Summer Issue 2019 all that fun stuff OUT+

pride got me like Your Guide to Pride

yxebuilding out: Let's grow together A Brief LGBTQ2story Directors Notes Rachel Loewen Walker Executive Director homosexuality as a myth [email protected] because people were still criminalized for homosexual Amanda Guthrie acts after 1969, and Education & Operations Manager because today people are [email protected] still excommunicated from their families, bullied in schools and Krystal Nieckar workplaces, and excluded from Support Services & Housing Manager needed programs and services. [email protected]

All of these things remind us Sean Ryan History is never a straight line Community Engagement Officer - it’s often pretty queer ;) and that history is complex and social change is not linear. So, [email protected] especially in Western cultures, we like our pasts to be as we move into the celebrations of 's Briana Hedlin neat. We like to tell clean tales Office Coordinator progress, stories about Pride festival, I invite you all to tell those complicated stories – [email protected] overcoming adversity, and to believe that we have overcome stories of our strengths alongside our failures. Stories Jessica Fisher the past. But that’s never Gender Based Violence Educator actually how it works. Time about how we have been hurt alongside stories about how we [email protected] rewinds and repeats, we make strides and then we fall back. will continue to rise. Jack Saddleback Cultural & Projects Coordinator Recently we celebrated the fact We still need the not yets, the getting theres, the futures yet [email protected] that it has been 50 years since the partial decriminalization of to come for these propel us toward one day living in a future Wendy Li homosexuality. OUTSaskatoon fYrefly Program Coordinator was proud to raise a flag in of acceptance, intersectionality, and inclusion. A future where we [email protected] celebration, just as I am proud that that it is not criminal act to are - just as we are now - a vibrant, strong, boisterous, and Tiff Strachan love who I want to love and Pride Home Coordinator privileged to have grown up in a passionate community. [email protected] country where that is the case. I can’t wait to see all of you at out at Pride. Benjamin Lindsay At the same time, it was an Youth & Sexual Health Coordinator opportunity for us to thicken our [email protected] timelines so that we also hold our failures alongside our Connor Rodriguez strengths. Failures such as the Community Support Advocate fact that many describe the [email protected] decriminalization of Rachel Loewen Walker Executive Director Iris Akbar Counsellor [email protected]

Board of Directors

Connor Rodriguez Wendy Li Martha Smith-Norris (Chair) Troy Boyenko Dave Culleton (Vice Chair) Jordan Sherbino Connor came to Saskatoon from Orlando, Wendy was a substitute teacher in Sean Homenick (Treasurer) Natalya Mason Flordia when he met his wife. He has Saskatoon, as well as a camp leader with been volunteering with OUTSaskatoon for a youth peace education camp and Melody Wood (Secretary) Jennifer Boyle the past two years in the drop-in and both experiences prepared her perfectly Mark Meyers when the Community Support Advocate to be the new fYrefly Program position came up at the same time Coordinator. Wendy will be helping to as his permanent residency, he jumped coordinate Camp fYrefly in Saskatoon this at the chance to apply. The rest is summer and will be providing year- history and Connor is excited to help with round education to students and OUTSaskatoon's new Gender-Based teachers across the province. She is Violence initiative, as well as providing excited to be a part of the fYrefly family! healthcare navigation and advocacy. What's Happening...

June 4: Eat & Learn- PrEPing For Pride

June 6: Eat & Learn- Shed the Shame

June 7: Youth Pride Prom

June 11/14: Eat & Learn- Queer 101

June 14: Youth Talent Showcase

June 15-23: Saskatoon Pride Festival

June 15: Revitalizing the Circle: Saskatchewan’s first Two Spirit Powwow

June 17: Pride Flag Raising

June 18: Zine Workshop

June 19: Welcome to the GAYbourhood

June 20: High 'T': A Trans Social

June 22: Saskatoon

June 25: OUTSaskatoon's AGM

Aug 8-12: OUT on the Land

Kenda Mullock

Featured Volunteer Thank you Kenda for sharing your story with us! We are so grateful to have As a busy University student, putting aside my such fantastic volunteers like you who are always working to advocate for the studying and school obligations isn’t easy. wellbeing of others. Keep up the However, dedicating my time to OUTSaskatoon amazing work Ken! is one of my top priorities each week! Moving to Saskatoon alone a couple years ago was If you would like to volunteer at OUTSaskatoon please scary- especially when I wasn’t out and was visit: outsaskatoon.ca/volunteer questioning my identity. The services at OUT or alternatively, email gave me the comfort, community, and [email protected] resources to express myself and embrace my identity. Being able to help provide the same care and services to others is the most rewarding feeling ever. Being a volunteer has introduced me to the amazing members of my community and helped me learn from the diversity that surrounds us. Whether I’m cooking, washing dishes, visiting with folks, cleaning up, or giving high-fives, volunteering at OUT is always exciting, fun, and there is never a dull moment. I hope I can make a difference the same way OUT and the members of my community have helped me.

