Halifax Pride Gets Hallmark Festival Status alifax Regional Council Johns. Councillors Dawn Sloane and Flag. Halifax Regional Council recog- recently voted to make the Jennifer Watts spoke in favour of the nizing Pride as a Hallmark Festival is a HHalifax Pride Festival (July motion, noting the hard work of the major symbolic victory for our whole 18 – 26) a Hallmark Event and award- Pride Committee and that Halifax had community,” said Dann. “I guess you ed the Pride Committee $25,000 become a truly welcoming place for could say that in our 21st year, we’ve towards this year’s celebration. the gay community; no councillors come of age.” Halifax’s defini- spoke against. Halifax Pride is the largest lesbian, tion of a Hallmark “This is an gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Event is, “A recur- “This year’s theme is extraordinary (LGBTQ) cultural event in Atlantic ring event possess- Breaking Down Walls; moment.” said Canada, and the fourth largest Pride ing such significance Halifax Pride Festival in the country. in terms of tradition, Building Bridges, which Chair Hugo As many as 75,000 people now attractiveness, image Dann. This take part in Halifax Pride events. It’s or publicity that it is kind of appropriate, places Halifax estimated that $2,000,000 is generated provides to the host when you think of it.” Pride in the for the local economy during Halifax community with a same category Pride Week. This year’s festival takes competitive advantage. These events as other signature cultural events, place from July 18 – 26, with the Pride are associated with HRM’s identity such as the Royal Nova Scotia Inter- Parade on Saturday, July 25. Leonard Preyra, Maureen MacDonald, and Howard Epstein celebrate the NDP’s , will raise its profile globally and national Tattoo, landslide in the Nova Scotia election. Photo: Patrick Casey position it as a place to invest. Over International Air Show and the time, the events and destination can Halifax Busker Festival. become inseparable in terms of their “This year’s theme is Breaking Queer and Rebel Days in Halifax image.” Down Walls; Building Bridges, which By Queer and Rebel Organizing would love to hear your ideas in our many of us will be at many of the Awarding Hallmark status was is kind of appropriate, when you Team friendly, non-competitive, feminist great events Pride has to offer – we a recommendation from HRM’s think of it,” said Dann. “There are f you’re out on the street in spaces. are simply creating another option, Special Events Advisory Committee some municipalities in Nova Scotia Halifax on July 11, you may see Unfortunately, many corporate another outlook. Please come share (SEAC) and was put before Council that have recently gone to extraordi- a group of queer and trans folks city Prides and urban gay centers your personal experiences and we’ll I discuss how to challenge the exclu- by SEAC Chair, Councillor Brad nary lengths not to fly the Rainbow and their allies dressed up in costume, tend to be exclusionary on the basis hurling water balloons at each other of class, race, gender and ability due sions that take place in many gay and as they bike by. This queer costumed to their intrinsic connection to money queer spaces in corporate Prides. Happiness is... bike ride is one of the many events and consumerism. For example, If Queer and Rebel Days will run out that will occur during Queer and you can’t afford to go to an event, or of the Roberts Street Social Centre By Angus Campbell and will take place a week before wee bit of rain wasn’t enough Rebel Days – a week of queer events, if you can’t afford indicators of gay actions, parties, and workshops identity such as particular clothing, Halifax Pride, from July 10-16. The to dampen anyone’s spirits on full schedule is listed in the Halifax Saturday, May 30, as Doug – inspired by the Queer and Rebel you might feel or be excluded from A Days in Schwartzer Canal, Berlin. gay spaces. Queer and Rebel Days is Happenings section on page 16. Melanson (owner of SeaDogs and Please send us an e-mail if you want co-owner of Menz Bar) and Glenn All events will be free, all-ages, meant to challenge consumerism as trans-, lesbian-, gay-, bi-sexual-, connected to gay identity (and con- to be part of our mailing list. Also, Baker publicly professed their love if you are interested in volunteering for one another. Officiated by Rev. queer- questioning-, intersex-, two- sumerism in general) as well as the spirit, dyke-, fag-, poly-, asexual-, assimilation of queer identity into for any of the events, just let us know. Bob Bond of Safe Harbour MCC If you have any thoughts, comments the happy couple spoke their vows straight allies-positive, and volunteers heteronormative standards. will provide childcare upon request. The purpose of the week is to cre- or concerns, or to request childcare, surrounded by family and friends in please feel free to tell us at queer.and. Point Pleasant Park, Halifax. Rev. Bob We recognize the importance of ate an alternative, political, commu- language, and if you strongly don’t nity forum for discussions, activities, [email protected] or call reminded the crowd how it is every- 902-446-1788. one’s responsibility as a community identify as queer please don’t let that and celebration. We are not trying to to ensure the success of relationships. keep you from coming because we cause any riffs with Pride – in reality The reception was held at the newly-renovated Murphy’s on the Wharf. It was especially fun to see P.E.I Pride the staff’s reaction when our table Friday, July 3 given out over the night to add to the which we are very thankful. For started to clink glasses for Doug and Kick Off Party! What’s Pride without celebration, including a 50/50 draw service details please contact Jim Glenn to kiss. a kick off party? This festival happens and a wine tasting station provided by Culbert at [email protected]. The celebration continued at Photo: Rob Isbister only once a year so we want to begin our sponsor, Vincor Canada. The Annual Potluck is held each Menz Bar where the couple cut their that with a true sense of celebration! year at the Evening Primrose Bed & rainbow cake and we all drank cham- line throughout the establishment. A Join us at the Studio, located at the Sunday, July 5 Breakfast. For directions or if you pagne. Doug and Glenn’s first dance great time was had by all. Confederation Centre of the Arts in Church Service and Evening have any questions please contact was to Rod Stewart’s “Have I Told On behalf of Wayves I would like Charlottetown, from 10:00 p.m. until Primrose B&B Potluck: These two [email protected] or You Lately That I Love You.” After to congratulate Doug and Glenn and 2:00 a.m. All guests must be of legal events have been a long-standing call (902) 437-3134. more champagne DJ Sonny D got wish them the best of everything for age to attend. ID’s will be required tradition in our community provided the crowd up and dancing a Conga the future. and requested. Door prizes will be by members of our community, for Cont’d to p. 15- In This Issue Features & News Regular Columns Alcoholics Anonymous Courage Round Up 5 • Diamond Divas Photos Needed 7 • East Blast From The Past 10 • Chef’s Corner 10 • Happenings! Coast Rainbow Softball 5 • Halifax Pride Hallmark Status 1 • Halifax Pride New Co- 16 • I Am What I Amherst 15 • ISCANS News 5 • Gay Men’s Chairs 3 • Halifax Pride Pull-Out 11-14 • Happiness is... Doug & Glenn Marriage 1 • PEI Health 7 • Groups & Services 19 • Kibitz And Bitch 6 • Let- Pride 1 • Kevin Kindred: Be Out. Be Informed. Be Compassionate 3 • MAC Leather New ters 22 • Northern AIDS Connection Society 4 • Ramblings Executive 5 • MAC Leather XI 9 • Mi’kmag Powwow in Dartmouth 9 • Moncton Pride 8 From The Sanctuary Garden 6 • The Last Word 22 • Queer and Rebel Days in Halifax 1 • Rockin’ The Gaybourhood 8 • Rugby Comes Out In Halifax 10 • Study: Women’s Sexual Pain 7 • Teens Now Talk Magazine 16 • Trans Information & Resource Site 21 • We All Come From Somewhere 4 2 July 2009 Wayves

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Wayves Wayves exists to inform Atlantic Canadian lesbians, gay men, bisexuals New Co-chairs at Halifax and transgender people of activities in their communities, to promote those activities and to support their aims and objectives. Pride Wayves is an independent publication, published every month ex- By Angus Campbell board met immediately to ensure that and talented people. The board and cept February by a non-profit collective. Anyone who contributes to Due to health concerns Halifax Pride the newly-awarded Hallmark Event volunteers continue to work hard to chairperson Hugo Dann submitted would continue as planned. Well- ensure the success of Pride.” Wayves is automatically considered to be a member of the collective his resignation to the board of direc- known community leaders Ed “Boom Every organization faces chal- and is welcome to participate in all meetings and discussions. Wayves tors on Monday, June 15, 2009. The Boom” Savage and Liz McQuaid have lenges but losing the chairperson reserves the right to refuse material that might be reasonably considered been appointed as co-chairs. just six weeks before the big event heterosexism, racism, sexism or an attack on individuals or communities. “Hugo’s resignation is an unfortu- might paralyze the plans. “Not ours,” Opinions expressed in Wayves are not necessarily those of the editorial Important nate surprise, but a person’s health has added McQuaid. “We’re team players collective. The article submission deadlines are posted in the Important to be the priority,” said Savage. “We and when one member is injured, the Wayves Dates section of this page. Articles should be a maximum of 1,000 WAYVES Dates! are a community of many creative others play harder to win the game.” They further