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November 2013

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10 Years of GayCalgary Magazine

Publisher’s Column

This month marks a very big milestone for us here at GayCalgary Magazine – our 10th anniversary of publishing. In November of 2003, Steve took a chance...

What’s the deal with Priape?

“Canada’s Favorite Gay Store” is undergoing some changes

Priape is a brand that many men know well. For the past thirty-four years it has catered primarily to gay and bisexual men, not just in the fetish community...

AIDS Calgary’s Holiday Hampers

For many of us, the holiday season is a joyous time filled with friends and family, gift giving, and holiday feasts. But isolation, stigma, poverty, and...

Dear GayCalgary, I would like send a big congratulations on the 10th anniversary edition of your magazine. The magazine is a great source of information...

INTERVIEW - Stacey McKenzie Takes Modeling off the Catwalk

Leave your egos checked and bring a notepad

In an industry painted green with envy and competition, Stacey McKenzie decided young to cast off the typical cutthroat attitude that shadows modeling...

Reds & Blues Transcends Time and Pain

It Gets Better. Popular and influential sex advice columnist Dan Savage started a revolution with those three words – "it gets better" – but...

“We Are Diverse-City”

The GLBTQ community is often marginalized and at risk for harm and discrimination at many levels and there are limited opportunities to link individuals...

Third Street Theatre Finds Promising Opportunities for Development

Queer Theatre Group Partners with Alberta Playwright’s Network and the Association for German Education

With a generous grant awarded by The Calgary Chinook Lesbian and Gay Fund, Calgary’s Third Street Theatre has been given the chance to partner with the...

Celebrate World AIDS Day with a Night to Remember

The Backlot hosts fundraising eve wrought with fun festivities

Mark Saturday, November 30th at 7pm down in your virtual calendar for an evening filled with drag, games and liquor. Hosted by Emperor 26 and 29 Dion...

My Prairie Home

Rae Spoon hits the screen in a musical documentary

We start off in a diner, filled with eating and conversing patrons. Though the decor is a bit kooky, it is no different a setting as might be found in...

Discussing Community Safety

Hi there everyone. I want to start by addressing something that happened as a result of the article last month. I received an email from somebody who...

Thirty Years On

An Anniversary of an Epidemic

It’s interesting how seemingly unrelated events or situations come together at the same time and become intertwined. It’s one of those weird ‘cosmic...

Planning a Financial Future

Advice from TD’s Rodney McPherson

The world of investment can be a tricky place. With the shifting political and economic environment these days, we posed several questions to Rodney McPherson...

Openly gay rap artist Young Kaii is taking the music world by storm. She is an activist for change and determined to leave her mark through her passion...

New series premieres on OUTtv

When it comes naming your new TV show, Sex&Violence packs a wallop. Set to premier on OUTtv on November 17, it is a series that promises to break your...

The Girls Guide

Local filmmaker launches lesbian web series

Straight guys and lesbians live together all the time, right? That’s what one dynamic local filmmaker Justine Stevens wanted to explore with a new eight-part...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Casting update: Ryan Murphy’s Open gets some

Earlier we reported that Ryan Murphy’s latest project, the HBO series Open (note: this is the one that will not involve singing teenagers or covens), would...

She Twerks Hard For The Money

Big Freedia talks new reality series, gender confusion and bounce phenomenon

Big Freedia likes big butts and she cannot lie – but, for the purpose of the dirty dance du jour known as twerking, size ain’t no thing. "You just...

Denver: Five Cool Neighborhoods

Situated a mile above sea level in the shadows of the dramatic Rocky Mountain range, Denver is home to plenty of locals whose personalities neatly match...

Out Destination

Tennessee’s third largest city is also one of its most cultural. Visitors to Knoxville are greeted by the city’s iconic Sunsphere. Constructed for...

At least that is what we’ve been led to believe. There has long been a stigma attached to men wearing pajamas. Today, what most consider as...

Carrie for the Queer Age

Chloë Grace Moretz talks gay brothers, queer take on classic and not being a lesbian

We might not have telekinetic powers, but the gay community knows what it’s like to be Carrie. We know the torment from kids at school. We know the pressure...

Icona Pop is Lovin’ It

Duo talks gay trendsetters, the best revenge and being ‘the perfect couple’

Girls just wanna have fun. And crash cars. And throw their ex-boyfriends’ crap down the stairs. That’s what one of Sweden’s latest imports, Icona Pop...

Dallas Buyers Club: The Unlikeliest of Love Stories

Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto talk inspirational HIV drama

The AIDS crisis reached a devastating peak in the mid ’80s, a time before cocktail therapies were sustaining life. Then, people were diagnosed and dead...

Gloria Estefan Lives for Loving You

The Queen of Latin Pop on covers album, being ‘saved’ by gay fans and Broadway musical

You’d be lucky to see Gloria Estefan busting out the conga these days, but that doesn’t mean she’s not keeping on her toes. A spot on Glee last year, a...

Halloween at the Backlot, Calgary http://gaycalgary.com/pa602 Hot Mess Halloween at Local 522, Calgary http://gaycalgary.com/pa603 Fundraising Drag...

A Couple of Guys

Stonewall national bus campaign hits the streets http://www.gaycalgary.com/n961 NEWS: Just 24 Hours To Save Cameroon’s LGBT Community http://www.gaycalgary.com/n962...

Mr. GayCalgary November 2013

Floyd Visser is known to many in the community due to his role as the Executive Director of the SHARP Foundation. He is often seen at fundraisers...

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...

Online Articles this Month

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Liz Cheney Not Pro-Gay Marriage

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Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage in New Mexico Reaches Fever Pitch!

Editorial Cartoon

Pat Robertson's AIDS Rings

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Pope Francis and American Conservatives

Creep of the Week

Hey, did you hear that former Ohio attorney general Jim Petro recently became a grandpa? That’s nice for him. The end. At least that’s...

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Penn. Gov. Corbett

Deep Inside Hollywood

Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood go Into the Forest

Evan Rachel Wood (official status: bisexual, married to Jamie Bell) and Ellen Page (official status: not talking about it, photographed by paparazzi...

Cher, Icona Pop

Cher, Closer to the Truth To find the truth on Cher’s first album of new material in 12 years, look beyond that over-polished, Britney-circa-Femme...

Thinking Out Loud: Selective Social Justice

I've Stopped Assuming That The left Is Committed To LGBT Rights

Last week I staffed a booth at a local fair for IMRU, the LGBT radio show I co-host. We were collecting and recording stories -- any stories that people...

Creep of the Week

Poet Langston Hughes. Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky. Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Mathematician and "Father of Computer Science"...

Editorial Cartoon

Creep of the Week

The Values Voter Summit that took place Oct. 11-13 was an all-you-can-derp buffet of right-wing lunacy. Needless to say, many VVS speakers chose "the...

Rainbow Flag Day

How I found a little bit of hope during the government shutdown

During the government shutdown, my partner, Traci, and I found ourselves in Philadelphia with a handful of useless tickets to the important American...

Editorial Cartoon

Welcome to Kuwait

Miley Cyrus, Haim

Miley Cyrus, Bangerz Goodbye, Hannah Montana; hello tongue-wagging, midriff-baring Miley Cyrus. Slipping out of her child-star skin...

Editorial Cartoon

National Coming Out Day For The Neighbors

Creep of the Week

I was just reading about a middle school student who shot and killed his math teacher in Nevada. And like all decent Americans I thought, "God damn...

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