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September 2009

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Articles in the September 2009 Edition

Meeting Half Way

From my view on the gay side of the fence, it has often seemed like the GLBT+ community has gone on doing what they’ve always done, waiting for straight...

Keeping Company with Joyce DeWitt

When I was in junior high school, my ritual every day after school was simple. Park myself in front of the television and watch reruns of Three’s Company...

Scales and Claws

Exotic Pets for the LGBT Community

The LGBT community loves their pets. Many include dogs and cats as an important part of their family (often referred to as “fur kids”) but some people...

Out of Town

Berlin, Germany

It wouldn’t be a stretch to declare that Berlin has evolved into first major gay city of the 21st century - it rivals London, Paris, and New York in sheer...

Creep of the Week

Nassau County School Board

In many places across the country, Gay-Straight Alliances are old news. I don’t mean “old news” as in “not needed,” I mean “old news” in that they hardly...

Gay Killings in Tel Aviv

“Freedom fighters” who take an extreme position in the ongoing struggle for Palestinian self-government, blowing themselves up along with innocent bystanders...

Adult Film Review

“Humongous Cocks #1” and “Double Barrell”

“Humongous Cocks #1” by Raging Stallion Studios, Courtesy of Priape Cast: Antonio Biaggi*, Michael Soldier, Arpad Miklos*, Taurus*, Rafael Alencar, Colin...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Haynes and Winslet bring Mildred Pierce back to life

Haynes and Winslet bring Mildred Pierce back to life One thing you can definitely say about visionary gay filmmaker Todd Haynes is that he’s unpredictable...

Cocktail Chatter

A Sopping Wet Martini, Please and Ice, Ice, Crabby Baby

A Sopping Wet Martini, Please You think you don’t like vermouth, and you are probably wrong. If you only ever ate moldy cheeseburgers found in the dumpster...

Artists for Quality of Life

“It’s a Community’s Charity”

Do you need a haircut? Perhaps something new for the season, or a trim to be rid of that summer hair. If that is the case, you should head to Tomkins Park...

The Calgary Eagle’s Chili Cook-Off

A good meal in support of Beswick House

As the leaves begin to change colour, the return of Fall is becoming apparent. Ads for Campbell’s Soup remind us year after year, there is never a better...

Letters to the Editor

Dear Readers, On behalf of the ISCCA, the Texas Lounge and myself, Emperor 32 Michael Myte, I would like to thank the community of Calgary once again...

So Your Child is Gay…

Being a parent is the single most thankless, demanding, and unpredictable path anyone can commit to. Yet it is an expectation for most people on the planet...

Look What’s Back

What do dictator Adolf Hitler, philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, gangster Al Capone and artist Paul Gaugin all have in common? All 4 were suspected of having...

Thank You Mr. Presley

A Tribute to the King at Jubilations

If you are a regular at Jubilations Dinner Theatre you have likely seen Joe Davies in action. He’s been involved with the company since the late 1980’s...

The 2009 Scotiabank Walk for Life

Pound the Pavement with AIDS Calgary and HIV Edmonton

“One person in Canada is infected with HIV/AIDS approximately every 2 hours.” In fact, it is estimated that 4000 Albertans are affected by HIV and AIDS...

This is No Secret

(But it Will Make You Wet!)

If I were to say “Alberta Queer Music”, the first person to come to mind is probably k.d. lang. Although this Edmonton native is the most celebrated queer...

A History of Gender Variance in Expression and Identity

Part 6A: Toward the Future (1996 - 2006)

It is interesting that it really wasn’t until after Stonewall - when the gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) and transgender (T) communities started to define...

Welcome Home: Building the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival

A “Visual Poem” of an often private space

“Michigan is a conscious experiment in living according to feminist principles, and what that means is very complicated.” For the first time ever the...

Music Review

Golden, POPular, Tonight

“Golden” by The Pinup Saints We interviewed the Pinup Saints for the June edition – if you recall they are a dance group that features So You Think You...

The OutField

‘Stronghold’ stands up for wrestling

Wrestlers get erections. That straightforward fact is the elephant in the wrestling room. And it’s just one of many controversial, often-ignored topics...

Children Suffer When the Religious Right Wins

A Personal Story

For any mother, the day her child turns 18 is a milestone, but for a lesbian mom that particular birthday can be overwhelming. The day my son turned...

Alberta’s Top Ten GLBT Figures

Part One

In this modern age where YouTube videos of panda’s sneezing seem to get more attention than, say, world hunger, it’s refreshing to recognize and acknowledge...

The Leather Soul

An Overview of Leather History

Ask around the community about leathermen, and you will hear a number of different responses. We’ve been described as everything from self-hating perverts...

Hey, world - Sandra Bernhard

Big-mouthed comedian Sandra Bernhard has tackled a lot in her 30

Sandra Bernhard, who’s been targeting celebrity culture and politics with a biting snap for over 30 years, always puts it all out there. We mean that in...

Online Articles this Month

Video Footage from Calgary Pride

This online article contains video footage of the Calgary Pride Parade.

Country Porno Electric Fireplace

An Interview with Nine Mile

It is hard to define Nine Mile. Blending gritty country, anthemic rock, with inflections of soul and a reggae sensibility it’s a unique musical experience...

On the Arts

Samatha Walrod

Recently GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine interviewed Samantha Walrod in her studio about her show at Newspace Gallery. GC: So these are your Paintings...

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