“My dad has, like, this gaggle of gay friends now that goes out with him. Though running an LGBTQ bar with his father sometimes comes with its own surprises, and Trey says he is occasionally taken back by how comfortable his father has become as an ally to the queer community. “I feel like I can tell him anything, and he truly is my best friend, to where he does know every facet of my life.” “It’s very cool because I know I’m in a fortunate position, to where I have such a supportive father, and I’m very grateful for the way our relationship has grown doing this,” Trey says. Trey recounts the experience of running an LGBTQ business with his father graciously, cementing his gratitude to share this part of himself with a supportive parent. Misster was born as a father-son business venture, aimed to provide a new space to better represent the Dallas LGBTQ community. “I just knew what kind of environment and space I wanted to make, so I really went to him and I was like, ‘Listen, I have this idea-I’ll go with or without you-but do you wanna do this with me?’ and he was like, ‘Yeah, sure.’” He approached his father, who owned restaurants through Trey’s childhood and knew the ins and outs of running a business, with a new idea. Misster opened, Trey went out with his friends in Dallas and consistently struggled with finding an LGBTQ spot where they could go and feel comfortable, a place that accurately represented their proud, exuberant, queer community. Misster-are gearing up to open their brand-new, LGBTQ bar, Sir, in Downtown Denver at 1822 Blake St., where Vesta operated for more than 20 years before shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.īack in 2019, before Mr.
It’s a busy, back-and-forth time in late September, as Trey and his father, Tyler-current business partners at their Dallas bar, Mr. “It’s an easy flight though, so I don’t mind it.” “I’ve been here the last four days, and I’m going back to Dallas tomorrow, and then back here again next week,” he says. Psst… A special thank you to Kyle Drenon, Marketing Director of Murney Associates Realtors in Springfield, Missouri, for the inspiration for this article, as well as the following people for sharing their memories at the places mentioned above: Devvy Altman, Emily Chaney, Tom Cryer, Alyson Goodman, Larry Hotz & Elizabeth Hotz, Andi Leahey, Libby Levinson, Brigette Modglin, Leslie Monaco, Nancy Benedict Nielsen, Tyler Olmsted, Brittany Ouzts, Ashley Rosenberg, John Sable, Allison Smookler, Elizabeth VanCamp & Molly Cook Weiss.Trey Stewart, co-owner of Denver’s newest LGBTQ bar, Sir, is situated front-and-center as his Zoom camera pops on, part of Denver’s skyline peeking through the window behind him.
If you were a Broncos fan in the 90s then you will recall the Original Mile High Stadium and its (then) infamous tailgating supporter, The Barrel Man! Cheering on the Denver Broncos at the Original Mile High Stadium Along with The Barrel Man The bar opened in the mid-1960s and was considered a “no-frills bar”, and a local hangout, that remained the same for decades. Lancer Lounge was located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and served Denver locals alcoholic beverages for 23 years.