explained that because words and may be edited for length. Submissions should be emailed in Issue Content Deadlines: Fridays: of the continuing popularity of Pride, plain text to the address below. Articles and letters may be published Jul 3, Aug 7, Sep 4, Oct 2, Nov 6; that is, the with increased attendance and festivi- with pseudonyms or anonymously, but Wayves must have contact first Friday of each month (skipping January.) ties, returning to the traditional two information for the author. The copyright for all submissions remains You can send your news, ideas, comments, co-chair positions may actually be the property of the original author/creator. criticisms, columns, cartoons and more to advantageous. Both also expressed Advertising: Jim Bain, Advertising Manager, email at [email protected] or [email protected] any time! their good wishes for Hugo. “He has Production Meetings (Halifax): done so much for the organization,” call 902-889-2229. Responsibility for errors in advertisements is limited Mondays Aug 10, Sep 7, Oct 5, Nov 9. Help continued Savage. “It won’t be quite to the value of the space. the same without him at the helm. decide what goes in the next issue, 7:30 PM, But he’ll be proud of his friends, and Circulation: use the email address below. Subscriptions, per year, are in Blowers St Paper Chase, Halifax. All welcome, community.” Canadian dollars: $20 13% HST = $22.60 in Canada, $30 in the United every meeting. States, and $35 elsewhere. Send cheque or money order to the postal Magazine Layout (Halifax): Jul address below. 12, Aug 16, Sep 13, Oct 11, Nov 15. Help build the paper – no special skills required, just Wayves enthusiasm, and joining us even once, or for a P.O. Box 34090, Scotia Square Our Cover: Halifax, Nova Scotia few hours helps a LOT! 9:30 AM. Email us for A Halifax Pride Festival reveller B3J 3S1 location. We are on the stands, in at the North Commons Halifax [email protected] the mail, and online the fourth 2008. Cover Design: Cameron www.wayves.ca Friday of every month. McLeod Brought to You by // Where to Find Wayves

Angus Campbell Katey Day Rob Isbister Anita Martinez Kim Fowlow Will Murray Want to tell your friends where distributors in Atlantic Canada Blake MacEwan Patrick Casey … and ... to get their own copy of Wayves? and around the country. If there are Your first stop should be to www. none handy to your home, write to Cam MacLeod Ralph Higgins Blowers Street Paper wayves.ca; you can download the [email protected] and tell Randall Perry Chase for meeting Daniel MacKay current issue, a back issue, and us where we should be! Jim Bain Raymond Taavel space also get the complete list of our Your Name Here! 4 July 2009 Wayves We All Come From Somewhere By Chris Aucoin, Gay Men’s Health Project of the AIDS Coalition of Coordinator, ACNS Nova Scotia invited patrons of Hali- My family’s roots in Canada go back fax’s Menz Bar to mark on a world four centuries to some of the very map where their various ancestors first Acadian settlers at Port Royale. came from (prior to coming to Another branch of my family tree is Canada unless those forebears were made up of United Empire Loyal- First Nations in which case you would ists (of Irish extraction) from New indeed mark Canada). Fourteen coun- York State who arrived at what is tries were indicated on the map (and now Sydney Harbour in the fall of not surprisingly were dominated by 1785 (and spent that first winter on Western Europe). They were: Canada, the boat that brought them before England, France, Germany, Ireland, settling in the Sydney area). I also Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, have Scottish heritage, and some Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, fairly recent French (from France) United States, and Wales. heritage too. And if you go back We also invited people to indicate far enough there’s some Welsh and the countries of origin for any and German in there somewhere as well; all same-sex erotic partners they you know—a fairly typical Canadian have had throughout their lifetime. “Heinz 57” mix. In this day of easy international This year’s International Day mobility we expected that this list Against Homophobia* (May 17) cam- would be longer and more diverse paign had a multicultural focus with than the first one and we were right; the theme: “Homosexuality Knows thirty five countries were indicated. No Borders.” The Canadian cam- They included: Australia, Belgium, paign paid special attention to new Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, immigrant and established ethno-cul- Egypt, England, Estonia, France, tural communities in Canada which Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, often have very restrictive views on India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, non-heterosexual sexuality and sexual Japan, Jordan, Korea, New Zealand, expression more generally. Philippines, Poland, Russia, Senegal, the globe, and a recent study has appropriate protective gear, and make easy to forget that in eighty countries To mark this year’s International Seychelles, Slovakia, South Africa, indicated that key vacation spots (es- certain you’re not going to take home around the world that is still not the Day Against Homophobia, and to Spain, Sudan, Turkey, Ukraine, and pecially those favoured by gay men) any unwelcome “guests.” case. Furthermore, in no less than illustrate the point (about GLBT the United States. The relative ease act as a hotbed for new infections. It’s perhaps not surprising that in seven countries (Mauritania, Sudan, members coming from all ethno-cul- of international travel is also a factor So if you are travelling for some fun each map list we mostly see countries Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and parts tural groups), the Gay Men’s Health in how HIV has made its way around make sure you plan ahead, pack all the that have quite progressive legal rec- of Nigeria and Somalia) it is still state ognitions and protections of queer policy to execute people for homo- communities. In May the Interna- sexual acts (and unofficial state policy tional Lesbian and Gay Association in some others). (ILGA) released its updated “State- We are very fortunate to live in sponsored Homophobia” report (go the country that we do. That’s not to to www.ilga.org to download a copy say that all the battles have been won. or the colour-coded world map) Homophobia (and general sex-nega- which surveys laws prohibiting (or tivity) still exists here both in particu- supporting) same sex relationships lar “communities” as well as broader between consenting adults. Canadian society, and overcoming With gay marriage, human rights that homophobia is still a big chal- protections and hate crime legisla- lenge in doing HIV prevention work, Fri July 17 Sat July 18 tion, Canada is at the forefront of and support work for those who are being queer-friendly worldwide. This HIV+. But we have still come a very Bonnie Dinah August marks the 40th anniversary of long way in a relatively short period Canada decriminalizing homosexual- of time; historically speaking. Let’s ity (thanks P.E.T.) and it would be not forget that as recently as 1991 you StCroix Thorpe could (legally) loose your job in Nova with and DJ Scotia, and much of the country, for Ria Motlette no other reason than being gay. Mae Sun July 19 Tue July 21 Wed July 22 Thu July 23 DRINKS SPECIALS Pride Movie Night SHEDOGS TransAction presents at the House post Pomo Homos Pussy Playhouse at the CoHo Dykes vs Diva’s Pre-drinks PERFORMANCES BY RAE SPOON, NOLAN NATASHA, PINK VELVET BURLESQUE

Fri July 24 Sat July 25 Happy Madison Pride Day! Buy a house, get a Drink specials fridge magnet (and all day long... Violet outstanding service). AKA Madviolet Rosie Porter Realtor ‘Tweener Time Food, Drinks, Coffee & Free WiFi Wed to Sat Open Wed-Sat 2pm, Sun-Tue for special shows from 4-7pm 2202 Gottingen Street (902)404-3050 cell 209-7073 [email protected] www.rosiep.ca Wayves July 2009 5

New MAC Leather Executive Northern AIDS Connection Society On Saturday, May 16 a new executive Administrator, Steve Laviolette. A Great news from northern Nova [email protected]. the much needed work in northern was elected during the Annual Gen- number of volunteers have commit- Scotia. The Northern AIDS Con- NACS is also very happy to an- Nova Scotia pertaining to this issue eral Meeting for the MAC Leather ted to going out into the community nection Society is getting geared up nounce that they have received fund- and is very much appreciated. Society. as Members-at-Large. and ready the summer. The organiza- ing from the Public Health Agency The organization has participated Many thanks go out to the past Newly elected President, Grant tion has been approved by Service of Canada to hire a Hepatitis C in the Regional Atlantic AIDS Net- executives for their time and input Lively, stated, “Congratulations to Canada to hire a summer student Coordinator who will be starting on work meetings in Prince Edward within Atlantic Canada’s Leather our newest titleholders. In the com- to be the Scotiabank AIDS Walk June 15th. The support of the Public Island in May. The Board, Staff and community and their continuing sup- ing year I’d like to see both them and for Life Coordinator. This position Health Agency enables NACS to do Volunteers will also be attending the port for the future. MAC Leather in more cities through- starts on June 8.2009. Anyone inter- Cont’d to page 22 The newly elected executive is out the Maritimes to educate those ested in being involved in our walks as follows: President, Grant Lively; within the GLBT community about in Truro, New Glasgow, Amherst Vice-President, Irl Washburn; Treas- Leather. It’s a tough job, but I believe or Elmsdale can the coordinator at urer, Wayne Richard; Secretary/ that together we can do it.”

