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Articles in the March 2008 Edition
The Queers Must Be Crazy
Letter from the Publisher
If I ask you to imagine a culture where the adults behave like children, and the children behave like adults, you might wonder what episode of Star Trek...
Little Shop of Horrors
“Feed Me” at Stage West
Having its roots in a low-budget 1960’s sci-fi film, Little Shop of Horrors was adapted as an Off-Broadway musical in 1982 and has been a cult classic...
Newslets
Pride Center of Edmonton holds Fundraiser Dance On March 15th, the Pride Center of Edmonton is holding a special Roman-themed dance at the Alberta Avenue...
Priape Model Search
Priape Wear seeks Vanilla to Fetish
Do you have what it takes to be a Priape model? This April you will once again have the chance to strut your stuff in front of a panel of judges, win...
Shelter
A Special Screening Courtesy of Fairytales
Can’t wait until May to get your gay flick fix? On Friday, March 21st, Fairytales Film Festival will be giving you a shot of gay cinema with the critically...
Out of Town
Hong Kong
Comprising an archipelago of mountainous islands and a similarly precipitous peninsula extending from the China mainland, Hong Kong is one of the world’s...
My Organs, My Blood, My Choice
Quite a bit of ink has been devoted to the recent Health Canada ban on gay/bi men donating organs, with many of the opinions seeing it as a ridiculous...
Adult Film Review
Cowboys, Cabin Fever, Greased, Gay for Pay
“Cabin Fever” by Bear Omnimedia, Courtesy of Priape CAST: Marcus Troy*, Josh West, Butch Grand, Michael Scott, Jeff Wells*, Marc Angelo, Jack Bridger*. Bears...
Deep Inside Hollywood
New Projects For Madonna and Ian Ziering
Madonna Offers Filth and Wisdom It had to happen. Madonna, after years of enduring almost unanimous disdain for her acting abilities, has traded for a...
Whole Lesbian Sex
Get It How You Like It: Tips for Receptive Cunnilingus (PG-13)
Sex guides often focus on how to give pleasure rather than how to receive it - the assumption being that if you know how to lie on your back, you’re a...
Girls Groove: A Sherri Olsen Production
A Calgary-based Gathering that will Inspire You to Get Up & Groo
GirlsGroove is making its event debut: a women-only dance on March 29th at Crossroads Art Space. GirlsGroove founder Sherri Olsen is hoping that Calgary...
Now That’s A Little More Interesting
There is something to be said when a sex toy store makes a point of being ”sex positive”. The industry surrounding an obvious cultural obsession has proven...
Letters to the Editor
Dear GayCalgary, On behalf of The Pride Calgary Association we would like to introduce ourselves, and inform your readers of the upcoming 2008 Pride Events...
Noirville and Writers Block
Two World Premier Canadian Plays Under One Roof
The Vertigo Theatre complex at the base of the Calgary tower features two separate theatres: the main playhouse and the studio theatre. Both have seen...
Apollo Western Cup 2008
For 26 years, Apollo has hosted the longest running annual LGBT athletic event in North America, the Western Cup. With sporting events throughout the city...
Easter
More than the Easter Bunny
More than the Easter bunny, more than chocolate eggs; Easter is more to me. More than the Easter bunny, more than chocolate eggs; Easter is more to me. Consider...
Changes in the Queer Community – What’s Next?
“During the course of the ‘90s homosexuality went from being largely invisible to shockingly visible to fairly pedestrian” [1] I was recently asked to...
Evolution of Community
Open Reply to Stephen Lock
In the February Issue of GayCalgary Magazine (#52), “Evolution of Community: GLBTQ History Isn’t Quite as Linear as One Might Think,” Stephen Lock presents...
Vagina Monologues
“I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.” - Nadezhda Mandelstam, Hope Against Hope Eve Ensler probably had no idea...
The Juno Awards
Calgary hosts Canada’s Musical Extravaganza
April third to sixth, the annual showcase of Canadian music hits Calgary for the first time. Capped off by the awards broadcast live from the Pengrowth...
Juno Weekend
More than Just Awards
The decision to make the Juno Awards a traveling event has turned it into a massive event encompassing four days in Calgary of Canadian music. “We have...
R We Drowning in Alphabet Soup?
A Humorous Look at Language
(B4U Read this know that a list will follow this article for translation Purposes.) While standing outside a bar me + my B.F.F were smoking T.M’s. The...
Movie Review
Die Mommie Die!
Die Mommy Die! This might pass off as your average overacted 1960s soap opera if not for the gimmick of the lead female role of Angela Arden being played...
Calgary Cares Once More
Calgary Cares 2008 is kicking off this year’s celebration by delving into everything that makes you scream: candy and disco. Themed Sweet 70’s, the event...
Music Review
I Stand, Ruby Woo
“I Stand” by Idina Menzel Spicy Latina and Tony Award winning actress/singer/songwriter, Idina Menzel, sounds to be the vocal love-child of Shakira and...
Book Review
Out of Sync: a Memoir
In the introduction to Lance Bass’ memoir Out of Sync, Marc Eliot says “Here was a young man who had the same dreams as every other American teenager:...