Denver seeks input from LGBTQ+ community

BY STAFF REPORT

Denver’s LGBTQ Commission and e Center on Colfax, a nonpro t organization and community center located at 1301 E. Colfax Ave. that serves the Rocky Mountain region’s LGBTQ+ community, is seeking input to learn about challenges the LGBTQ+ faces. e survey is geared toward LGBTQ+ people who are 18 years or older and live and/or work in the Denver metro area. e questions focus on a variety of issues: policing and public safety, mental health and wellbeing, housing, civil rights and engagement, and nancial wellbeing.

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Adoptable Pet Of The Week

Meet Kiwi

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Hello everyone, my name is Kiwi! I’m a two-year-old boxer-pitbull mix, and I’m around 40 pounds.

I’ve only ever lived at the shelter; I’ve been at Charlie’s Place for a year and a half now. My friends at the shelter think that maybe I got overlooked due to bad timing. ere were a lot of adoptions at the beginning of the pandemic, and then they slowed down. During my time at the shelter, I started to get anxious and will use the survey responses to develop recommendations for the next mayoral o ce for ways the city can advance social, economic and political equity for the LGBTQ+ community, according to a news release. now I feel fearful and reactive when I meet new people.

It is expected that the survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and is anonymous. e survey can be accessed at surveymonkey.com/r/lgbtqcommsurvey. To learn more about the Denver LGBTQ Commission, which is part of the Denver Agency for Human Rights & Community Partnerships, visit tinyurl.com/Denver-LGBTQCommission. To learn more about e Center on Colfax, visit lgbtqcolorado.org.

Luckily, I just nished my twoweek “friends for life” training in Evergreen! My friends said I did well and made progress, but my future humans will need to be patient and committed to helping me work through my behaviors.

Once I warm up to you, I’ve been described as a “goofball” who just wants to snuggle. I walk great on a leash and get along well with other dogs. I love hiking with other dogs!

My friends at the shelter really want to help me nd a foster or potential adopter who will give me a chance to know a home outside of some ongoing “friends for life” training sessions, and recommend I go home for a trial period with my new ink we could be a match? Call the shelter at (303) 679-2477 to come meet me.