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Articles in the September 2010 Edition

My Musical Journey

Music is a huge part of my life, as I’m sure it is for many people. Though for something so important, it seems too easy to take it for granted. It...

Modern Man

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

First kisses are always a big deal, and clearly that’s been true for two Modern Family fathers. The ABC sitcom hit a home run during its debut season last...

All Over Adam Levine

Maroon 5 frontman on New Album, and being so cool with the Queers

Adam Levine knows a little teasing goes a long way. That’s why the Maroon 5 superstud – who’s fronted the funky pop-rock band since its Grammy-winning...

Canadian Champs

Tokyo Police Club Shows that Hard Work Pays Off

Life as a rock star isn’t always glamorous. Tokyo Police Club singer/bassist Dave Monks, on the line from Minneapolis, was having issues finding a decent...

The Return of Cho

Favorite Fag Hag Back with New Album and Tour

It’s album release day, and Margaret Cho has a full day of interviews promoting Cho Dependant, her comedy album. Months of work with artists like Ani DiFranco...

Patrick Masse

Country Music for Our Community

Country music is traditionally not a genre in which you’d expect a gay man or a lesbian to flourish. Yes, k.d. lang and more recently, Mary Chapin Carpenter...

Dancing Queens

Tell Your Mother - Mamma Mia is Back!

This month marks the third time in five years that the ABBA musical Mamma Mia comes to Alberta, with stops in Calgary September 21st to 26th, and Edmonton...

Lady Gaga in Concert

Glam Diva takes Edmonton to the Monster Ball

Following an interesting opening performance by glam rock band Semi-Precious Weapons, I could sum up the Lady Gaga concert in Edmonton this past August...

2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life

Calgary and Edmonton Pick Up the Challenge

Scotiabank, along with AIDS Calgary and HIV Edmonton, would love for you to participate in the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life on September 12th. According...

The Great Canadian Hair Do

Continuing the Legacy of a Canadian Icon

Almost 30 years ago, Canada lost one its most revered heroes. Terry Fox lost his battle to cancer only nine months after running 5373 kilometres in support...

Rhino in the Room

Lethbridge Hosts Second Annual International Queer Film Fest

From the humble beginnings of a roundtable meeting at a coffee shop, the group of seven that mulled over the possibility of hosting a queer film night...

Ignorance Binds Education

The Effects of Bill 44

Back in April 2009 I wrote a column about Bill 44 granting parents the right to disallow their children to be taught about religion, sexuality and sexual...

Q Scopes

“You’re too sexy for your own good, Pisces!”

As Jupiter backs into Pisces and bumps into Uranus, Venus will quincunx both, inspiring brilliant attempts at reconciliation and harmony. Then Mars follows...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Rosie’s TV alliance with Oprah

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. OK, maybe that’s not what Oprah Winfrey’s upstart cable network, OWN, has in mind by teaming with Rosie...

Cocktail Chatter

Oh, Mary? Meet My Family! and How’d Ya Like a Nice Planter’s Punch?

Some of us are so gay-centric that we have no close straight friends and leave our families in Anamoose, N.D., or Chloride, Ariz., and never look back...

Out of Town

Cruising and Touring Alaska - A Primer on Gay Travel in America’s Last Frontier

I recently returned from my second trip to America’s largest and least populated (by density) state, Alaska. These facts aren’t a big surprise to most...

Fundraising Photos

Adult Film Review

Laid Off, Stag Candy

Laid OffBy: MustangFrom: Adult DepotGenre: Blue CollarFaves: Matthew Ford, Girth Brooks It’s not a happy situation at the warehouse...

Calgary Communities against Sexual Abuse

Reaching Out to the LGBTQ Community

There are some frightening statistics out there when it comes to the GLBTQ community and sexual assault. One study suggests that at least 20% of the Canadian...

Calgary Artists for life

A First Annual AIDS Fundraising Gala

This year marks the 20th anniversary of a life taken by AIDS far too soon. Organizer John Iocchelli and his family lost his Brother Fausto on July 20th...

Queeries

I’m not stalking him, but…

I’m not stalking him, but… Q: I connected with this really nice guy on Facebook and have been perusing his profile ever since. We’re actually going to...

Music Review

Margaret Cho, Lady Gaga

Cho DependentMargaret Cho Don’t worry about missing Margaret Cho’s dirty mind on her music debut. Her first CD rolls in all the bits of the brassy, queer-revered...

Leather and Feathers

Gay N’awlins Gets Decked Out for Southern Decadence

Bourbon Street has a carnival atmosphere on most weekends, but Labor Day Weekend is a party like no other in the Dirty South. Southern Decadence...

Heterophobia

Beyond Closed Doors kicks off Pride Week

In June 2009, the IGNITE! Festival with Sage Theatre hosted its most successful play ever, Heterophobia, by Pam Rocker. Since then, Rocker has expanded...

Queer Eye

Online Articles this Month

Aerosmith Ageless

Joe Perry must be one hell of an actor. Whether it is onstage or off, the difference between his recent comments to the media about clashing with frontman...

Diana Ross, ever the Diva

Before Beyonce, Christina, Madonna, or just about any other Diva, there was Diana Ross. The former Supreme once set the standard with high energy shows...

Blinded by Brilliance

Rebecca Northan Brings Blind Date Back as Fundraiser

In February I took in a little show called Blind Date as part of the High Performance Rodeo. I was entertained so much that I immediately purchased tickets...

Calgary Pride Parade

Calgary's Pride Parade occurred this year on September 5th. Though it was a rainy day, the parade still saw a strong turnout, which migrated over...

Tuesdays With Morrie

Theatre at its Finest

When a theatre company brings in a “star” from TV, film, or music - whether on Broadway or on a local level - it at times can be an indication that the...

Fantastic Females

ATP's The Penelopiad Showcases Calgary's Finest Females

One of my all time favorite presentations, in the 7 years I have been attending Alberta Theatre Projects, was The Syringa Tree; the incredible story of...

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