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Articles in the November 2014 Edition
Publisher’s Column
Growing Forward
Greetings everyone!  It’s your friendly publisher Rob here.  It has been exactly a year since I last wrote a column, but it became necessary...
11 Years of GayCalgary... and Counting
A writer’s perspective
Few businesses of any kind survive the first five years. For any organization to reach over a decade is truly a remarkable feat. While GayCalgary has been...
Whistler Pride in the Snow
Same festival, new name
The name might have changed but the ever-expanding Whistler Pride and Ski Festival is bigger and better than ever. Formerly Gay Whistler’s WinterPride...
The Calgary Chinook Fund
A gift that keeps on giving
The Calgary Chinook Fund was established by a group of donors whom intend to make this world a better, more accepting place for the next generation. Kelly...
We Wish You A Measha Christmas
Opera Singer Measha Brueggergosman releases holiday album
One of the planet’s most acclaimed and loved opera singers hails from right here in Canada. Fredricton, New Brunswick born soprano Measha Brueggergosman...
INTERVIEW - The Talented Mark Meer
The voice of Commander Shepard from the game series Mass Effect
No one has really just ‘heard of’ Mark Meer. They either know exactly who he is or haven’t the foggiest idea. Despite the fact that he is very much Alberta-centric...
Wish Upon A Star
Raphael Sbarge and Green Wish
Jiminy Cricket is a moral compass, forever aiding Pinocchio in his quest to become a real boy, by urging him away from wrong and towards what is right...
A Droplet Does Not A Sea Change Make
The Synod of Catholic Bishops’ Response to Homosexuality
Perhaps it is a Sign of Armageddon, and there are those who would argue it is, or perhaps it is symptomatic of a Church that, however slowly and ponderously...
Discussing Community Safety
Reporting Sexual Assault
Well the clocks have gone back – the temperatures have dropped – yes, winter is on the horizon. I have just got back from vacation, having been lucky enough...
Theo Tams Finds Happiness in his Back Pocket
Alberta-born singer/songwriter returns with new EP
It has been nearly six years since Theo Tams was in the national spotlight. The final Canadian Idol winner in 2008 has seen his post-Idol life take him...
Mickey Wilson
On collaborating with the Alberta LGBT Chamber of Commerce, fundraising, and the essential role of the Pride Centre
Alberta’s beloved Mickey Wilson, executive director of the Pride Centre of Edmonton, took a few minutes break from his busy schedule to chat with GayCalgary...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Naked Nick Jonas. We repeat: naked Nick Jonas
Now you know why Nick Jonas has that body: he’s about to star on Kingdom, a series for DirecTV about MMA fighters. The show, also starring Frank Grillo...
Parenting Proud
It Takes a Village… People
With the Christmas holidays fast approaching, the first snows on the ground, and an ever growing list of family obligations to meet before the arrival...
Wildlife Spotted in City
Oshawa’s Rising Stars Play the Province this Month
They have been in the industry almost ten years but many of us are just hearing of Ontario band Wildlife now. Their track "Lightning Tent" hit...
INTERVIEW - From Greys To Gays
Garrett Wang speaks about ‘Others’
For veteran Star Trek Voyager actor Garrett Wang, life has been a journey of exploration. From his earliest days as a young actor, challenging himself...
Ivy Winters Blows Into Alberta
Season 5’s Miss Congeniality Coming for Battle Of The Seasons
You could almost hear the collective gasps of Alberta’s drag race fans on November 3rd when the bomb was dropped by Pure Pride and Union Events. For the...
San Diego’s DJ Shane Stiel
on DJing at the recent HoneyPot Production’s Wild Pride in Calgary
If you were one of the lucky partiers who made it through the massive lineup outside and into the Pint for HoneyPot Production’s first foray into Calgary...
Out of Town
Napa Valley: Wine Country
Northern California’s Napa Valley ( http://www.visitnapavalley.com ) is by no means solely about wine-touring. You’ll find soothing hot springs spas and...
Colby Melvin
Voter advocacy, political power and the dirty business of oil
"Here I am," says Colby Melvin, "just a man in his underwear. But I still have a voice, and I can still reach people... It doesn’t matter...
