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Mal was featured as part of the Colorado Queer Hair Community on Colorado Public Radio
We’re so excited to be 1 of 3 featured voices for CPR’s new segment on Colorado’s Queer Hair Community! It was a treat to have CPR in our studio so that we could share a bit about the needs of the local Queer community and why creating safe spaces is so important and needed. (Image Credit: Paolo Zialcita/CPR News)

Photo Tour of MAL, Boulder’s Queer Hair Studio
We designed the MAL studio space to feel like a Queer hair haven in the heart of Boulder, Colorado. Our goal was to make the 275 sqft studio space feel light, bright and relaxing with an art gallery-like feel that has its lens solely focused on the Queer community.

Gift an Affirming haircut: EGift Cards Now Available at MAL
We’re excited to announce that you can now purchase a eGift Card to gift an affirming haircut/color experience with Maeve to a family member or friend in the North Colorado area.

On View at MAL: Chicanx Illustrator Ruth Mora’s Risograph Print, “Shitty Punk Hair Cut”
A chewy, razor cut shaggy mullet with a partial buzz cut, gelled fangs and sideburns so sharp it’ll make you bleed… yeah, that’s a shitty punk haircut. And yeah, they’re cool as hell.

On View at MAL: Queer Fiber Artist Elliot Johnson’s Knitted Tapestry, “The Inherent Homoeroticism of Sharing an Orange with a Friend”
Seeing art created by Queer individuals who documented & celebrated their Queer lives played a fundamental role in my journey to understand and validate my own Queer identity. I can remember the exact moment I first saw a transmasculine individual depicted as desirable, sensitive, and capable of being in a loving relationship - and it was in …