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Articles in the February 2006 Edition
Faith in Canada
Letter from the Publisher
It’s February, the much acclaimed month of love. With Stephen Harper now the new Prime Minister of Canada, Valentine’s Days to follow might not be looking...
Vagina Warriors!
The ongoing crusade to end violence against women
I am certainly no stranger to feminism and empowerment of women – especially when it comes to sexuality. For instance, I am always marking periods of...
Business Profile
Soleiha B. Mahrcell of Solsourced Weddings
Soleiha B. Mahrcell has been a Marriage Commissioner in the province of Alberta since August 2004, but served as an assistant to well-known Calgary personality...
Events Listing
Find out what’s happening
Gay Legalese
Getting Back what you’re Owed
Does someone owe you money? If so, then the first step is almost always to make a formal demand for payment in writing. If he or she does not pay then...
Q Scopes
“Save receipts, Capricorn!”
Mars is in Taurus square to the Sun in Aquarius, cranking up energy and ego with powerful determination. That determination dissolves, although energy...
Adult Film Review
Lots of Lovin’!
Here comes Valentines Day! For those of you who need a little extra loving, we’re reviewing 2-disc sets this month from Adult Depot. Apparently they...
Out of the Closet and Onto the Streets
GLBTQ Youth at Risk
A recent article by an openly lesbian Toronto police officer, Sgt. Judy Nosworthy, on 365gay.com about GLBTQ street and homeless youth struck a chord when...
Different Strokes Calgary
Swimming Toward a Wider Horizon
One of the ‘veterans’ of the Calgary GLBTQ community, Different Strokes Swim Club recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary in July of 2005, and continues...
Q Puzzle
“Adopt Instead”
High Performance, Indeed!
One Yellow Rabbit & Friends
I’ll admit it; I’m pretty much a High Performance Rodeo virgin. Oh, I’ve been to a few shows over the years, here and there, but I’ve never taken in “The...
The Science of the Mind
Celebrating GLBTQ Marriage
Now that equal marriage is finally a reality in Canada, there is an increasing variety of options available to those seeking to marry their same-sex partner. Those...
The Calgary Men’s Chorus
Calgary Group goes to Carnegie Hall
It’s one of the most prestigious performance venues in the world. Located in the heart of New York City, two blocks from Central Park, the 116 year old...
Enbridge playRites Festival 2006
5 Plays in 6 Weeks
The 20th season of Alberta Theatre Project’s playRites festival is upon us, and a buzz is in the air at the Martha Cohen Theatre in the Epcore Centre for...
Press Releases
Powder & Pride: Gay and Lesbian Ski Weekend Panorama, BC - March 24th - 26th, 2006 By Nico Hofferd The second annual Powder & Pride, put on by UB...
Designer Superstar Challenge
Calgarian makes good on HGTV show
For the next seven weeks the eyes of Calgary will be glued to HGTV on Monday nights for Designer Superstar Challenge. The show is an action packed reality...
Music Review
Stand Up for Love!
Party Groove: White Party 7 Mixed by Junior Vasquez We seem to be reviewing this CD just in time since it is quite appropriate with Valentine’s Day...
Bitter Girl
Sexual Orientation and Conversion Therapy
Can You Turn Swans Into Ducks?
I remember painfully my own experience of suffering in a silence that I suspect many people my age and older have experienced. Watching Brokeback Mountain...
A Couple of Guys
The Boundaries of Art
Transgressive Art and Reaction
Recently a controversy around the display of some artwork on the EPCOR Centre’s +15 erupted, resulting in EPCOR erecting a wall in front of the artwork...
Fundraising Photos
Letters to the Publishers
The Calgary Eagle - 4 years of FUN By John Finlayson With our 4 year anniversary upon us we’ve been given this great opportunity to reflect on the...
Diplomatic Immunities
Interactive Interviews at playRites 2006
One of the more unique shows at this year’s Alberta Theatre Projects playRites is Mammalian Diving Reflex’s Diplomatic Immunities, running February 10th...
Fashion Review
To Accessorize or not to Accessorize?
In the same way that interior accessories are needed to pull a room together, the same can be said about an outfit; A leather belt, bracelets, cuffs, and...
Queer Eye - for the Calgary guy (or gal)
Events that happened around Calgary
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