Thursday, July 16, 2009

Canadian Gay News Headlines (T13T-4)

For many, the word View-Master invokes memories of colourful, frolicking Disney characters and childhood moments spent with the classic 3D-image viewer. So when local queer photographer Rosamond Norbury said her latest art installation, to ...
It was standing-room only at Pulse Jul 9 as members of the queer community packed the Davie St club for a town hall to envision a full-service community centre and discuss what components such a place might feature. Hosted by Xtra West, the...
Doug Hall first met Mama Karen right after he came out at the age of 25. “She basically adopted me and we became family,” says Hall, now 47. Hall’s story is not unique. Mama Karen De Vander Vogue, who reigned as Emperor XV...
I love to watch mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting and I'm hooked on The Ultimate Fighter. But I want to do more than just lust after the fighters on TV. Am I tough enough to actually participate in MMA? Can I walk into a room full of aggressive 20-year-...
The Power Plant’s summer show Universal Code, curated by director Gregory Burke, opened with a bang, although given the weather on the night of the opening reception, it looked a bit doubtful for a while. The reception-goers huddled under umbrellas in the pouring rain, waiting uncertainly for...
With Toronto Pride 2009 over and done with, Pride Toronto has already begun planning next year's 2010 festival, starting off with one significant change — moving the festival one week later. Pride Week 2010 will run Fri, Jun 25 to...
"I don't feel more special than anyone else." It's one of the first things Kevin Hatt says, reclining carefully in his lawn chair in the balcony sunlight. He cradles a cup of coffee in one hand, gesturing delicately with the other...
Toto Too theatre company presents Happy Birthday, a play by David Blue and directed by Benoit Roy. A zany unwrapping of birthdays presented in vignettes. Celebrate the birthdays of different ...
For the first time in its six years, the Dyke March has to pony up cash to have police officers supervise the event. Organizers say it's an unexpected yet fair expense and they are looking to the community for help.   "[Raising ex...
I love to watch mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting and I'm hooked on The Ultimate Fighter. But I want to do more than just lust after the fighters on TV. Am I tough enough to actually participate in MMA? Can I walk into a room full of aggressive 20-year-...
Last week, Saskatoon-Humboldt Conservative MP Brad Trost briefly escaped from invisibility on the backbenches of Stephen Harper's government, where keeping a silent profile seems to be a requirement. On Jul 6, an anti-abortion website published Trost's ...
With Toronto Pride 2009 over and done with, Pride Toronto has already begun planning next year's 2010 festival, starting off with one significant change — moving the festival one week later. Pride Week 2010 will run Fri, Jun 25 to...

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