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Articles in the October 2015 Edition

INTERVIEW - Ricardo Miranda

MLA for Calgary-Cross on winning an important seat at the political table

During May’s provincial election we saw a conservative dynasty end due to an upset vote by Albertans. It also saw New Democrat Ricardo Miranda defeat former...

The Wedding Singer

A Heartfelt ’80s Romp

The marquee on the side of Stage West currently reads: The Wedding Singer – Based on the 1998 Movie. Thanks, Stage West, for making me realize that the...

INTERVIEW - Estefania Cortes-Vargas

An interest in Advocacy Leads to the Legislature

Finishing off our look at the recently elected LGBTQ NDP MLAs, I finally managed to catch up with Estefania Cortes-Vargas, representative for Strathcona-Sherwood...

Queer Eye

Pride Calgary 2015

INTERVIEW - Michael Connolly

MLA for Calgary-Hawkwood speaks out on running for the NDP

Michael Connolly, the recently elected MLA for Calgary Hawkwood and one of three gay/lesbian MLAs, was born and raised in Calgary. He is one of the younger...

Positive Thoughts

Viral Fatigue

I recently attended the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association’s 25th National Convention in San Francisco. NLGJA’s first convention took place...

Queer Eye

Medicine Hat Pride 2015

Frankly, He’s Thankful

A Divorced Gay Dad Appreciates The Small Stuff

"I used to be a bitchy gay guy, now I'm a bitchy gay dad," admits Frank Lowe, a thirty-something recently divorced gay dad whose self-deprecating...

Discussing Community Safety

Announcing a new chief, and preparing for longer nights

Hello again everyone. A lot has happened since I last spoke to you, most notably the announcement of a new chief of police. Congratulations to Deputy Chief...

Finger Eleven Returns with Five Crooked Lines

Veteran Canadian band on tour behind new album

Five years is a long time between albums. It seemed like Finger Eleven had dissappeared since the release of 2010’s Life Turns Electric. The band was hard...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Cara Delevingne, Cynthia Nixon, Stephen Fry, Netflix's trans show

Cara Delevingne has a lot of acting jobs now It’s more likely that you know Cara Delevingne from seeing her modeling in the pages of Vogue, or from her...

Call Me Gay-Be

Carly Rae Jepsen on being an LGBT ally, the sly gayness of ‘Call Me Maybe’ and how Justin Bieber changed her life

Carly Rae Jepsen is calling – and no, not maybe. This is a real-life phone date (pegged, of course, to the release of her latest synth-pop concoction...

The Riot’s Riot

‘Stonewall’ actor, director talk ‘whitewashing’ controversy, emotional brick-scene shoot and sex scene nerves

Blowback from a mere two-minute-and-twenty-three-second trailer of Stonewall stormed the web in early August. It was intense. Like the historic brick-throwing...

Leona Lewis, Free & Unfiltered

Singer opens up about her influential gay uncle, talks ‘gay husbands' and drag queen bingo

Leona Lewis is having a Mariah Carey moment. She’s singing, mimicking the ascending whistle notes that close out Carey’s early-’90s hit "Emotions."...

The Budding Ruby Rose

On career, inspiration and loving dogs

Ruby Rose made a lot of Calgary fans ecstatic with her second visit to the city in two months, and while she wasn’t in town for long, she sure made it...

The Cho Must Go On

Margaret Cho laments loss of comedy heroes, talks tour, bisexuality and this ‘f*cked up’ world

Margaret Cho was a comedian even before she knew it. "As a kid, I was thinking all these things," Cho, 46, recalls, expounding on her surprising...

NSFW - Jerrick Media Launches The Pussy Pillow Jerrick Media, a disruptive alternative to the traditional media brands announced the launch of the first...

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

Bust out the rainbow M16 assault rifles because things are about to get FABULOUS! The United States Army is about to become the world's biggest pride...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Mary Poppins 2, 'Oscillate Wildly,' Cameron Esposito, 'Hart to Hart'

Mary Poppins 2: The Possibly Very Bad Idea We’ve reached a point in film history – and more specifically, in the history of the business of Hollywood...

The Frivolist - Scream Queens

13 Hot Scary-Movie Villains Who Give Us Beautiful Nightmares

Hot horror movie villains are hard to come by – what with all the blood and guts that usually characterize those that terrorize – but there are a few smokin’...

Editorial Cartoon

Ossified Officer's Club

AC/DC

A Wet & Wild Show at Commonwealth

Rock or Bust; indeed. Cold winds, a non-stop downpour – nothing stopped rock legends AC/DC from blowing the non-existent roof off of Edmonton’s Commonwealth...

The Tenors

Bring Heart and Warmth to Under One Sky Tour

Since forming in 2008, the vocal quartet of Clifton Murray, Remigio Pereira, Victor Micallef and Fraser Walters, The Tenors, have become global stars...

The Tea Party

Make Rock Magic On Edges of Twilight Tour

In our interview, prior to the September 24th Tea Party concert at the Jack Singer Concert Hall, singer Jeff Martin stated that this tour – playing the...

The 2015 Values Voter Summit — an annual event where conservatives gather round to bitch about abortion, big government and gays — has come and gone. Many...

Hear Me Out

11 Classic Madonna Moments From Her ‘Rebel Heart Tour’

Be still my gay heart. Though Madonna’s latest spectacle, Rebel Heart Tour, spotlights her 13th studio album of the same name, the concert queen still...

Editorial Cartoon

Kim Davis' Papal Audience

Creep of the Week

Franklin Graham

In a recent interview evangelist Franklin Graham used the "s" word. And he used it a lot. That word is, of course, "sin," as in...

The Frivolist

Scare Tactics - 10 Halloween Marathons For You and Your Boo

Before the ghoulish parties kick off and trick-or-treaters roam the night, curl up with your own special cuddle monster for these scary TV-and-movie marathons...

Slash Concert More Than A Nostalgia Trip

It would be easy for Slash to rest on his laurels and cash in. As one of the greatest guitarists of all time, the ex Gun's n Roses and Velvet Revolver...

Madonna Makes Spectacular Alberta Debut

When Madonna's Rebel Heart tour was announced in the spring, you could almost hear the collective scream of joy from Alberta fans as for the first time...

Editorial Cartoon

Fateful Moments in LGBT History

Creep of the Week

Eric Metaxas

I may be a grown up, but I read a lot of young adult fiction aimed at LGBT teens. Wait. I shouldn't use the term "aimed at" less I fuel the...

Daisy Theatre Returns

Ronnie Burkett's Puppet Variety Show A Riot

In entertainment there are those rare things that you instantly connect with. Whether it's a song you've listened to a thousand times, a movie you saw...

Barenaked Ladies and Alan Doyle an All Canadian Concert Experience

There are few Canadian bands that have enjoyed the longevity and success of The Barenaked Ladies and Great Big Sea. The future of Great Big Sea remains...

Once Simple and Touching

Tony Award Winner Makes Calgary Debut

Once - playing through November 8th in Calgary at the Jubilee Auditorium before heading to Edmonton Nov 10 - 15th - is different from many of the musicals...

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