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4 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 “Vulva-riffic!” Letter from the Publisher

By Rob Diaz-Marino and Steve Polyak

At the beginning of the month we attended the Calgary Eagle’s Dirty Bird awards – a parody of the Oscars where they made up clever nominations for their patrons in cer- tain categories. Though there was a category for G-rated pool table incidents, I miracu- lously managed to escape nomination for my little fall-down-go-boom incident last June during my birthday. It was fun hearing the mock movie titles they made up for the peo- ple nominated in each category – our favor- ite was Lady Fawn in “Up the Creek With a of the Flu, and the fever was hitting him hard. He felt Paddle”! Unfortunately the joke was on us like he was going to pass out, and his hands were getting – Steve and I won for Best Lesbian Couple… so shaky that he could no longer even hold the camera woo freakin’ hoo. So why can’t I wipe the steady. I showed up as soon as I could to fi nd Steve shivering in the corner by the bar, pale as a sheet. After grin off my face as I write this? getting him his winter coat and giving him some Tylenol, As sponsors of the Vagina Monologues this year, Steve I continued taking photos of the event. Understandably and I got courtesy tickets to attend the performance. As I was a little too preoccupied to join in the partying, but gay men, we thought we could get away living our lives in Straight to Diva was a great success – they announced blissful ignorance of the Vagina, otherwise known as the that they beat last year’s grand total by $2000! The Tyle- “down there”, the “cootchie-snorcher”, or our favorite new nol helped, and soon Steve got his color back and was able euphemism “douche-canoe”. Though some parts made to take some wrap-up photos. Thank goodness for Mark us feel a little nauseous (especially the sketch about the who was kind enough to keep watch over Steve while I period), this performance made us realize what women was away taking photos, and gave us a ride home after the have to go through in their everyday lives, and some of the event done. horrors of abuse in a male-dominated society. For us, the HGTV’s Designer Superstar Challenge came to an end vagina is no longer such a conceptual black hole – better this month, and although Aly didn’t win, he still made it understanding leads to better appreciation, and certainly into the top 3! We’re very proud of him, but we have to more respect…even if it did make me think thank God I’m release our grip on him for a couple of months as his ap- a gay man. I have a number of straight buddies who are pearance on the show has lead him to be part of another very uptight about their sexuality, so they could certainly one! use something like this to help them fi nally break through all the damned taboo about the opposite sex (and maybe a Penis Monologues wouldn’t be a bad idea for them either). This Month It was quite apparent that everyone in the audience, gay and straight alike, were quite moved by the performance. I The ISCCA Coronation is coming up this month. Don’t dare say the Vagina Monologues received a standing ovula- forget to vote for the Emperor and Empress candidates tion! that you would like to represent Calgary. Matchbox Max contributed an article this month that explains what the Once again Steve and I had to split up to photograph all Imperial Sovereign Court of the Chinook Arch is all about the events happening this month. With Metro the Club – read it on page 36. Also, take a gander at the platforms and the Rekroom closing their doors, it was important of this year’s Emperor and Empress candidates on page for me to photograph at Kim Would’s last Saturday show 48. For more information on the dates and locations of the at the Rekroom. This happened to be the same night as Coronation Week events, visit www.iscca.ca. the 2nd Annual Straight to Diva at the Calgary Eagle, which was designated to Steve. Unfortunately I had to Another major event coming up that you’d better not leave Kim’s show a little early because I got an emergency forget about is the Apollo Western Cup weekend! Sign up call from Steve – he had come down with the latest bout to compete or just go watch all the guys and gals get-

