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March 2012

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Articles in the March 2012 Edition

Facebook: A Home Invasion

Publisher’s Column

I’ve always had mixed feelings about Facebook, Twitter, and other technologies that push people to be in constant communication with one another. As...

Belonging in Faith

Hillhurst United’s Religious Refugees

Religion and homosexuality are at the best of times, strange bedfellows, and rightfully so. It is no secret that right-wing, conservative, religious ideologies...

Beloved Albertan Drag Troupe Celebrates Silver Anniversary

Guys in Disguise Looks Back at 25 Years of Cross-Dressing Theatre

March 24th will go down as a night of glamour, drag, disco dancing, music and overall food and drink gluttony at Edmonton’s Yellowhead Brewing Co. The...

Real–Life Coming Out Stories

U of C hosts 3rd Annual Coming Out Monologues

The dichotomy of hilarity and tragedy can only begin to describe one’s coming out journey. The University of Calgary is hosting its 3rd Annual Coming Out...

Queers on Campus presents Gender Bender

A Community Collaboration

The recent closure of Club Sapien left a void for many in our community that has been difficult to fill. Fortunately, a multitude of community organizations...

The Pride of Mankind

Sometimes, being different isn’t so different. As the not-so-different Boysen Hodgson says, "You get the same experience (as everyone else in New...

Sherry Vine’s Drag Romance

From YouTube to TV show, the queen satirist finally makes her dream come true

Think of Sherry Vine’s rise to the (figurative) top as a fairy tale. She begrudgingly waited on people – as a server – until realizing she could dress...

The 39 Steps

A blend of Hitchcock and Humou

I wasn’t sure what to expect in attending The 39 Steps, playing until April 1st at Stage West. I didn’t see the production during its successful 2010 run...

Rumer Has It

British songstress embraces classic vibe, being an outsider

Rumer is used to standing out. Her grade-school years were spent in clothes other girls weren’t wearing, and now, as the U.K. crossover hits America, her...

ALL ABOARD THE UNDERWEAR TRAIN

Addicted is Full Steam Ahead…

For those who think prices at the pump have gotten expensive, have you looked at what they’re charging for underwear? The most in-demand briefs today...

Treasure Chest

A muscular chest is powerful. It increases your presence in the boardroom, wins that special someone over in the bedroom, and intimidates on the playing...

Facts about Trans Youth

Several in the Canadian media and the general public have become interested in trans youth -- most recently following a February 2012 story in the UK about...

New Faces and Fresh Perspectives

Get Educated while Having Fun at this Year’s OUTspoken Event

Save the dates of March 21st to 24th in your calendar if you live in Lethbridge, or can make it to the area for the 2012 OUTspoken event. Slated...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Jane Lynch, out of the tracksuit

Admit it, as much as you appreciate her evil one-liners on Glee, part of you misses the days when Jane Lynch felt more like your own little comedy secret...

Cocktail Chatter

The Rob Roy: A Wee Tale

"A Rob Roy," Chipper announced much too loudly. He looked around the table at our stunned expressions and seemed quite pleased with himself. As...

The Kate Clinton Q&A

Comedian talks US election, pissing off right-wingers and her responsibility to be political

Times like this – election years, when US politics are a comedian’s punching-bag – were made for Kate Clinton, who has hilariously riffed on 30 years of...

Out of Town

Key West Spring Break

Even with much of North America enjoying a comparably mild winter this year, let’s face it - thoughts of sipping tropical cocktails by the pool, floating...

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Southern Alberta and Montana have a lot of similarities in climate, geography, and culture. We both proudly display our cowboys at events like the Calgary...

Straight No Chaser

Acapella Group Returns to Canada

In 1996, 10 Indiana University students formed the acapella group Straight No Chaser. Between 1996 and 1999 the group became successful, touring across...

Queer Eye

Winterfest 2012 at the Junction - Edmonton photos by Shae Guerin ARGRA White Party - Calgary http://gaycalgary.com/pa95 Last Fake Moustache...

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...

Q Scopes

Don’t act prematurely, Pisces!

Mercury is slowing down in Aries to turn retrograde while aspecting Venus and conjoining Uranus. Enjoy flirtations, but don’t count on them to last. Any...

Online Articles this Month

Health In Perspective: The Oral Sex, Cancer Connection

One of the most striking recent medical developments is difficult to talk about, but it’s timely and important. Cancers of the tongue and throat, all categorized...

Editorial Cartoon

Putting Marriage Equality Up for a Vote

Editorial Cartoon

Boycotting Marriage

Editorial Cartoon

Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu

Editorial Cartoon

Maggie Gallaghers Relevance

Book Marks

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, by Jeanette Winterson. Grove Press, 224 pages, $25 hardcover. More than a quarter-century after...

Book Marks

Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America

Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America, by Christopher Bram. Twelve/Grand Central Publishing, 378 pages, $27.99 hardcover. It’s...

Creep of the Week

Stacey Campfield

There are a lot of things wrong with State Senator Stacey Campfield (R-Tennessee). Mainly mouth things and brain things, as in the thoughts he has...

Creep of the Week

One Million Moms

Lest there be any confusion, this week’s Creep is not just a million random ladies with kids. One Million Moms is an affiliate of the American Family...

Creep of the Week

Mitt Romney

It makes me sad that there are LGBT people in America who will vote for Mitt Romney should he get the wet bar of soap that is the Republican nomination...

Creep of the Week

Chris Christie

Well, marriage equality was nearly realized in New Jersey. But one guy stood in the way. And that one guy was Governor Chris Christie who vetoed the...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Porn star James Deen recruited by Bret Easton Ellis

It doesn’t get crazier than this combination: American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis, alt-porn star James Deen and Taxi Driver screenwriter/Cat People...

Hear Me Out

Lana Del Rey, Kellie Pickler

Lana Del Rey, Born to Die Focus on Lana Del Rey’s enigmatic image and you miss the point: Her major-label debut, Born to Die, is an intoxicating...

Hear Me Out

Sinead O’Connor, Yuksek

Sinead O’Connor, How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? Does nothing compare to Sinead O’Connor? On her ninth album, and first since the Irish...

Winter Chill Tracks

Baby, it’s cold outside. Luckily, gay dance floors are fired up this winter, thanks to new blazing tracks from our favorite club artists. Here are just...

The OutField

Two Super Bowl winners

Although billions of dollars were bet on this month’s Super Bowl, the score of the game shouldn’t have mattered to the LGBT community. Both the...

Thinking Out Loud: Two Lesbians Abroad

What our guidebook didn’t tell us about being out of the closet in Egypt

Nearly 3500 years ago, the female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, ruled Egypt. A powerful queen, she appears in temple carvings in a kind of ancient drag, with...

Thinking Out Loud: The 9th Circuit’s Love Letter to Justice Kennedy

A User-Friendly Guide to the Latest Prop 8 Victory

Over the last two years I’ve had some version of this conversation maybe two dozen times: Random Person: "Isn’t it great about the Prop 8 opinion?" Me:...

The Western Cup XXX

Celebrating 30 Years in Style

As Winter turns to Spring, Calgarians have a lot to celebrate, and this Easter long weekend is no exception. Rather than biting the ear off of a chocolate...

Blown Away by Blue Man Group

Until you have actually experienced The Blue Man Group live, it may be hard to understand the appeal. What is so great about three guys painted blue banging...

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