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With little warning, a staple of the LGBTQ+ bar scene closed its doors last week. The Triangle Bar shuttered after a substantial decline in business in 2023. Its proprietor blamed homeless encampments in the area for declining visits. Everything about the closure saddens me. The Triangle is a legend in Denver among the LGBTQ+ community. I have heard more stories from more friends who remember

Dear Annie: I was in a similar situation as “Grieving Grandmother” but just the opposite. My grandmother and parents did not like my choice of spouse, so we were uninvited to family gatherings. At first, I was hurt, and then I thought, “who cares?” So for the last 30 years, my holiday gatherings on Thanksgiving and Christmas have been filled with my “new” family. Seniors whose children don’t

Ford becomes latest high-profile American company to pump the brakes on DEI Ford Motor Company joins the likes of Harley-Davidson, Lowe's and John Deere to scale back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Ford Motor Co. told employees it will no longer participate in an annual survey from an LGBTQ advocacy group and would not use quotas for minority dealerships and suppliers, the latest

I have been a Democrat for all of my adult life. I spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 1996, worked for numerous Democratic candidates across the country, served as a Democrat in the Maryland House of Delegates and the State Senate, and was chairman of the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. I am pro-choice, a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights, a fierce advocate for the