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GayCalgary® Magazine

October 2016

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Articles in the October 2016 Edition
Publisher’s Column
Calgary Pride, Evo 3rd Anniversary and Medicine Hat Pride
Calgary Pride Weekend During the Calgary Pride weekend, people that I have known since my early 20s brought up memories on when – in the early 1990s –...
Film Fest Returns with Facelift
Edmonton Gears up for Rainbow Visions
November 3rd Edmonton will kick-off its second annual LGBTQ film festival at Metro Cinema. Roughly three years ago, The Global Visions Festival Society...
Million Dollar Quartet
Legendary Artists Brought to Life in Stage West Production
In today’s music industry, where songs often boast duets or "featuring" of massive stars on each other’s songs, it doesn’t seem as big of a deal...
Queer Eye
Calgary Pride 2016 - Parade and Street Festival
Calgary Pride 2016 - Parade and Street Festival http://gaycalgary.com/pa1238
Suddenly She Sees
KT Tunstall on why kissing girls wasn’t just a phase, admiring gender-fluid teens and channeling her masculinity
Is she or isn’t she? Truthfully, KT Tunstall understands the confusion regarding her sexuality – she’s responsible for it, after all. Tunstall, whose...
Life’s What You Make It For The New Electric
Calgary band launches debut album and tour with Nick Carter
The world is turning faster so we gotta turn it on. Gotta keep up, there’s no time to fake it The lyrics to the chorus of Calgary’s The New Electric’s...
Positive Thoughts
Trumping Ignorance
It's a shame Donald Trump hasn't said anything horrible during this campaign about people with HIV. Earlier this summer, as thousands descended on Cleveland...
Deep Inside Hollywood
'Supergirl,' Paradise Garage, Britney Spears, 'Dear White People'
Supergirl gets her Maggie Supergirl is going deep for its second season. The series, rather than stay self-contained, is going to expand its reach into...
Queer Eye
Medicine Hat Pride 2016 - Street Festival and Dance
Medicine Hat Pride 2016 - Street Festival and Dance http://gaycalgary.com/pa1244
Viva Acapulco
Enchanting echoes of a golden era
It is an established cliché that each generation yearns for the simple times of those who came before, but who can be blamed for missing the world of Elizabeth...
AeroMexico
To reach Acapulco you will need to connect through Mexico City and you will likely spend a bit of time here. While several airlines offer regular flights...
La Concha Beach Club at Las Brisas
Las Brisas is home to two respected restaurants: the year-round Bellavista and the seasonal El Tulipán, but the true culinary star of the property may...
Coco Loco at Hotel Los Flamingos
For another glimpse into the life of Old Hollywood, pop into Hotel Los Flamingos and see why hunks like Johnny Weissmuller (the Michael Phelps of his day...
Becco al Mare
When in Rome... or Acapulco! Italian food is loved around the world, and if you’re looking for a respite from Mexican spice for one night, Becco al Mare...
Pozole Thursday
Once a ritual dish served at ceremonies and important celebrations, pozole is now a common dish in many Mexican states, but it’s especially popular in...
Chapel of Peace
Watching over Acapulco Bay from the region’s highest point, a 13-story white cross towers over the Chapel of Peace, drawing eyes from everywhere in the...
Zibu
After learning about Acapulco’s rich history of trade with Asia during your visit to the Fort of San Diego, hurry to Eduardo Wichtendahl’s Zibu restaurant...
Culture Club Still Karma Chameleons
Original Members On Tour
In 2015 Culture Club – the band behind such still recognizable 80’s hits like Karma Chameleon and Miss Me Blind among many others – reunited to tour. With...
King of Queens
QBoy ReClaims His Throne
QBoy was one of the OG queer rappers who helped to lead, create and shape the sub-genre of hip hop known as homo hop in it’s infancy. When he first premiered...
Pioneers on the Ice
Calgary ‘Cs’ New Era of Gay Friendly Puck Handling
Flames fans embrace the C of red, but it will be rainbows heating up the ice at Winsport Arena, as Calgary joins the growing list of major cities now home...
Nick Carter Gets His Second Wind
Backstreet Boy Goes Solo with Album and Canadian Tour
It’s been a busy year in the life of Nick Carter. In November of last year, he released his newest solo album All American. In April, he and wife Lauren...
