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December 2012

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Articles in the December 2012 Edition

Family Holidays – Part 2

Publisher’s Column

Last month I wrote about my less than satisfying trip to Cuba with my dad this past January. I really wasn’t planning on taking another holiday with...

Rocking the Roxy Theatre With Bells On

Guys in Disguise decks another Christmas season with hilarity

Perhaps you meant to see it last year but didn’t have the chance, or maybe it has become as embossed in your Christmas tradition as opening the doors of...

A Pride Worth Keeping your Clothes On

Celebrating 21 years of Winter Pride

Usually gay pride events are held under the rays of the beaming sun with lots of skin showing, but this is one pride festival where wearing mittens and...

We often don’t know the back-story of musicians. It can seem like they just come out of nowhere. In the case of John O, aka Diamond Rings, his inspiration...

A Royal New Year

On the ISCWR’s New Years Eve Party & Calendars

The Imperial and Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, a fundraising organization out of Edmonton, has Albertans covered this holiday season with two unique...

Wondrously Frightening

Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination at the Glenbow

Fantastic, surreal and entertaining. Sipping a refreshing white and standing betwixt a colourful collage of cosmopolitans at the Fairy Tales, Monsters...

Alberta Trustee Says to Act Less Gay

Draconian views have draconian consequences for GLBTQ students

In 1994, in ruling on the now infamous Delwin Vriend appeal case that added sexual orientation to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Alberta Court of...

Bif Naked: Stripped

Her Majesty returns with new acoustic album

It seems like whenever we connect with Bif Naked to talk, a lot has gone on in her life. Our recent chat, coinciding with the release of Bif Naked Forever:...

The Perry Twins

Doug and Derek Perry are one of the hottest DJ acts on the circuit. These good looking and incredibly talented identical twins have created a brand that...

When a Choir was Born

One Voice Chorus Presents a Family Friendly Night of Christmas Song

What better way to ring in the Christmas season than with a heartfelt performance by Calgary’s steadily growing LGBTQ and allies mixed choir. On Sunday...

Farewells and New Beginnings

Wade MacNeil on saying goodbye to Alexisonfire and his new band Gallows

In August 2010, the band Alexisonfire broke up. In a letter posted on the band’s website singer George Petit wrote that the breakup was "not amicable"...

Kent Hehr Goes After Redford’s Revisionism

One of the issues with political dynasties, be it the emperors of ancient China or the Progressive Conservatives of modern Alberta, is how they view their...

...to Tim John Peterson

Men Talk is a series of books compiled by former therapist Tim John Peterson. The recent book in the series – Gay Men Talk – takes several of the sexually...

What the Advent of Trans Activism Means for Drag Culture

Just days before an 8-day cruise with Carnival Cruise Line - which had been planned with an LGBT travel agent and was to feature nearly 40 "Drag Stars...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Countdown to Matt Bomer in Space Station 76

Gay Indie Film Alert! Evie Harris from Girls Will Be Girls has directed a movie. OK, her alter ego, Jack Plotnick, is the actual director. But whatever...

Cocktail Chatter

We were closing down the beach house for the winter. I was in a piss-poor mood and so was Dan, and neither of us was behaving with any degree of marital...

Hawaii’s Big Island

Roughly twice the size of the rest of Hawaii’s islands combined, the Big Island cultivates a loyal following of repeat visitors while delighting first-timers...

Dan Savage Love (and Hate)

Polarizing media pundit talks ‘crazy’ queer people, launching It Gets Better and why he’s not a bully

In his two-decade career as a sex-advice columnist, and more recently as creator of the It Gets Better Project, Dan Savage has entertained readers with...

A Link to My Past

Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses

When I was in my early teens, my progress through the Legend of Zelda game on the original Nintendo (NES) came to an abrupt halt when I threw a screaming...

Alberta rocker group Oldbury recently took time out of their busy schedule to chat with GayCalgary Magazine. These boys are helping to put Red Deer on...

FOR FANS OF CHANNING TATUM Magic Mike It’s the season of giving – and director Steven Soderbergh is very generous with the amount of men...

Bruce Vilanch Wigs Out

The world contains quite a few people who seem to always be playing to an invisible camera. Bruce Vilanch is one of those rare people who is always cracking...

