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January 2010 ISSUE 75 The Only Magazine Dedicated to Alberta’s LGBT Community FREE Interview with: Mellissa O’Neil ANYONE BUT ME A New Queer Webseries 10 YEARS OF CHANGE WILLIAM Yang’s CHINA COMMUNITY DIRECTORY • MAP AND EVENTS • TOURISM INFO >> STARTING ON PAGE 17 LGBT RESOURce • CALGARy • EDMONTon • ALBERTA www.gaycalgary.com GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #75, January 2010 Table of Contents JANUARY 2010 Publisher: Steve Polyak Editor: Rob Diaz-Marino 5 10 Years of Change Sales: Steve Polyak Publisher’s Column Design & Layout: Rob Diaz-Marino, Ara Shimoon 8 A Real Connection Writers and Contributors Chris Azzopardi, Dallas Barnes, Dave Brousseau, William Yang’s China Sam Casselman, Jason Clevett, Andrew Collins, 8 Rob Diaz-Marino, Kelly Ernst, Jack Fertig, Glen Hanson, Joan Hilty, Leah Kelly, Stephen Lock, 9 God Made Melissa Funky GE Allan Neuwirth, Steve Polyak, Pam Rocker, Ara A Chat with Melissa O’Neil Shimoon, Romeo San Vicente, Jerome Voltero, PA Dan Woog, and the GLBT Community of Calgary, Edmonton, and Alberta. 11 High Performance Rodeo Photography Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino One Yellow Rabbit’s 2010 Lineup Videography 13 Chelsea Boys Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino Printers 14 Out of Town North Hill News/Central Web Whistler, BC Distribution Celebrating the Winter Olympics and WinterPride in Vancouver and Calgary: Gallant Distribution GayCalgary Staff Whistler Edmonton: Clark’s Distribution Other: Canada Post 17 Directory and Events 9 Legal Council GE Courtney Aarbo, Barristers and Solicitors 24 Genocide in Uganda PA Sales & General Inquiries New Law Could Mean Death to HIV+ Homosexuals GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine 2136 17th Avenue SW Calgary, AB, Canada 25 Letters to the Editor T2T 0G3 26 Adult Film Review Office Hours: By appointment ONLY Phone: 403-543-6960 Bear Hunt, Dirty! Toll Free: 1-888-543-6960 Fax: 403-703-0685 27 Q Scopes E-Mail: [email protected] “Re-Imagine the Future, Aries!” This Month's Cover Photo by: Eden Vaschon 28 Deep Inside Hollywood Bryan Singer in for hot X-Men Prequel 11 Proud Members of: The Top Five LGBT Entertainment Stories of 2009 GE 30 Creep of the Week: PA Rick Scarbrough Edmonton Rainbow Business Association 31 A Magnificent Man Queer couture designer Tom Ford fashions beautiful, heartbreaking film 32 Important Action Alert International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Bill C-389 Gender Identity and Gender Expression Protections 34 Fundraising Photos National Lesbian & Gay 36 Exploring Leather Relationships 28 Journalists Association Part 1 of 3 GE PA Continued on Next Page GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #75, January 2010 Table of Contents Continued From Previous Page 37 Good Eats for a Good Cause Pride Calgary’s First Annual Lusty Lasagna Contest Magazine Figures 38 Snowballs Ski Weekend Monthly Print Quantity: 9,000–11,000 copies Tradition Continues on the Slopes Guaranteed Circulation: 8,500 copies 39 The OutField Bonus Circulation: 500–2,500 copies Readership 31 Transitioning Athletes Readers Per Copy: 4.9 (PMB) A New Decade for GLBT Sports Print Readership: >41,650 GE Avg. Online Circulation: 125,000 readers Estimated Total Readership: PA 41 Bitter Girl >166,650 readers Frequency: Monthly 42 A Couple of Guys Proof of monthly figures are 43 Calendars for 2010 available on request. Get Your Ass Out There for the Asslympics! Distribution Locations: Calgary: 150 Edmonton: 130 44 Team Edmonton and Apollo Volleyball Other Alberta Cities: 10 “Sportsmanship, Knee Pads, and Ankle Braces” Other Provinces: 30 Please call us if your establishment would 45 Boissoin Decision Overturned like to become a distribution location. Free Speech Win is a Call to be Vigilant History 43 Originally established in January GE 46 Music Review 1992 as Men for Men BBS by MFM Communications. Name changed to PA Illuminations, Got Love, She Wolf, Beauty Killer GayCalgary.com in 1998. Independent company as of January 2004. First edition 48 Classified Ads of GayCalgary.com Magazine published November 2003. Name adjusted in November 2006 to GayCalgary and 51 Anyone but Me Edmonton Magazine. A New Webseries Examining Post 9/11 Teens - Even Lesbian Ones Disclaimer and Copyright 53 Fiddler On The Roof Opinions expressed in this magazine are specific to the author, and do not Another Classic Comes to Alberta necessarily reflect those of GayCalgary staff and contributors. 54 Book Marks Those involved in the making of this publication, whether advertisers, contributors, 51 56 Queer Eye - Community Events or the subjects of articles or photographs, are not necessarily gay, lesbian, bisexual, or GE trans. This magazine also includes straight allies and those who are gay friendly. PA No part of this publication may be reprinted or modified without the expressed written permission of the editor or publisher. http://www.gaycalgary.com/RSS Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. Articles • Recent News • Prize Draws • Events • Travel Info GayCalgary is a registered trademark. February 2010 Print Deadlines http://www.gaycalgary.com/Twitter Follow us on Twitter for articles, weekly news and updates! Ad Booking: Wed, Jan 27th Submission: Mon, Feb 1st http://www.gaycalgary.com/Facebook In Circulation: Wed, Feb 3rd Join our Facebook group for articles, weekly news and updates! 