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Articles in the February 2016 Edition
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Great start to 2016 and another year of a roller coaster ride of LGBTQ Community events
January always starts out with the planning of what GayCalgary needs to sponsor for events, and what each edition will be covering. Other mainstream publications...
GayCalgary Magazine’s Top 20 Most Read Articles in 2015
Some of the readers of GayCalgary and also some of the talent we have interviewed have asked us several times over the past several years for which articles...
Discussing Community Safety
Here for a long time
Hello again everyone, and a happy New Year. I trust that you all enjoyed the festivities over Christmas, and that it doesn’t all seem like a distant memory...
Positive Thoughts - Ambassador Kate
Kate Burton builds on the AIDS legacy of stepmother Elizabeth Taylor
Many know Kate Burton as an actress, most recently portraying the right-wing Vice President Sally Langston in the hit TV show Scandal, and in Grey’s Anatomy...
Blue Rodeo Continues The Ride
Canadian Band Playing 30 Years of Music on Tour
There aren’t many bands that can consistently play a city and sell out dates. Yet Blue Rodeo continues to draw an audience of passionate fans regardless...
Spelled Out
Isabella Rossellini talks Joy, drag and discovering Death Becomes Her is a ‘gay film’
Isabella Rossellini is leading me into the light. There, in front of an almost full-wall window in a hotel suite at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New...
Deep Inside Hollywood
2015 In Queer Entertainment: It’s a Trans, Trans, Trans, Trans World
There was a time in LGBT media stories when the G dominated the conversation. We love gay men, of course, and their stories are in no danger of extinction...
The OutField
Pride tape covers Canada
According to Kris Wells, Canada is known for two things: "hockey and human rights." If that’s true, he has reason to be proud. He’s a creator...
2015 In Review - What the Celebs Said
Memorable quotes from Hollywood notables
Jane Fonda was so moved by a question she cried. Josh Groban recalled the moment he learned about his big bear following – and how he mistook them for...
Q&A: Orange Star Dascha Polanco
Actress on being a Hollywood minority, breaking the ‘stigma’ and why Joy will resonate with the LGBT community
"I want you to smell me." It’s not your typical conversation starter, sure, but Orange Is the New Black star Dascha Polanco does smell nice...
Confessions of a Madonna Superfan
Why a self-proclaimed ‘front-row bitch’ wrote 581 pages on Madonna
atthew Rettenmund is only kidding, but his enduring commitment to Madonna isn’t lost on him when he jokes, "She has me on speed hang-up." It’s...
Jillian Michaels Sets the Record Straight
Reality star on reclaiming gay slurs, how Madonna helped her come out and her message to LGBT people who think she should marry
The "shred" will put you through the sweat fires of hell, but despite her extreme workouts, Jillian Michaels wants you to know she is no monster...
The Orchestration of Rufus Wainwright
Singer-Songwriter Plays 2 Special Alberta Concerts
Since 1998 Rufus Wainwright has been an acclaimed singer-songwriter. Amassing a long list of well-crafted pop songs along with an opera, the American born...
Queer Eye
A Couple of Guys
Shrink Rap
A Couple of Guys
A Stand-Up Guy
Editorial Cartoon
Silent Night
A Couple of Guys
Hangin' Tough
A Couple of Guys
Making the Grade
A Couple of Guys
No Gain, No Pain
A Couple of Guys
The Wrong Foot
A Couple of Guys
Getup and Go
News Releases
New Study of Midlife and Older Gay Men Links "Internalized Gay Ageism" with Depressive Symptoms  But a personal sense of "mattering"...
Ms. GayCalgary February 2016
Heather Chomos
Heather Chomos is a name that brings a warm smile to the face of all members of the LGBT community. Heather is most known for her work in the Lethbridge...
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Online Articles this Month
Editorial Cartoon
Walk Together
Creep of the Week
Liberty Ridge Farm
While I've never been there in person, Liberty Ridge Farm looks like a beautiful place according to the photos on their website. Lush green grass, handsome...
Blue Rodeo Brings Classic and New to Calgary Concert
I’ve been so fortunate both in my personal life as a music fan buying tickets and my role as reviewer for GayCalgary to have seen many concerts. Something...
Editorial Cartoon
Phil Comes Out
The Frivolist - Treat Yo’self
8 Ways to Avoid Valentine’s Day – and Enjoy It
If you’re consciously uncoupled (or just got dropped like a bad habit) this Valentine’s Day, make the most of your single status with these eight ways...
Creep of the Week
Louie Gohmert
I think Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails said it best: "Bow down before the one you serve. You're going to get what you deserve." And if you're...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Todd Haynes, 'Gaycation,' Robert Mapplethorpe, Cynthia Nixon
Todd Haynes joins a psychedelic ’70s rock cult For over 25 years, queer filmmaker Todd Haynes has created meticulously detailed worlds that often intersect...
Editorial Cartoon
In Mysterious Ways
Creep of the Week
Donald Trump
Well, Iowa is over and Donald Trump emerged victorious. That is, if what he was aiming for was second place. He lost to bag of garbage Ted Cruz, so you...
Hear Me Out
Sia, Panic! at the Disco, Elton John, Lucinda Williams
Sia, This Is Acting Before she rebranded herself as a behind-the-scenes scribe for mainstream pop giants, Sia reveled in authenticity. Every feeling...
Childhood Recaptured In “The Boy’s Own Jedi Handbook”
Ground Zero Theatre Explores Our Youth
Stephen Massicotte’s The Boy’s Own Jedi Handbook – playing until February 21st at the Vertigo Studio Theatre - is one of those shows that regardless of...
“Wizard of Oz” Remains a Wonder
Since 1902 The Wizard of Oz has been appearing in various forms and stages around the world. Whether it’s the classic 1939 film, a high school production...
Editorial Cartoon
Log Cabin Fever
Creep of the Week
Marco Rubio
On Feb. 8, Marco Rubio was asked a very important question by New Hampshire resident Timothy Kierstead, a man who said he'd been married for a "long...
Rising Star - Marco Castro-Bojorquez
White House honoree is singing his own ‘Song’
Marco Castro-Bojorquez was never very close to his father. They rarely spoke, especially about Marco’s sexuality. Two years ago, though, on New Year’s...
The Frivolist - Best Pitcher Showcase 2016
Oscar-Inspired Cocktails to Get the Party Started
Thirsty for Oscar? Watch the 88th Academy Awards go down in history – and hashtags (#becausesomebodyshadworkdone) – with these quenching cocktail recipes...
Editorial Cartoon
This Year?
Creep of the Week
Log Cabin Republicans
As a kid, I loved Log Cabin pancake syrup. Not only that, but I thought real maple syrup was gross. Then I grew up. And I no longer believed the dumb...