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July 2009 ISSUE 69 The Only Magazine Dedicated to Alberta’s GLBT+ Community FREE In depth interviews: Theo Tams Serena Ryder Xavier Rudd Mike Ruiz SEXUAL HARASSMENT CALGARY Yes it DOES Happen to Us! FRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE COMMUNITY DIRECTORY • MAP AND EVENTS • TOURISM INFO >> STARTING ON PAGE 17 GLBT RESOURce • CALGARy • EDMONTon • ALBERTA www.gaycalgary.com GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #69, July 009 Table of Contents Table of Contents Publisher: ................................Steve Polyak 5 The Cowboy on the Inside Editor: ...............................Rob Diaz-Marino Publisher’s Column Graphic Design: ................Rob Diaz-Marino Sales: .......................................Steve Polyak 8 Theo Tams Gives it All Away Writers and Contributors Our Canadian Idol on Reality TV, Debut Album, and Infamous CI Mercedes Allen, Chris Azzopardi, Dallas Barnes, Camper British, Dave Brousseau, Moment Sam Casselman, Jason Clevett, Andrew 8 Collins, Rob Diaz-Marino, Jack Fertig, Glen Hanson, Joan Hilty, Evan Kayne, Stephen 12 Dark Shades of Blue AGE Lock, Allan Neuwirth, Steve Polyak, Mark P Randall, Pam Rocker, Romeo San Vicente, An Interview with Xavier Rudd Jerome Voltero, D’Anne Witkowski, and the GLBT Community of Calgary, Edmonton, 13 Chelsea Boys and Alberta. Photography 14 Out of Town Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino and Three Great New York City Neighborhoods contributors Heather Chomos, Levi Cox, and Craig Salans. 17 Directory and Events Videography Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino 23 Creep of the Week 12 Printers Leroy Swailes North Hill News/Central Web 24 Military Affairs AGE P Distribution Canada’s Forgotten Veterans Calgary: ........................Gallant Distribution ......................................GayCalgary Staff Edmonton: .....................Clark’s Distribution 25 Q Scopes Other: .......................................Canada Post “Let go, Leo!” Legal Council Courtney Aarbo, Barristers and Solicitors 26 Adult Film Review Slow Heat, Anal Intruder Sales & General Inquiries GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #403, 215 14th Avenue SW 28 Deep Inside Hollywood Calgary, AB, Canada T2R 0M2 Brokeback spouses reunite Office Hours: ............. By appointment ONLY 28 Phone: ................................ 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Photo courtesy of Sony Music. 31 HIV - Trading a Death Sentence for a Life Sentence Criminal Law and Disclosure in Canada Continued on Next Page 32 Letters to the Editor 34 AGE www.gaycalgary.com P Continued on Next Page GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #69, July 009 Table of Contents Continued From Previous Page Proud members of: 33 Pride Calgary: Thoughts from a recent Pride convert 34 Western Canadian Pride Festival A Sense of Community…in the Woods! 36 Sexual Harassment Yes it DOES Happen to Us! 40 39 The CPS Diversity Resources Unit AGE P Keeping us Equal in the Eyes of the Law 40 The Lion King Magical Musical Roars into Alberta 43 A Couple of Guys Continued from Previous Page Magazine 44 Bitter Girl Print Circulation: ................. ~10,000 copies Pickup Density: ...................~3 readers/copy Online Circulation: .......... ~125,000 readers Total Readership: ............ ~155,000 readers 46 Serena Ryder Frequency: ................................Every Month 46 Chatting with a Juno Award Winner Proof of monthly figures can be requested. AGE 48 A History of Gender Variance in Distribution Locations P Alberta: ..................... ~300 Drop-off Points Expression and Identity Please call us if your establishment would Part 5A: Stonewall and It’s Fissures (1969 - 1984) like to become a distribution point. History 51 Fundraising Photos Originally established in January 1992 as Men for Men BBS by MFM Communications. 56 Classified Ads Name changed to GayCalgary.com in 1998. Independent company as of January 2004. First edition of GayCalgary.com Magazine published November 2003. Name adjusted 60 Click Click Boom in November 2006 to GayCalgary and Behind the Lens with Photographer Mike Ruiz Edmonton Magazine. 60 63 She ... Amanda Lepore Disclaimer and Copyright AGE Opinions expressed in this magazine P “World’s Most Famous Transsexual” are specific to the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of GayCalgary staff August 2009 64 Queer Eye - Community Events and contributors. 