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April 2012

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Articles in the April 2012 Edition
Bullying: Leading by Example
Many of us think we know what bullying is.  Perhaps many of us have our own experiences to draw from, and that because we’ve survived it growing up...
Out From Under
‘Bully’ director and lesbian teen talk controversial documentary
Lee Hirsch will never forget the brutality of his middle-school years, when he was the victim of what, in recent years, has become a tragic epidemic –...
A Noble Experience
GayCalgary Magazine caught up with the 35th Emperor Chris Tron and the 35th Empress Makayla Quinn St. Asia of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Chinook...
Gender Bender Celebrates Safety and Support at Grant MacEwan University
March 23rd was a festive day for both the LGBTQ community and straight allies alike at Edmonton’s Grant MacEwan University. Held in the Towers Bar...
INTERVIEW - GEEK-GASM
InnerSPACE on the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012
Once again, the hosts of InnerSPACE (Space TV’s Sci Fi genre news program) will be moderating panels, interviewing guests, and rubbing elbows with expo-goers...
INTERVIEW - Richard Hatch
Battlestar Galactica star on the Future of Science Fiction
Actor, writer, producer, and perhaps...visionary? Richard Hatch wears all these hats quite well. Known for his involvement in both incarnations of Battlestar...
Running for Royalty
ISCCA Candidates for Emperor and Empress 36
It was almost one year ago when Calgary welcomed Royal Couple Will and Kate to its fine city. Next month, a different kind of Royal Couple will be crowned...
INTERVIEW - One…Two…Robert’s coming for you
Robert Englund brings his nightmare to the CCE
Although there are many iconic characters in horror, it is rare when the actor behind the bloodshed becomes iconic too. In the case of Robert Englund...
INTERVIEW - Cool, Cocky and Bad
Wrestlers invade the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo
Growing up in the 1980’s it seemed at times nothing was hotter than the WWF. Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant waged battle in front of a record-setting crowd...
MIND AND MUSCLE
Before joining Dr. Drew’s daytime television show Lifechangers, Coach Marc Montemerlo trained Hollywood stars like Reese Witherspoon, Chris O’Donnell...
PLAYING THE FIELD
Game On! This spring with Rugby by Timoteo
Timoteo is made for the stylish athlete who seeks the ultimate in comfort and design.  Best known for their Clubhouse Athlete Jock– the first brief...
On Trans* Beauty Contestants
I have to admit, as far as trans issues go, beauty pageants are way down my list of priorities.  At a time when it’s difficult to access doctors willing...
Deep Inside Hollywood
More pilots, casts and uncertainty
It’s a crapshoot pilot season. They make a lot of TV shows, they throw them against a wall, they see what sticks. And then a handful of the survivors go...
Cocktail Chatter
The Salty Dog
It was with a toxic mix of boredom, curiosity, invigoration and the pathetic devilishness particular to the elderly that I called Kyle and asked him what...
Mr. Gay World Competition Sparks Controversy in Africa
Sentiments on the withdrawal of Mr. Gay Zimbabwe from this Year’s Competition
This April Johannesburg, South Africa will welcome a host of talented gay men including, for the first time in the competition’s running, three black representatives...
A Disordered Reaction
Alberta Still Treating Homosexuality as Pathology
Way back in the mists of time, circa 1973, gay liberationists, as queer activists were then known, successfully lobbied and agitated to have homosexuality...
Out of Town
Memphis and Nashville
Although they’re the two largest cities of a decidedly conservative state, Memphis (memphistravel.com) and especially Nashville (visitmusiccity.com) have...
Ghost Town LGBT Campout
Are you afraid of the dark?
If you’re looking for something a little different to do this May long weekend you’re going to want to head out to the Alberta Badlands. Just fifteen minutes...
WorldPride 2012
All Eyes on London
Seriously, how gay can London get in 2012? If the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee isn’t queer enough, "The Old Smoke" is also playing host to WorldPride in June. WorldPride...
INTERVIEW - Crushing on Crusher
Wil Wheaton on The Next Generation, being a child actor, and his sexuality
I have a clear memory as a child of attending a parade that was marshalled by Wil Wheaton and Michael Dorn, at the time stars of Star Trek: The Next Generation...
INTERVIEW - Amanda Tapping
Leather, Bullets and Grace
Amanda Tapping and Sandrine Holt lock lips on screen. Was it a stunt or true to the character? We chatted with the Syfy star about the kiss, her role as...
Jer’s Vision Welcomes Faye Estrella
New Conference Coordinator Spreads Her Wings
By now you may recognize the name Jer’s Vision, belonging to an organization whose mandate is to "work to eliminate bullying, homophobia, transphobia...