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 5 ting sweaty while they play. Test your vocal abilities in same story, so it must be true! They are taking the offen- the Apollo Idol competition, and of course, party your sive against some threat that may have never even existed, heart out at the Apollo dance on Saturday the 15th! Visit and sometimes they cross the line by actually doing some- www.westerncup.com for all the details. thing nasty outright to their competition. Then comes the retaliation from those they offend, and it goes back and Kim Fontaine, the Saskatchewan singer/songwriter forth et infi nitum. Even with the death of a business, the whose CD we reviewed last year, will be making her way negativity just redistributes to the ones that remain - it’s back to Calgary this month. She will be performing on all the same people with nothing resolved. Friday April 21st at the Karma Lounge. For those who expressed their concern about this con- stant infi ghting, I hear you, and I am just as concerned, Bar Banter frustrated, and annoyed. I’m afraid it’s going to take burn- ing down the rumor mill, and some giant leaps of faith Metro the Club and the Rekroom recently announced from the bars to clear up all the hard feelings and political that they would be closing their doors on the 1st of April, pollution that has accumulated. Since GayCalgary.com which had many people touting this as the end of an era. Magazine started, we have witnessed 7 bars close their The business has been sold, and after the estimated 2 doors (The Verge, Indulge, Solar Café, Detour, Pulse, Metro weeks of renovations the new owners will reopen as an the Club, and the Rekroom), and now there are only 5 alternative club/restaurant by the name of Ilyxor. It is left (Backlot, Calgary Eagle, Money Pennies, The Texas surreal to think that a gay space that we’ve known for over Lounge, and Twisted Element). Some of these bars have 16 years will be no more, and even moreso that a brand been more caught in the fray than others, but none are new business will be a connection to all those memories. 100% blameless. I applaud those that have tried to keep away from all the negativity, but it can sometimes be just one moment of weakness that sucks you in. Now more Burning Down the Rumor Mill than ever, Calgary needs a Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Our Reader’s Choice survey results are fi nally in (see Commerce where everyone can fi nally sit down and resolve page 8), and one major trend that we noticed was staunch their issues, in the spirit of co-operation. bar loyalty. Now, there’s nothing wrong with having a In the meantime, as the general public goes, I highly favorite bar, but in some cases this became a little ridicu- suggest that the extreme bar loyalists try going out lous. Some people simply nominated their favorite bar somewhere else for a change, and I don’t mean with arms indiscriminately for every category – in some cases for crossed and eyes closed. In addition, the gossip queens categories that didn’t even apply! On the other hand, the need to realize they have a brain between their ears and thing that people most frequently said was missing in our their mouth – it’s time to start being more of a fi lter than gay community was unity, especially in the bar scene. I a funnel. And this applies to everyone - if you really want fi nd it ironic because in my view these two issues are on to know something then go right to the source, not your the opposite sides of the same coin. friend’s boyfriend’s brother who used to work for them but Now, I feel it necessary to clarify that the “Bar Wars” did got fi red. The truth is seldom as juicy as we’d like it to be. not start just recently – it all has been going on for years. Anyway, I better stop myself on this rant. Go ahead and It seems that a lot of people have forgotten this fact and call me a jerk if you think my saying all of this is totally are pointing the fi nger solely at the newer players on the uncalled for, and certainly call me out if you think I’m scene, which is neither fair nor accurate. In fact, I would mistaken – our Letters to the Publisher section would be a argue that pointing the fi nger at only the bars is a gross great vessel for public debate. miscalculation. Where do the bars get their information about what the other bars are doing? Mostly from their clientele. What are their clientele doing while they’re at Help Wanted the bars? Drinking alcohol, or in some cases, regrettably using other substances. What happens when people drink Did you ever think to yourself that Steve and I could re- too much alcohol or get high? They do and say things that ally use a break with the excessive amount of work we do? they shouldn’t. Right now we need a reliable part-time employee to take over handling sales. We’re also on the lookout for more So simply put, I believe the bar-goers are to blame for writers who are willing to take assigned article topics and bootstrapping the Bar Wars; the people who are so loyal conduct interviews. If you know of anyone who might be to one bar that they rarely step foot into another one, and interested, please point them in our direction! Resumés yet they talk like they know all about the inner workings can be faxed to (403) 703-0685 or E-mailed to magazine@g of their “enemy”. I especially blame the people that decide aycalgary.com. to start a lie for fun or for profi t, to see how much dam- age they can cause to businesses they only know through If you’re looking rather to express your opinion, write a letter hearsay. I even blame the people who hear the latest to the publisher by E-mailing [email protected]. If gossip and mindlessly pass it on verbatim to their friends. you’ve got something good to say about someone or something, Talk becomes rumor and rumors spread like wildfi re, then that’s awesome! If you’ve got something bad to say about evolving and becoming more outrageous and dangerous as someone or something…well, just try to keep those claws sheathed! it passes from person to person like some kind of disease. Then before you know it, the bars are acting on what they have heard from their customers – 10 people told them the