East Coast Rainbow Softball Association The East Coast Rainbow Softball The biggest change this season is (in)famous softball game scheduled Association (ECRSA - www.ecrsa. the field. Our expansion has meant for the Halifax Common’s Canada ca) continues to grow and offer the that we would not be able to get Games Diamond on Sunday, July 19 Halifax GLBT community and their an earlier start time at the league’s at 2:00 p.m. (note the time change). straight allies an avenue for co-ed previous field, so we were required Three ECRSA regular season games recreational softball in 2009. A record to change locations, and now playing will precede the Dykes vs. Divas 102 participants joined this season—a the majority of our games at the Pit match at 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and new all-time high. Players have been – Merv Sullivan Field in the North 12:30 p.m., so anyone who arrives divided onto six teams, each with its End (except games on Dykes vs. early to get a good seat will be treated own sponsor. The team sponsors Divas Game Day, July 19). to some great games. are Menz Bar, The Company House, ECRSA will again be present and See Halifax Events on Page 16- Venus Envy, Bibby’$ Big $pender$ sponsor the field rental and the um- 17, or look for the rainbow ballcap (Investors Group), LED Roadway pire for Dykes vs. Divas, the annual on gay.hfxns.org/events for the Lighting, and Rosie’s Riveters (Rosie Halifax Pride event. Many ECRSA schedule! Porter Realty). players are looking forward to the

Alcoholics Anonymous 21st Courage Round Up The AA Round Up will be held the only one of its kind in Canada, you pay for it at the nearby restaurant August 7 – 9 at the Universalist Uni- east of Montreal. open just for us. tarian Church, 5500 Inglis Street in The weekend includes fellowship, Pre-registration is appreciated Halifax. This annual AA round up is speaker meetings and workshop dis- (and may be done on-line if you sponsored by gay men and lesbians cussions of Alcoholics Anonymous wish). Send your cheque or money in AA, but it’s open to all alcoholics, recovery topics in a relaxed and order to: Courage Round Up, c/o members of Al-Anon Family Group, peaceful setting of the Universal- 1916 – 1333 South Park St., Halifax, and others affected by the alcoholism ist Unitarian Church on the Friday NS B3J 2K9 of friends or family. evening, and all day Saturday and For more information, phone (902) The Courage Round Up theme Sunday afternoon. Registration opens 425-8383, e-mail courage449@yahoo. this year is “AA: A safe port in a at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7. com or check out the Courage web- storm—it’s not the gales but the set The cost is $25.00, which includes site at www.rationallunacy.com/cour- of the sails that determine the way lunch on Saturday at the Church (but ageroundup. we go.” no one will be turned away for lack of Courage is a small, intimate AA funds). The cost of the optional sup- round-up, the only gay and lesbian per on Saturday is extra and estimated AA round up in Atlantic Canada and at $12.00 and if you choose to go,

ISCANS News Let the Summer Begin favourite celebrity performers, always by Nathan Boudreau good for laughs and good times, well Hello to all! I bring another update worth the $5.00 cover charge. of what ISCANS has been up to and In case none of you have heard, what is yet to come. First I have to our lovely Empress Boom Boom has thank Gerry and Linda Publicover put the challenge out there that if we for hosting us on Victoria Day in can raise $2000 before Pride Day, she May for our annual barbecue and a will get in the dunk in full drag. All great Rumolli tournament. All who proceeds from this event will be to attended had some serious fun. In benefit Phoenix House one of Reign June Elle and Nate N! threw a grand 9’s charities. ICP Ball party at Reflections Cabaret. Check back to Wayves for our Many thanks to Stephen and his great monthly article and be sure to visit our staff for hosting us. The Empress was website (www.imperialcourtns.com) away in June, so the boys got to play. for continuous event postings. Don’t However, we did the Emperor and his forget, if you have any comments or boys have a grand night out on June suggestions for events, be sure to drop 28 where they entertained at Menz us a line at events@imperialcourtns. Bar. Thank you to Doug, David and com. Cheers! staff as always. And did I mention we started our barbecue season? We will host several barbecues outside at Menz over the summer, so be on the lookout for those when you are in the neigh- bourhood and support some great charities in the process of getting your munch on. July’s a busy month what with Pride coming up. You can certainly catch all of us in the parade, but first come join us the evening of July 19 at Menz at 10:00 p.m. for our an- nual Inpersonation show. You will see some great impersonations of your 6 July 2009 Wayves Ramblings from the Sanctuary

Hi Tom Garden Well, it’s Pride season! It used to be Pride day, then wonder or will they decide that making any kind of You know you are moving up in Pride week, then LGBT month, now I just act as if good impression on the queer community is a lost the whole season belongs to us queers. Metaphorically, the world when you receive public cause? Will be interesting to see. funds for your event, so congratula- I stake the rainbow flag on the land of summer, like I love Pride week and even more so now that it has the Americans did with their flag on the moon, and tions are due to the Pride Committee become more an act of celebration than protest. It is for their successful application for lay claim to all the beautiful, indolent, sunny days in like a fabulous birthday party for everyone all at once the name of all queer folk. funds. Funding, whether it be for and you know how much I love parties! corporations, NGO, cultural events I had some straight-but-not-narrow friends over for It saddens me, however, to see the limping progress barbecue the other night and we were talking about or community events, just to name made by our queer brothers and sisters in the US, but a few of the recipients of public how the very basic element of fire and the action of then nothing strengthens the gay community like adver- gathering for food (and plenty of gin!) brings com- funds, remains a mysterious process sity. And worldwide there are startling successes – first even though there is usually a detailed fort to us humans. It speaks somehow to a primitive, openly lesbian Prime Minister in Iceland – as well as unconscious part of our spirits and goes back to the process to complete. The process is terrifying repression, such as Uganda, already overtly often a strange one as you work to fit days of our earliest forebears. It occurred to me then hostile to LGBT folk, hosting an anti-gay seminar, led that when we talk of queer history we don’t go back your event or organization into the by three American ex-gay ministry types. We can’t count criteria listed, fumbling with words as far enough. Of course Stonewall is important but I on Obama to fix everything – who hasn’t done any- tried to imagine queer ancestors from the time before you seek that special phrase or goal thing yet about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, by the way. We that is “understood” to have par- the Greeks, before Gilgamesh, way back to the Cro all need to start thinking globally and getting involved, Magnon period. Of course, if you are like Sarah Palin ticular meaning to the funder. Some even in a good cause and I believe first by informing ourselves and then by doing what of us are better at doing this than it harms all of us. who thinks that dinosaurs existed during the time of we can to act: Join Amnesty International, subscribe to Jesus then this is not so long ago. On the other hand, others, though experience does help. The voice of Dambisa Moyo—a websites that keep us up to date, sign petitions, write A lot depends on the flavour of, and Zambia-born, Harvard- and Ox- for those of us who remained only semi-asleep during letters, ask our government officials what they intend to science class, we know this was pre-historic times. the political will of the government, ford-educated economist, who do about human rights issues – and remind them that of the day. worked for Goldman Sachs and And, since there are no stories written down then gay rights ARE human rights. Most of all we need to there is nothing to contradict my version of the earli- More importantly, it seems to me, the World Bank and was recently let our rainbow family know wherever they are in the is actually believing in the paradigm in Toronto for a Munk Debate on est homos among the homo sapiens. I like to picture world that we care, that they are not alone. them sitting around a camp fire, waxing each other’s of the times that gives meaning to the proposition that foreign aid is This year for Pride I’d like a costume or something this process of funding. Some of the doing more harm than good—was backs, talking about how to get cum stains out of fur that shows an international flavour. My family roots and how the stones for the fire pit can be arranged in beliefs that underpin public funding the trigger for me in writing this are pretty much Anglo-Saxon – boring! – but why might be: we won’t survive without column. Though aid for pride day a way that is not only practical but aesthetically pleas- be restricted by genetics, right? Maybe we need an ing as well. While the flesh of some beast sears in the public money; we will be bigger and and aid for Africans are two dif- updated version of the Village People. Instead of the better if we have your money; we de- ferent things it is a misdirection of flames, they chomp on some green plants one of them cowboy, construction worker etc. we could have a has brought along to try. (You just know that salad was serve it because it is public money and thought to decry that there aren’t Jew with a rainbow yarmulke, a sexy Arab (sheiks are better us then you; we have come of similar consequences. a gay invention.) hot!), a beefy Samurai (the Japanese have made bond- After the meal, proudly wanting to show off their age in the public’s eyes; it is right and To quote Moyo, in conversation age into an art form – sort of like origami but using just; or it is unfair and discriminatory with Margret Wente: “Look at the bodies, and to take their minds off the hair that has people instead of paper), a brawny Viking (I’ve always been ripped from their backs, an exuberant dance be- not to fund us; please add your own evidence. Over the past 50 or 60 admired Thor’s hammer) and a Polynesian – like those versions of beliefs here. years, things in Africa have got dra- gins, accompanied by a pounding of sticks and rocks hot bare-chested men who twirl flaming (hello!) batons producing only the most primitive of rhythms (okay, It seems to me that public funding matically worse. In the 1970s, only between their legs. is a form of welfare or family ben- 10 per cent of Africans were living that part hasn’t changed much!) while the moon and Happy Pride! Love ya! stars act as the first glitter ball. efits. And there are some of us who in dire poverty. Now, it’s over 70 per It is so vividly real to me that I can’t imagine why it see both types of funding as a flawed cent. Aid was supposed to alleviate was never an episode of the Flintstones. Is it too late to paradigm because of the attitudes poverty and