Two Yummy Fundraisers for SHARP
A Taste for Life and the Mac and Cheese Cook-off
Are you ready to eat yourself into oblivion while at the same time supporting a worthy cause? If so, you’re in luck!  The SHARP Foundation has you...
Queer Eye
ISCCA - FABulous at FAB Bar, Calgary http://gaycalgary.com/pa188 Living Positive Presents Jeffery Straker in Concert, Edmonton ARGRA...
Chelsea Boys
A Couple of Guys
Bitter Girl
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...
Classifieds
Q Scopes
Think ahead, Aquarius!
Mars is finally turning direct on the 13th! As he starts moving forward, heal recent blow-ups and resentments. He’s opposing Neptune, so over-eagerness...
Online Articles this Month
A Tale of Two Dream-Crossed Lovers
ATP Returns Mary’s Wedding to the Epcore Centre
Two young lovers – this time at the turn of the century in Canada – torn not by family lines but by the first Great War.  Alberta Theatre Projects...
Editorial Cartoon
Gay Iraq Murders
Editorial Cartoon
Rush Limbaugh
Editorial Cartoon
Suppose Marriage Equality Becomes the Law of the Land
Editorial Cartoon
Privacy
Book Marks
Gypsy Boy
Gypsy Boy: My Life in the Secret World of the Romany Gypsies, by Mikey Walsh. St. Martin’s Press, 288 pages, $24.99 hardcover. Before he...
Book Marks
Cloudland
Cloudland, by Joseph Olshan. St. Martin’s Minotaur, 304 pages, $24.99 hardcover. When an Olshan novel is gay, it’s very, very gay – consider, ...
Creep of the Week
Kirk Cameron
On March 2 Kirk Cameron was on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight for some reason. To many viewers it must have come as quite a shock that he was still alive (that...
Creep of the Week
Utah Legislature
Yes! Utah is on a fast track to becoming the first sex-free state in the country. I know, I know, a lot of people already thought it was. But the status...
Creep of the Week
Rush Limbaugh
Poor Rush Limbaugh.  Can’t a guy even call a girl a slut on the radio these days without people getting all mad? It’s not like he called a private...
Creep of the Week
Pat Robertson
Congratulations, Pat Robertson, for being chosen as Creep of the Week. There were a lot of outstanding candidates this week, but I chose you. Why?...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Clint wants Cruise for Beyonce. Can you blame him?
If you want to get strict about it, there’s nothing gay about A Star Is Born except for, you know, everything, especially when you consider its two...
Hear Me Out
Estelle, The Ting Tings
Estelle, All of Me When West London soul sista Estelle blew up over the success of "American Boy," she seemed destined for the big time. But then...
Hear Me Out
Dev, Bruce Springstreen
Dev, The Night the Sun Came Up "It’s Dev," the punkish pop up-and-comer – first entering mass consciousness with a sampled spot on Far East Movement’s...
Thinking Out Loud: Time Heals No Wounds:
Why waiting for LGBT equality is a waste of time
While my home state of California is still wrestling with whether allowing gay marriage will send us floating into the Pacific, other states have seen...
Thinking Out Loud: In a Family Way
Why reproductive rights should matter to the LGBT community
If you’re like me, you don’t think a whole lot about birth control. You probably don’t have much heterosexual sex, though I shouldn’t assume, and you...
Study Explains Why Thai HIV Vaccine May Have Worked
Antibodies helped, hindered vaccine
Scientists have found that those who developed a protective antibody after taking an experimental HIV vaccine were less likely to become infected with...
Ask Dr. Eva
Penis Questions
Dear Dr. Eva, Guys sometimes wake up with an erection. Is there really a difference between this and an erection caused by sexual arousal? ...
Homophobes Attracted To Same Sex, Study Shows
Homophobia Linked to Sexual Preference Denial and Parenting
People who are homophobic may be attracted to the same sex a new study shows. Homophobia is also more prevalent among those who were raised by parents...
Parental Support Benefits LGB Kid's Health, Study Finds
Out of the Closet a healthy Option
Depending on how parents respond, coming out of the closet may be good or bad for the health of lesbians, gays and bisexuals (LGB) a new study shows. Gay...
Alberta Ballet Returns the Rockin’ Love Lies Bleeding to the Stage
Dance Inspired by Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin to Raise Funds for Bullied Youth Initiative
At times romantic and gentle, at others racy and erotic, Love Lies Bleeding, an abstract, poetic ballet choreographed by Alberta Ballet’s own Artistic...
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