Pride Talent Showcase All Ages Talent Show

Troupe du Jour 10$

FRI. JUNE 14 | 5-8PM

pride got me like your guide to pride

1st Annual Pride Golf Classic Live in Colour Fashion Show Sat Jun 1st 3 - 10pm Fri Jun 14th 7pm - 12am 1 Moon Lake Golf Course, 905 Valley Rd 5 Hilton Garden Inn, 90 22 St E

The Saskatoon Pride Festival and TD are This year features amazing local designers proud to present the annual Pride Golf Laurie Brown,Melissa Squire, Reginald Tournament, set to tee-off on Saturday June Sankey, and Solar Opposites and as well as 1! We anticipate to sell out this tournament fabulous local artists showcasing their work. bringing 80 golfers to Moon Lake Golf and Dress to impress and come out to enjoy a Country Club for a shotgun tournament glamorous evening of fashion, music and live followed by dinner and prizes. entertainment including Drag Performances, dance performances by def SOL Productions. Pride Prom Fri Jun 7th 8pm - 12am Revitalizing the Circle: Saskatchewan's All Ages Two Spirit Powwow 2 St George’s Senior Centre, 1235 20th St W Sat Jun 15th 12 - 4pm 6 Beardy's & Okemasis' Cree Nation OUTSaskatoon is excited to announce our annual LGBTQ2S youth Pride Prom! The prom OUTSaskatoon and the Two Spirit community will be bigger and brighter than ever beofre, are proud to bring forward a first for Canada, and has a spooky goth them! as we will be hosting the first public Two Spirit powwow to ever be held on First Ryde at Divas Nations Reserve Lands in our country. The Mon Jun 10th intent of the powwow is to create a safe 3 Divas Nightclub, 220 3 Ave S space for all people, especially Two Spirit peoples, to take part in cultural celebrations Ryde YXE Cycle Studio and Divas Nightclub in gender-affirming spaces. come together to turn the space into an intense, high energy spin class with lights Reading with Royalty and heavy beats. All proceeds donated back Sat Jun 15th to SASKATOON PRIDE. Classes fill up quick Cliff Wright Branch 3–3:45pm so don’t wait, Download the Ryde YXE app to 7 Frances Morrison Central Library 4–4:45pm REGISTER! Come join us for a family adventure! Talent Showcase Celebrate inclusion and diversity with our Thur Jun 14th 5 - 8pm family-friendly storytime program, led by 4 All ages local drag queen and king performers. Troupe de Jour, 914 20th St W Trailblazer Shake LGBTQ2S youth and their allies are coming Sat Jun 15th 7:00pm - 11:30pm together to share their talents with you at St. George’s Anglican Church Hall, this revolution themed talent showcase! 8 624 Avenue I S