promote long-term update the cartoon? After all if Archie can take sixty- of the funders, because of being the economic growth, and it has done eight years before proposing to Veronica (talk about “flavour of the day” recipient (think neither.” (Globe and Mail, Focus commitment issues!) surely comic and cartoon lovers of some funding that is given to section, May 30, 2006). would understand why it took Barney so long to come some but not others due to historical When we look at the aid given to out to Fred. And as a bonus it would probably make events), because it is impossible to the various recipients we see some- right-wing evangelicals’ heads explode! What fun! be completely free of prejudices and thing similar; organizations don’t Speaking of apoplexy, the fact that Nova Scotia just biases and therefore , unless the fund- tend to grow, and often are quite elected a majority New Democratic government must ing process is created in an open en- marginalized, holding on for dear have the Harperites writhing with frustration. That is vironment and then is adjudicated in life; economic benefits don’t accrue the icing on a long-awaited cake. Will the Conserva- an equally open manner, there will be anymore than they might already tives have representation in this year’s Pride Parade I both hidden(sometimes unconscious) doing; and competition between and neglected agendas, depending on organizations continues to reflect 179-7001 Wayves 1_6_K 2/9/07 12:15 PM Page 1 the power dynamics. the dominant culture capitalistic I was, for a time, an executive di- system, thus stifling creativity and rector of a non-profit organization. collaborative work. Handing out The job required entering the public public funds might even be seen funds race or hunt might be a better as a way to appease without really word. I was both successful and un- addressing the issues. A friend in need is a friend indeed. successful at it, sometimes winning, Perhaps we need to be friends sometimes losing, but always being before we are give out money. Looking to sell or buy a home in Halifax? wounded. 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She approached without boxing, about a metre apart people who knowingly and Referral Agency Helpline. look around for any photos you may hesitation and kept rubbing against from one another. I took Vera transmit a virus? What about We are now planning next year’s have if you have performed or at- me with such affection. There was to the vet to see if she had a mi- people who avoid testing for special anniversary production. If you tended. Any photos you have can be no identification and I was concerned crochip so I could return her to her viruses. Is their lack of action have performed or attended any of sent through directly to us via email about her safety, especially since I live rightful owner. She did not. We also criminal, especially if they are the past nine events, then we would at [email protected]. on a very busy street and most of the made an appointment for a check-up considered to be part of a “high risk” like your help. Your time in assisting us with this cats in my neighbourhood keep to the and some blood work. group? Are all gay men high risk, or Over the past nine years many, project is most appreciated and we backyards. Last night I received the phone call just those who participate in anal sex, many photos were taken of the event thank you in advance for help. Should I decided to call her Vera from that Vera has been exposed to Feline or just unprotected anal sex? and its performers. However many you have any questions about this the veranda. Why not? There’s Jenny Leukemia, (FeLV) which is a virus These are not easy questions, and I of these photos are very seldom seen year’s event, you may also forward from the block. I lifted the tail and and not a cancer. The outcomes are don’t pretend to know the answers. other than by those who took them. them to the same email address. checked for “grapes” otherwise the generally not good, especially if the Cats don’t understand viruses and The producers of the Diamond Divas name would have been Pat from the cat already has some health issues, can’t learn how to protect themselves. patio and Vera would be his drag which she does. She would need to But we do and can. In some parts of name. (Always planning for contin- be isolated from other cats for the Atlantic Canada anonymous testing Study: Women’s gency, I am.) rest of her life, and from people with for HIV definitely needs improve- Every morning I would go down compromised immune systems. As of ment. Other viral testing such as Sexual Pain to the front door to bring little Vera her last test Roxy was FeLV-negative hepatitis, LGV, etc isn’t anonymous, and demographic information. The some breakfast. I often found her so I am not able to keep Vera. The but it is available, and easily in some The University of Ottawa is seeking survey takes approximately 30 min- curled up in the big comfy chair chances of finding Vera a home are areas. lesbian, bisexual and other sexual mi- utes to complete. where she would stretch and yawn grim and now I face the ultimate pet After great soul-searching Vera nority women (e.g. queer, unlabeled, Women who are interested in par- “Good morning!” to me. She usually owner decision. was gently euthanized. As with nonheterosexual, etc.) aged 18 or ticipating may complete the survey di- would greet me as I arrived home But all this got me thinking about my human friends, I will keep her over, who are currently experienc- rectly at vulvarpain.isurvey.ca/home/ after work asking how my day was how we as a society treat people who memory alive by talking about her. ing vulvo-vaginal pain, genital pain, or for more info visit the University with a gentle meow. 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The group rehearsed Aaron Stewart is starting a gay approach Rugby NS at their AGM to weekly in the old projection booth rugby team in Halifax this summer. become a member club in their men’s at Rumours and got its name in Aaron first played rugby last fall while division. If there’s sufficient interest, 1990 from one of the movie post- living in Ireland: “I really wanted to they will look at forming a wom- ers on the wall, a film called The get out, meet some gay people and en’s team as well. They would then Secret Fury. The choir performed participate in a sport. I did some look- compete in the men’s division in the countless times, indoors and out, ing around and found the Emerald summer of 2010. Aaron also hopes to including two demonstrations dur- Warriors; a gay rugby team.” have the team eventually compete on ing the campaign to have sexual After meeting the team, Aaron an international level. Rugby is played orientation included as a prohib- was impressed with both the sport in the OutGames and IGRAB holds ited ground of discrimination in and the bonds of fraternity the club’s two international cups. the Nova Scotia Human Rights members had formed. When he re- If you’re interested in learning Act and the launch of the National Next Door. They still sing together Lesbian Choruses. Photo: mid-1991, turned to Nova Scotia, he realized gay more or want to play, Halifax Gay Film Board film The Burning Times. and have represented Nova Scotia by Anita Martinez rugby could be transplanted here. It Rugby is looking for players of all The group started out at 9 voices at the Canadian Festival of Gay and would supply a great way for people skill levels. If you’d like to play or and grew to include 25, singing in to stay active and provide an alterna- learn more, you can contact Aaron a cappella five-part harmony. Eight tive to the bar scene. So, with the help Stewart ([email protected]) or join members shared the role of con- of his friend Rob Craig, they started the Facebook group (“Halifax Gay ductor. Over the three years of its the Halifax Gay Rugby (the working Rugby”). existence, the group went back and forth on inclusion of straight women and in the end could not resolve the issue. The Secret Furies broke up in 1992 with an agreement that no one would use the name again. Two smaller groups formed from the Fu- ries former membership, one based in Truro and the other in Halifax. The Halifax group became The Women Wayves July 2009 11 12 July 2009 Wayves Wayves July 2009 13 14 July 2009 Wayves Wayves July 2009 15 I Am What I Amherst representation from the Northern ets for couples were sold at $30.00 Council is of the same mindset as last married will not be affected by the AIDS Society, provided an informa- and singles at $20.00. Perhaps he year, as they changed their flag raising ruling. This is absolutely insane. Even tion centre at the Amherst Centre will attend now that the price is the policies as soon as my request was re- in the United States this has to be Mall. It turned out to be a quiet day same for all!) ceived to fly the Pride flag. The Count unconstitutional. That ruling places as many people were doing other Also on July 11, a GLBTTQ Warden, Keith Hunter, did decide to a wedge between those who are mar- things on the long weekend instead parenting workshop will be held at sign the Pride Week proclamation, ried and those who are not allowed to of shopping. However, we feel it was Heartz Hall in Amherst. One must possibly to save face. I have sent in a marry legally. The United States Su- a success, nevertheless. A huge yard register by July 3rd. The Pride BBQ request to him to sign it again. We’ll preme Court must act immediately to sale on June 6 to raise funds for the Picnic at Northport Provincial Park see how that fares. It is time for a stamp out this discriminating action By Gerard Veldhoven Society was a great success! will be held on July 12. All one has committee to be formed to approach that is seemingly legal under the um- As this issue reaches you, Pride Week For those of you who receive to do is show up with some sort of all jurisdictions in the province and brella of the law. Canada is so much in Amherst will be in full swing. I will Wayves before July 6, there is still time dish you like. Barbecue meats will be convince them that raising the Pride more in tune with the diversity of its report on the events that made this to purchase tickets for the dinner and supplied. However, if you prefer a Flag is a celebration of diversity and citizens. A lesson may be learned by border town rock with excitement in dance to be held on July 11, but they steak, bring it along. Salads are also the coming together of everyone, our neighbours to the south. the August issue of Wayves. must be bought by June 30. Tickets welcome. regardless of sexual orientation. That’s it from Amherst for this In the meantime we are not idle. are sold at $15.00 per person. (This The Town of Amherst has been As sad day in California as Propo- issue of Wayves. Till the next time, During International Day Against should please one reader of Wayves extremely supportive to Pride Week sition 8 was deemed legal by the we wish everyone in the Maritimes Homophobia on May 17, the Cum- who suggested last year that we were celebrations and this year is no ex- California Supreme Court. The irony a happy and successful Pride Week. berland Pride Society, along with discriminating against singles as tick- ception. The Cumberland County is that those 18,000 couples already Stay tuned!

