Our job running a magazine is tough. There are those times when it feels like we’re here solely to have crap dumped on us, and then every now and then...

The residents of Mayne Island, BC, don’t want you to know their secret. This became apparent as we sat enjoying an evening beer at the Springwater Lodge...

While the Valley Zoo in Edmonton may not be as flashy as some of its counterparts, it has a certain charm. In my first visit in years, I was instantly...

There’s a reason that hotels charge twice as much - or sometimes even three times more - for a room facing the crashing surf or a soaring mountain peak...

Erik Rush is totally gonna puke. As a matter of fact, he probably kept a bucket next to his desk the entire time he was writing his July 9 World Net Daily...

This may well be “old news” by now, but I believe it still bears addressing since it seems to me to be symptomatic of the Conservative government’s attitude...

Mercury and Venus are in harmony, boosting everyone’s charm; Jupiter and Eris are also making nice, opening political opportunities. Alas, these pairs...

Stargate lesbians in space! The new series Stargate Universe will boldly explore a hitherto unexamined corner of TV’s sci-fi landscape by including two...

Infusion Confusion The best thing about infused liquor is how easy it is to make. The second best thing is how impressed people are when you make it...

Now that I have your attention and stimulated your naughty thoughts, I must confess it is not as alluring as it sounds; but it is just as much fun I think. What...

Dear GayCalgary, I hold precious membership to a few select groups. I am a Canadian Citizen, a resident of Alberta, and a 20 something year old, living...

In retrospect I am not entirely sure how I feel about Sacha Baron Cohen’s Brüno. Parts of it were funny, parts of it were incredibly disturbing, but while...

What is it? What do they do? Why do they do what they do? That’s what I would wonder every time I heard about “Coronation”. Edmonton’s court, known as...

It’s mid-summer – so the 2010 Winter Olympics are just a few months away. Already in the host city of Vancouver, the gay community is making sure that...

Louise Worsfold is an extremely accomplished member of the New Scotland Yard Metropolitan Police Force. Of the 33,000 members of the Metropolitan police...

Usually when one plans a trip to Alberta’s Rocky Mountains it is to either Banff, Lake Louise, or Jasper. Many of us don’t realize there are some other...

Last month we started with the Stonewall Riots in 1969, and this month we continue discussing the aftermaths that this uprising sparked in recent times...

The Cliks, Dirty King We like a good split personality – Pink, Eminem and Beyonce can seamlessly morph from badass to wimp. Lucas Silveira, welcome to...

If you were to compare our current Pride celebrations to any of the first Pride Parades in the 1970s and 1980s, among several things you might notice the...

Calgary has a definite lack of “gay hangouts” outside of the bar scene, which can make it nearly impossible for someone to meet like-minded individuals...

This past May, I was studying hard and somewhat bitterly for my Canadian citizenship test. As I memorized what kind of wheat was most popular in 1930’s...

Beyond My Control: Forbidden Fantasies in an Uncensored Age By Nancy Friday The book holds true to its subtitle in every sense of the world. Beyond...

At 6:30 in the morning, Garth Irvine is in the kitchen preparing three fruit smoothies and two bottles of baby formula for those he cares for. This routine...

Forty years ago, the patrons of the Stonewall Inn risked everything, and their courage ignited the modern LGBT rights movement. As we commemorate the...