6 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 7 GGAYCALGARY.COMAYCALGARY.COM RREADER’SEADER’S CCHOICEHOICE AAwardward ResultsResults fromfrom 22005005

Ballot Submission By Rob Diaz Marino 67% - Ballot Boxes 16.5% - The Twisted Element The results are in! This year’s Reader Sur- 14.2% - Money Pennies vey probed further into the spending habits 11.0% - The Backlot of our readers. Yes, there may have been 9.2% - The Texas Lounge 6.9% - Metro the Club / Rekroom a lot of questions but it helped us feel out 5.9% - Timothy’s Coffee our market and determine what areas would 2.3% - The Calgary Eagle 2.3% - Priape be best for our advertisers to target. Your 1% - Other Locations answers also helped us gain new ideas and 28% - Online insights on what we can do to improve the 2.7% - Snail Mail magazine and better serve the community’s Awards needs. Please note that only the top 3 Our ballot quantities increased by 7% since 2005, selections are listed. not including spoiled entries. Many ballots were voided Bar/Club with Friendliest Staff this year because they did not have a valid name, phone number, or E-mail address. Without that information 28% - The Twisted Element there is no way for us to ensure that each person has 23% - The Backlot submitted only one ballot, thus we had to discard those 19% - Money Pennies surveys to prevent any potential ballot stuffi ng. It’s Bar/Club with Best Happy unfortunate - many of the awards were really close calls, Hour and these ballots could have made a difference in some of the categories. For next year’s survey, even if you’re 27% - The Backlot not interested in winning any of the prizes, at least give 19% - The Twisted Element us a fi rst name and a phone number so that we can 18% - Money Pennies count the answers you give!

8 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 Best Bar/Club to Watch a Drag 13% - Diva-Licious Sundays @ Twisted Show 5% - Name That Tune @ Money Pennies

48% - The Twisted Element Favorite Bar/Club Special Event 40% - Metro the Club / The Rekroom 14% - Studio 54 Party @ Twisted 6% - Pulse / Loading Dock / 7% - White Party @ Twisted Arena 5% - Straight to Diva @ The Calgary Eagle

Best Bar/Club for Karaoke Favorite Independent Gay Event 27% - Money Pennies 33% - The Canadian Rockies International Rodeo 27% - The Texas Lounge 29% - Calgary Pride 27% - The Twisted Element 5% - Calgary Cares

Bar/Club with Sexiest Clientele Favorite Live Theatre Company 52% - The Twisted Element 32% - One Yellow Rabbit 14% - Metro the Club / The 14% - Alberta Theatre Project Rekroom 7% - Stage West 13% - The Calgary Eagle Most Outstanding Community Volunteer Bar/Club with Sexiest Staff 12% - Dr. Richard Denney 47% - The Twisted Element 7% - Lorrie Murphy 13% - The Backlot 5% - Jarod (Jaylee) 13% - The Calgary Eagle Most Outstanding Non-Profi t Best Bar/Club to Play Pool Group 34% - Metro the Club / The 23% - The SHARP Foundation Rekroom 13% - ARGRA 22% - The Twisted Element 13% - The ISCCA 17% - The Calgary Eagle Gay Business with Most Bar/Club with Best DJs and Positive Impact Music 22% - The Twisted Element 43% - The Twisted Element 20% - Money Pennies 35% - Metro the Club 14% - Priape 8% - Money Pennies Reader Demographics Most Community-Minded Bar/ Club Gender 31% - Money Pennies 76% - Male 27% - The Twisted Element 22% - Female 18% - Metro the Club / The 2% - Transgendered Rekroom Sexuality Best Bar/Club Over All 73% - Openly Gay 37% - The Twisted Element 16% - Semi-Closeted 16% - The Backlot 7% - Bisexual 16% - Metro the Club / The Rekroom 3% - Straight 1% - Closeted Please note that some of the following fi ll-in-the-blank questions have low percentages because many different answers were Relationship Status given. 54% - Single All-time Favorite Female Persona 28% - Long-term 18% - Nina Tron Monogamous 16% - Carly York Jones 9% - Casual 9% - Dyna Myte 8% - Long-term Open 1% - Widowed All-time Favorite Male Persona Residence Location 51% - Bruce Lee 14% - Dion Boink 48% live Downtown 8% - Matchbox Max 44% live in the Suburbs 5% live in Rural districts Favorite Weekly Bar/Club Event 16% - Sexy Shorts Thursdays @ Twisted

