Chris Dawkins called it “difficult policy to uphold” while also saying, it “wrecked a couple of careers and a couple of people's lives”. Over the twenty years complaints, protests, regulatory action, and even Wrangler staff repeatedly called out the business for the policy. This set up a disconnect in the minds of many seeing the potential for being a leader in the LGBT business community, yet the discrimination within the same community of the Gender Matching ID policy, and a reputation of being unwelcoming to lesbians. Chris Dawkins explained, that “a lot of that money we collect, goes back to them.” And he described it as the charity hosting the party. A different local charity comes in each week to pour beer. The busiest days have consistently been the Denver Wrangler Sunday Afternoon Beer Bust. Longtime gay bar Denver Wrangler is closing its doors after more than 20 years Friends enjoying a beer at the old Denver Wrangler location in 2009. In the gay community, big, hairy guys are sometimes referred to as 'bears. The Denver Wrangler has made supporting LGBT community charities part of the business model for the entire twenty years. Located on the northeast corner of 17th Avenue and Clarkson Street, JR’s is a two story watering hole long popular for. For two decades, TheWrangler, a popular gay bar catering to a burly clientele, has held down the corner of Logan Street and East 17th Avenue.
The Wrangler moved to its Whittier location in 2016. Whether hosting fundraisers, providing meeting space, or other direct actions. Longtime gay bar Denver Wrangler has announced that it will be closing its doors at the end of June after more than two decades in the city. In many communities LGBT business have a long tradition of giving back to their own community.