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Articles in the May 2015 Edition
Edmonton Pride Festival
Going strong and better than ever
Running a successful Pride festival is no easy feat, and the Edmonton Pride Festival Society would know, after growing the popular event for almost four...
Sandy Page Campout
Games, campfires and good people
This May long weekend boasts to be the best weekend of your year, according to Greg McDonald, one of the coordinators of the Sandy Page Campout. The Campout...
YOUth Riot and Stars of the Stage and Screen
This month with Third Street Theatre
This May GayCalgary had the pleasure of chatting with Weston Jacques, Third Street Theatre Board Member, about the roots of Third Street Theatre, what...
Monty Python’s Spamalot
A Holy Grail of a show
In 2008 I ventured to New York City and saw Monty Python’s Spamalot on Broadway – although not the original cast, which featured the likes of Tim Curry...
Life, Lesbians and the Pursuit of Hotness
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara talk making out, gay cred and a ‘liberating’ summer of lady-led films
Legally... lesbian? Well, not exactly. To the delight of their queer-lady fans, Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara may kiss up on each other, but it’s...
ISIS' Hugs of Death
Back in March of this year I wrote of the latest campaign being launched by the terrorist group ISIS, in which they were rounding up men suspected of homosexuality...
Discussing Community Safety
Announcing some exciting summer news
Hello again everyone. Well, everything is full-speed ahead for a season of community events. If you were participating in Western Cup I hope you were successful...
Positive Thoughts
Crossing the Viral Divide
It was little surprise when HBO’s Looking – a critically acclaimed but poorly rated TV series about gay men in San Francisco – introduced an HIV-positive...
Neil Diamond Still Has ‘It’
Veteran performer still resonates at Saddledome show
It would be so easy to fill the headline and story about May 2nd’s Saddledome appearance by Neil Diamond with cliches. Diamond Sparkles perhaps. Or Neil...
Fairy Tales knows no boundaries
Sometimes it’s okay when the lines are a little blurred, and that’s what the 17th annual Fairy Tales Film Festival is focusing on this year; integration...
Deep Inside Hollywood
HBO doing “Battle of the Sexes,” Suffragette City, Chuck Palahniuk's Lullaby
HBO to host a ‘Battle of The Sexes’ If you were around and paying attention in 1973, you may remember that plenty of otherwise reasonable adults were...
VIDEO INTERVIEW - Brett Dalton
Charms Over Fans At Calgary Expo
As former S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Grant Ward, the character Brett Dalton plays on TV is cold, calculating and, as revealed in Season 1, a double agent for Hydra...
VIDEO INTERVIEW - Once Upon a Time - It’s Good to Be Bad
Interviews with Kristin Bauer van Straten, Merrin Dungey and Victoria Smurfit
These days, a redone fairy tale is not exactly new. But, just because the idea itself isn’t new, doesn’t mean nothing creative gets put in. Once Upon A...
The Long Ride
Scott Eastwood talks gay fans, being an ‘outcast’ and why he endorses his famous father’s gay marriage mantra
Scott Eastwood has already provided a generous hunk of swoon-worthy shirtlessness, but the model-turned-actor is just getting started. In his first lead...
Miss Fame Speaks Out
On secrets, anti-bullying and letting your light shine
Well, no kidding! She’s a drag queen on national television; she’s about as out as it gets; oh, but she has secrets, believe you me . . . just not the...
Getting Froot-y with Marina and the Diamonds
Welsh superstar talks gay pandering, lesbian rumors and ‘uncomfortable’ pop phase
"This line is so sketchy!" says Marina Lambrini Diamandis (better known by her stage name, Marina and the Diamonds). But despite the fallible...
Out of Town
Saugatuck, Michigan
Although it maintains a relatively low profile outside the region, the charming and artsy "twin towns" of Saugatuck and Douglas are the most...
Queer Eye
Pure Pride 10th Anniversary Party, Edmonton at Starlite Lounge http://gaycalgary.com/pa949  BEARACCHUS III, Calgary at Blind Monk & Arrata...
