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Travel: Dionysian discoveries in Sitges, Spain

Travel: Dionysian discoveries in Sitges, Spain

When I arrived it was cold and grey, with most shops closed and only a few smattering of people walking down the street. Looking for some sign of life, I headed to the beach, where impressively [...]

Family Matters: Lesbian and gay lives through parents, children

Family Matters: Lesbian and gay lives through parents, children

Sometimes family bonds need to be forged anew when parents learn that a child is gay. So it was with Trish Pachak, who confronted her daughter about her suspicions 13 years ago. [...]

Final Arrangements require special steps for LGBT people

Final Arrangements require special steps for LGBT people

Planning for 'Final Arrangements' – the memorial and services you hope to take place after you die – can be a disturbing thought. But it's easy to imagine this hypothetical nightmare scenario if it doesn't take [...]

Radioactive Vision: Some like it haute at Denver Yves Saint Laurent exhibit

Radioactive Vision: Some like it haute at Denver Yves Saint Laurent exhibit

Male nudity, exposed breasts, scooter-riding thugs in leather jackets, and a love rival being burned alive – I'd expect these things from the latest “must-see” summer action adventure film – not so much from a fashion [...]

Cycle Sluts: 1-800-rent-a-ho – it’s easy, but not cheap!

Cycle Sluts: 1-800-rent-a-ho – it’s easy, but not cheap!

Dear Cycle Sluts, I recently injured myself and have doctor's orders to stay off my feet the next several weeks. I'm so bored already! Do you have any suggestions of what I can do to keep [...]

Blue Ruby Boutique in Larimer Square offers designer fashion for all

Blue Ruby Boutique in Larimer Square offers designer fashion for all

The driving force behind Blue Ruby was love: “I love fashion,” said owner Julie Watson. “I love that you can decorate yourself and tell any story you want. I'm so excited to open a second location, [...]

Take a deep breath, and back away from the cell phone

Take a deep breath, and back away from the cell phone

She interrupts the order with her hand in the air, a referee's “timeout,” and an urgent call from her friend Susan, who, incidentally, is also eating at California Pizza Kitchen. The event necessitates unending giggles, followed [...]

Health strategies using the science of aging

Health strategies using the science of aging

Is it really possible to live longer, look younger and feel better? Science is telling us that this is not only possible, but it is already happening. What causes us to look and feel old? Our [...]

Gallop to ‘Gallop,’ a delightful café in the Highlands

Gallop to ‘Gallop,’ a delightful café in the Highlands

The buzz of breakfasters and Gallop devotees was dizzying, as were the plates ushering from the kitchen. Soaring slices of French toast, dusted with pristine white powdered sugar, coupled with mounded Benedicts, smothered in hollandaise. And [...]

Aging gay: Lesbian and gay seniors flourish in changing times

Aging gay: Lesbian and gay seniors flourish in changing times

When Pat Barrington first came out as a lesbian to her mother, the response she got would be shockingly uncommon today. “You're just like me,” Barrington's mother told her – “except you're doing what you want. [...]