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Articles in the March 2006 Edition
“Code-Head”
Letter from the Publisher
This month I’ve really been working my butt off! I know I know, Steve and I work our butts off every month, but this time Steve’s been mostly on his own...
The Woman’s Bookshop
The new “Woman’s Bookshop” in Marda Loop got off to a rocking start this past Saturday, February 25th with their grand opening! When “A Woman’s Place...
Gay in the Army
A Soldier’s Perspective
This is a follow-up to an interview originally conducted by Rob Diaz-Marino (accidentally credited to Jason Clevett) in the February 2005 issue, entitled...
Events Listing
Find out what’s happening
Gay Legalese
“Barking Dog”
Dear Mr. Aarbo, I live in a large two-tower complex, where the East is for Rentals and the West is for Condo owners. I rent on the Condo side, and...
Q Scopes
“Accept criticism graciously, Cancer!”
The Sun squaring Pluto inflames the ego and pushes you towards confrontation and conquest, perhaps too quickly and - especially with the Sun in Pisces...
Adult Film Review
“Chi Chi LaRue’s Wrong Side of the Tracks” (Part I and II), Rascal Video Productions The name Chi Chi LaRue has an undeniable following, and after seeing...
A Brush With My Worst Nightmare
Last month I wrote about some of the issues facing GLBTQ youth, youth at risk, and street youth. The timing of the column being published was ironic...
Straight To Diva 2
Straight Guys Become Radiant Divas
Drag Queens are ubiquitous in the GLBTQ community. One can hardly attend a function without tripping over some bouffanted, sequin-bedecked, stiletto-heeled...
Q Puzzle
“To Err Is Human”
Famous Puppet Death Scenes
Creatively killing of puppets at One Yellow Rabbit
Ahh puppets. The name conjures up memories of classic children’s shows such as Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and The Muppet Show - or for older crowds...
Spousal Abuse
Could it Really Exist in The Gay Community?
Well, I don’t know about any of you, but I am one of those people that walks purposefully through life with huge 1983-style rose coloured glasses, and...
A Couple of Guys
Bitter Girl
CATS
Classic kitty musical returns to Calgary
It’s Midnight, and not a sound from the pavement. Suddenly an explosion of music and lights reveals a larger-than-life junkyard. Probing car lights tear...
Theatre Junction’s New Digs
Simply GRAND!
To overstate the obvious, Calgary is a city bursting at its seams in a constant state of flux. Driving through downtown, something being torn down or...
Imagine Me & You…
When I heard that a new lesbian film was out in theatres I of course considered it my queer civic duty to pay homage by attending a screening. Sometimes...
Forever Plaid
Stage West musical has Heart and Soul
Sometimes the things that work best are the simplest. Take Forever Plaid, playing until April 23rd at Stage West. It may have a relatively simple storyline...
“Gaydar”
How Real and How Accurate is it?
“Gay men and lesbians habitually enact behaviour that displays involvement in a shared system of meaning in order to be recognized as members of the gay...
Letters to the Publisher
Dear Rob & Steve, It is with much gratitude that we would like to thank the community at small and large, for our second annual “Valentines Day” fundraiser...
Western Cup
Heroes, Teams, and Community
Apollo Calgary, Friends in Sport has been a mainstay in the Calgary GLBT community since 1981. Their “Western Cup” yearly event is currently in it’s 24th...
Fundraising Photos
Canadian Graffiti
Going retro at Jubilations
I find when I go to movies or plays set in the 1960’s I tend to almost wish I had been alive during that time. Life was so much simpler in a lot of ways...
Color Theory
When thinking about re-doing a space, most of us first opt to change the paint color to make it look different, with good reason; Painting is the easiest...
Queer Eye - for the Calgary guy (or gal)
Events that happened around Calgary
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