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E [email protected], 800-268-XTRA (left, with partner Bruce Smyth) 9 PINK TRIANGLE PRESS Founded 1971 DIRECTORS Jim Bartley, Gerald Hannon, Glenn Kauth, Didier Pomerleau, Ken Popert, Gillian Rodgerson HONORARY DIRECTOR Colin Brownlee Editorial Art, leisure and revolution PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ken Popert CEO, DIGITAL MEDIA David Walberg A fi tting fi rst tribute A new era for Vancouver’s CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Andrew Chang by Robin Perelle E6 underground scene E17 Feedback E6 Blitz & Shitz Xcetera E7 AIDS Walk basks in summer’s last encore By Raziel Reid E17 Upfront What’s On E18 Xposed Pride grows in Abbotsford Reset by James Loewen E20 Second annual Fraser Youth march gains momentum E10 The Brotherhood By Tyler Dorchester E21 Still QQ Remembering Granny Stevenson COVER PHOTO BY RANDALL COSCO by Kevin Dale McKeown E11 Cover story ondailyxtra.com Too sexy to serve? Trish Kelly’s thwarted electoral run in a E Study fi nds more gay cautious party system E12 men now die of suicide than HIV E Jane Bouey seeks re- Out in the City election to Vancouver School Board Pregnant pause A funny thing happened on the way to E Schools need a diversity phalloplasty in Two 4 One E15 culture shift, says Mischa Oak #IDSWEST14 MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! SEPT 25–OCT 8, 2014 5 email [email protected] comment dailyxtra.com & facebook.com/dailyxtra Comment tweet @dailyxtra FEEDBACK Davie Street party A fitting first tribute one that does not focus on having the needs new plan main strip as a drinking venue — and I read with interest Xtra’s follow-up on EDITORIAL later when some of her sex-positive art The parks board pool would cer- learn from other successful street ROBIN PERELLE was splashed across a local blog, argu- tainly be richer if Kelly, an outspoken, the 2014 Davie Street party [“VPS to parties. ably with the intent to shame her. Kelly intelligent queer woman with city Consult Businesses About Davie Street PAUL RICHARDS Do I wanna go out with wasn’t ashamed, but Vision Vancouver committee experience, were still in Party,” Xtra #549, Sept 11]. The organiz- VANCOUVER BC a lion’s roar? dumped her. the running. ers are beating their heads against the Huh, yeah, I wanna go south ’n get me Don't get me wrong, I like Vision. “I believe that as a community, we are wall trying to turn Davie Street into a Queer Film Fest took some more… I'm a fan of the many gay- and trans- inherently sex-positive,” she told the beer garden. It is a failure and ruins the “cowardly” stance She bop, he bop, a-we bop friendly policies the party has imple- town hall. “I’m queer and I’m political entire eff ort. “Safe, open and respectful dialogue I bop, you bop, a-they bop mented this term, and I understand and I’m not afraid of my sexuality. That’s There are a multitude of other street for a diversity of viewpoints [“Queer Be bop, be bop, a-lu she bop… its reluctance to stake its re-election the essence of what queerness is.” events that include beer garden areas Film Festival Criticized for Pro-Israel chances on the comfort levels of a Words that would make Deva's heart and are hugely successful. Look at the Program Ad,” dailyxtra.com, Aug 14]?” hirty years after Cyndi Lauper sexually immature society. But I was soar. new Khatsahlano Festival across the Seriously? And what exactly is the publicly celebrated masturbation still disappointed with its cautious cal- Ironically, I wrote this column a bridge. Its beer gardens are on side other viewpoint regarding the Israel- T(albeit disguised under a catchy culation to cut Kelly and distance itself week before his sudden death left me streets, not attempting to dominate Palestine situation? That it’s okay to tune), Little Sister’s co-owner Jim from any discussion of sexual honesty. and countless others in our community the main street — which would require massacre innocent people? The KKK Deva took up the call at Xtra’s Sept 9 “I think it was a really gutless and reeling. I was going to scrap it to write government-mandated fencing, and standing over their lynched black vic- town hall on the politics of being too stupid decision that somebody made a "proper" tribute to the man who has, ruin the festival vibe. tim had a point of view. Hitler had a queer for public life. that somehow Trish was not going more than anyone, helped shape our The current myopic approach to point of view. Rev Scott Lively, cam- “Masturbation is a really healthy to be a viable candidate in the city community. But I could practically having a drinking-first venue domi- paigning in Africa to bring in legisla- thing to talk about,” he said. “Society of Vancouver,” Deva put it bluntly, hear him object. nating Davie Street has proven to be tion that could put gays to death, has would be a lot better and a lot more suggesting that Vision not only mis- "Miss Perelle," he'd probably say, a flop.
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