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GayCalgary® Magazine

June 2016

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Articles in the June 2016 Edition
Words from the Publisher
150th Edition, Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo, and Pride
June, 2016, GayCalgary Magazine celebrates its 150th edition. This is a pretty big milestone when it comes to LGBT Publications in Canada. Running the...
Stage West’s Young Frankenstein is Electrifying
It has been a real pleasure the last few years seeing some of the big broadway comedies come to Stage West. Recent presentations of shows like Avenue Q...
Lethbridge Pride
Colouring the streets in rainbow
It’s a first for Lethbridge and hopefully the advent of many more to come. The city’s first rainbow crosswalks – four of them in total, leading to Galt...
VIDEO - Garrett Wang
Live from the Lethbridge EXPO
Back in 2014, the charming and gregarious Garrett Wang, of Star Trek: Voyager fame, gave us a tremendous interview covering: his experiences with Trek...
Monsoon Season
Iconic queen on making waves post Drag Race win
When an interview starts with cabernet sauvignon and ends next to the toilet, it can only be a Friday night with RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5 champion...
Discussing Community Safety
Domestic Violence
Hello again everybody, it is always good to be able to speak with you.  Unfortunately, it is with less positive news than normal.  First, as...
Manila Luzon, Unabashed Creator
How food, fan art, and free drinks inspire drag’s most famous concept queen
"I’ve been putting out crappy music ever since Ru Paul’s Drag Race and I’m working on even more, if that’s possible!" Manila Luzon, season three...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Alan Cumming in 'After Louie,' Ellen DeGeneres, Teyonah Parris, Jessica Lange
After Louie wants to turn back time LGBT film has moved past the moment when virtually all the stories produced were about AIDS, but that doesn’t mean...
HIV in America
Hatred and Acceptance
"If you have a deadly disease, it is only proper that other people be warned against getting infected by you," the comment began. It went quickly...
The Unruly World of Rufus Wainwright
Singer-songwriter on being ‘the gay Elizabeth Taylor,’ giving up on Björk and not jibing with the LGBT community
"I’m not at the psychiatrist’s office." Rufus Wainwright realizes that now, years later. There was a time, he acknowledges, amused by the notion...
Lena Dunham Mans Up
Girls creator on recognizing ‘seemingly mundane’ LGBT issues, channeling masculinity and the influence of her sister’s queerness
Suited is the perfect fit for Lena Dunham. Producer of the thought-provoking documentary about the powerful relationship between fashion and identity...
7 Ways Social Media Has Made You a Sex Addict
Ten years ago, when Facebook was in its infancy and iPhones were but a glimmer in Steve Jobs’ eyes, you had to work hard to be a perv. Now, fulfilling...
5 Reasons You Need to Stop Treating Your Gym Like a Bathhouse
Visit a gym in any major city and you’ll quickly pick up on the local "culture." You know what I’m talking about. New York and Los Angeles, specifically...
The Butch Beneath Our Wings
Lea DeLaria reflects on her landmark TV moment, talks ‘hero’ Bette Midler & making tough lesbians cry w/ Orange Is the New Black
First the screwdriver, then the peanut butter. But Lea DeLaria’s love for Orange Is the New Black goes beyond the craftiness of her shenanigans with...
The Heroism of Mariah Carey
Visions of love, bravery and bad hair through the lens of a longtime ‘lamb’
I told my mom I interviewed Mariah Carey and she cried. "I know how much this means to you," she said, verklempt. She knows Mariah saved my...
Queer Eye
ISCWR - School’s Out at Evolution, Edmonton photos by B&J ISCWR - Let’s Duet at Woodys, Edmonton photos by B&J ISCWR - Draggin’ Dizney at the...
A Couple of Guys
Trick Question
A Couple of Guys
It's Only Skin-Deep
A Couple of Guys
That's Nacho Man
A Couple of Guys
It’s Latté Than You Think
News Releases
NSFW - Steam Room Stories: Your cat is dead! The last thing you want to hear when you return from your honeymoon is bad news about your pet isn’t it?...
FIND OUT!
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
Gay Pride Guest Article Submission
Coming Out Again and Again
We talk about coming out as if it’s something you only do once. In my experience it’s an ongoing part of life. Sometimes it’s easy, and other times it...
Editorial Cartoon
The Ayes Had It
Creep of the Week
Glenn Beck
OK, I'm not trying to alarm anyone, but I think Glenn Beck is planning on molesting kids at Hersheypark (you know, the amusement park where everything...
Editorial Cartoon
Stall Tactics
Creep of the Week
Louie Gohmert
A few months ago I watched "The Martian" starring Matt Damon as an astronaut who crash lands on Mars and is left for dead. Only he isn't dead...
City & Colour Let Music Do Talking
Dallas Green and Band More Subdued at Saddledome
There has been a lot of change in recent years in the life and career of Dallas Green, the man behind City and Colour. Prior to his 2013 release The Hurry...
Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association (ARGRA) Ceases All Operations
Economic Downturn is the Reason for the Cancellation of the Rodeo and Music Festival in Strathmore
After cancelling the upcoming Canadian International Gay Rodeo Association on May 19th, 2016, word has finally come out today on the status on the Alberta...
Editorial Cartoon
Nothing Personal
Creep of the Week
Tim Wildmon
Happy Pride Month, everybody! Or as right-wingers like to call it, End Times. As you may know, President Obama has once again issued an official proclamation...
Editorial Cartoon
Cannot Be Afraid (For Orlando)
Creep of the Week
Omar Mateen
No one on an FBI watch list should be able to easily buy a gun. No one should be allowed to buy a gun designed for the military to kill as many people...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Anika Noni Rose, Chaz Bono, The Catch One
Anika Noni Rose presents Shirley Chisholm The odds were always stacked against Shirley Chisholm. She was a woman and she was black, which means that...
Hear Me Out
The Healing Power of Beyoncé’s Lemonade
Everyone has their own theory about Beyoncé’s Lemonade. Is it about her marriage to Jay Z? Her father’s infidelity? America’s pervasive racism and its...
Screen Queen
Death Becomes Her, How to Be Single, Sisters, Carol, and more
Death Becomes Her Character development, be damned. The archetypes in the Robert Zemeckis-directed commentary on showbiz superficiality and the general...
The OutField
Jeremy Brener’s inspirational high school journey
Growing up in Houston as the son of a multi-sport athlete, it felt natural for Jeremy Brener to play sports. He enjoyed them all, especially soccer and...
Staging Secrets - Make Your Home Irresistible During Showings
Selling your home is a process, and one vital part of that is making the home look warm, cozy, and inviting. If you’re going to continue living in the...
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