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		<title>The Pearl&#8217;s Property Will Go to Auction If Taxes Aren&#8217;t Paid by April 22</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:03:35 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_0687-copy-e1776293214762.jpg" alt="a tax seizure notice on the door of The Pearl" /><p>Records show that after one owner dissolved the LLC, another owner filed an article of reinstatement — but now the doors are locked anyway due to more than $56,000 in unpaid taxes.</p>
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		<title>The Pearl Saga &#8220;Just Gets Messier by the Day&#8221;</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:42:17 -0600</pubDate>
				<category domain="foundation:section-category">Opinion &amp; Commentary</category>
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		<title>The Pearl Dissolves LLC, Refunds $83,000 Raised in GoFundMe</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:35:53 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/the-pearl.webp" alt="interior of The Pearl" /><p>After days of twists and turns, Denver's only lesbian bar is no more.</p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Going on With The Pearl?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:44:55 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/the-pearl.webp" alt="interior of The Pearl" /><p>Denver's only lesbian bar is in danger of closing, and now a co-owner is talking about its GoFundMe and allegations of her involvement with an anti-LGBTQ church.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/whats-going-on-with-the-pearl-in-denver-40871873/">What&#8217;s Going on With The Pearl?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Colorado May Allow Lawsuits Against Conversion Therapy Providers Following Supreme Court Ruling</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:34:39 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Victims of Conversion Therapy Could Sue Practitioners Under Colorado Bill</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/karollyne-videira-hubert-7tBmkjHbvew-unsplash-e1773868776123.jpg" alt="Victims of Conversion Therapy Could Sue Practitioners Under Colorado Bill" /><p>"We will continue working towards a world where LGBTQ people are treated as equals not in need of ‘conversion,'" Representative Alex Valdez says.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-bill-conversation-therapy-sue-practitioners-40855635/">Victims of Conversion Therapy Could Sue Practitioners Under Colorado Bill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Ballot Breakdown: Transgender Student Athlete Ban, Other Anti-Trans Measure on the Way</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:26:32 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/51934289231_800b1b9c4c_k-e1773847565617.jpg" alt="Transgender activists protests with signs on the sidewalk" /><p>Plus, all the ballot measures Coloradans will vote on in November.</p>
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		<title>Bambi Ballgag Has Their Finger on The Pulse of Sapphic Nightlife</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:18:09 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>From Bodice Rippers to Romantasy, These Books Are Dominating the Market – and Rewriting Women’s Sexual Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Judge Removes Man Indicted Over Jax Gratton&#8217;s Death After Courtroom Outbursts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:24:33 -0600</pubDate>
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