a bar where people could really come and know your name, Cheers- style.”įor Denverites familiar with Alix’s other two businesses, Tight End is totally different. “I wanted it to be something different from the other bars, so it wasn’t about drag shows or dance floors or things like that. “I wanted it to be a safe space for sports watchers,” Alix says. Tight End, Denver’s only gay sports bar, opened its doors April 2021.