| Classified Ads Letter from the Publisher Publisher's Column by Rob Diaz-Marino (Page 5) Christmas is an especially fun time of year for our cats. With our artificial Christmas tree and all the flashy decorations, the holidays become a glorified... |
| One Yellow Wedding Annie Sprinkle Comes to Town! Theatre Preview by Kaitlyn S. C. Hatch (Page 10) For those of you familiar with “The L-Word”, there was one particular episode when most of the buxom group of gay gals go on an Olivia Cruise. Dana Fairbanks... |
| A Most Successful Reign The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Chinook Arch Community Spotlight by Kaitlyn S. C. Hatch (Page 12) While flipping through GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine, you are bound to come across several photos labeled as ISCCA fundraisers – ones where they collaborate... |
| Music Review Mighty REAL: Showstoppers Music Review by Rob Diaz-Marino (Page 24) “Mighty REAL: Showstoppers” by CANDYSTORECORDS
This month’s CD from Centaur Music is a dance floor retrospective of the period between 1980 and 1988... |
| Q Scopes “Watch your wallet, Scorpio!” Astrology by Jack Fertig (Page 25) Jupiter is in Sagittarius, boosting general good fortune, philosophy, and open-mindedness. Throughout the year, he’ll square Uranus in Pisces, setting... |
| Adult Film Review Humping Iron, School for Lovers, Daddy’s Boys, Cow Poke Adult Film Review - Male by Jerome Voltero (Page 26) “Humping Iron” by Monster Bang, Courtesy of Priape
No it’s not about a horny dog and a table leg – this film is about big beefy body builders who succumb... |
| Q Puzzle “Ball Handlers,” Crossword Puzzle by GayCalgary Staff (Page 28) CLUE: a crossword featuring a quip from Queer as Folk.
Across
1 Movie about a gay bathhouse, with The
5 Clergyman Bean
9 High places with flat tops
14... |
| OutRights A Celebration of Our Freedoms Community Spotlight by Kaitlyn S. C. Hatch (Page 34) The summer of 2006 brought us the first ever World OutGames in Montreal, Quebec. The overwhelming support and complete success of this brought about the... |
| Prism Bar and Grill Edmonton’s Lesbian Lair Business Review by Jason Clevett (Page 35) The term “lesbian bar” has at times been used almost as a dirty word – made so by the various stereotypes people have unfairly, and unfortunately attached... |
| A Creative Contest… Conceived by a Straight Chick Community Spotlight by Kaitlyn S. C. Hatch (Page 36) It is undeniable that the use of the term “gay community” no longer applies to just men attracted to men…or even to people attracted to the same-sex. The... |
| International Festival of Animated Objects Queer Artists bring Puppetry to Life Theatre Preview by Jason Clevett (Page 37) From January 19th to the 28th the art of puppetry, mask and animated objects will come to life at several Calgary venues for the third International Festival... |
| Does Hate Speech Affect Us? Queer Quest by Kevin Alderson, Ph.D., R. Psych. (Page 38) “In [Nazi] Germany, they first came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak... |
| Chicago Roxie, Velma and all that Jazz! Theatre Preview by Jason Clevett (Page 40) It seems like every time you turn around in Calgary, a theatre company is staging a Broadway musical. Calgary really is becoming the place to be in order... |
| Letters to the Publisher Letters by GayCalgary Staff (Page 41) Toys for Tots 2007
Dear Editor,
Toys for Tots raised $11,000 hosted by Richard Denney at Money Pennies on Sunday Dec 17th, 2006. Recipient charities... |
| Musings for the Coming Year Political by Stephen Lock (Page 42) While a cliché, first columns of the year often are an opportunity to review the previous year and forecast the year to come.
2006 saw the defeat of Stephen... |
| Press Releases Community Spotlight by GayCalgary Staff (Page 44) Lily Tomlin to Headline at the NA OutGames
The North American Outgames is very pleased to announce that Lily Tomlin will be the featured artist in the... |