A Comeback to Cherish
Lisa Kudrow on Valerie’s return, ‘superhuman’ gays and the future of Romy and Michele
Ten years without our favorite cupcake-wearing gonzo, Valerie Cherish, is 10 years too long. But the wait’s over. You were heard. A decade after The...
The Sweet Dreams of Annie Lennox
Icon on her legacy, the ‘nostalgia’ of youth and why Beyoncé is ‘feminist lite’
They don’t make hearts bigger than the one beating inside of Annie Lennox. Despite the icon’s legendary recording career, dating back to the late ’70s...
Time to Get Moist
Band Reunites With New Album and Tour
For six years Moist ruled Canadian rock radio. Based on the strength of singles like "Resurrection", "Push" and "Breathe"...
Queer Eye
Calgary Chinook Fund http://gaycalgary.com/pa865 Fruit Loop at Yellowhead Brewery, Edmonton http://gaycalgary.com/pa875, photos by Farley FooFoo Joslyn...
A Couple of Guys
News Releases
Brazilian Gay Sauna and Hotel was included in Louis Vuitton Travel Guide http://www.gaycalgary.com/n1581 Flashdance - The Musical | Tour makes its Calgary...
Mr. GayCalgary November 2014
Rob Diaz-Marino
Rob Diaz-Marino is a born and raised Calgarian.  He is first generation Canadian – his mom and dad, of German and Spanish heritage, met in South Africa...
FIND OUT!
LGBT Community Directory
GayCalgary Magazine is the go-to source for information about Alberta LGBT businesses and community groups—the most extensive and accurate resource of...
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Online Articles this Month
Fleetwood Mac Brings Classic Line-up and Songs to Life
Reunited band takes audience on a musical journey
It was May of 2013 when Fleetwood Mac graced the Saddledome stage. Despite the short turnaround of a year and a half, the band’s November 14th concert...
Theory Of A Deadman
Rocking On Despite Delays
The life of a rock star has its share of fame and fortune, and also its frustrations. Take travel, for example. Sometimes one’s bus blows a tire and you...
Creep of the Week
Sean Hannity
By now you’ve heard of Adrian Peterson, the professional footballer charged with child abuse. The case has ignited a national debate about spanking and...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Kristen Wiig helps deliver a Nasty Baby
Did you know that there’s a new wave of moviemaking happening in Chile’s film culture? Well, there is. And one of its more successful directors, Sebastian...
Editorial Cartoon
Apple
Otafest Aurora
Enjoy the Sights this Month in Christmas Spirit
Every year the University of Calgary is hit by a deluge of complete and utter nerdom – Otafest. For anime and pop culture fans, it’s a great time to strut...
Editorial Cartoon
The Arc of Justice
Creep of the Week
Peter LaBarbera
Gay people. They’re just like Nazis, amirite? What with their Pride parades and their drag queens and their wanting to get married and their Broadway...
The OutField
The state of trans athletes
The full-page ad on the back of the Sunday Minneapolis Star Tribune sports section was meant to attract attention. It certainly did. "A male wants...
Creep of the Week
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
It's been a tough four years for Michiganders under Gov. Rick Snyder. Especially the gay and lesbian ones. During his debate with Democratic rival Mark...
Editorial Cartoon
God's Wrath
Hear Me Out
Mary Lambert, You+Me, Betty Who, Annie Lennox
Mary Lambert, Heart on My Sleeve One chorus did wonders for Mary Lambert, the guest vocalist professing romantic interest in a girl on Macklemore’s "Same...
Creep of the Week
Gina Loudon
Have you ever read something so stupid that you could feel your brain cells committing suicide as you read it? That's how I feel after reading Gina Loudon's...
The Frivolist
The Gayest Halloween Costumes of 2014
As holidays go, Halloween is undoubtedly the gayest. It’s the one time of year where homos can pretend they’re hetero, straight boys step out in short...
Creep of the Week
Steve King
I don't believe in God. But I have a good enough handle on his discography to know that "Heaven" is one of his greatest hits and that for his...
Editorial Cartoon
Nothing to Offer
The Frivolist
9 Reasons Why Coming Out on a Holiday Isn’t a Good Idea
Holiday time may seem like an ideal opportunity to come out to your family – everybody’s in one place at one time and there’s less chance for an individual...
