Blush & Blu was a lesbian bar located on East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
[1] It was the city's last lesbian bar, down from a peak of seven, and one of approximately thirty-three remaining in the United States.
It gained its current name in 2013 following an expansion, which also included Voodoo Doughnut's first Colorado location.
[5] Blush & Blu closed in October 2024 and at the time was Colorado's last lesbian bar.
Reports indicated the space would be used by a gay bar operated by Bouffard[6][7] In 2021 a lawsuit was filed against Blush and Blu by three former employees who allege owner Jody Bouffard routinely failed to pay them minimum wage, stole tips during shifts and discriminated against one of the establishment's only Black employees, among other issues alleged in the suit.