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GayCalgary® Magazine

Articles in the January 2009 Edition
Growing Pains
Publisher’s Column
Evolution happens mostly in small, subtle steps, but there are also times when it can occur in leaps and bounds. You might have realized there’s something...
Bedazzling In Blonde
Sunny Thompson as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn: Forever Blonde
Throw away that “Hairspray” and pick up a bottle of peroxide because the newest coiffure- theatrical trendsetter for 2009 has arrived in the guise of pop...
Holiday Home Bargains
A Snapshot of Vacation Markets
This past year has been historically dismal for the real estate industry, but within the rough patch there are some rare investment gems. The sagging sector...
Edmonton Queen
Rollin’ Down the River One Last Time
Growing up as an obviously gay child is difficult in Alberta, and when I was a kid there was a role model that I could tune into on Access Television right...
Out of Town
Gay-Friendly Caribbean Hideaways
It’s dominated by sunny, tropical weather and has plenty of direct flights from North America and Europe. In the eyes of many travelers, there’s no place...
Letters to the Editor
Dear GayCalgary, I wish to congratulate Ivanna Diamonds and all members of the ISCWR for a most wonderful Miss Mary Christmas show last night at Boots...
Pro-Gay Obama Selects Anti-Gay Pastor
Rick Warren Chosen to Deliver Inauguration Invocation
US President-elect Barack Obama has not even got himself behind the large oak desk in the Oval Office and some of his decisions are already being scrutinized. Throughout...
Q Scopes
“Be careful of injuries, Libra!”
Big political shifts accompanying the Uranus-Saturn opposition set the scene for personal changes. Mercury in Aquarius aggravates the existing tension...
Adult Film Review
Night Watchmen, On the Job, Cuma Sutra, One Night
“Night Watchmen” by Mustang Courtesy of Priape Cast: Josh West*, Wolf Hudson, Coby Mitchell, Nick Capra, Jason Michaels, Hunter Vance, Derek Reynolds*...
Deep Inside Hollywood
New Projects for Vin Diesel and Kristin Chenoweth
Shankman Sails with Sinbad From big screen confections like Hairspray to the subversive online delight Prop. 8: The Musical, gay director Adam Shankman...
Whole Lesbian Sex
The Couple That Masturbates Together...
It’s a frosty January night - you’ve gathered the blankets up to your chin, but the sheets are cold, and you can’t get your 10 little ice-block toes to...
Pride Calgary Planning Committee
Change is Good
The Pride Calgary Planning Committee has listened to what the GLBT community has said, and is on its way to making 2009 its best year yet. From what...
Clue in to the Past
A Look Back at Our History
“The history of Gay publishing in Calgary goes at least as far back as the middle of the ‘70s” – Wynne McCumber, February 1995, Clue magazine. From...
Club Drugs and Their Effects
“A lot of people don’t realize exactly how quickly crystal becomes addictive. The thing that makes crystal so insidious is that, even if you were basically...
Trans Around the World
As 2008 came to a close, 66 member countries of the United Nations General Assembly voiced support for a document that asserts that international human...
Press Releases
Ellen DeGeneres Announced as the New Face of CoverGirl and Olay Simply Ageless Foundation December 10, 2008 – Toronto, ON Beauty giant CoverGirl cosmetics...
Alberta Gay & Lesbian Film Fest Finds New Home
The FairyTales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, reeling from the success of last year’s tenth anniversary celebration, is hoping that 2009 will...
Self Care is Key to Living with HIV
Well another year down and a new one before us; the time when people make personal resolutions to improve their lifestyle or way of living. I myself prefer...
The High Performance Rodeo
Theatre Festival Continues Distinctively Queer Bent
One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo has a long history of offering unique theatrical experience to Calgary patrons. Of the many types of shows that...
From Book to Screen
Adapting the Queer Woman
Many a movie has been adapted from beloved written works about women loving women and fascinating bisexual or lesbian characters. Although with a few...
Music Review
LaBelle, Williams, Gaga, and McLachlan
“Back to Now” by Patti LaBelle Now here’s a name that you might not have heard for a while…at least, not since the last drag show. Patti LaBelle and...