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All rights reserved. you may have missed the booking or GayCalgary is a registered trademark. submission deadline. www.gaycalgary.com/facebook www.gaycalgary.com/twitter GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #69, July 009 Editorial The Cowboy on the Inside Publisher’s Column Speaking of which, businesses wishing to have their advertis- By Rob Diaz-Marino, MSc. ing included as part of our Calgary Pride edition must submit ads on or before July 29th. Sponsors of Pride automatically receive I have to say, our cats were not pleased with us at advertising space in this edition. Visit www.pridecalgary.ca for all this past month. After the both of us spend- more details. ing three weekends in a row out of town, they have We got so many good photos of events this month! It really is been quite aggressively demanding attention out of a shame we can’t publish them all – there just isn’t enough room – so make sure you visit the GayCalgary.com website to see ad- us while we are around. The poor kids don’t know ditional photos and videos of the major events that we covered this there are still more out of town trips to come. Not month. to mention the next several issues are going to be Leather Pride Weekend pretty darn busy as well, with Calgary Pride as an anchor for community events now being in Septem- Priape in association with the Calgary Eagle decided to host their own Leather Pride weekend at the beginning of the month ber. I know, from our perspective at least, we are to rally the fetish community. I attended the Mr. LeatherSIR and thankful to have things spread out a little more. It Mr. Leatherboy competition on the Saturday, videotaping and pho- was enough of an overload with Pride Edmonton, tographing on my own while Steve was in Edmonton for Prism’s Pride Lethbridge, and Pride Saskatoon – all of whom bustling anniversary party. we sponsored – overlapping one another. With The competition was similar to the annual Mr. Leather event, GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine on board as where contestants modeled leather gear and enacted fetish fan- tasy scenes. A number of queens from the ISCCA were present; a sponsor of Pride Calgary, and host of the Offi- Empress Bianca LaBouche wore a wig in honour of the television cial Calgary Pride Guide, the additional strain this show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, which earned her the month would have been brutal. nickname of “Sanjaya LaBouche” for the night. Nina Tron took on the role as hostess for the evening, and seemed to hit it off with International LeatherSIR Raul Mendez. At one point she was brought up on stage for Mendez to demonstrate his whip, and he left some pretty nasty marks on Nina’s back…a small price to pay for being the envy of the room – Raul was certainly a looker! I managed to make myself known to the out of town judges, including Raul, thanks to a slightly embarrassing situation. One of the contestants for Leatherboy enacted a scene where he carved the outline of a tattoo into his forearm using a razor blade, and this was way, way too much for me to handle. The sight (and sometimes even the thought) of blood causes a pretty intense reaction with me, like a flash fever that often results in me passing out briefly. I felt it coming on, and put the camera down in time before I slumped forward in my seat. I don’t think I was out for too long before someone checked to make sure I was okay, and brought me a glass of water. I was still pouring with sweat for a while afterward, and International Leatherboy Billy Hoeppner, who Continued on Page 45 GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #69, July 009 6 GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #69, July 009 GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine #69, July 009 Celebrity Interview Theo Tams Gives it All Away Our Canadian Idol on Reality TV, Debut Album, and Infamous CI Moment es came from. I wanted to push the boundaries of how people By Jason Clevett think of songs. I was watching the Grammy awards a few years ago, and the intro before Christina Aguillera doing Beautiful is, There must be something in the water in Alberta. sometimes it is not about the singer, it’s the song. That is also Canadian Idol has had three winners from this a lyric in a Jann Arden song as well. That is what I took with province, including the 2008 winner, Coaldale’s me in my back pocket every time I had to select the song. The judges mentioned, dude you keep picking songs done by girls Theo Tams. While his personal life has been under and for some reason that was a big thing with them.