expenses.”

The new publication is part of the organization’s “Queer Our Taxes” effort, a public education and advocacy campaign focused on securing economic justice for LGBTQ people.

OUT on DVD/VOD: Daddy

Breaking Glass Pictures will release the LGBT dark dramedy of a mature gay friendship, Daddy in Los Angeles on April 1, 2016 and on VOD/DVD April 5.

In Daddy, Colin McCormack thinks he has it all — a great job, a steady stream of hot younger guys, and a best friend whose devotion he takes for granted. But when a charming and mercurial intern sweeps him off his feet, Colin sees a chance for something more: A family of his own. What he discovers instead is a shattering secret that may cost Colin everything — and everyone — he holds dear.

LGBT Presidential Election Survey

Community Marketing & Insights has a new LGBT Presidential election survey. The survey should take less than 3 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey no later than 11:59pm on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. And be sure to forward the link to your LGBT friends, and post to social media.

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.

Want To Reach Gay Denver? 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.

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Denver Limo – The Hottest Limousines in Denver!

Denver Limousine offers the hottest stretch limousines in Denver Colorado! Whatever the occasion, Denver Limousine’s team of professional drivers and top-of-the-line fleet of vehicles is waiting to serve you.

The Gay Vegans: Another Post About Voting

By Dan Hanley
 
One theme clear in many of my blog posts is to encourage activists of every kind to engage in politics and to vote.

This is just as important as it every has been.

With primaries and caucuses getting close, each one of us has an opportunity to create change in our own way, to voice our opinion and to be the voice of those who do not have a voice.

Please vote.

Please caucus.

Wear one of your favorite activist t-shirts that promote a cause near and dear to you.

Bring a friend.

There is so much going on in our world and I believe that the more of us who actually give a shit participate and vote, we have a good chance of making things better.

Just a pipe dream? I don't think so.

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

The National Book Foundation’s program for young readers expands to create first after school reading club for LGBTQ teens

BookUp Building Readers in Under-served Communities from National Book Foundation on Vimeo.

On Friday, February 5th, the National Book Foundation will launch BookUp LGBTQ, a new BookUp site for LGBTQ teens at the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI). Taught by Cave Canem fellow and poet t’ai freedom ford, BookUp LGBTQ will provide books and activities tailored to young LGBTQ readers. BookUp LGBTQ’s students will choose from a booklist curated by today's most influential LGBTQ authors, including Naomi Jackson, Garth Greenwell and 5 under 35 honoree Megan Kruse, and go on field trips to the New York Public Library’s Gay and Lesbian Collections, queer bookstores, and other historic and literary sites throughout the five boroughs.

Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) was founded on the belief that all young people—regardless of sexual orientation or identity—deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential. Founded in NYC in 1979, HMI provides comprehensive counseling and case management for nearly 2,000 LGBTQ youth and their families. By partnering with HMI, BookUp LGBTQ brings BookUp’s engaging programming to a new constituency that will benefit from seeing their own stories and history reflected in LGBTQ books and more. “I am very excited about the partnership between HMI and the National Book Foundation,” says Juan Williams, HMI’s Director of Academic Enrichment. “I believe that this opportunity will empower our readers and budding writers to build on their strengths and flourish in their communities.” BookUp LGBTQ will be run in partnership with Lambda Literary, the oldest literary organization championing the works of LGBTQ writers and an honorable mention for the National Book Foundation’s Innovations in Reading Prize last year.

Created in 2007, BookUp has programs in New York, Texas, and Detroit, and has provided nearly 30,000 books free of charge to students to foster a lifelong love of reading. “Books give us our humanity and tell us we are not alone,” says the Foundation’s Program Manager Amy Gall. “BookUp LGBTQ creates a space where LGBTQ youth can see themselves as part of a dynamic community with a rich past and limitless future. We want to empower them to become the new generation of world changing readers and writers.”

Glint - While You Sleep

On the heels of announcing their forthcoming album Inverter, Glint is now sharing the a video for their single "While You Sleep" which premiered via Stereogum who said "the song overflows with emotion, and director Ryan Rothermel's video inspires that same feeling - well,feelings...the clip is a great expression of the longing and desire that hangs over the track, and aptly depicts the anguish that results from sustaining the damage from those feelings for too long"

Stonewall Fitness: By, For, and About Denver’s Gay Community!

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

Smith specializes in exercise, nutrition and wellness programs for the GLBT community and leads a variety of different programs, including group fitness classes, personal training, athletic conditioning programs, educational seminars and workshops.

His passion lies in promoting the physical, mental and social benefits of exercise and healthy diet to the community by breaking down the barriers often associated with a healthy lifestyle to make it accessible for everybody.

Mai Dinero’s Absolut Thirsty Thursdays

DJ Mai Dinero spins Hip-Hop & R&B every Thursday and second Friday from 9pm-2am at Broadways. 

It's feel good music for your soul, all night long, with free Absolut shots starting at 8pm.

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.

Pet Portraits By Maurice Becnel

Immortalize your furry friends with a pet portrait by Maurice Becnel. Clients admire Becnel's ability to capture the essence of a pet's personality in his work.

Says Becnel, "Painting animal portraits, for me, is more fun than it is work. I began painting them several years ago. The first one I did was for a friend on her birthday. Because it was a gift it never dawned on me that other people would commission me to do more. Word got out and before I knew it more and more of the emails I was receiving from my website were going to the dogs! And cats!"

Want To Reach Gay Denver? 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.

The Feline Fix, Colorado's Leading Spay/Neuter Source for Community Cats

Divine Feline is Colorado’s leading spay/neuter source for free roaming (“community”) cats and a significant provider of spay/neuter services for pet cats, all through their in-house clinic, The Feline Fix. 

To date The Feline Fix has performed more than 27,000 spay/neuter surgeries, preventing the births of hundreds of thousands of unwanted cats in Denver and surrounding communities. 

For more information about the clinic, or to request a reservation for your tame, stray or feral cats, please click here. 

Divine Feline is a Colorado nonprofit corporation and a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. All contributions are tax deductible. To make a donation please click here.