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December 2009

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Articles in the December 2009 Edition

Balancing Holiday Charity with Reality

Charity. It is a very VERY big thing in the GLBT community. You may even say it is a cornerstone of what we call community. Many of the major non-profit...

Step Right Up!

An Interview with Jeffrey Straker

Jeffrey Straker is witty, charming, and ridiculously talented. If you haven’t heard of him yet, you will. The openly gay singer-songwriter has literally...

The Perfect Gift

Canadian Tenors on New Christmas Album

There is something about handsome men singing in suits; four voices in harmony singing opera, pop, and contemporary seems to affect people in an almost...

An Interview with illScarlett

You have to give illScarlett credit for creating their own opportunities. In 2004 they decided to play outside the Vans Warped Tour venue, in front of...

Out of Town

Guadalajara, Mexico

Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara, delivers much of what visitors genuinely seek when visiting this country: mariachi and folk-music culture, fine...

Escaping Persecution

The Bethany Smith Case

Canadian Federal Court judge, Yves de Montigny, recently ordered the refugee board to reconsider the asylum claim of Private Bethany Smith, of the American...

Letters to the Editor

A Big Thank-You I am writing this letter on behalf of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose of Edmonton. We would like to thank GayCalgary...

Adult Film Review

Piss Off, Love Addiction

“Piss Off” by Raging Stallion Studios, Courtesy of Priape Cast: Francois Sagat*, Steve Cruz*, Damian Rios, Scott Tanner, Manuel DeBoxer*, Damien Crosse* I...

Q Scopes

“Sex is not a competitive sport, Aries!”

Mercury entering Capricorn focuses minds to constructive action, but at this ingress he conjoins Pluto and squares Saturn, so be careful not to obsess...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Santa visits Neil Patrick Harris and Queens of Drag work it out

Santa visits Neil Patrick Harris As long as Neil Patrick Harris is already running Hollywood – at least that’s how it seems these days – he might as well...

Cocktail Chatter

Vodka 101: The Spirit of Choice and Homo for the Holidays

Vodka 101: The Spirit of Choice What better way to start out my assignment as the host of “Cocktail Chatter” than to write about my favorite liquor, Vodka...

Fairytales Presentation Society

New Direction, New Endeavours, and a New Logo

Jessica Dollard means business! As Fairy Tales Presentation Society’s programming and festival director, Jessica is planning on leading what was once...

Badminton

Courts and Camaraderie, with a Side of Competition

Team Edmonton and Apollo Friends in Sports are hoping to keep you fit this holiday season by getting you involved! The Badminton seasons for these two...

Lights, Camera: Woman!

Pioneering Filmmaker, Revolutionary Theatre, and Girls Who Like

“When I went to work in a studio, I took my pride and made a nice little ball of it and threw it right out the window.” – Dorothy Arzner I consider myself...

Queeries

Is civil disobedience bad manners?

Is civil disobedience bad manners? Q: After the recent election in Maine, where 53 percent of voters revoked the right of gays and lesbians to marry...

The OutField

MAAP-ping a fight against homophobia

The University of Michigan is a sports-obsessed campus. Big Ten football and basketball games fill the stands; Wolverine paraphernalia can be found everywhere...

A Beautiful DVD

Margaret Cho: As Funny on DVD as Live

Did you miss Margaret Cho’s show in Calgary last year? Were you devastated when her Edmonton show was canceled due to scheduling conflicts? Did you attend...

Finding Generation-Q

Are Queer Youth Vanishing from our Community Groups?

Traditionally, long-running GBLT social groups like the Calgary Men’s Chorus (CMC) and Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association (ARGRA) engaged in minimal...

Seeing Red

Local and Global Communities Journey Towards Hope

“Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow, from this nightmare?” – RENT These words from Johnathan Larson’s musical about a year...

Hear Me Out

Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Pink

Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment Judging the guylinered gay based solely on his sexually superfluous shot at being, uh, “spontaneously artistic” during...

Book Marks

Best LGBT Fiction and Nonfiction for 2009

For a few years, memoirs have been the “it” book in literary queer publishing, and the trend continues – several are included in this subjective list of...

Online Articles this Month

Smaller Venue Doesn't Hold Back Three Days Grace

When November 30th's Three Days Grace show was moved from the Saddledome to the Corral it was listed as being "due to unforseen circumstances." The empty...

Canadian Tenors Impress at Fundraiser

It was beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at the Jack Singer Concert Hall on December 1st. Calgarians gave from their heart in support of the Calgary...

Strut & Jive The Night Away

Jubilations Dinner Theatre's current show Strut & Jive The Night Away has many of the components that makes attending theatre a fun night out: a solid...

British Invasion

In 2003, a little musical revue called British Invasion became a smashing success at Stage West. The result included a sequel and future musical reviews...

Toad of Toad Hall

A Hoppening Good Time

I was a little unsure when Alberta Theatre Projects announced _Toad of Toad Hall_ as their holiday show. Having become accustomed to shows with exciting...

Looking Back on 2010

A Year of GayCalgary & Edmonton in Review

It's been one whirlwind of a year for us here at GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine. While the time seems like it has gone by too fast, it seems far too...

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