Hear Me Out
Taylor Swift, 1989
Maybe you’ve heard: Taylor Swift has a new album, her fifth, and it’s really good. It’s actually the closest thing to a perfect pop release this year (that’s...
Creep of the Week
James David Manning
I think we all know that Starbucks is a little, well, gay. I mean, they sell drinks like the Gingerbread Latte, Peppermint Mocha, and the Frappuccino (which...
Hear Me Out
Ariana Grande, Ryan Adams, Counting Crows, Maroon 5
Ariana Grande, My Everything Ariana Grande doesn’t wanna be your "next Mariah Carey." Shattering the classic-Carey image she somehow became...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Lena Dunham is going to dress you up
When Daniel Friedman left his career as an architect for the world of bespoke tailoring, he didn’t know what would happen next. But his ability to custom-fit...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Monica Potter sticking around at NBC for Ellen DeGeneres
We love Monica Potter for a variety of possibly conflicting reasons. First, Saw. Always Saw. And then, on the other end of the spectrum, the way she made...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Pee-wee says it a little louder this time
Official announcements are a strange thing. We had heard the new Pee-wee Herman movie was a go a while back. But then maybe it wasn’t as go-ish as we had...
Chic Gamine Goes Vinyl
Winnipeg group joins Vinyl Cafe Tour
Since forming in 2007 Winnipeg’s Chic Gamine have toured the world, been on national television as part of Ottawa’s Canada Day celebrations, performed...
The Tea Party's Water's on Fire
Band “better than ever” with new album and tour
It has been three years since The Tea Party reunited – initially, a tentative testing of the waters to see if they could successfully reform after a bitter...
Local Blogger Spearheads Battle Against Bill 10
Mike Morrison has made a name for himself across Canada through his Mike’s Bloggity Blog website. While his postings typically focus on arts and entertainment...
Editorial Cartoon
Mr. Sugar Plum Fairy
The Frivolist
Jive Turkeys - 5 Non-Traditional Meals You Can Make This Thanksgiving
Turkey is the unequivocal king of the Thanksgiving dinner table, but if you’re tired of bowing down to a Butterball every fourth Thursday of November...
Creep of the Week
Jeffrey Sutton and Deborah Cook
I was driving home after picking up my son from school when I heard the news that the 6th Circuit Court had upheld the anti-gay marriage bans in Michigan...
Hear Me Out
Whitney Houston Live - Her Greatest Performances
If anyone epitomized a "moment in time," it was Whitney Houston. At her peak, she unleashed her unmistakable, hit-making voice to seize each...
Editorial Cartoon
Turned Out Gay
Creep of the Week
Jase Bolger
In Michigan, where I live, it is perfectly legal to fire someone for being gay. Or for being lesbian, bisexual or transgender, for that matter. For years...
Deep Inside Hollywood
SNL’s Kate McKinnon is coming to a theater near you
We were wondering when the Kate McKinnon bullet train would leave the station and speed toward the big screen. It was inevitable after Saturday Night Live’s...
The Frivolist
Ho, Ho, Homo - 9 Affordable Ways to Make the Yuletide Gayer
All that money you’ve saved for the better part of a year so you can celebrate the holidays in style moves quickly when you’re buying gifts left and right...
Editorial Cartoon
Michigan Marriage Ban
Creep of the Week
Racism
Oh, hey guys. I was just surfing the Interwebs looking for anti-gay idiots I can write snarky comments about. But then I read that Darren Wilson -- you...
The OutField
MLB’s ‘Ambassador for Inclusion’ hits a grand slam
During his entire baseball career, Billy Bean says he lived in a "tiny, dark closet." In 1995 he walked away from the sport he loved. He felt...
Editorial Cartoon
HIV
Creep of the Week
The Duggars
I'll admit I've never watched "19 and Counting," the reality show about the Duggar family. But from what I understand, it's a show about Michelle...
The Frivolist
The Gay Year in Review - 7 Hot Topics That Had Us Talking in 2014
This year the LGBT community laughed together, cried together, and celebrated together as news broke on issues important to us all. To refresh your memory...
Hear Me Out
Idina Menzel, Nick Jonas, Damien Rice, Trisha Yearwood
Idina Menzel, Holiday Wishes Idina Menzel is the luckiest person to have ever been called Adele Dazeem. The awkwardness of having her name butchered...