53 Please contact us immediately if you think you may have missed the GE http://www.gaycalgary.com/i75 booking or submission deadline. More articles and exclusive content online! PA GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #75, January 2010 Editorial 10 Years of Change Publisher’s Column By Rob Diaz-Marino host Rosie O’Donnell comes out of the closet, and openly gay comedian Ellen Degeneres gets a talk show of her own. December 31st was not just the end of a year, it was RuPaul’s Drag Race blows the drag-queen closet wide open the end of a decade. It seems like it was just yesterday to the mainstream, airing on MuchMoreMusic. that we were celebrating the turn of the next century, Furthermore, we saw the inception of many popular perhaps cowering a little from the ominous predictions shows for LGBT audiences, such as Queer as Folk and The L-Word. Canada got its first 24-hour LGBT channel, about Y2K. But a great deal has changed in a mere 10 Pridevision, which later became OUTtv. Influential movies years for LGBT Albertans. like Brokeback Mountain and Milk made their debuts. The face of the local community has certainly progressed. Many LGBT media outlets made severe predictions about Calgary gained the likes of The Calgary Eagle, Priape, the disappearance of the LGBT community as discrimination GayCalgary Magazine, Twisted Element, and Girlsgroove at straight establishments began to disappear. However, it but we also lost Boyztown/Rekroom, Detour/Arena/ seems that people now go to gay bars because they want to, Loading Dock, The Verge, Pride Resource Centre, B&D not because they have to. Emporium, Barbies Shop (retail location only, they are still In Canada we gained the right to marry, and finally saw running online) and Camp181 to name a few. Businesses a lift to the HIV travel ban to the US as of the start of this like Indulge and Solar Café made brief appearances; year. On the Alberta level, the introduction of the Tobacco projects like BLVD/Loft never materialized at all; only time Reduction Act pushed our bars to become smoke-free will tell with promises like Options. GLCSA relocated and environments, but later Health Canada refreshed its ban on renamed themselves to Calgary Outlink. Apollo hosted the the donation of blood and organs from gay and bisexual men. 1st North American Outgames in Calgary, ARGRA outgrew The Alberta government discontinued coverage of Gender Symon’s Valley Ranch and moved the rodeo to Strathmore. Reassignment Surgery for transsexuals, and passes Bill 44 Miscellaneous Youth Network was born as an independent to ensure the continued ignorance of the next generation, initiative to support young, and sometimes under-age LGBT especially regarding awareness of LGBT issues. And yet, individuals, hosting regular Drag King performances at the the upper house of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Soda. Carly’s Angels successfully brings classy drag shows Rose were the first LGBT monarchs to be formally introduced to a primarily straight audience at the Village Cantina/Club to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta – Empress Marni Paradiso. Gras the first to be permitted to wear a crown, a privilege Our knowledge of what went on in Edmonton is a bit more otherwise reserved for the Queen of England herself. limited. With local papers Fresh and Times10 simultaneously I’m sure you can think of many more things that have folding, GayCalgary Magazine expanded to provide coverage changed in the past decade, but that’s all I have space for of Edmonton as of 2006. We know that Edmonton gained this month. Buddys, Woodys, Play, Team Edmonton, and Camp fYrefly in the past decade but lost The Roost, B&D Emporium, and December 2009 Steamers. The Pride Centre of Edmonton moved to its larger location to better serve the city, and a new annual tradition Calgary Men’s Chorus held their annual Christmas concert began with the establishment of Exposure Festival. The and sold out so fast that they held an encore performance BEEF Bearbash group started their bi-monthly bar night the next day. that has become one of the largest Bear events in Alberta. AGRA held their annual Christmas Dinner. Hardcore In addition, we saw LGBT groups start up in several members braved the -30 wind chill temperature, but were smaller cities such as Mountain Pride out of Banff, and as rewarded with good food, friendly company, and an eclectic well, Lethbridge had their first Pride Celebration. but fun selection of songs by Jeffrey Straker. We also saw big changes in the entertainment scene.