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By Stephen Lock Community | Spotlight HIV/AIDS prevention education within the concerned many gay men were incorrectly assuming the gay men’s community is always a challenge. health status of the other guy.” A message that works for one segment of our GMPS, on the other hand, takes a far more lightheart- community may not work for, or may even be ed, tongue-in-cheek approach while at the same time offensive to another part. seeks to honour those gay men who have been practicing Philip Banks, Director of HIV Prevention with AIDS safer sex. It routs the popular perception that unsafe Vancouver, understands those challenges. With both last sex such as barebacking or ‘bug-chasing’ is on the in- year’s Think Again campaign and this year’s Gay Men crease in our communities. Play Safe (GMPS) campaign, both he and AIDS Vancou- “It has been estimated, based on surveys and focus ver, in partnership with a variety of other AIDS Service groups, that approximately 15 to 25 per cent of sexually Organizations (ASOs) across Canada, have attempted to active gay men do not consistently use condoms during address the challenge. anal sex,” Banks points out. “However that leaves 75 While part of the original $700,000 over four years to 85 per cent of sexually active gay men who are really funding, GMPS targets quite a different segment of the aware of HIV issues and who do consistently use con- gay men’s population than the edgier Think Again cam- doms. We hardly ever hear about them.” paign did. The focus of GMPS is towards this segment and seeks The original campaign specifi cally targeted men who, to reinforce their resolve to be safer and, in addition, to for a variety of reasons, do not consistently use condoms send out the message to be as safe as one can be. during anal intercourse. One of the main reasons was “Over the last 20-odd years of the AIDS epidemic, an assumption about the other man’s health status (“if those men who have been practicing safer sex, who do he was positive he’d tell me” and “he must be negative”). use condoms, who take steps to reduce their risk, have “We weren’t trying to get all gay men to stop having rarely received any credit for doing so,” says Banks. condomless anal intercourse,” said Banks. “In the early “Mainstream media, and even gay media, have tended to days of the AIDS education movement, messages were focus in on those who are not playing safe.” often preachy. They told gay men how to have “correct” The problem with this, says Banks, is that if the only sex. That sort of message simply is not sustainable.” messages gay men are seeing and hearing are about “What we were attempting with the Think Again unsafe sexual practices is the insinuation of blame be- campaign was to get men to question their assump- ing attached to gay men, then unsafe sexual behaviour tions about the men they were fucking. Sometimes anal becomes a self-fulfi lling prophecy. intercourse without a condom is fi ne – when the two “I think, over all, the gay men’s community has done men are clearly HIV-negative, for instance – but we were an amazing job around HIV/AIDS,” says Banks. “The generation of gay men who fi rst had to deal with the onslaught of AIDS very quickly started changing their sexual behaviour; they adapted very quickly.” He noted that, before AIDS, gay men did not have to use condoms. “Condom use was totally foreign to the vast majority of gay men…condoms were something heterosexual men used as contraceptives, primarily. Once HIV/AIDS was identifi ed as a sexually transmitted infection, the com- munity adapted quickly and started using condoms as a matter of course during all sorts of sexual activity, but certainly during anal sex. The gay men’s community was on the forefront of responsible, intelligent, responsive education and the community was successful in accom- plishing an almost total paradigm shift to using con-