The Word of Reba McEntire
Country icon on attending her first gay wedding, the ‘practicality’ of LGBT rights and being a proud redhead
Even by phone, Reba McEntire makes you feel right at home. "Thanks for the visit; I’ve enjoyed visitin’ with you!" the singer drawls, wrapping...
A Couple of Guys
Stress Fracture
A Couple of Guys
Movin' On Up
A Couple of Guys
Earning Interest
A Couple of Guys
Acceptance Speechifying
News Releases
NSFW - New Andrew Christian Video! THE BLOW! SHOW MUSIC: "Make My Body Rock" By Round Sky Music. Getty Images MODELS: Peter Le, Ryan Rose...
Mz. GayCalgary May 2015
Tiara Manila
Tiara Manila has made a brilliant impression on the Edmonton Drag scene since coming to Canada from Manila, Philippines in 2008. Otherwise known as Jude...
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
Creep of the Week
Scott Walker
Think of the last time you've gotten an invitation to a wedding and thought to yourself, "Ugh. These people. I totally don't think they should be...
The Frivolist
6 Gay Places to Kick Off the Best. Summer. Ever.
Skip Palm Springs, forget Fire Island and put P-Town on hold. This year, you’re headed to a new LGBT-friendly destination for an unexpected getaway with...
Editorial Cartoon
Trouble at the Prom
Creep of the Week
Pat Robertson
Back in the late 90s on "Saturday Night Live," Will Ferrell played Neil Diamond in a spoof of VH1 Storytellers. After Diamond has told increasingly...
Hear Me Out
11 Songs to Pimp Your Pride Playlist
You don’t have to part with your Madonna. You can keep your Diana Ross, your other divas and all the queer classics that stoke your Pride playlist. But...
Editorial Cartoon
Transitional Pronouns
Creep of the Week
Rick Wiles
Get ready to hunker in your bunkers, everybody, because rumor has it that should the United States Supreme Court rule in favor of marriage equality for...
Deep Inside Hollywood
The Lobster, Reese Witherspoon, Brokeback, Independence Day 2
Greek indie The Lobster gets an all-star cast Ever heard of Yorgos Lanthimos? No? It’s fine if you haven’t. He’s an independent filmmaker from Greece...
Editorial Cartoon
Schaerr Madness
Cheers to Summer 2015
Party-Startin’ Drink Recipes to Sip in the Sun
Another hot-and-sweaty season is upon us – and it’s time to throw back a few cold ones. From pick-me-up coffee concoctions to a cocktail that’ll tickle...
Screen Queen
Into the Woods, Selma, Maude The Complete Series, Dear White People, The Babadook, Wild
Into the Woods Throughout her longstanding career as Acting God, Meryl Streep has used her cinematic superpowers to, on occasion, expertly polish turds...
Faith Michaels Drops Her “Panties”
The Second Single From Her Full Length Album, The Pop Album
Faith Michaels' second single from her album of pop-oriented songs mixes camp, comedy, and sensuality with playfully strong dance beats. "Panties...
Creep of the Week
Health Insurance Companies
We all know that men can get breast cancer. It's more common in women, but it can and does happen. Thankfully, we live in the United States of Gender...
Hear Me Out
Tori Amos
"Tori Amos who?" My dear friend, then boyfriend, must have been dumbfounded when I – a gay man – uttered these words that, in retrospect, are...
A Couple of Guys
No Jurisdiction
Creep of the Week
Jeb Bush
Newsflash: Jeb Bush has finally weighed in on the plight of anti-gay Christian wedding vendors. In an interview with David Brody for "The Brody...
Deep Inside Hollywood
'Three Generations,' the O.J. show, Anthony Rapp, The Fifth Beatle
Three Generations puts trans teen story in spotlight British filmmaker Gaby Dellal, mostly known for her work as a director and actor in the U.K., just...