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Publisher Steve Polyak & Rob Diaz Marino Editor Rob Diaz Marino Table of Contents Original Graphic Design Deviant Designs 4 Taboos and Thank-Yous Advertising Steve Polyak [email protected] Letter from the Publisher Contributors 5 Just ask Nina Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz Marino, Nina Tron, Stephen Lock, M. Zelda, Jason Clevett and The Dish who dishes advice the Gay and Lesbian Community of Calgary 6 The Heterosexualizing of Photographer 16 Steve Polyak and Rob Diaz Marino History Videographer Steve Polyak and Rob Diaz Marino 8 Calgary Men’s Chorus Please forward all inquiries to: Uniting voices for 10 years. GayCalgary.com Magazine Suite 403, 215 14th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2R 0M2 12 Adult Depot Phone (403) 543-6960 or toll free (888) Reflecting back on 25 years 543-6960 Fax (403) 703-0685 16 Map & Event Listings E-mail [email protected] Mapping Calgary’s core Print Run Monthly, 12 times a year 23 Queer Eye - for the Calgary guy (or gal) 23 Copies Printed Monthly, up to 10,000 copies. 26 Pinocchio Distribution points Over 150 points in Calgary, largest distribution points for any 27 Winter 2004 Gay publication in Calgary. Also in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal and other Music with DJ Krazay Steve places across Canada. Over 65 locations across Canada. 29 Fundraisers in Calgary Masthead continued on page 4 31 Grease is the word at Stage West 35 The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Bringing classical and popular music to life in Calgary 36 Classifieds gaycalgary.com magazine 3 Taboos and Thank-Yous Letter from the Publisher Thankfully we had people to talk to as we ran into lots of By Steve Polyak & Rob Diaz-Marino gay individuals that we knew, and many that we didn’t. It was rewarding to hear so many of them say that they’d Since summer we have been showing Aids been reading our magazine right from the start, and we Vancouver’s “How do you know what you had all our back issues present for those who hadn’t. know” campaign on our Video Ads, Terminal There were also lots that were out of the loop, so we told Screen Savers, and even donating Ad space them about some of the newer gay locations like Solar Café, Indulge, and Twisted Element. So it was defi nitely for it in our magazine. This issue we’re proud worthwhile being there, but it’s going to be a while before to feature their thank-you letter. In addi- we feel up to eating any of those mini-doughnuts again… tion, we received congratulation letters from Happy Holidays Everyone! Joe Ceci and Madeleine King who are Calgary Aldermen re-elected in the recent Municipal Elections. Crowns for Kids had an amazing kick-off party at So- lar Café – the amount of gifts they collected and money they raised was staggering! But it’s not over yet – check our events calendar under ISCCA for a list of events to come. For more information on what Crowns for Kids is all about, grab December 2003 from our back issues – we have a full article about them. Also, it was awe- some that they were featured on Global News! It showed an interview with Mz. Rhonda who started Crowns for Kids, as well as some shots of Solar Café and some other gay spots. We had a good chuckle at the friendly banter between Mz. Rhonda and Christine from B&D Emporium – classic! The Grand Opening of Calgary’s latest gay nightspot, The Twisted Element, was out of this world! “We expected it to be busy, but not THIS busy,” the owners told us. So Continued from page 3 as we have done for other establishments, we put down our cameras and helped bus tables for that night…and Distributed by DLRJ Distributions and by GayCalgary.com the next night too. Things have calmed down a little (not Deadline for Ad Bookings 25th of the month by much, but now they’re ready for it), and while we’re sitting back and relaxing we’ve had people come up to us Deadline for Ad copy 28th of the month and say “Shouldn’t you be working?” Ok, enough ribbing Legal Council Courtney Sebree Aarbo, Barristers and Solicitors guys! But seriously, we recommend you get there sooner rather than later to avoid the line-ups. They do have a Printers North Hill News strict fi re-safety capacity, and once they reach it they have This Issue Cover Photography by Steve Polyak. Photo of Mz Rhonda, Empress XX, taken at Solar to wait for people leave before they can let more in. Those Cafe. are the rules, and all bars have to follow them. C’est la Vie. The opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of GayCalgary.com or the contributors of the magazine. Last year we had a booth at the Everything to do about People photographed or interviewed, writers, advertisers, contributors and anyone else involved with Sex Show. This year they renamed it Taboo, and once this publication are not necessarily gay, lesbian, bi, bi-curious or trans gendered. They can be straight again we had a booth …a gay booth in a sea of stuff most- people that are gay friendly. ly for straight people. Nonetheless we had a great time! It was fun to watch the straight people react to the De- No part of the publication may be reprinted without the expressed permission of the editor-in-chief. tours God Save the Queens drag shows we were playing. Copyright 2004 4 gaycalgary.com magazine Just Ask Nina! The Dish who dishes advice it isn’t but if it were) I would own up to my friend. Explain By Nina Tron the whole situation, including how he asked you to not tell. Your friend will be upset, yes, but it’s better he fi nd Dear Nina, out what kind of man he is investing his emotional being The other night I went out and tied one on. The next into. The boyfriend should be exposed no matter the cost. morning I wake up naked in bed with my best friend’s Honesty is the best policy in any relationship, be it friend- boyfriend! He asked me not to say anything - it would be ship or love. What’s done is done now, take responsibility our little secret. Since then I have felt nothing but guilt and that nagging feeling will dissipate. If you don’t, it will when I am around them. What do I do Nina? I feel I must eventually destroy your friendship anyway. But if you’re get this off my chest. honest, at least you will be able to look him in the eyes. I realize I have been rather harsh, but remember - we all -Not such a good friend make mistakes. What is really important is how we deal with them. It helps us grow and learn. So get it together!! Dear no-good friend, Sincerely Nina You should feel awful and with good reason! You are re- sponsible for your own actions no matter how loaded you I am here for you, and I look were at the time. You broke the cardinal rule: “Thou shalt forward to hearing from not sleep with your sisters Man”. If it were me, (amen that you all, I can be reached at: [email protected] or Mailed to Ask Nina c/o GayCalgary.com Magazine, Suite 403, 215 14th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0M2. You can also watch Nina every Sunday night and events through out the week at Twisted Element, 1006 11th Avenue SW. Other than the question, all personal information (i.e. name, address, E-mail) will remain confi dential. GayCalgary.com does reserve the right to alter questions for brevity and content. Responses are for entertainment value only. gaycalgary.com magazine 5 The Heterosexualizing of History one rarely fell in love with the creatures. By Stephen Lock The great love of Alexander’s life, according to ancient Hollywood is all about make-believe, and texts, was Hephaestion. Hephaestion accompanied Al- never claimed to be anything else but an in- exander across Asia as Alexander conquered the known world as far as India, fought by his side and shared his dustry cranking out entertainment on cellu- bed and tent. When Hephaestion died in 323 BCE, Alex- loid (or digital, as the case may be). Yet when ander elevated him to a god. Hollywood twists the facts around or ignores It was written that the only time Alexander was ever them completely, I think we need to hold them conquered was by Hephaestion’s thighs: A breath-catch- accountable. ing image, to my way of thinking. One of the most enduring fakeries Hollywood perpetuates However, in Oliver Stone’s latest movie “Alexander” any is the making of homosexuals into heterosexuals. A recent reference to the love Alexander and Hephaestion shared is biopic of Cole Porter, a well-known bon vivant of the Jazz excised.