Shake out the cobwebs and shimmy with Pride—it’s time for another community dance celebrating those who blazed the trail that brought us to where we are today. The music’s geared for the older set but the fun is for everyone. Family Pride BBQ Climbing with Pride (All Ages) Sun Jun 16th 2pm - 5pm Wed Jun 19th 6 - 8pm Meewasin Park North, 15 Clip and Climb, 127 McLeod Ave 9 2703 Spadina Crescent E A great family experience! Inclusion and Spend a relaxed afternoon visiting/playing in community coming together. This event is a shady picnic area with large lawn for BBQ free and will include pizza. You MUST and games. For LGBTQ2S parents and their preregister for this event. children, families with gender creative children, and allies. Bring lawn chairs and Drag Bingo blankets. Food will be provided. Wed Jun 19th 7pm - 12am Louis, Lower Level 93 Campus Dr Pride at the Movies Sun Jun 16th 6:30 - 10pm 16 O69!! What better way to celebrate pride 10 Roxy Theatre, 320 20th St W than with Drag Bingo. Come on down to the Louis Pub on Campus (downstairs) for fun, It’s the summer of 1984 and the National food, bingo, and of course some Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting inappropriate banter and jokes from our local a London-based group of gay and lesbian queens. activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. As the strike drags on, the High 'T': A Trans Social two groups discover that standing together Thu Jun 20th 4 - 8pm makes for the strongest union of all. OUTSaskatoon, 320 21st ST W 17 Flag Raising Come OUT for an evening filled with fun, Mon Jun 17th 12 - 1pm socializing, and of course TREATS! 11 City Hall, 222 3rd Ave N Queers WithOUT Beers - Sober Dance Kick off the week with us at City Hall as we Thu Jun 20th 7pm - 12am raise the rainbow flag, listen to some Farmers Market powerful speakers, and of course CAKE! 18 Come out and have a mocktail, dance the Wes Funk Memorial Pride Latte night away with our DJ, and watch drag Mon Jun 17th 6 - 9pm performers as we celebrate the importance 12 Frances Morrison Library Theatre of alcohol-free spaces within our Queer Community. Come OUT for an evening of Pride featuring a reading from Dr. V Korineck and her recent Pride in the Park publication Prairie Fairies. Also includes an Fri Jun 21st 5pm - Sat 22nd 11pm open mic session for all aspiring local talent. River Landing 19 Spark Your PRIDE This years community fair is jam packed Tue Jun 18th 1 - 7pm with exciting stuff! 13 Western Development Museum Pride Parade LGBTQ2S people in Saskatchewan lead Sat Jun 22nd 12:00pm - 1:00pm extraordinary lives. Join many members of 20 our community as they share their stories of Join Saskatoon's BIGGEST PARADE!! success and struggle in the march toward equality. GURLS Sat Jun 22nd 9:00pm - 2:00am Welcome to the GAYbourhood 21 Drift Vista Lounge Wed Jun 19th 11am - 2pm 14 OUTSaskatoon, 320 21st ST W Join us for our 3rd Annual GURLS event, a party for women-identified and non-binary OUTSaskatoon will be hosting our annual folks. We are excited to turn one of comunity BBQ event. Join us in front of our Saskatoon's favourite coffee shops into a building for a free BBQ, community fair and RAD NIGHTCLUB for the night. This year we block party! We will also have a live band are excited to welcome DJ Krista from again, so put on your sunscreen and see you Vancouver. there! ANNUAL STREET FAIR FREE FAMILY BBQ ANNUAL STREET FAIR FREE FAMILY BBQ EAT Ge Read+ Fo Learn Pde Edon!

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A fun workshop on safer sex practices for party & play

June 4

Shed the shame

A workshop on radical self-love WELCOME TO & celebrating your Queer bod

th June 6 GAYbourhoo!GAYbourhoo!

ANNUAL320 STREET 21st FAIRST W ANNUALFREE FAMILYSTREET BBQFAIR FREE COMMUNITY BBQ JUNE 19 11AM-2PM Register today!

outsaskatoon.ca/lunch_learn Advertise with Please allow room for full bleed OUTyxe OUTyxe is mailed out to 120 people, emailed to 2300 people, 100 copies hit the stands, and another 500 people view our online version at outsaskatoon.ca/outyxe!

To advertise in OUTyxe, please contact Sean Ryan, Community Engagement & Events Officer at [email protected] Annual General Meeting Full Page: $125/$500 9.1" x 6.9" - Full Colour Tuesday, June 25 You choose ad location, depending on availability 6:00pm at OUT Our total Half Page: $80/$320 reach is 4.5" x 6.9" - Full Colour more than "I came to 9.1" x 3.5" - Full Colour 2500 OUTSaskatoon as a 1/4 Page: $60/$240 place to hide, but 9.1" x 1.7" - Full Colour2.3" x 6.9" - Full Colour instead found a place 4.5" x 3.5" - Full Colour to grow..." Sign up for OUTSaskatoon's Q-list at outsaskatoon.ca/q_list

building out: let's grow together A Brief LGBTQ2story

OUTSaskatoon began as Gay & Lesbian Health health clinic, a responsive and expanding list Services (GLHS) in 1991. GLHS was created to of social support groups, and an increased address the mental, social, emotional, and public presence in the province. physical health needs of gay men and lesbians in Saskatchewan. GLHS’s first two employees In April 2015, the board of directors elected worked half-time and offered a peer support to change the name of the centre to How many dates, phone line, educational information and OUTSaskatoon in order to increase visibility locations, and names resources, and facilitated a variety of and take a brave step "OUT" into the larger did you know support/social groups, all of which remain community. before reading? important elements of our programming today.

Around the same time, OUTSaskatoon started to look into housing needs for LGBTQ2S+ youth and ultimately opened Pride Home in January 2017. Pride Home In 2005, GLHS changed its name to The Avenue houses up to six LGBTQ2S+ youth ages 16- Community Centre for Gender and Sexual 21 and provides a supported independent Diversity in order to better reflect the wide living through a youth-centred philosophy. communities that it served, and in homage to its location in the Avenue Building on 3rd Avenue. Whether as GLHS, the Avenue Community Centre, or OUTSaskatoon, the Centre has played an important role in LGBTQ2S+ well-being, research, and advocacy in the province. Our employees, volunteers, and board members have worked at A relocation in 2008 to 21st St West in grassroots, municipal, provincial, and federal levels in Riversdale, offered a much larger space for order to reduce the effects of homophobia/transphobia in offices, drop-in, and group meetings, to better our communities. Today, OUTSaskatoon has 12 full time serve the growing number of people accessing staff, who work tirelessly toward increasing the services, as well as a growing staff. Over the next acceptance and visibility of Saskatchewan’s LGBTQ2S+ seven years, The Avenue Community Centre people, as well as toward reaching new and varied worked to support the growing and changing community partners, businesses, and organizations in the LGBTQ2S+ community through increased provision of support services, education, housing, events, education services, the addition of a sexual and programming. Hey festival friends!