12 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 doms…we may have seen them as ‘really straight’ and refused to carry the ads. not have liked using them very much, but we did use The publisher of Outlooks them. That’s pretty amazing for an entire population to said he thought it was too make such a profound shift in perceptions and attitudes bad ASOs and other agen- in such a short time. GMPS seeks, in part, to acknowl- cies still felt it necessary to edge that and celebrate that.” use sexualized imagery to ’speak‘ to gay men.” GMPS also seeks, in a lighthearted way, to reinforce the continued usage of condoms, which is in reality the “Gay Calgary Magazine, broad community norm. however, approached us and said they would be “In the early 1990’s, many gay men were beginning to glad to run the ads…and react to the portrayal of those who, for whatever reason, did so for no charge, which chose not to use condoms while fucking as ‘the bad was fantastic,” notes gays,’” says Banks. Banks. Some of these men chose not use condoms out of a Part of the response to sort of sexual radicalism, reacting to what they perceived the Think Again campaign as authority fi gures trying to control sexual expression. sprang from the publicity Others succumbed to what has commonly been referred around the unwillingness to as ‘condom fatigue’ or ‘safer sex fatigue.’ There were, of various media outlets to and are, complex and varied reasons for men choosing carry the ads. not to use condoms and debates have raged in the gay men’s community for years around those reasons. “That controversy actu- ally stood us in pretty “Our messaging now is not so much about ‘peer pres- good stead at the end of sure’ as it is about ‘peer infl uence,” says Banks. “We the day,” says Banks. “It aren’t saying to other gay men ‘this is what you have to do’ because that is guaranteed to alienate some seg- ments of our community. It creates a ‘good gay/bad gay’ Continued on page 39 split.” “Instead, we are saying we all make choices when it comes to our lives, how we live them, the sex we have, and the type of sex we have. Those are all valid choices for those who make them. We offer a selection of choic- es, with the information to back it up. What an individ- ual does with that information is up to them to decide, based on informed consent and understanding.” The Think Again campaign originally targeted six cities (Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax). It then expanded to sixteen cities and then to twenty-two cities. The campaign was originally American; AIDS Vancouver bought it from its American developers, then adapted it to Canadian sensibilities and standards and tailored the campaign for Francophone use in Quebec. “Many advertisers would not carry the Think Again ads,” says Banks. “Patterson Advertising in Calgary, for instance, refused the ads for their billboards, saying the images were too sexual even though, while highly sug- gestive about what was happening in the images, were not explicit, often only showing two men’s heads and shoulders. “Some gay media, such as Outlooks in Calgary, also

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22 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 Gay Legalese Marriage: Get It While It’s Hot

marriage (like a will). Regardless of what the cohabita- By Darryl Aarbo tion agreement states, it will not cover the period of time during the marriage. A new agreement called a prenup We have seen a lot of lesbian and gay couples must be signed. Unlike a will, you must have a lawyer coming into the offi ce recently getting ready to prepare a prenup. They are completely invalid unless marry before the Conservatives have a chance to each party has a lawyer to sign off on the agreement. In revoke the laws passed by the last government. other words, you cannot buy a “prenup kit”. Since marriage has not been an option in our Marriage is an important legal commitment, as well as community for very long, many people may not an important emotional commitment between two people. be aware of some of the basic legal principles that It means the commingling of assets regardless of owner- apply to marriage. Marriage is an important legal ship, and an obligation to support your new spouse for commitment that brings many consequences. a period of time that can extend well after the marriage Thus, there is more to planning a wedding than has ended. Everybody should have a will and everybody getting married should consider a prenup, especially if picking fl owers and choosing the best place for one person has more assets or income than the other, or a reception, although those are very important you are rushing into marriage because you are afraid the considerations too. door will close. There are two very important legal consequences Darryl A. Aarbo of marriage that many people do not consider. First, once you get married then any Last Will and Testament If you wish to send in a letter, please email it to legaladvice that you have becomes automatically void, regardless @gaycalgary.com. Darryl A. Aarbo can be directly reached at of whether you have already named your future wife or Courtney Sebree Aarbo, Barristers & Solicitors, 1138 Kensington husband. It always becomes void and, when you die, Road NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 3P3. Visit their website at http: you die “intestate”. This means that your assets may not //www.csalaw.ca. Phone (403) 571-5133. Fax: (403) 571-5134 go to where you want because your money will be dis- Other than the question, all personal information (i.e. name, tributed according to some very infl exible rules set by the address, E-mail) will remain confidential. GayCalgary.com government. Do not assume that everything will go to Magazine does reserve the right to alter questions for brevity and your new wife or husband. