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Articles in the March 2011 Edition
The “Banana Cat”
Publisher’s Column
Back in August 2010 I wrote about the ordeal that we went through with our cat Snoopy and his close call with life threatening bladder stones. I would...
Marsha Ambrosius: ‘Hate is Hate’
Now solo, former Floetry singer targets homophobia with first single
Marsha Ambrosius isn’t going to tell you that it gets better. Her video, "Far Away," is an all-too-real take on gay bullying and suicide that’s inspired...
Getting into Rebecca’s Panties
Kung Fu Panties brings the action movie to life on stage
If only the packed Martha Cohen Theatre realized what they were witnessing. In January 2010 during the High Performance Rodeo’s 10 Minute Play Festival...
Remembering Beauty
Director Jean Grand-Maître pairs a night of ballet to soothe the Alberta soul
Imagine the privileged life of someone who befriends Stravinsky and works alongside Matisse. Director, conductor and great musician George Balanchine lived...
Skating Out of The Closet: Is The NHL Ready?
The issue of gay, and lesbian, athletes comes up in the media every so often. To date, no athlete who is currently active in his or he, respective sport...
Atheism, Sex and Sexuality
This month, the Center for Inquiry will bring in a speaker who is both atheist and queer. What she has to say is just as important to the LGBTQ community...
Q Scopes
“Indulge, Libra!”
Spring fever hits early with Venus sextile Jupiter tempting us to new friends, fun, and flirtation. Then she aspects Mars, eager to realize the dreams...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Lee Daniels eyes Bradley Cooper
What movie will Lee Daniels (Precious) make next? It seems like he has a new potential project every few weeks. Will it be Selma like we keep hearing?...
Cocktail Chatter
I Get What I Deserve: The Hot Toddy and Heads in the Clouds: The Aviation
"I’b biserable," I shnuffled from my sickroom-sweaty side of the bed. Dan didn’t answer. "I’b biserable!" I shouted, then broke into a coughing fit of...
Fundraising Photos
Road-Tripping Across Spain
Out of Town
As a road-tripping destination for GLBT travelers, there may not be a better place to go in Europe than Spain. It’s relatively economical and easy to drive...
Alberta’s Top Ten LGBT Figures
Part One
In our recent Reader Survey we asked Albertans whom they felt stood out as impactful community leaders, either through personal endeavour, the efforts...
The Quest to Pee III
On February 9th, 2011, Bill C-389, An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression), passed third...
Coming Out Monologues
Queer students share their experiences
Lacey Mullett is the Programming Assistant for the QCentre’s Coming Out Monologues and she is quite happy with the growth that she has seen with the event...
Letters to the Editor
Dear GayCalgary & Edmonton Magazine, I cannot tell you how excited I am as a transgendered person that the Opposition parties got together and voted...
A Couple of Guys
Bitter Girl
Jeff Martin
Tea Party singer returns with new album and band
It’s bitterly cold in Calgary, and Jeff Martin is a long way away from his current home in Perth, Australia. Comforted by a blazing fire and a Caesar in...
Queeries
“Desperately Seeking Sex Online”
"Desperately Seeking Sex Online"Q:I need a bit of advice on my sex life. I’m 24 and my main goal at the moment is to have fun and sleep around. I’m not...
Classified Ads
Chelsea Boys
Oh Boy!
’80s pop icon on getting clean, having a kid and why he’s an “alien”
A lot has been written about Boy George in the last 10 years, but not much of it’s pointed to what made the icon a pop phenomenon. Drugs, jail and an escort...
SmartSilk
Hypoallergenic Bedding
Apparently I should be more careful about "who" I bring to bed with me. I found out that every time you climb under the covers of the average bed, you’re...
Queer Eye
Online Articles this Month
Sarah McLachlan & Friends Show Epic and Memorable
When Sarah McLachlan returned to Calgary for the first time in 6 years last June at Lilith Fair, her set was cut short due to a curfew, leaving many...
Springtime Maintenance Tips for LGBT Homeowners
Whether someone already owns a home or plans to purchase one this spring during the busiest season for real estate sales, it is helpful to know some timely...
Book Marks
The Lover’s Dictionary
Angels and Manners, by Cynn Chadwick. Bywater Books, 300 pages, $14.95 paper. Carrie Angel is a working-class mother scraping by in Section 8 housing...
Creep of the Week
Scott Lively
I don't know if you've been paying attention to what's been going on in Uganda lately, but you should know that it's really, really bad for gays there...
Creep of the Week
Vision America
Every year, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference is a hot bed of anti-gay ranting. CPAC 2011 was no exception, despite the fact that GOProud...
Jeff Martin 777 Lives Up To Self-Hype
"If I was going to come back here with a power trio, it better be a damn good power trio," Jeff Martin told me in an interview that ran in the March...
Book Marks
Annabel and The Mechanics of Homosexual Intercourse
Annabel, by Kathleen Winter. Black Cat/Grove Atlantic, 472 pages, $19.95 paper. A baby is born in 1968, in far-from-everywhere northern Labrador, Canada...
Creep of the Week
Donald Trump
Aww, so sweet. Donald Trump thinks gay people are great. Mind you, not so great that they should be allowed to marry. And if there’s anyone we should...
Creep of the Week
John Boehner
Well, he did it. President Barack Obama announced his administration will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court, essentially firing up...
Kung Fu Panties Kicks Ass & Chews Bubblegum
In case you didn't read the preview interview with Rebecca Northan for Kung Fu Panties (and if not, shame on you!) you might not realize that I have ...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Coriolanus wants an Oscar in 2012
One of Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays, Coriolanus, based on the life of the Roman leader, just got the big screen treatment thanks to director Ralph ...
Deep Inside Hollywood
A Blake Lively reboot of Sex and the City?
From the Makes Perfect Sense Department: In the wake of last year’s Sex and the City 2 debacle (horrible reviews, disappointing box office), the people...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Don Johnson lives in Mann’s World
It’s hard out here for an aging, heterosexual male hairdresser. So goes the log line for a new NBC pilot called A. Mann’s World. The project, from...
It’s a new… book!
Out author's latest memoir was ‘like having a baby’
Wade Rouse is pregnant again – this time, with twins. He’s working on birthing two new books in the midst of releasing the fourth addition to his literary...
Hear Me Out
Ricky Martin, Boy George
Ricky Martin, Musica + Alma + Sexo Ricky Martin’s totally shocking, world-rocking confession – that he’s (omigawd!) gay – hasn’t affected his ...
Hear Me Out
Adele, Lucinda Williams
Adele, 21 So much has been said about the big British music boom, but Duffy’s drab sophomore album was D.O.A. and Amy Winehouse drank herself...
The OutField
Dallas does a gay Super Bowl
How cold was it in Dallas during this month’s Super Bowl? So cold that revelers at the Cedar Springs Super Street Party kept ducking into bars...
The OutField
Puck buddies
One day a couple of months ago, Craig Brownstein was enjoying a Washington Capitals game. He turned to his partner, Doug Johnson, and said, "You’re...
Political Cartoons
March 2011