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Articles in the October 2009 Edition
Homowners
Some really big things have been happening for us over the past two months, and while we’ve not been shy talking about it in person, we’ve kept it quiet...
A Visit to Folsom Street Fair
The words “Folsom Street Fair” may bring up a number of mental images: sex in the streets, people expressing themselves through kink and fetish wear, or...
Apollo & Team Edmonton Curling
On October 17th, Apollo Friends in Sport returns with its 19th season of curling. Meanwhile, on October 19th, Team Edmonton begins theirs. Both promise...
The Police Service
Are GLBT Trust Issues Unfounded?
Historically, relations between the GBLT community and Law Enforcement services have not been friendly, as police were used by politicians to persecute...
Out of Town
Palm Springs, California
Few places in the world can claim the sheer quantity of gay-friendly accommodations that Palm Springs does - you’ll find resorts, most of them clothing-optional...
Letters
Dear Editor, In a few weeks, I would be celebrating my wife’s birthday if she had not taken her life. You see, Suzanne suffered from “Bipolar disorder”...
It’s About Pride...And Perspective
Given the recent upset that has erupted over Calgary’s latest Pride festival, a tempest in a teacup if ever there was one, it might be worthwhile to give...
Adult Film Review
High Tops, Sounding #2
“High Tops” by Raging Stallion Studios, Courtesy of Adult Depot Cast: Qpid Eros, Damien Crosse*, Conner Habib, JT Stryker, Ethan Roberts, Damian Rios*...
Q Scopes
“Make connections, Capricorn!”
The Sun in Libra draws us toward reconciliation, but on what grounds? First, Sol aspects Eris and Chiron, highlighting our position and the other side’s;...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Manilow takes Stipe and Hanks to the Copacabana
Manilow takes Stipe and Hanks to the Copacabana The fallout from Mamma Mia! continues, and this time Michael Stipe, Tom Hanks and Barry Manilow are hatching...
Cocktail Chatter
Farm-Fresh Cocktails and Gay Bars versus Great Cocktails
Farm-Fresh Cocktails Filling my bag with fresh fruits, veggies, and herbs at the farmer’s market or produce aisle of the grocery store, smelling the...
Gears and Queers
Good Life Bikes - Making Cycling More Accessible
Driving is expensive, traffic is intense, and the environment is hurting...but what can you do about it? The Good Life Community Bike Shop can help, with...
Reaching OUT
Affirming Ministries of Calgary and Edmonton
“It is our hope that these learning opportunities will provide a forum for the community to engage issues of faith and inclusiveness in a safe and supportive...
A History of Gender Variance in Expression and Identity
Part 6B: Toward the Future (2007 - 2009)
This month we finish off this series by discussing developments in the past two years, leading to the present. 2007 - The rock-star character of “Zarf,”...
Queeries
The Great Oral Sex Dilemma: Swallow or Spit?
The Great Oral Sex Dilemma: Swallow or Spit? What do you do when a guy unloads in your mouth? It’s an age-old predicament and one with no simple answer...
The OutField
Out and Under the Radar
In 2000, a Bloomsburg University football teammate asked Brian Sims a question he’d half-expected for years: “Are you gay?” Yes, the 6-foot, 260-pound...
GLBT Housing
“A plan to take all that talk to the next level.”
For the last decade, mature Calgarians (40+) in the GLBT community have been discussing the formation of a place to go where they “feel safe and have a...
Alberta’s Top Ten GLBT Figures
Part Two
I am always learning about major news events through either Facebook or the occasional glance at a newspaper box. It’s not that I don’t care about what’s...
The Leather Soul
Beat me like you hate me; hold me like you love me.
When I first became involved in the leather scene, SM wasn’t the first thing on my mind. After all, I just wanted to lick a hot pair of boots being worn...
The Price of Our Hard-Won Rights
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” - Wendell Phillips (1811-1884), American abolitionist, lawyer, orator and agitator. As of October 1st, 2009...
Book Marks
This One’s Going to Last Forever, Pop Salvation , Life As We Sho
This One’s Going to Last Forever, by Nairne Holtz The title of this stellar collection of seven short stories and one centerpiece novella is a glorious...
Hear Me Out
Whitney Houston, A Fine Frenzy
Whitney Houston, I Look to You Who won’t always love Whitney Houston for her sky-reaching vocal bombast – the kind that could rip through a song like...