PEI Pride much looking forward to this event. p.m. and goes until 2:00 a.m. Cont’d from p. 1 Join us after the parade at the park for ARCPEI hopes to see all of you a barbecue, see some old friends, and and your friends out at the events Monday, July 6 take in a few speeches from special taking part in the fun and celebrat- Flag Raising: Please join us at guests to mark the wonderful day we ing who you are. ARCPEI would Charlottetown City Hall at 11:30 a.m. are celebrating. like to extend thanks to the entire to officially start the week with the This year’s Power Party is going to community for continuing to support raising of the Pride flag. be even bigger than last year and even the organization. We truly appreciate more fun! This year’s theme is “Beach all of the great suggestions commu- Wednesday, Jul. 8 Party.” We encourage you to dress nity has made. We are a community Open Mic Coffee House: Plan to in fun beachwear and come out and organization, run by the community attend the second annual Open Mic have a blast. There will be door prizes for the community. That is why our Coffee House, located at Beanz on for all who enter. Party begins at 9:00 tag line is “Community Unity.” University Avenue. This night has a great mix of talent, poetry, singing and instrumental display—fun for the whole family. This event begins at 7:00 p.m. and will go until 9:00 p.m. Rain location is Mavor’s Studio. Saturday, July 11 Pride 2009 Parade, Post Parade Gathering in the Park, Pride Power Party This year’s parade is going to be bigger than ever! We invite anyone from the community that wants to decorate their vehicle and have some fun for the parade to simply arrive at the parking lot behind the Shaw building at 11:30 a.m. on July 11. Parade begins at 1:00 p.m. This year we have many entries so we are very 16 July 2009 Wayves July Happenings! has strong content -Will be followed help others with the AIDS Coalition Happy Hour from 3pm till 10pm! INDEPENDENCE DAY Saturday by a discussion of Nova Scotia. All SHOOTERS $2.50. July 4th “It’s our American Cous’in Wednesday, July 15 Saturdayz Dance Party with house Party!” Wear RED WHITE & 12-2pm: Lunch Time Discussions DJ Needles or DJ Bear. FREE BLUE to be eligible for a SPECIAL (see above) 2182 Gottingen St, Level II Cover before 10pm ($5 after DRAW! Queer Activist History: Guest Speaker MENZwww.MenzBar.ca BAR (902) 446-6969 10pm). Happy Hour from 3pm till Friday July 10th - PRESIDENT and Discussion- , 7pm (5684 Roberts FREE WI-FI, Pool Table, KENO, 10pm! All SHOOTERS $2.50. David’s BIRTHDAY BASH! st., upstairs) (FREE and everyone FREE Party Roomz CANADA DAY Wednesday July 1st Featuring DJ Sonny D Darryl’s Bar NOVA SCOTIA friendly-friendly) -Talk about some ATM, Visa, M/C, Debit - Wear RED & WHITE or BRING Special Double Rum & Coke $7.50 historical moments of queer activism, FREE Meeting Rooms available YOUR CANADIAN FLAG & for a Saturday July 11th Dance Party Halifax and discuss where current activism to ALL GBLTI Groups, chance to WIN a special door prize with house DJ Needles. FREE July 10 thru 16 is headed now -An opportunity to Organizations & Associations DRAW! Karaoke from 9pm till Cover before 10pm ($5 after Queer & Rebel Days meet other folks interested in queer BOOK YOUR FUNDRAISER Midnight followed by DANCING 10pm). Happy Hour from 3pm till Friday July 10, 7pm activist actions. TODAY! with DJ BEAR till 2am 10pm! $2.50 SHOOTERS all night Kebab Kick off Party - (Roberts Thursday, July 16 Friday July 3rd - RETRO Party Friday July 17th Street Social Centre- 5684 Roberts 6pm Wrap-up with Wraps (5684 Mondayz 2 for $5.50 Night (Two with DJ BEAR tunes from the 80’s Saturday July 18th St.) (FREE and everyone friendly- Roberts st.) (FREE and everyone 20oz Draught or Two Domestic & 90’s Pride Week 09 friendly) - meet some folks and discuss, friendly-friendly) - Feedback and Beer or any Two Well Shoots)! & among other things, the importance reflection- did anything make All SHOOTERS $2.50. of challenging consumerism and you uncomfortable? Did we miss assimilation (and talk about what anything? We want your feedback! TOONIE Tuesdayz Buy any Beer, those words mean) - Direct action planning- Are there Draught, Well Shoot or Liquor at Saturday July 11 11am-2pm any actions you want to see happen? the regular price and get a 2nd for Queer Costume, Water-Fight Bike Are you interested in being an active only $2.75 & All SHOOTERS Ride, (FREE and everyone friendly- queer activist? Come to this event! $2.50. friendly) - bike fixing, costume July 27 making, water balloon filling, face Amy Campbell & Tiiu - The Wednesdayz Karaoke with Bear777 painting, target practice etc. 2pm- the Carleton from 9:30pm till 1:30am. Door bike ride leaves 5684 Roberts St. August 7, 8, 9: Prizes, Drink Specials, Week End Saturday July 11, 8pm Alcoholics Anonymous 21st Annual Bar Passes, Toonie Tune JACK Queer Performance Night, (5684 Courage Round Up. Sponsored by POT min. $200 and GROWING! Roberts St.) (FREE and everyone Gay men and lesbians in AA. Open Mystery Song is $300, 1st friendly-friendly) Raindate: Sunday, to all alcoholics and those affected Prize $25, 2nd Prize $50 & All Lay Chaplaincy Services July 12, 7pm Still accepting by alcoholism in others. 5500 Inglis SHOOTERS $2.50. performers- contact queer.and. St. For more information call 902- Thursdayz POOR BOY Night Universalist Unitarian Church of Halifax [email protected] or 425-8383. - 60oz Pitcher of Draught ONLY 5500 Inglis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1J8 call 446-1788 September 27! $13.50, TEQUILA SHOTS ONLY [email protected] Sunday, July 12, 12-5pm Mark your calendars. The 2009 $3.75, All SHOOTERS $2.50 & 902-429-5500 Queer Expressions: DIY art workshops Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life. Get FREE HOT DOGS with Drink and fair, (5684 Roberts St.) (FREE started with the fundraising early. Call Purchase all night long! Susan Stephen & Gwen Armshaw Lay Chaplains and everyone friendly-friendly) - Laura at 425-4882 x 228 or email Fridayz Dance Party with house DJ [email protected] [email protected] There will be zine making, button [email protected] to register. Help us Needles & DJ Bear. FREE Cover before 10pm ($5 after 10pm). making, patch making and hair weddings memorials child dedications other rites of passage cutting stations. -there will also be art for sale by and for Queers and their allies. Sunday July 12, 3-6pm Are You Queer Enough?, (5684 Roberts St., upstairs) (FREE and everyone friendly-friendly) We will discuss the peer-policing of queer identities in the queer/gay community There will also be a story telling element, where folks can speak to times they did not feel ‘queer enough’ and what that even means. This will be followed by a collaberative zine making workshop for those interested. Monday July 13-Thursday July 16, 12-2pm: Lunch Time Discussions (5684 Roberts st.) (FREE and everyone friendly-friendly) There will be some food and a few folks hanging around to discuss any topics that might have been missed, and also to just generally hang out. Also, the button-maker will be available and so will the zine-making supplies. Monday, July 13, 7pm How to be an Ally, (5684 Roberts st., upstairs) (FREE and everyone friendly-friendly) Have you even wondered how to be an ally, not just to queer or trans folk, but in general? We will discuss principles and tactics of how to be a supportive ally. Tuesday, July 14 12-2pm: Lunch Time Discussions (see above) 7pm: Flag Wars Screening - (5684 Roberts st., upstairs) (FREE and everyone friendly-friendly) Movie Wayves July 2009 17

Sunday July 19th - HAPPY HOUR & FREE HOT DOGS After Dikes & Diva’s Ball Game followed by ISCANS Drag Show 9pm till 11pm followed by dancing with DJ Troy till 2am Monday July 20th - Pride 2 for $5.50 Night (Two 20oz Draught or Two Domestic Beer or any Two Well Shoots)! & All SHOOTERS NEWFOUNDLAND PRINCE EDWARD $2.50. ISLAND Tuesday July 21st - Pride Toonie St. John’s Tuesday Buy any Beer, Draught, Well Shoot or Liquor at the regular July 21 – Amy Campbell & Tiiu - The Breadalbane price and get a 2nd for only $2.75 Grapevine. July 12 – Amy Campbell and Tiiu Wednesday July 22nd PRIDE July 22 – Amy Campbell & Tiiu – The Dunk KARAOKE with Bear777 from - Distortion. 9:30pm till 1:30am. Door Prizes, July 23 – Amy Campbell & Tiiu - The Drink Specials, Week End Bar Bull and Barrell Teens Now Talk Magazine Passes, Toonie Tune JACK POT July 24 – Amy Campbell & Tiiu - The Rose and Thistle In this new summer issue we have a letter from a brave youth who seen TNT magazine min. $200 and GROWING! as a safe way to tell his parents about his sexuality..the letter is powerful and echo allot Mystery Song is $300, 1st of fears which still exist for our youth of today. “The Explosive thing about Teens Now Prize $25, 2nd Prize $50 & All Talk -TNT magazine,” says Jessica, “is that it’s written by teens for teens and provides SHOOTERS $2.50 Camp Out! a platform for healthy expression while being Seen, heard and having a voice.” Each teen Thursday July 23rd Pride Cafe brings a unique “solution” to the table as to what they see as today’s issue and collectively DaPoPo - Queer specialz galore! Exploring LGBTQ activist history in through TNT raising the awareness, teen solutions ignites the changes needed to truly 60oz Pitcher of Draught ONLY the Maritimes enhance their teens future. From its inception, the magazine has recognized sexual diversity $13.50, TEQUILA SHOTS ONLY What: Camp Out!, a weekend celebrating and exploring LGBTQ activism in as a normal part of teen life, and has regularly carried content frankly discussing LGBT $3.75, All SHOOTERS $2.50 & the Maritimes, past and present, featuring: discussion groups, nature walks, issues. The letter is an example the heartfelt dialogue that is presented with every issue. FREE HOT DOGS with Drink barbeque, community campfire, live music and more. July 17th, 18th and 19th Photo by Paul Adam Purchase all night long! 2009, at The Mermaid and the Cow, queer campground, Pictou County, NS Friday July 24th - Out of Towner’s http://www.themermaidandthecow.ca/ Party - All Welcome, show your For more information about Camp Out!, or to get a registration form, colors! FREE Cover before 10pm please email [email protected] or phone (902) 405-0340.. Here’s ($5 after 10pm). Happy Hour from the tentative schedule: 3pm till 10pm! $2.50 SHOOTERS Friday July 17 Saturday July 18 Sunday July 19 all night Saturday July 25th - Black & Blue All weekend: Morning: Morning: Party! “ 2nd Annual Menz Night” audio recording and Introduction about the farm pack up camp sponsored by Moosehead Breweries zine station set up to and campground by Jane sites, guided walk, Ltd Featuring DJ Sonny D - Best collect and document Morrigan optional discus- Ass Contest win $100, Door Prizes, people’s stories and Presentation of Masters thesis sion groups Bar Specials, HAPPY HOUR & thoughts research by Kelly Baker FREE Cover before 9pm ($10 after small discussion groups 9pm) Afternoon: Sunday July 26th - Safe Harbour story circle on activist history, MCC presents its 1st Annual Pride small discussion groups Community Pancake & Sausage Evening: Evening: Brunch, Noon till 3pm, $10 registration. orientation barbeque, slide show, music donation requested with proceeds to to the campground, performances and campfire Manna for Health. setting up tents, com- munity campfire IMPORTED FROM THE GOTTINGEN