Ready to Fall in Love

Mother, Mother back bigger than ever

From once performing in front of just 25 people at Broken City to playing in front of hundreds and even opening for Matt Good coast-to-coast, Mother, Mother...

Forever Kylie Minogue

Icon looks back at 25 years of gay fans, bad fashion and girl kisses

Kylie Minogue was just 19 when she landed a record deal that would turn the soap star into a singing superstar. This year marks a quarter-century of Kylie...

Les Girls - Burlesque at the Exchange, Calgaryhttp://gaycalgary.com/pa359ISCWR - Crowns for Kids at Flash, Edmontonphotos by B&JISCCA - World Aids...

A Couple of Guys

Mr. GayCalgary December 2012 - Mark Randall

Mark is the HEAT Program Coordinator at AIDS Calgary Awareness Association. He is a well known face in Calgary’s community for his outreach at bars...

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...

Online Articles this Month

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Petraeus Scandel

The Best Year Yet?

Why 2012 Should Take Its Place Next to 1969 in LGBT History

Fights and fabulousness make history; good news and policy shifts rarely do. As an example, I don’t think I’ve seen more than two pictures from the 1969...

No Doubt, Dragonette

No Doubt, Push and Shove No Doubt’s femme-fronter Gwen Stefani longs for the past on a track from the band’s new album, Push and Shove, when she...

Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson

Christina Aguilera, Lotus Christina Aguilera opens her seventh album by calling this a "rebirth" despite her "broken pieces" – or, in other words, a...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Admission: Tomlin’s here, but you’re probably coming for Tina Fey

Admission: Tomlin’s here, but you’re probably coming for Tina Fey Every smartypants lesbian we know loves Tina Fey, even though she plays...

Creep of the Week:

Anyone Blaming Hurricane Sandy on Gays

Gays should have seen it coming, frankly. It was only a matter of time before it happened. I’m not talking about the hurricane itself, but the inevitable...

Editorial Cartoon

Log Cabin, Mitt Romney

Kylie Minogue, Tristan Prettyman

Kylie Minogue, The Abbey Road Sessions It’s practically an unspoken rule that being gay means you have to adore Kylie Minogue. We take her seriously...

Creep of the Week

Peter LaBarbera

Remember that old saying about trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results being the definition of insanity? Well, if that saying...

Cocktail Chatter

Homemade ‘Smoked’ Salmon

This week’s column is about how a single great hors d’oeuvre can elevate an easy dinner party into something truly special. The most common mistake hosts...

Alexisonfire Burns Down The BMO

Band says farewell as only they can

If you're going to go out, do it in spectacular fashion. The boys of Alexisonfire – George Petit, Dallas Green, Wade MacNeil, Chris Steele and Jordan...

Editorial Cartoon

Election Result

Taylor Swift, Diamond Rings

Taylor Swift, Red Boys give Taylor Swift a lot of grief, but they’re also sort of responsible for this little career she’s got going – and for the...

Creep of the Week

Election Day is fast approaching and for lesbian and gay Americans the choice for president is stark. Now, I know that there are gays and lesbians...

Editorial Cartoon

Creep of the Week

Franklin Graham

Marriage equality was a big winner on election day and, surprise surprise, not everyone is happy about it. There are some folks who basically say that...

Cocktail Chatter

The Hairy Navel

Hairy navels make my mouth water. I’m referring to guys’ belly buttons here, not the cocktail. (I’ll get around to that in a minute.) I’d go so far as...

Creep of the Week

Trade Union of Russian Citizens

Do not fuck with Madonna. Not many court opinions can be summarized in five words, but when it comes to a favorable ruling for Madonna after a right-wing...

Buying and Financing a Rental Home

With property values rising, and the economy continuing to turn more and more people into home-renters instead of home-buyers, now is a fantastic time...

Ask Dr. Eva: 2012-2013 Flu Season

Dear Dr. Eva, I haven’t heard much about H1N1 for a while. Are they vaccinating against it this year? ...

Ask Dr. Eva: SAD Times and How to Perk-Up

Dear Dr. Eva,Every year, I seem to get depressed and have a big drop in energy as the days get shorter. It gets harder to get out of bed and much harder...

The Edmonton Festival of Trees

The 2012 edition of Edmonton’s Festival of Trees was a weekend to remember. From November 29th to December 2nd the Edmonton Shaw Conference Center...

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