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December 2010

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Articles in the December 2010 Edition

Publisher’s Column

I’m really surprised when my gay world and mainstream world collide. In our October 2010 edition, we featured an article on "Movember", a fundraising...

Legend talks film comeback, being a gay icon and son Chaz

They don’t make ’em like Cher anymore. The superdiva, and queen of all gay icons, has been able to successfully pull off singing and acting throughout...

Annie Lennox Speaks Out

Sweet Dreams for the World

Legendary status, earned through over three decades in the music business, hasn’t changed Annie Lennox. Despite being a global superstar, first making...

Former Idol returns with 100 Pages Later

At the age of 25, Rex Goudie has already experienced more than many young artists ever will. Auditioning for Canadian Idol in 2005 on a dare, the 19 year...

Who Are You, Rufus?

The Creative and Dynamic Artist on Opera, Family, and Being Openly Gay

For an artist who has always laid his soul into his music, Rufus Wainwright’s latest album All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu may be his most personal...

Dreaming of a Drag Christmas

With Bells On Premieres in Calgary

A sharp-tongued drag queen dressed as a Christmas tree gets stuck in an elevator with a freshly divorced conservative accountant who is just trying to...

LGBT Community Directory

GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine is the go-to source for information about Alberta LGBT businesses and community groups—the most extensive and accurate...

Around the Kitchen Table

25 Years of AIDS in Edmonton

On July 1st, 1984, the first case of AIDS in Edmonton was confirmed. On July 2nd, 1984 five individuals from the gay and lesbian community met and eventually...

The Next Fence: One Rider’s Story

Local Author Realizes Her Dream

Lauren Nash, author and equestrian, resides in Bragg Creek, Alberta with her partner Lynda. "At first glance, you might not think of me as a professional...

A Blast from the Past at Stage West

By this point, Stage West has established the fact that they know how to put on a musical revue. While it may seem simple as it unfolds on stage, having...

The Washroom Agenda

Piddling Issues of Gender Identity Create Major S#!%

Inevitably in any discussion of gender identity and expression issues, the subject of washrooms and change rooms arises. On the surface, this would appear...

“Be careful, Virgo!”

Mercury turning retrograde in Capricorn reveals systemic errors great and small. Look for flaws in hierarchies and collect info to solve problems next...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Tatum and Bell play master and servant

Fans of unintentionally homoerotic man-on-man-on-man action movies have something new to look forward to in early 2011. It’s called The Eagle and it’s...

The Capital Club

Kris Wells is a founding member of the Capital Club, "Edmonton’s LGBTQ Professionals," and he is really pleased with how it is going. "The genesis was...

I’m Gay For Santa Fe!

It hardly ever rains in Santa Fe, and when it does, the locals are positively giddy about it. "Isn’t this weather great," Victoria, a vendor at the weekend...

Fundraising Photos

Cocktail Chatter

A Really Big Surprise: The Boilermaker

"Who is Lady Gaga?" I asked in imperfect innocence, thus driving the table of six to a jolting silence. They gaped at me. "What?" I shouted. Heads swiveled...

Rhymes With Awesome

Seussical The Musical Charms at ATP

To review Seussical with the cliché of rhyme,Like the Dr. himself did in his time,To talk of Dave Kelly as The Cat In The Hat,Who is quite entertaining...

Qcentre & Qmunity

Chic New Safe Space on Campus

On November 3rd, the University of Calgary Students Union opened Qcentre, their centre for sexual and gender diversity, and welcomed an influx of students...

Youth and Sexual Health

Many of us in the GLBTQ community grew up in an education system which at best discussed sexuality in vague terms, and at worst gave us the message that...

Origins of The Backlot

Hidden away from the store fronts along 10th Ave SW is a small bar, serving Calgary’s LGBT community. A neon sign, "Backlot", can be seen shining brightly...

A Couple of Guys

Mariah Carey, Indigo Girls and Glee

Merry Christmas II You Mariah Carey Sequels usually suck, but Mariah Carey’s not going down with that sleigh on her cleverly titled offshoot to her...

The Reason’s Adam White is noticeably worried when informed that a severe snow warning is in effect for Calgary and Saskatchewan - including their next...

A Thousand Laughs

Crappy Coin Slot I was going through the self-checkout at Safeway one day and for some reason kept I thinking that I saw the word "Poo" out the corner...