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Visit OUTtv.ca for show times. July 2009 W AYVES G ROUPSWayves A ND S ERVICES 19 Mount Allison students, staff and faculty. 506-648- (Cape Breton/Halifax/ Atlantic Canada New Brunswick 5737 email: QCollect@UNBSJ. Al-Anon/Alateen: for families & University, Sackville ca web: www.unbsj.ca/clubs/ Annapolis Valley) friends of problem drinkers. Does (506) Catalyst: Catalyst, Mt. A’s Queer- qcollective (The UNBSJ Q-Collective The Rainbow - Atlantic Awareness someone you know have a drinking Straight Alliance, provides support is interested in hearing from other Society: email: tpineo@hotmail. problem?. 466-7077 web: www. & information for all Mt. A students, university LGBTQ organisations c o m w e b : To be released freewebs.com/alanonmaritimes Fredericton staff, and faculty through meetings, AIDS New Brunswick / SIDA and would like to possibly meet or AtlanticCanadianLesbians seminars, and social events. Everyone Nouveau-Brunswick: committed collaborate.) at Various locations; : Online Group For Lesbians is welcome. email: [email protected] Amherst & Area to facilitating community-based event particulars will be emailed The Cumberland Pride Society: for: from the Atlantic Provinces. web: www.mta.ca/clubs/catalyst/ responses to the issues of HIV/AIDS. to anyone who registers with the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender AtlanticPoz: A new discussion group (Catalyst meets approximately 459-7518 email: UNBSJ Q-Collective and/or who gets and transsexual individuals. 660-5004 is for individuals living with HIV in sidaids@nbnet. every week from Sept-Dec and Jan- nb.ca web: www.aidsnb.com (Office the UNBSJ weekly _E News_. Past email: cumberlandpride@hotmail. Atlantic Canada. web: health.groups. April. For meeting info contact Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30AM events include the annual Rainbow com web: cumberland-pride.sytes. yahoo.com/group/atlanticpoz/ the president at [email protected] to 12:30PM and 1:30PM to 4:30PM) Peace March, guest speakers, movie net, meets 3rd Sunday (2-4pm) Egale Canada - Atlantic: (888) 204- or the Students’ Administrative Fredericton Lesbians and Gays: nights, participation in Maritime 7777 email: egale.canada@egale. Council at [email protected].) Email listserv of events/news in the Pride Parades, Supporters of c a w e b : www.egale.c a Amherst Fredericton for gblt men and women. PFLAG Canada’s “Communities Gender Expressions Atlantic: Support Sexual Health Centre Cumberland email: [email protected] web: www. Encourage Campaign” and for transgendered individuals ranging Petit-Rocher (Bathurst County: Open and inclusive geocities.com/westhollywood/3074 “Champions Against Homophobia”. from Crossdressers to Transexuals. area) services: information, education, Integrity: Supports and encourages email: gender_expressions@hotmail. Gais.es Nor Gays Inc. (GNG): A workshops, free condoms. 667- Gays and Lesbians in their spiritual c o m w e b : www.geocities. bilingual volunteer association serving Woodstock 7500 email: [email protected]. lives. email: com/gender_expressions/ (No integrityfredericto gay men, lesbians and bisexuals of Woodstock GLBT Youth Advocate ca web: cumberlandcounty.cfsh. web: scheduled meeting. Occasional [email protected] www.facebook. northern New Brunswick. email: and Family OutReach: Books, info (9 - 5 drop-in or appt) at 11 , social events, by invitation only.) com/group.php?gid=46207976587 [email protected] web: www.gngnb.ca movies, advice, directions, contacts, Elmwood Drive. Confidential, meets 3rd Sunday (4:00pm) Names Project (AIDS Memorial (Dances are held at GNG club every and support etc. for the family. 328- hassle-free. Free condoms. at Unitarian Fellowship of Quilt): panels - helping create, Saturday night. See www.gngnb.ca 4868 email: [email protected] Fredericton at 874 York Street and lending. 902-454-5158 email: for a list of upcoming events.) at 702 PFLAG: Support & education Antigonish [email protected] web: rue Principale, Petit-Rocher NB. Look on issues of sexual orientation & Newfoundland & X - P r i d e : s o c i a l & s u p p o r t www.quilt.ca (Call if interested in for rainbow flag and/or door with gender identity. (506) 455-7190 group at X. 867- 5007 web: volunteering or making a panel) at pink triangle at rear of parking lot. email: Lab (709) www.stfx.ca/people/xprid e 3544 Acadia St. Halifax, NS B3K 3P2 pflagfredericton@yahoo. PFLAG Canada - St. John’s: ca web: www.geocities.com/ Narcotics Anonymous: a fellowship Information or referral to one of Pflagfredericton/, meets 4th Sackville NB/Amherst of recovering drug addicts who our parents. web: www.pflag. Bridgewater Tuesday (7-9 pm (except December: meet regularly to help each other NS ca (For support or information Sexual Health Centre for 2nd Tuesday)) at Unitarian stay clean. 1-800-205-8402 web: PFLAG: Support and education on chapter meetings regarding Lunenburg County: Confidential Fellowship of Fredericton 874 centralnovaarea.ca at Call the for GLBTT2IQQ persons, friends PFLAG Canada contact Gemma info, education&support for everyone. York St. Fredericton NB E3B 3R8 phone number or visit the web & family. 506-536-4245 email: Schlamp-Hickey, Atlantic Director Safer sex supplies, library, pamphlets, Spectrum: social and support page for meeting times and places. [email protected], meets 2nd at [email protected] or workshops. 527-2868 email: group for students, staff and Project E: Presentation for youth, Monday (7:30 to 9:30pm No meeting Diana Deacon, St. John’s chapter [email protected] web: faculty at UNB and STU. email: on gender expression, myth busters, in July and August.) at Meeting contact at [email protected]) www.LunCo.cfsh.info (Hours vary. [email protected] web: www.unbf. proper terminology and other location alternates monthly between Open by appointment or by chance. ca/clubs/spectrum, meets every facts. web: www.freewebs.com/ Sackville: United Church Parlours, Please call ahead. ) at 4 Hillcrest Tuesday (See webpage for schedule.) St. John’s xprojecte/ at available via web page 112 Main Street, and Amherst: Street Unit 8, Bridgewater. (On the UNB/STU Women’s Collective: AIDS Committee of Newfoundland Wayves Magazine: Atlantic Canada’s Maggie’s Place, 12 LaPlanche Street corner of Dufferin and Hillcrest Women of all ages and orientations. & Labrador: HIV/AIDS education queer news and lifestyle magazine!. Streets). Closed during summers. , meets every Monday at 5pm at the and support for male/female/ email: [email protected] web: Saint John South Shore Pride Social Club: University Women’s Centre at the SUB transgendered, all ages, Newfoundland for 19 & older. 530-5986 email: wayves.ca (Deadline: the first Friday Affirming United Church - and Labrador 579-8656 email: of every month; Editorial meeting: Centenary - Queen Square United [email protected] web: [email protected] web: www.acnl.net www.southshorepride.ca, meets the Monday following that; layout Moncton Church: invites you to worship!. Gay Urban Youth Zone Project: the Sunday following that. Email us AIDS Moncton: offers support to 634-8288 email: cqsunited@nb. 3rd Saturday (-- dances -- 9:00PM to designed to increase HIV/AIDS, 1:00AM) at Call or email for location. to be put on our notification list!) people living with HIV and their aibn.com web: www.cqsunited.ca, Hepatitis C, and STI knowledge families and friends, education meets every Sunday (10:30am) at and awareness 579-8656 (ext. 28) and awareness. 859-9616 email: 215 Wentworth St, Saint John, NB web: www.acnl.net at Tommy Cape Breton assorted cities Mr Atlantic Canada Leather [email protected] AIDS Saint John: improve quality of Sexton Centre 47 Janeway Place Group Harrison Society: Dances, web: www.sida-aidsmoncton.com at Society: Dedicated to developing gay life for those infected & affected by HIV, Pleasantville, across from the old Socials & Support Group for Cape 80 Weldon St, Moncton, NB, E1C 5V8 leather communities in the Atlantic reduce the spread through education Janeway Hospital AIDS Committee Bretoners. (902)371-8752 web: Moncton Line Dancing: LINE region. email: [email protected] 652-2437 email: [email protected]. of Newfoundland and Labrador groupharrisonsocietydancespi. DANCING for all levels from beginner com web: www.aidssaintjohn.com LBGT-MUN Resource Centre: piczo.com, meets every Saturday to advanced. No partner required. No Gay Men_s Supper Club: web: LBGT-MUN is an information/ (of every month Admission $6.50 Dartmouth dress code. , meets every Wednesday www.portcityrainbowpride.com, -$5.50 for members- Restricted Healing Our Nations: Healing Our resource, service, and peer support (8:30pm sharp) at Triangles Bar, meets 3rd Saturday (See webpage for centre staffed by trained volunteers!. 19 yrs and over) at 780 Upper Nations is an Aboriginal HIV/AIDS corner of St. George and Archibald. more information) at 220 Germain St Prince Street Horizon Achievement service organization that serves the 737-7619 email: [email protected] PFLAG: Supporting all people PFLAG: Provides support to (Open Monday-Friday 9-4. Biweekly Centre (Kinsmen), Sydney Atlantic region. (902) 492-4255 with questions or concerns about anyone dealing with issues of email: [email protected] meetings for members and volunteers. sexual orientation and gender identity sexual orientation and/or gender ) at Smallwood/University Center, web: www.hon93.ca (Healing Our issues. (506) 869-8191 email: identity. (506)648-9700 or 648-9227 Halifax Nations staff meet once on a weekly UC-6022. Building located on Prince Affirm United: GLBT & Friends monctonnb@pflagcanada.ca web: email: saintjohnnb@pflagcanada. Phillip Drive. Call us! Get involved! support, action and worshipping basis. Training offered on request www.pflagcanada.ca/moncton.html, ca web: www.pflagcanada.ca/ at no charge for Aboriginal peoples St. John’s Pride: St. John’s Official community within the United Church. meets 3rd Monday (Occassionally saintjohn, meets 1st Friday (1st Pride Organization. 709-746-6564 461-4528 email: [email protected] and/or organizations.) at 15 Alderney on the 2nd Monday _ please call) at Friday of each month September AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia: Dr., Suite 3, Dartmouth, NS. B2Y2N2 7:30-9:30pm, University of Moncton, - June from 7:00- 9:00 p.m. No non-profit, community-based AIDS Adrien-J.-Cormier Bldg., Room 302 Nova Scotia (902) meeting in July & August. ) at 116 organization, provincially mandated. River Of Pride: Organizes, promotes Coburg Street in Saint John, New GAY, LESBIAN & BISEXUAL Fredericton YOUTH GROUP AT Q.E.H.: Jeanie (902)425-4882 email: acns@acns. GaySpaces: Free postings of and produces Moncton’s Pride Brunswick in the Community Health ns.ca web: www.acns.ns.ca events!. email: Buffet, Counsellor, at 421-6797 GLBT-friendly places to live in monctonriverofpr Centre next to St. Joseph’s Hospital. Alcoholics Anonymous: Live & Let web: GLB CONSTITUENCY Canada. email: info@gayspaces. [email protected] www. Port City Rainbow Pride: Pride Live AA Group for GLBT community. (every second COMMITTEE (SUNS): 494-6654 org web: www.gayspaces.org fiertemonctonpride.ca Celebrations Committee. email: even (902) 425-8383/422-4972 email: Sunday evening, to discuss upcoming at c/o the Students_ Union of NS [email protected] web: [email protected], meets events and activities, everyone is Positive Connections : www.portcityrainbowpride.com every Monday (at 8pm) at St Matthews Upper Musquodoboit welcome to attend. check out time / Teleconferenced support groups Safe Spaces Fundy Region: United Church, 1479 Barrington Maritime Transgender Workplace location posted on website) at Triangles for people living with AIDS. email: Committed to ending discrimination St, Halifax (Use side door near Solutions Project: Transgender bar 234 St.George St. Moncton NB [email protected], meets around issues of sexual orientation Maritime Centre at bottom of stairs) Issues Workshops and information Safe Spaces Moncton Region every Monday (evening 7:00pm : in youth. email: safespaces@gmail. Anonymous HIV/ resource. (902)568-2935 email: Support Groups for GLBTQ Youth - 8:00pm) at by phone. No long com web: www.safespacesfundy. AIDS Testing : 4 5 5 - 9 6 5 6 [email protected]. (14-25 years old). 