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Articles in the August 2013 Edition
The Gay Lemmings
Publisher’s Column
I have to say, I’m getting really sick of the gay boycott - you know, that latest thing that the LGBT community has to show solidarity in shunning to make...
Reflecting on a Year of Service
ISCWR Empress and Emperor 37 prepare to step down
It’s ISCWR Coronation season in Edmonton once again! In preparation for a new reign, GayCalgary Magazine bids a royal adieu to the 37th elected Emperor...
Running for Royalty
Candidates for ISCWR Coronation 38
Gearing up for the ISCWR Coronation later this month, Dayzi Chayne (Brian Baker) and JeffyLubeXXXPress (Jeff Park), candidates for Empress and Emperor...
Hot Thespian Fun
Start Planning your Edmonton Fringe Line Up
It’s that time again – time for Edmonton’s world renowned Fringe Festival to play host to a barrage of exciting and boundary-testing works brought...
LOUDER
Come and party with the YYC Bad Boys
My recent sit down with Jonathan Koznuik (aka DJ Goldstar) turned out to be an education in house music, circuit parties and a much needed trip down memory...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Chozen will probably make you very happy or very angry
FX has a little brother network coming to basic cable this fall. Its name is FXX and its geared toward a younger demographic (because FX shows like Archer...
Discussing Community Safety
Meet the Advisory Board
Hello again everyone, I hope you are staying safe and enjoying the summer...and counting down the days to Pride! You may remember when I first started...
Gay Priests At The Vatican
Reports out of the Vatican, and statements made by Pope Francis I to members of the Latin American Conference of Religious (CLAR) in June, reveal the alleged...
FUSED 2
The official Calgary Pride wrap up party
The dynamic minds behind Les Girls and YYC Bad Boys have collaborated once again to host an event to end Calgary’s 2013 edition of Pride Week with a bang!...
Q The Arts
Calgary’s Queer Art Festival
Queer is a vista, a way of looking at the world differently, with an eye towards diversity, critical thinking and inclusion. Fairy Tales Presentation...
Ahoy East Village – The Pirates are Coming!
Bow River to Host First Outdoor Opera Festival in the Country
What better venue than the shores of a bustling river to enjoy an al fresco meal and some swashbuckling entertainment. This August 22-25, 2013, the...
Canadian Fertility Consultants
Helping build families and doing it with love!
Surrogacy. For those of us who have not tackled the question of being parents, it’s not something we may know much about. But for those who are looking...
Luciana
“I’m a total QUILTBAG”
If you’ve been living under a rock, EDM-wise, for the past decade or so, you might not know of Luciana. The rest of you can skip this paragraph, wherein...
Sweet as Honey
Miss Honey Dijon visits Edmonton
I’m sitting with my best friend Brad Rolheiser at the Edmonton International Airport with a bouquet of pink and purple flowers, arranged inside of a purple...
Out of Town
Washington’s San Juan Islands
It’s amazing how easily you can feel completely removed from crowds, urbanity, and the busy pace of modern life, even when you’re within 50 miles of several...
Comic Books Come Out
Archie’s Pal Kevin Keller and The Stonewall Riots
On August 7th, Archie Comics will publish issue #10 of Archie’s Pal Kevin Keller. The book may go down in history for its cover art: the image of openly...
My Gay Interview with Courtney Love
Scary straights, Kurt Cobain’s lesbian relative and being ‘normal in some ways’
Just give Courtney Love 10 minutes – the time I had to talk to her recently in the midst of her tour – and she’ll tell you a lot of things without you...
Tough as Steel
Olympia Dukakis on her new lesbian role – and why it’s made her feel less ‘rosy’ about gay rights
When Olympia Dukakis tells you about the time she cussed out a threatening cab caller, you know she was born to play Stella, a ballsy lesbian who takes...
The Unsung Stories of Merry Clayton & Darlene Love
The world called them backup, we called them stars
When Merry Clayton recalls the song most dear to her, "After All This Time" – one of many Carole King-written tunes on Clayton’s self-titled 1971 solo...
Ultra Diva
Ultra Naté super powers up the dance floor
It has been six years since house music’s ultimate power diva has unleashed a fresh collection of beats to the dance floor.  At long last, Ultra Naté...
