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Articles in the January 2010 Edition

10 Years of Change

Publisher’s Column

By Rob Diaz-Marino December 31st was not just the end of a year, it was the end of a decade. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were celebrating...

A Real Connection

William Yang’s China

By Pam Rocker The media is aquiver with top ten lists of the last year. Top celebrity break-ups, political gaffes, tweets, iPhone apps. Top ten words...

God Made Melissa Funky

A Chat with Melissa O’Neil

Calgary’s Melissa O’Neil made history as the youngest female winner in the Idol franchise when she took the Season 3 crown in 2005. Since then she has...

High Performance Rodeo

One Yellow Rabbit’s 2010 Lineup

By Jason Clevett One Yellow Rabbit makes January a “must do” month with the 24th annual High Performance Rodeo, a yearly smorgasbord of performing arts. While...

Out of Town

Whistler, BC, Celebrating the Winter Olympics and WinterPride

By Andrew Collins British Columbia’s star city, Vancouver, and most famous ski town, Whistler, are hosting the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in early...

Genocide in Uganda

New Law Could Mean Death to HIV+ Homosexuals

By Stephen Lock It’s been known for years that the AIDS epidemic hit sub-Saharan Africa hard, and issues of poverty, lack of education, taboos, and governmental...

Adult Film Review

Bear Hunt, Dirty!

Bear Hunt By: All Worlds Video From: Priape Genre: Blue-Collar Bear Cast: ??? Story: ? Filming: ?? Faves: Bill Adams, Dave West If the sight...

Q Scopes

“Re-Imagine the Future, Aries!”

Venus and the Sun align in Capricorn aspecting Uranus in Pisces and Neptune in Aquarius, bringing opportunities to take responsibility in new forms of...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Bryan Singer in for hot X-Men Prequel

Romeo San Vicente Of all the movers and shakers in Hollywood, no one likes to keep more projects in development than Bryan Singer. Barely a month goes...

Creep of the Week:

Rick Scarbrough

By D’Anne Witkowski Remember how, when Barack Obama was elected, all racism suddenly ended and was gone forever? You’d be driving along and black people...

A Magnificent Man

Queer couture designer Tom Ford fashions beautiful, heartbreakin

By Chris Azzopardi This is how you know a gay fashion designer made A Single Man: It looks great. And this poetic beauty, in all its chic come-to-life...

Important Action Alert

Bill C-389 Gender Identity and Gender Expression Protections

By Mercedes Allen As 2010 gets underway, Bill Siksay’s private member’s bill C-389 [1] will be coming up for discussion to add “gender identity” and “gender...

Exploring Leather Relationships

Part 1 of 3

By David Stewart There are a number of men in the scene who are happy to play idly, enjoying hedonistic sex whenever it comes their way while avoiding...

Good Eats for a Good Cause

Pride Calgary’s First Annual Lusty Lasagna Contest

By Dallas Barnes The Pride Calgary Planning Committee, along with sponsors Gay Calgary and Edmonton Magazine and The Calgary Eagle, would like to invite...

Snowballs Ski Weekend

Tradition Continues on the Slopes

By Dallas Barnes It was over drinks in 2007 that my friends Aaron Churchill and Mike Stansberry reminisced about ‘Friend of Dorothy’ a yearly ski trip...

The OutField

Transitioning Athletes & A New Decade for GLBT Sports

By Dan Woog “It Takes a Team” is the apt name of a national educational and advocacy institute addressing LGBT issues in sport. All too often, however...

Calendars for 2010

Get Your Ass Out There for the Asslympics!

By Rob Diaz-Marino Desktop wallpaper and electronic schedulers have tried to eliminate the need for the traditional wall calendar...and failed. Sometimes...

Team Edmonton and Apollo Volleyball

“Sportsmanship, Knee Pads, and Ankle Braces”

By Sam Casselman and Dallas Barnes With the Western Cup fast approaching, Apollo and Team Edmonton want you to get into the athletic spirit: the volleyball...

Boissoin Decision Overturned

Free Speech Win is a Call to be Vigilant

By Kelly Ernst On December 3rd, 2009, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench overturned the 2008 Alberta Human Rights Commission’s Panel decision against...

Music Review

Illuminations, Got Love, She Wolf, Beauty Killer

Illuminations By: Little Boots Genre: Dance/Pop My Rating: ???? ½ This British sensation wowed me with some pretty solid numbers. While I still haven’t...

Anyone but Me

A New Webseries Examining Post 9/11 Teens - Even Lesbian Ones

By Dallas Barnes For most of us lesbians, the L Word’s ultimate demise left us with a hole in our hearts. I really do miss those crazy girls, and their...

Fiddler On The Roof

Another Classic Comes to Alberta

By Jason Clevett Although shows like The Lion King and Spamalot have graced our stages in recent years, many classic shows such as Annie and A Chorus...

Book Marks

Sordid Truths: Selling My Innocence For a Taste of Stardom Author: Aiden Shaw Publisher: Alyson Books Size: 258 pages Price: $15.95 paper Can...

Online Articles this Month

Tegan and Sara Charm Hometown

Most of us will never get to experience going out in front of thousands at the Saddledome, or playing another venue in some format in front of a rabid...

Miss Saigon Simple yet Effective

We often see some of Calgary's best and brightest on the professional theatre stage here in Calgary, in the many theatre companies that can be found around...

Fiddler on the Roof Long but Worthwhile

A bit of advice if you are attending Fiddler on the Roof, running this weekend in Calgary and next week in Edmonton. Invest in a bottle of water at concession...

Guns N' Roses Sets Concerts Standards High

Say the name Guns N Roses to some long-time fans and the grumbling starts: There's no Slash; Chinese Democracy wasn't worth the wait; it’s just Axl Rose...

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