Madison Lauterbach

DENVER | Melanie Rose starts with a simple question: “So I understand you want to build a sex room—Why?”

DENVER | Men’s mental health has been at the forefront of national discussion for years as mass shootings in the U.S. rise exponentially.

DENVER | When I graduated from MSU Denver in Dec. 2019, I knew exactly the next adventure I wanted to embark on. I wanted to create a publication focused on telling stories and news about the parts of Denver I care most about.

DENVER | In April 2021, several Ms. Mayhem reporters undertook an ambitious project. They wanted to learn how women were evolving the sport of fly fishing. The team initially approached the project through three main lenses: gear, safety, and conservation and education. Since then, they’ve added a fourth focus examining the lack of visibility and representation for women of color and other marginalized groups. They spoke with company founders making equipment more accessible; heard women’s experiences of safety concerns on and off the water; and discovered how women are shaping conservation efforts.

DENVER | After more than a decade away from the dating scene, Johanna Pietari felt rusty as she swiped on dating apps. After opening her marriage to outside relationships, she was ready to explore dating women, but still, she had doubts. “No one will want to date a married woman,” she thought.

DENVER | Denver writer and reiki healer Amanda E.K. is set to release their first-ever book titled “The Risk it Takes to Bloom,” a collection of queer erotica stories.

DENVER | Two years ago, Park County resident MP was lying in bed when her partner yelled that he needed help outside. MP jumped up and put on her jeans, trying to be as quick as possible. She slipped and fell on her closed fist, breaking the middle metacarpal in her left hand.

DENVER | In the body modification community, there are names that everyone knows: Fakir Musafar, Shannon Larratt, Howie Luna Cobra. Also on that list, filled with mostly white men who have dominated the industry for decades, is Denver body modification artist and owner of Sol Tribe, Alicia Cardenas. As an Indigenous woman, Cardenas brought the rituals of Meso-American cultures into her body modification practices and empowered others to do the same.

DENVER | The communities of Denver and nearby Lakewood are reeling after five people were killed and two were injured in the shooting rampage on Dec. 27.

DENVER | Elise Lopez sat in what she calls her special chair—a mid-century, wicker barrel back—in the middle of her living room. The soft fall afternoon sun streamed in the windows, hitting the leaves of a five-foot-tall Monstera plant.

DENVER | As Siren Sixxkiller ran around the pavilion at Cheesman Park on Saturday, she juggled greeting attendees and putting out the many fires that arise when arranging any public event. Sixxkiller is a veteran organizer of SlutWalk Denver, and she’s used to navigating snags like a last-minute change in schedule.

In 1994, Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the first Black U.S. surgeon general and the second woman to serve in the position, was forced to resign by then-President Bill Clinton. Her crime? Suggesting that masturbation should be taught in schools as part of sex education. You know, the class about sex.

DENVER | This past weekend, the people of Denver came together to mark the 156th celebration of Juneteenth. For the first time, the day was celebrated as a national holiday after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17.

BOULDER | When people think of the quintessential stand-up comedian, they tend to think of a twenty-something white guy with a five o’clock shadow, wearing a dirty sweatshirt and making jokes about the indecipherable creature that is the human woman.

DENVER | Taxidermy, a word that conjures images of museum caveman exhibits, moth-eaten heads mounted in dark antique shops, or secret society explorer clubs, is experiencing a resurgence thanks to a new generation of ethical practitioners.

Public relations strategist Krystal Covington is a one-woman powerhouse.

Chandra Thomas Whitfield has made a name for herself as a freelance multimedia journalist, a rare achievement in the journalism industry. It also garners some strange looks and inappropriate questions about how she supports herself, despite having won multiple awards and accolades for her work.

Colorado-born Amy E. Brown has worked tirelessly for years fighting the oppression of marginalized people, specifically Black women and queer folks.

Gregory Moore has had the kind of prolific career that most journalists can only dream of.

DENVER | The name Bree Davies is as well-known to her fellow journalists as it is with DIY artists and political activists. She has long been a major voice in Denver.