This is Bear Country
Where the Bears Are returns for season 2
Intrigue. Comedy. Murder. Sexy men. The occasional torture wheel. As fans of Where the Bears Are already know, these are par for the course. For the rest...
Adam Killian
The Hard Body Renaissance Man
Veteran of more than ten years of live performance and film production, and with nearly five years of on-camera work under his belt (or, occasionally...
Pure Alaska Realness
Drag Race Superstar hits Calgary
"I’m sorry I am still in bed, getting my brain going. I just woke up but in my defense I did wake up earlier to clean the kitchen then went back to sleep." It’s...
Queer Eye
The O Party - Fundraiser, Calgaryhttp://gaycalgary.com/pa544 Flood Relief Fundraiser at the Backlot, Calgaryhttp://gaycalgary.com/pa547 Amazing Race...
A Couple of Guys
News Releases
Wedding Businesses Can Capitalize on Recent Same Sex Marriage Legalization with Tips from Expert http://www.gaycalgary.com/n757 Approx 76,000...
Ms. GayCalgary August 2013 - Lisa Heinricks
Lisa has become very well known for her unique style of abstract artwork.  Her current series has been running for 5 years now, on everything from...
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...
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Online Articles this Month
Calgary ProPRIDE 2013
LGBT Professionals Unite!
Calvin Campbell is the Regional Lead for the Prairies, and a Director on the Board of Pride at Work Canada - and he’s spreading warm fuzzies. “The world’s...
Possibilities Calgary Presents The 2nd Annual BiBQ
Possibilities is currently Calgary’s only bisexual/pansexual/fluid-specific community group, aiming to create a strong, safe, vibrant bisexual and pansexual...
Editorial Cartoon
Orson Scott Card Game
Creep of the Week
Tony Perkins
And so it was that the Defense of Marriage Act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and Prop 8 was dead in California. And the gays did...
Deep Inside Hollywood
HR gives Alicia Silverstone the job
We’ve missed Alicia Silverstone. Like, a lot. Our worn out VHS tape of Clueless bit the dust and then we wore out the DVD, too (yes, it can be done)...
Hear Me Out
Sigur Rós, LeAnn Rimes
Sigur Rós, Kveikur When frontman Jónsi Birgisson went stag for his kaleidoscopic solo venture, he introduced sunshine and rainbows to the stirring atmospherics...
The OutField
Nike Summit just does it for LGBT sports
A year ago, the first Nike LGBT Sports Summit took place. Held near the industry giant’s Oregon headquarters, it brought together 25 LGBT coaches, athletes...
Thinking Out Loud: DOMA's Still Here
But if you want to know how we’ll get full marriage equality anyway, just ask conservative Justice Scalia
The Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA last week was incredible, no doubt – a turning point, a tipping point, a critical mass, and everything else we say...
Editorial Cartoon
Scalia On Marriage Decisions
Creep of the Week
Greg Quinlan
Have you been feeling a little less gay than usual this month? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Ever since the Family Research Council declared July "Ex-Gay...
Hear Me Out
Sara Bareilles, Merry Clayton
Sara Bareilles, The Blessed Unrest Maybe you didn’t ask for it, but Sara Bareilles wrote you a love song anyway. Actually, she wrote you many love...
Thinking Out Loud: Still Waiting for a Great Lesbian Movie
28 years after Desert Hearts, lesbian cinema hasn’t changed much
Now that the excitement of the DOMA case has mellowed, my thoughts have turned to the second most important LGBT pride moment of my life:  the release...
Editorial Cartoon
Putin, Snowden, Gays
Creep of the Week
Pat Robertson
Oh, Pat Robertson. He really is trying too hard to present himself as the epitome of angry and dogmatic old man determined to go to his grave on the...
Hear Me Out
Robin Thicke, Kanye West
Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines It’s probably safe to call "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke’s ubiquitous dirty ditty that your grandma can’t get...
Editorial Cartoon
Paula Deen Fan Club
Creep of the Week
Ken Cuccinelli
Let’s say, hypothetically, that you wanted to become Virginia’s next governor and you want to find a way to stand out and get noticed. You could run...