We're here! We're Queer! Let's celebrate! OUTSaskatoon and Saskatoon Pride Festival are partnering to bring you QueerNESS, an LGBTQ2S+ space that will be offering goodies of all kinds. Wanna learn about drag culture and try your hand at painting your own face, or participate in a fun community art mural? Check out our interactive workshops held from 1-3pm on Friday and Saturday. Need someone to talk to in an affirming space? We'll be offering queer specific peer support, so reach out if you need it. Interested in learning more about the queer community or engaging in safer sex practices? We're giving away FREE pamphlets, condoms, and lube, oh my!

QueerNESS Schedule

Thursday July 18 - 12:00pm-6:00pm

Friday July 19 - 12:00pm-6:00pm

Saturday July 20 - 12:00pm-6:00pm

Sunday July 21 - 12:00pm-6:00pm

Whether you're way over the rainbow or a supportive ally, we hope to see your rad face at QUEER NESS! a magical day Cooking Corner with Krystal is on the way Eggless Rainbow Cake Save the With Pride around the corner, let's get creative with this six layer Date rainbow cake! Saturday November 9, 2019

Ingredients:

2 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 and 1/2 cups milk 1 and 1/2 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup butter, melted presented by as needed Food coloring

Directions: You are invited to The Best Show in Town! 1. Preheat the oven at 350F/180C for 15 minutes. Line two 8-inch round cake pan with parchment paper and set aside. If you have Join us for showstopping entertainment, a more pans, the better. custom three-course menu, and 2. In a large bowl stir together the dry ingredients and make a well. recognition of the strengths and 3. Add the wet ingredients into it, one after the other and mix well. contributions of Saskatoon's LGBTQ2S 4. Divide the batter into 6 equal parts. Approximately 1/2-3/4ths community through the OUTShine Awards, of a cup per bowl. Add one food color to each bowl and mix it hosted at the Sheraton Cavalier Downtown well. Add as much as you want depending upon the color you Saskatoon. desire. I used violet, blue, green, pink, orange and red. 5. Since I had only 2 pans I had to bake 2 colors at a time, wait for Get your tickets today for this it to cool down, remove it from the pan and repeat it for the next dazzling experience! 2 colors. So 3 batches altogether. Bake for about 10-12 minutes each time or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of 6:00pm - Champagne Reception the cake comes out clean. 6. Remove the pans from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack. 7:00pm - Program Because I used parchment paper and because it was a very thin 10:00pm - Dance Party cake I was able to take it out the pan pretty quickly. Let the cake cool on the wire rack and repeat the same process for the outsaskatoon.ca/glitter_2019 rest of the batter too. [email protected] 7. Once all the cakes are baked and completely cooled start frosting the cake as usual; filling it with icing in between each layer and all over.

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Love, OUTSaskatoon Revitalizing the Circle: Saskatchewan's Two Spirit Powwow

Saturday, June 15, 2019 Powwow Arbour at Beardy's & Okemasis' Cree Nation (Duck Lake) Grand Entry at 1:00 pm Visit: outsaskatoon.ca/2019powwow This event is accessible, free, and open to the general public To volunteer or be a part of the Two Spirit Powwow contact [email protected] ALL THAT FUN STUFF

A Three Month Snapshot of OUT's services: March 2019 to May 2019

Number of individuals who received education through fYrefly in 1685 Schools and OUT's Diversity Training Workshops 1142 Number of calls for support, referrals, and resource inquiries Number of visits to OUT's social and support groups. Many people 1023 attend weekly or bi-weekly! 283 Attendance at OUT's special events and fundraisers 45 New people on PrEP 92 People tested at the Queer Sexual Health Clinic

Condoms distributed around 5398 Saskatoon!

Visits to OUT's Drop-in for 1896 services, meetings, and fun! out is

IN AUGUST 2019

multiple rooms of various sizes for events and groups, and office space for 14+ OUT's staff Future street-front with high Looks visibility Bright! ground floor is fully accessible

community kitchen and coffee bar station

expanded clinical space and designated counselling rooms

a classroom for educational presentations

learning centre with public use computers

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213 Ave C S, Saskatoon SK