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GayCalgary® Magazine

February 2009

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Articles in the February 2009 Edition

A Lesson in Life

January 17th was a terrible day. Steve was away in Edmonton and I had a busy itinerary of events to cover here in Calgary. I started the evening off...

So You Think You Can Dance Canada

Miles and Allie make Calgary Proud

Many Calgarians watched with pride, the finale of the hit show So You Think You Can Dance Canada, as local kids Miles Faber and Allie Bertram stood on...

Purveyors of Fresh Handmade Cosmetics

LUSH prides themselves on their extensive selection of skin care, hair care, bath and body products. For one, their entire product line is handmade. ...

Asheville, North Carolina

A mountain city of about 75,000 residents, Asheville is still something of an undiscovered gem among many lesbian and gay travelers, although with its...

Polygamous Parallels

When the push for equal marriage was happening here in Canada, I remember those opposed coming up with all sorts of, shall we say, “creative” reasons why...

“Skip the arguments, Gemini!”

Stop! Think slowly and carefully before you act, perhaps discussing it with a friend and working it through. The Sun is lined up with Neptune, promoting...

Adult Film Review

Power, Bars, Bears, and Blue

“Abuse of Power” by Stud Mall/Keep it Dirty Courtesy of Adult Depot This European import features some interesting power struggles with authority figures...

Deep Inside Hollywood

New Projects for Mo’Nique and Michelle Rodriguez

Mo’Nique, Mariah Team Up to Push One of the big hits of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival resulted from a collaboration between gay director Lee Daniels...

Whole Lesbian Sex

Spray It Out: Female Ejaculation

I heard from a woman who was freaking out because of the puddle she left after sex. (“Sometimes, not every time, when she puts her fingers in me and hits...

To quote from the song “Everything Possible” by Fred Small, “the only measure of your words and your deeds, Will be the love you leave behind when you’re...

A Plea for Help

Pride Centre of Edmonton Urgently in Need of Greater Community Support

The Pride Centre of Edmonton came to be in the spring of 2004, when the board of GLCCE (Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Edmonton) opted to cease operations...

See You At The Movies!

Special February Screenings for You and the Ones You Love

Tuesday, February 10th, 7pm Sofa Cinema Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (Building J2 2711 Battleford Ave. SW) If you’ve never caught one of...

Team Edmonton Mixes It Up

When you ask someone outside our community what they think queer people do for recreation, you’ll probably hear one of the following: sex, drinking, drugs...

playRites Show Addresses New Concept of “Family”

One of the highlights of the theatre season in Calgary is Alberta Theatre Project’s Enbridge playRites festival of new plays. These unique works are being...

“You don’t need an HIV test.”

Dealing with Dismissive Doctors

Your reasons for requesting testing may vary greatly. You might consider yourself at risk because of an unsafe sexual encounter. You might be concerned...

Beers for Queers

Queer Night at the Empress Ale House

Edmonton’s Queer scene is slowly growing in its number of clubs, bars, and community events, but not all of them are commonly known - for example, the...

Letters to the Editor

Re: 7 Years Is Just the Beginning “While leather wear and fetish paraphernalia remain a constant at the Eagle, the bar was formed mainly as a safe haven...

Adorable Orphan is Alberta Bound

In 1977, a spunky red headed orphan took Broadway by storm. Thirty years, multiple broadway, community theatre, and school productions, and two film versions...

Trans Expression in Ancient Times

A History of Gender Variance in Expression and Identity, Part 1

History is written by the victors. Unfortunately, this tends to mean that a lot of truth gets lost over the eons; peaceful tribes can become demonized...

GBLT Rights in Alberta

The Government’s Feedback

In December’s issue we discussed the Human Rights legislation in Alberta. Specifically, while it has been 10 years since the Vriend decision was handed...

Peer Based Connections

Providing Support for Those Living With HIV

Over this past year - more so since I began writing articles for GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine - I have noticed a trend. It is something has never...

Daughter of the Regiment

If you know someone who needs a fantasy, an escape from all the monotony of life and the horrendous white cold, Edmonton Opera has just the prescription...

Travel Packages from Hell

DVDs That Might Make You 2nd Guess That Cheap Vacation Package

It’s crazy even to consider spending money on a cheap getaway in February what with an uncertain economy and credit card statements sagging after the Christmas...

Dido, Enrique, Duff, and Control

“Safe Trip Home” by Dido It’s amazing to hear the humble intentions behind Dido’s first album, “No Angel”. She says, “As far as I was concerned I was...

Shopping for Love

Love for sale…Appetizing young love for sale. Love that’s fresh and still unspoiled, Love that’s only slightly soiled, Love for sale. Who will buy? Who...

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