It’s Raining Menzel
Idina Menzel on working toward LGBT icon status, a lesbian Elsa and angry gays who oppose her Beaches remake
Though it arrives nearly 20 years after her debut album, the timing couldn’t be more perfect for a self-titled Idina Menzel release. Menzel’s latest is...
Margaret Cho Returns
Comedienne returns to Calgary after 6 years
6 years can go by in the blink of an eye, but also be forever. The last 6 years of Margaret Cho’s life has been filled with highs – such as an Emmy nominated...
Schooled by Lady Bunny
Between fart jokes, the tireless drag legend shreds an entitled generation (and Hillary Clinton)
"I thought combining incest with necrophilia was some of my best work." ~Lady Bunny. Underneath those towering blonde wigs lurks one of the...
Queer Eye
DEEP ROOTS Rooftop Pride Party at Broken City, Calgary http://gaycalgary.com/pa1237 Dyke and Trans March 2016, Calgary http://gaycalgary.com/pa1230...
A Couple of Guys
The Best Next Thing
A Couple of Guys
Breaking Up, Up, and Away
A Couple of Guys
Scream Queen
A Couple of Guys
Fruit of the Loony
News Releases
New Cookbook Tells You Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Cooking a Chicken Chicken...who doesn’t love a good piece? While fried chicken may be...
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
Editorial Cartoon
Wimpy Compromise
Creep of the Week
Pat McCrory
Hey, remember that anti-gay law in North Carolina, HB2 (which stands for "hate & bullshit")? Well gosh darn, the whole thing just doesn’t...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Desiree Akhavan, James Baldwin, Stacie Passon, trans actor on 'Nashville'
Desiree Akhavan is here 2 creep in Creep 2 After taking a bow with 2014’s indie comedy Inappropriate Behavior, where she wrote, directed and starred...
Screen Queen
A Taste of Honey, Everybody Wants Some!!, Carrie, Neighbors 2, Sing Street, and more
A Taste of Honey Remember 1961? The world was straighter then. There was no Will, no Grace. No Ellen, either. So, it’s no surprise films from this era...
4 Signs Your Friends Are Failing You – And How to Dump Them
For gay people, our friends are often our family. They’re there for us through thick and thin, even when our blood relatives let us down – which, as unfortunate...
Your Real Estate Agent Matters
Buying or selling a home can be a long and difficult process. Sometimes there’s a snag in your financing or the entire sale falls through due to some minor...
Editorial Cartoon
Adults Say the Darndest Things
Creep of the Week
Donald Trump
I just finished watching the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The expectations for her were very high. The expectations for him...
Tegan & Sara Make the Most of Hometown Return
Returning home for a visit is often a whirlwind pulling you in multiple directions. When Calgary born Tegan and Sara Quin returned home for a stop on their...
Editorial Cartoon
Can We Talk?
Creep of the Week
Larry Klayman
Hey, have you heard the one about Hillary Clinton? Yeah, she's a lesbian. I know what you're thinking: That joke was poorly constructed and executed...
10(ish) Horror-Movie Hardbodies to Die For
Every horror movie spectator chooses one character as soon as the story starts to unfold that they hope will make it out alive – and for us gays, it’s...
OLPxIME Show Delivers a Special Night of Homegrown Rock n Roll
For many Canadians in the 1990’s, Our Lady Peace and I Mother Earth were two bands whose CD’s were constantly in your Discman and stereo. Our Lady Peace’s...
Editorial Cartoon
Hubba Hubba
Editorial Cartoon
Gays for Trump Explain Themselves
Creep of the Week
Donald Trump (Yes, Again)
As part of the liberal media I have been working night and day to rig this election for Hillary Clinton and I am exhausted. And I know what you're thinking:...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Rachels McAdams and Weisz, Adam Shankman, Alan Cumming, 'Love Is All You Need?'
The Rachels McAdams and Weisz might soon be disobedient lovers Those always-somewhat-mysterious "talks" and "negotiations" are underway...
The Frivolist
4 Reasons You Need to Stop Using PrEP as an Excuse to Be a Slut
PrEP. It stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, a drug that LGBT people – mostly men – take to reduce their risk of HIV infection. And therein lies the...
The OutField
Out off the field
In nearly 10 years of covering sports, "The OutField" has reported on dozens of LGBT athletes and coaches. We’ve interviewed gay fan groups and...
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