506-854-3049 distance charges. For more info c o m (See our webpage for Bedford United Church: An ca web: www3.ns.sympatico. UN sur DIX - l’Association des call 425-4882 ext 228 or 1-800- schedule of meetings and socials Affirming Ministry of the United ca/winpapernews (No meetings, _tudiant.e.s GLB de l’Universit_ 566-2437 ext 228 or e-mail. etc @ www.safespacesfundy.com) Church of Canada - ALL welcome. Workshops by arrangements, de Moncton: Vise _ _duquer, _ S a i n t M a r y ’ s C a m p u s Saint John LGBTQ Lending Library: 835-8497 email: affirmingcongre Information source when requested. sensibiliser et _ offrir des ressources Outreach Society : over 300 fiction and non-fiction titles. [email protected] web: Newsletter Odds & Sods bi-weekly) dans la langue fran_aise. email: Venus Envy Bursary Society: 634-8288 email: cqsunited@nb. www.bedfordunited.com, meets web: An annual award open to all [email protected] www. aibn.com (open Monday through every Sunday (9 am service - Casual (Visitez le women studying in NS. web: umoncton.ca/unsurdix/ Friday, 9 AM to noon.) at the office and contemporary - with free coffee site Web ou envoyez un courriel pour www.venusenvy.ca/halifax of Centenary Queen Square United and muffins before church to take into en apprendre davantage au sujet du Church at 215 Wentworth Street. this service. 11 am service - Quieter travail que nous accomplissons. ) The UNBSJ Q-Collective: A social and more reverent in tone, coffee and support organisation for UNBSJ 20 July 2009 Wayves

after service. Call to confirm worship Hal-Gal Mailing List: Low-traffic Avenue. Halifax, Nova Scotia. and social activities for youth 25 and html (Check online for meeting times times as occasionally we have a Yahoo group providing events PFLAG: Support & education under across Nova Scotia. Weekly and locations- or phone 825-0548) 10 am combined service. Summer and information for queer women on issues of sexual orientation & events, plus a youth food bank and STI New Glasgow service at 10 am from June 21 - Sept. in the Halifax area. email: hal- gender identity. 431-8500 email: testing on site. 429-5429 email: you Pictou County Centre for 6 inclusive) at 1200 Bedford Hwy at web: web: [email protected] groups. halifaxns@pflagcanada.ca, meets 1st [email protected] Sexual Health: 695-3366 email: Sullivan’s Hill, near Atlantic Gardens (Join the , meets 1st yahoo.com/group/hal-gal/ Thursday (902-431-8500) at Halifax www.youthproject.ns.ca [email protected] BLT-Womyn of Halifax: Bi Sexauls, list to keep in touch or post your events.) Youth Project, 2281 Brunswick St Tuesday, and 3rd Tuesday (6-9pm ) at Pride of Pictou County: All Lesbian, Transgender Womyn’s Halifax Sexual Health Centre: Play Group for Queer Families 2281 Brunswick Street. 25 and under. : GBLT in Pictou County. web: Discussion Group. Sue’s # 499-0335 Annonymous HIV testing, open and Please refer to our website for details 422-8780 (3-5pm) at Board Room www.PrideofPictouCounty.ca email: inclusive sexual health clinical services, and schedule of upcoming events. sueandrews1964@hotmail. (Play Room) at Needham Community (see web page for meeting info) com web: ca.groups.yahoo.com/ education and workshops. 455-9656 Recreation Centre, 3372 Devonshire LGB Youth Project Social Drop- group/blt-womynofhalifax/ (Every web: www.HalifaxSexualHealth.ca St (north end Halifax, near intersection in Nights. This is an unstructured New Minas / Annapolis second Sunday evening 6pm - 7:30pm Imperial and Sovereign Court of Duffus & Novalea, bus routes 7 & event. It_s a chance to hang out Valley ) at Dalhousie Women’s Centre 6286 of Atlantic Nova Society : 9) Bring a snack for your child(ren). with old friends, make some new Valley Youth Project : South Street (Beside Dalplex Driveway) Fundraising. 902-449-7612 We will be collecting money from ones, and just talk about whatever, Sexual Orientation. Gender Hope to see you at the next meeting! web: www.imperialcourtns. each family to cover the cost of the Trans Family Nova Scotia: We are the Identity. Allies. Youth. email: Bluenose Bears (BnB): BnB is a com, meets 1st Sunday, and 2nd room rental, likely $2-4 per week. Parents, Partners, Family, Friends & [email protected] (6- private men’s membership based social Sunday (Executive Meetings Are P r i d e We e k : P r o d u c e r s o f Allies of Trans-Identified Individuals. 8:30 most Wednesdays through May) group for Bears and their admirers. Currently Held Every Second Atlantic Canada’s largest LGBTQ supporting one another. 902-431- at New Minas Civic Center, 9209 Membership Fees are $5 for a year. Sunday) at Meeting Locations Vary cultural festival. 431-1194 email: 8500 email: transfamily@eastlink. Commercial St. Ages 25 & under. Event Fees are $1 for Members and Koinonia Ecumenical Church: [email protected] web: www. ca, meets 3rd Monday (6:30 to Free bus tickets available. Free food. $2 for Guests. Email for more info!. Meaning _community_. Call or email halifaxpride.ca (July 19 - 26, 2009) 8:30 pm) at The Youth Project Fun activities. Join us on Facebook email: BluenoseBears2008@yahoo. Pastor Elaine for more information. Quakers: Quakerism emphasizes (2281 Brunswick St., Halifax) at http://www.facebook.com/pages/ ca (Social Gatherings are generally 876-8771 email: koinonia@ns. that we all manifest the Divine. Universalist Unitarian Church: an Valley-Youth-Project/22418494995 held once a month, on a Tuesday sympatico.ca (bi-weekly at 12:30pm) 429-2904 web: halifax.quaker. inclusive liberal religious community evening. ) at Menz Bar (often) but at Halifax Feast, Maritime Centre ca, meets every Sunday at Library 429-5500 email: uuchurch@eastlink. Nova Scotia venues vary. Sorry, no ‘drop ins’. Manna For Health: A special needs at Atlantic School of Theology, ca web: UUCH.ca , meets every Hepatitis Outreach Society: Since Members and their Guests only!! referral food bank for those living Franklyn St. All very welcome. Sunday (10:30; see website for 1999 the Hepatitis Outreach Society DalOUT: LGBTQ Society at with life threatening illness. 429-7670 Queer Play: A Queer performing special events) at 5500 Inglis St has been providing support, education Dalhousie. 494-2190 email: Mount Pride: GLBTQ group at arts group in Halifax NS. Kentville and prevention information for those [email protected] web: societies.dsu. Mount Saint Vincent University. email: [email protected] infected and affected by hepatitis in Red Door, The: Youth health the province of Nova Scotia. 420- ca/dalout, meets every Thursday email: mountpride@yahoogroups. Rainbow Playtime : F o o d adolescent center counselling, for up to (During the academic year we meet com, meets 1st Tuesday, and 3rd & social meetings for same sex 1767 in HRM or 1-800-521-0572 age 30, all ages STD testing. 679-1411 email: info@HepatitisOutreach. at about 7pm each Thursday night.) Tuesday (bi-weekly on Tuesdays at families with tots or_couples web: thereddoor.ca (Monday through at Dalhousie University, check OUT 12 noon) at The Diversity Center considering parenthood. 461-9414 com web: www.HepatitisOutreach. Friday, 1pm to 5pm, Wednesday com at Our office is located at 2973 our website or contact us for details in Roseria on campus, and online Safe Harbour Metropolitan open to 6:00) at 150 Park Street Frontrunners Halifax: Running/ (see email) Possible events that Community Church: A Christian Oxford Street, between Liverpool walking club. 422-7579 email: are being planned for the winter Church with an affirming ministry Kingston and Cork streets. Please call to [email protected] web: semester include sexuality awareness to the GBLT community. Everyone Valley Gay Men’s Coffee House: make an appointment or email P www.frontrunners.org/clubs/ week, movies nights, potlucks, guest is welcome!. 453-9249 email: socials for gay men; gay & lesbian [email protected]. index.php?club=Halifax, meets speakers, and many more. There are [email protected] web: dances 19+. 765-2821 email: Sackville NB/Amherst every Saturday, and every Tuesday, always spontaneous meals and events safeharbourmcc.com, meets [email protected] web: and every Thursday (Sat: 9:30am, that are always fun. This group is open every Sunday (11 am) at Veith faceitwithpride.tripod.com (Coffee NS PFLAG: Support and education for Tue: 6:00 pm, Thu: 6:00pm ) at to anyone who would like to join. House, 3115 Veith Street, Halifax every Thursday 7-9pm, Dances on GLBTT2IQQ persons, friends & Main gates of the Halifax Public Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Spirituality For Lesbians: We the first Saturday of the month, for family. 506-536-4245 email: sacknb- Gardens, corner of Spring Garden Project: fostering change through seek to deepen our relationship with the exception of in November. There Road and South Park Street. is two dances held in October, On the amns@pflagcanada.ca web: www. networking, education, outreach God, knowing that God loves us pflagcanada.ca/en/prov-list-e.as Get Out, Halifax!: Recreation & community education. 902- and calls us into life just as he has First Saturday and the Last Saturday p?RegionNo=6&ProvAbbr=NB, activities (team activities, cycling, 444-7887 email: nsrap@nsrap. created us. Persons of every or no of that Month and NO Dance in meets 2nd monday (Phone or e-mail running, rowing - you name it) ca web: www.nsrap.ca at TBA denomination are welcome. 459- November.) at email or call for for meeting location and details.) for metro & beyond!. web: www. 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(902)640-3044 email: Support, advocacy, prevention/ folks and their friends. email: further information or check out com (No fixed schedule at this time, [email protected] web: www. education for those infected girlishproductions@yahoo. our Facebook group.) at Dalhouisie look on website for further details.) secstory.com at Second Story or affected by HIV/AIDS. Free c a w e b : www.girlish.c a Law School. 6061 University The Youth Project: Support, education Women’s Centre is located at 22 King condoms!. (902) 567-1766 email: Street, Post Office Centre, Lunenburg. [email protected],christinep [email protected] web: www.accb. Wayves Middleton ns.ca (Free Anonmymous Testing PFLAG: Information and support for 1-902-567-1123 Check our Website Professionals GLBT community and their friends for events and updates. ) at 150 and families. 902-825-0548 email: Bentinck St, Sydney, N.S. 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Diversity Centre: We provide a Meeting held regularly in June. See arcofpei.com, meets 2nd Tuesday welcoming environment for GLBTQ webpage for contact numbers in (7:30 PM) at 144 Prince Street Trans Information people and their Allies. 902-563- your area of northern Nova Scotia.) GLBT Youth group: Safe Space 1481 email: [email protected] at 33 Pleasant Street, Truro, N.S. Drop-Ins. 367-3408 or toll free and Resource Site (M-F 9-4pm. Call or drop by for PFLAG: Support & education 1 877 380 5776 (E-mail us for Egale Canada recently released a new pan-gendered, androgynous, and event listings, Ally Training, and on issues of sexual orientation further details.) at 144 Prince St. website dedicated to news, resources intersex.” Anti-Heterosexism/Homophobia & gender identity. 