Christina Aguilera: Can’t Hold Her Down

Singer makes big-screen debut in one of the gayest movies of the year, Burlesque

Christina Aguilera’s career is built of bold moves – be it the "Beautiful" video, with its tight shots of men making out, or musically shifting from shameless...

Holiday Gift Guide

Audacious and Adamant: The Story of Maverick AlbertaBy: Aritha Van HerkSoftcover, Black & White Photos and Colour Photos, 104 pagesPrice: $24.95 The...

Online Articles this Month

Amy Sedaris Talks Queers and Crafts

Author/actress on her new (super gay) book – and the chapter Neil Patrick Harris inspired

From a wacky misfit to her Martha-on-crack domesticity book, Amy Sedaris has made a career out of being different. She’s at it again with Simple Times:...

Refinancing Tips for LGBT Homeowners

Mortgage interest rates recently fell so low that they broke all-time historical records, and rates have managed to remain extremely cheap and attractive...

Bedouin Soundclash Back In The Saddle

It was only a short time ago that Toronto band Bedouin Soundclash was on the verge of ceasing to exist. After a brief break that saw frontman Jay Malinowski...

Icon's music revamped on Cirque show soundtrack

Cirque Du Soleil has long been a creative and dynamic entity. When blending their artistry with an icon like Elvis Presley, the pressure is on to create...

Alexisonfire Heats Up Cold December Night

Alexisonfire gets credit for being gutsy enough to tour Canada in December again. In 2007 they got stuck in a snowstorm which resulted in their December...

Dr. Rufus and Mr. Wainwright

Two Sides of Rufus an Odd Experience

Seeing Rufus Wainwright's November 28th concert was like seeing two different performers. With signs posted throughout the Jubilee Auditorium requesting...

Intimate Jay Brannan Show a Thing of Beauty

It is appropriate that, of the songs Jay Brannan performed at his November 25th concert at the Marquee room, a cover of Jann Arden's Good Mother was included...

Wonderful Wizard

Family Classic Brought To Life at Jubilee

While there is a long list of iconic musicals, The Wizard of Oz is arguably the most universally loved. With an innovative story (not to mention gay...

By Nightfall, by Michael Cunningham. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 256 pages, $25 hardcover. The allure of astounding beauty and how the...

Hate: A Romance

Hate: A Romance, by Tristan Garcia, translated by Marion Duvert and Lorin Stein. Faber & Faber, 288 pages, $14 paper. The men who hate...

Cocktail Chatter

In the Drink: Grappa vs. the Bellini

"Let’s go to Italy," Dan suggested out of the blue. "Yay!" I cried and jumped onto his lap. He was reading The Economist, which got badly ...

Creep of the Week: Clint McCance

You know the old saying, "If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on Facebook?" Well, Arkansas Midland School District vice president Clint ...

Creep of the Week: Robert Maginnis

Everyone knows that United States soldiers hate gay people. They hate them more than they hate terrorists, even, because at least terrorists aren’t...

Creep of the Week: Cindy McCain

For about a day Cindy McCain was literally a poster woman against anti-gay bullying. She appears, along with a bunch of celebrities including Gene ...

Creep of the Week: Peter LaBarbera

Have you ever been at an airport looking around you at all of the harried travelers in flip flops and sweatpants stuffing their faces with dinner plate...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Does Tom Cruise wanna Rock?

When you think of Tom Cruise and the 1980s, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Cocktail is the right answer, obviously, and it’s clearly on...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Nate Berkus is here to Help

It’s not all interior design and life makeovers for Nate Berkus anymore. The man who got his start as Oprah’s go-to design guy is taking a cue from...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Rachel Weisz dives into Deep Blue Sea

Win that first Oscar and the opportunity to work with more prestigious directors turns into a commonplace occurrence. Not squandering her moment is...

Political Cartoons

Taylor Swift, Norah Jones

Taylor Swift, Speak Now Taylor Swift can’t sing unless she’s studio-bound, but that never stopped Britney Spears from world domination. Swift...

Hear Me Out… for the Holidays

Mariah Carey, Indigo Girls and Glee

Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas II You Sequels usually suck, but Mariah Carey’s not going down with that sleigh on her cleverly titled offshoot ...

Teaching Kids of Gay Parents

Q: I teach fifth grade, and every fall we study genealogy and create what are called "family trees." I have a new student this year who has two dads...

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