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July 2012

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Articles in the July 2012 Edition

Away for the Weekend

Publisher’s Column

To put it simply, our cats have really missed us. Since the June edition came out, we have been out of town every single weekend this month. Thank...

Loosen your Belt and Prepare to Get Physical

This Years’s Fringe Festival Slates a ‘Potluck’ of Sense Pleasing Performances

While last year improv seemed to dominate the theme at Calgary’s Fringe Fest, 2012 appears to be steering less cerebral and more hands on. Executive...

Ranch Rendezvous

Spring Valley Guest Ranch hosts 24th annual LGBT camping weekend

What is going on out there in the middle of the Canadian prairies? It’s summertime, and exploration ferments in the blood. The Spring Valley Guest Ranch...

Summer is Here!

Can you afford to stay cool?

I am sure that you have already noticed, but summer has arrived. If you are like me, with this heat comes the costly temptation of turning on air conditioning...

Les Girls brings Calgary another top class girl’s night out

I don’t think the lesbian scene in Calgary has ever been so amazing! Les Girls, a major producer of ladies-for-ladies events in Calgary, brings us another...

INTERVIEW - Adam Baldwin

Rugged TV actor talks Firefly to Chuck

"I need a frickin’ apple box for this interview. You are the tallest interviewer ever and the cameraman is even taller!" This is my introduction...

Alberta Kid Turned Jersey Boy

Michael Lomenda returns home in touring production

Through hard work and talent, dreams can come true. Just ask Stettler born Michael Lomenda, who returns home to Alberta playing Nick Massi in Jersey Boys...

“EX” marks the spot

Edmonton’s Capital Ex packs some punch

If the Calgary Stampede’s centennial celebration sounds too crazy for you this year, or you can’t get enough of those deliciously evil mini donuts, why...

Queer Eye - Part 1

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The North American Gay Volleyball Association, and Championships

Clearly, T.J. Fedyk, Chair of the Calgary Bid Committee for the North American Gay Volleyball Association Championships (May 23rd to 27th, 2013), is the...

The Marvellous Wonderettes

The Marvelous Wonderettes is one of those shows where the talent and enthusiasm overcome the weaknesses of the script. At times head shakingly corny, the...

The Many Dimensions of Katy Perry

Pop star talks new 3D film, kissing gay boys and fighting hate with ‘love bullets’

Not exactly last Friday night, but it still happened: Katy Perry called us from London, where it was nearly 1 a.m. If life really does imitate art, she...

Director Adam Shankman and cast talk big-screen musical...and the gay kiss

How do you come off a musical that has John Travolta doing drag? You make sure the next one, Rock of Ages, gets Tom Cruise in butt-baring chaps. "I...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Janet Jackson produces trans doc Truth

You knew you liked Janet Jackson, but did you know how much? Maybe it’s because throughout her career, she’s always been the most cautious of the Jackson...

Cocktail Chatter

One for the Flamers

It was inevitable. How could I not flambé something? What’s more dramatic than strolling mock-casually into the dining room with a platter of something...

Should Pride Be Used As A Vehicle To Promote A Non-GLBTQ Agenda?

The various annual Gay Pride celebrations held in urban centres all over the world tend to be inclusive events, stemming from an understanding that, as...

Stop the Madness

Mz. Rhonda wants to Stop the Madness. "I feel that schools, churches, and the workforce, need to hear the message that gay people will not tolerate...

Summer in Seattle

This city sculpted by Puget Sound and Lake Washington and crowned with leafy hills abounds with lively diversions, both indoor and outside, plus a sunny...

Jake Shears and Ana Matronic on 10 years together, a crazy prank and having sex to their songs

Never ones to take themselves too seriously – their new video, "Baby Come Home," has them camping it up in nun gear – Jake Shears and Ana Matronic of Scissor...

Hats off to 100 years of cowboys (and girls)

Calgary Stampede celebrates centennial in style

It’s not often you can wear jeans to work, take a Friday off for a (non-gay pride) parade or get a free breakfast for 10 days straight, but the Calgary...

"In the early days of theatre, male actors played both the male and female roles. They were either dr.a.g. (dressed as girl) or dr.a.b. (dressed as boy)...

Channing & Joe, Stripped

Actors talk film’s gay following, wearing thongs and the real-life Magic Mike

"Wearing a thong is a pain in the ass" escapes Joe Manganiello’s mouth with complete disregard to the glaring innuendo. "Oh god. I can’t...

Community is Responsibility

Ownership is the wrong question

It’s not a 24/7 responsibility - nobody can be "on" all the time, and if they are, their life isn’t going to be all that happy. But it is a responsibility...

Queer Eye - Part 2

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A Couple of Guys

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...

Use your power for good, Aquarius!

The planets are all conspiring to promote misguided charm offensives, codependency running amok and disastrous efforts at wit. Restraint, humility and...

Online Articles this Month

Guitar God brings nostalgia and new to Jubilee Auditorium

It was an interesting experience walking into the Jubilee Auditorium to see Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators on July 17th. Having been...

My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family

My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family, by Zach Wahls with Bruce Littlefield. Gotham Books, 234 pages, $26 hardcover. In...

Creep of the Week

I wince every time I see Tony Perkins’s face on TV. Perkins, the president of the vehemently anti-gay Family Research Council, often has a microphone...

IN PRAISE OF FREAKS AND WEIRDOS

America needs you now more than ever

For the last month or so I've been riding my bike up the entire length of the Mississippi river. This has not been a trip about amazing scenery --...

Hudson Taylor: The power of ‘athlete ally’

Hudson Taylor is not gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Three years ago, when the University of Maryland wrestler put a Human Rights...

Regina Spektor, Scissor Sisters

Regina Spektor, What We Saw from the Cheap Seats With 2006’s Begin to Hope, Regina Spektor stepped out from the shadows of the hipster underground...

Maui: The Gay Side of the Valley Isle

For the queer couple seeking a romantic haven, the island of Maui is waiting to welcome you with bright rainbow leis. From snorkeling to whale watching...

Creep of the Week

Anti-gay stalwart Bryan Fischer got out a copy of Webster’s Dictionary so that he could remind any and all who have not yet fallen under the spell of the...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Dustin Lance Black’s 8 gets bigger

8, Dustin Lance Black’s all-star benefit stage play (George Clooney! Brad Pitt!) about the successful court battle against California’s Proposition...

Editorial Cartoon

Spreadeagle , by Kevin Killian. The Fellow Travelers Series/Publication Studio, 590 pages, $16 paper, $10 e-book. It was two decades in...

Creep of the Week

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You too can be out and proud on a bike, even if you look terrible in Lycra

I have a gay agenda: to get every LGBT person who can climb on a bike to start riding one. There are similarities between being a successful...

Kylie Minogue, Rock of Ages

Kylie Minogue, The Best of Kylie Minogue After two decades of niche fame, Kylie Minogue’s camp isn’t giving up on demonstrating to the non-gay...

Editorial Cartoon

Homosexual Recruiting

Creep of the Week

You know, if you would have asked me a year ago what the most terrible state in the nation for lesbians or gays I would not have said Michigan. I mean...

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Two Gay Daddies

Is My Obesity Related to my Depression?

Q: I am a 30-year-old man, 5’9" and I weigh 245 pounds. I am depressed because I am so overweight and so I eat even more. I read somewhere that the reason...

High Intensity Interval Training: Intense cardio that's not for everyone

Q: I have a friend who has lost massive amounts of fat doing High Intensity Interval Training. What exactly is this and will it work for me? I’m 36, 6’...

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