662.3774 and enabling more effective network- Lists of organizations and re- Workshops!) at the Students’ Union RESPECT Island Wide : Students Making Gay PEI Mailing List: Electronic ing on trans issues. The site will also sources will be available on provincial Building, Cape Breton University. Healthy Decisions. 893-6300 mailing list for all GLBT, questioning PFLAG: Support & education on be the first step in the development and regional levels, with reports on email: [email protected] at P.O. and friendly, focus is on PEI. email: gay- issues of sexual orientation & gender of a national trans advocacy network what different levels of government Box 550, Nova Scotia Agricultural [email protected] web: identity. Karen 564-8728 email: within trans communities and among are doing in regards to trans inclusion College, Truro, N.S. B2N 5E3 groups.yahoo.com/group/gay-pei at , meets activists across the country. This work with their legal and policy initiatives [email protected] SAAFE (Supporting An Alternative All first posts are moderated to stop last Sunday (of the month at 7:30pm. will assist in better promoting under- to be added in the near future. Friendly Environment) : spambots, otherwise, it’s an open list. No meetings for July and August.) standing and advocacy. The site will also be used to initi- Social/support group at the PFLAG Canada - PEI: Providing at Family Place Resource Centre The website will feature news ate, assist and promote programs and NS Agricultural College. 893- support, education and advocacy 106 Townsend Street, Sydney NS and updates related to trans issues studies specifically related to the chal- 6300 email: [email protected] for GLBT persons, their families Pride Cape Breton Society: Dances and events in Canada and around lenges that trans-identified persons (Meetings as requested. Membership and friends in PEI. 902-887-3620 and Social Events. Monthly dances the world in all different levels of face in their daily lives, such as the changes each academic year.) email: [email protected] web: are Adults Only! Check website Truro Pride: A group supporting www.pflagcanada.ca, meets 3rd community and political life. Mickey Trans Men’s Pap Campaign launched community events. (902) 539-4627 GLBT individuals in the Colchester Tuesday at Ferry Road Centre, Wilson, chair of Egale’s Trans Com- by the Sherbourne Health Centre, email: info@pridecapebreton. County. 895-0931 email: 24 Ferry Road, Cornwall, PE or mittee says, “We expect that the site Ontario. web: com www.pridecapebreton. [email protected], meets Stratford City Hall check with Mary will be an educational and resource Visit the pilot site at www.trans. (Dances on the last Saturday com every Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) at or Bill Kendrick on this months tool as well as a provocateur, encour- egale.ca or contact Mickey Wilson, of every month. Check website FairTrade Cafe on Prince Street, between location by calling 902-887-3620. aging discussion on emerging issues Chair, Egale Trans Committee, at for dance and special event Commercial and Dominion Streets. and identifications such as third sex, (403) 593-5923. dates!) at Southend Community Centre. Maps are at our website. Wolfville Acadia Pride: Acadia Student Union’s Tatamagouche LGBT2IQ group. 585-2165 email: Tatamagouche Centre: We are [email protected] web: euler. an affirming centre, welcoming acadiau.ca/~apride/, meets every all gay, lesbian, and transgendered Monday (9:00pm(during academic people. 1.800.218.2220 year)) at Beverage Forum (old SUB) email: tatacent@tatacentre. Acadia Women’s Centre: 585-2140 ca web: www.tatacentre.ca email: [email protected] Truro (Acadia SUB Second Level Balcony ) Colchester Sexual Assault Centre: Provides support and information Prince Edward to anyone (GBLTQ included) affected by sexual assault and abuse. Island (902) 902-897-4366 email: trurosexua Charlottetown [email protected] (Mon-Fri AIDS PEI: AIDS PEI creates a 9:30-4:30) at 80 Glenwood Drive supportive environment for PHA’s Northern AIDS Connection Society: to all residents of PEI. 902-566- HIV prevention education initiative 2437 email: [email protected] web: serving counties Colchester, Pictou, www.aidspei.com at 144 Prince Cumberland & East Hants. 895- Street Charlottetown, PE C1A 2R6 0931 email: [email protected] web: ARC -- Abegweit Rainbow northernaidsconnectionsociety.ca Collective: Serving GLBT Islanders, (Our Board of Directors meet bi- their friends and families. 894-5776 monthly on the third Thursday email: [email protected] web: www. of the month. Annual General 22 July 2009 Wayves The Last Word Persistence of Memory By Randall Perry The date on the board read “July sides of the square, sometimes four How things change in such a short their identity. How ridiculous this While going through some things 18, 1994.” and five people deep in places. span of time. Our feisty little band in must sound in the context of the I had in storage recently I found a I realized I had found some of What sticks out in my mind, read- P.E.I. staged another march in 1995. equalities we enjoy today, but it did dusty, taped-up box the contents my archived material from my early ing the newspaper clippings and look- A few movers and shakers went on happen. of which escaped me. This is how I activist days, material I thought I had ing at the packets of photos I also dis- to smaller projects, including success- But I do remember, fifteen short know I’m getting older, when my in- lost during my moves through the covered in that box, is how ordinary fully changing P.E.I.’s human rights years ago, a lot of people who could ternal packing slip storage mechanism years. The photo was snapped by a we were, but how odd it was that we legislation, and then regrouped to have been with us in the square in fails to retrieve even a faint idea as to Guardian newspaper photographer threatened many of the onlookers, form the Abegweit Rainbow Collec- Charlottetown that warm day who the date the thing was even packed. on July 16, 1994, during P.E.I.’s first- shaking some of them to their very tive in 1999, which held its first Pride instead chose, for whatever reason, When I slit the old tape and opened ever gay pride march, fifteen years ago core. According to the newspaper parade in 2000 and continues to do so to take a place on the sidelines where the box, the first thing I came across this month. The issue at hand was the report, one onlooker yelled, “In the every July. This year makes number they remained safely, invisibly, out of was a stack of photo album refill community’s desire to include “sexual goddamn sewers is where you belong! ten in that series, for a total of twelve the way. For them, the step into the boards, the kind you buy in packs orientation” as a prohibited ground You’re scum!” P.E.I. Prides in all. quad was too big. Those of us who of 25 and load into a binder. The of discrimination in the province’s While I didn’t hear that remark, We have all followed each other’s could afford to make that choice did boards contained an assortment of human rights legislation. I do remember seeing a woman fol- examples. Pride celebrations have so with the knowledge that the reward newspaper clippings I had saved over I basked in my memories. This lowing us with a big crucifix held in sprung up in other cities and towns would be worth the risk—maybe not the years: columns and photos. One march was organized on a wing and front of her, praying away the gay around the region, and the grandest at first, but eventually. Many of those of the photos caught my eye: in it, a prayer, took place under a cloudless as if she were warding off vampires of them all, Halifax Pride, turns 21 side-liners have since stepped into a motley gaggle of brightly-dressed blue sky, was attended by dozens and with garlic. At one point I got nailed this year, coming of age with Hall- the square; some still hang back. No individuals march down a street, carry watched by hundreds. We were happy on the side of my head with a rot- mark status (and a generous cash worries, I say. The gains we’ve made colourful flags and signs. The caption to be together but nervous at the ten orange. An old woman shuffled helping) from HRM. I wasn’t here in and continue to make are still gains read, “P.E.I. gays and lesbians march implications of being out and proud behind us for awhile, spitting on the 1988 when the first Halifax Pride was for all. through the streets of Charlottetown in public in such a small place with ground. She eventually ran out of held—I was in Toronto that summer Saturday to demand equal protection few to no legal protections. As we spit and someone gave her a bottle of attending my first Pride celebration Happy Pride. under human rights legislation. About gathered in Rochford Square park on- water—once recharged, she resumed ever—but I know many people wore 85 people took part in the march.” lookers jammed together on the four her shuffling and spitting. paper bags over their heads to conceal Letters Dear Wayves Nova Scotia (Sackville to be exact). and Marketing. 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So through the year and also raise money When Franzine heard that last month’s question was “How big is your the sand is OK but not the rocks in March of 2002, I took the jump for ACT as well. dildo? 3”, 5”, 8” or ouch” she knew she would be invited for her expert beyond the beach. and moved to Toronto to work in an For more information I am opinion of the dilly-icious results. After all, I myself have often been asked, It would seem to me that a better use advertising firm. Since then, I have Bruce_Easy_E on Twitter, and on “How deep is your love?” of that officer’s time might be patrol- moved through the ranks and become Facebook. Most responses ranged from 5” to 11” averaging at 8”. 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During this time of Pride celebrations, what makes you proud to be a part event is being held in Truro at the ner at [email protected] Jac- You can reach the office Monday of the LGBT community? Nova Scotia Agricultural College. qui Arnold – Walk Coordinator at to Friday from 8:30 to 4:30 at 902- One other event that might be of [email protected] Karen 895-0931. great interest is the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) Educational Conference will be co-hosted by NACS in Octo- ber and will be taking place at the Best Western Glengarry Hotel in Truro. For information on this event contact our office at 902-895-0931 or through email at [email protected]. Once again the Northern AIDS Connection Society will be hosting four walks in 2009, Truro, Amherst, New Glasgow and Elmsdale. We have been fortunate to receive support from the Sobey’s Family Foundation for support for all walks in Atlantic Canada. A very special thank you to the Sobey family for their generous donation and ongoing support of the HIV/AIDS movement in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland/ Labrador. For information on information or events at Northern AIDS Con- nection you can reach: Al McNutt - Supervisor at nacsns@hotmail. com Bonnie Joldersma – Opera- DHBC-1010.2 Restaurant.pdf 1 15/06/09 2:03 PM

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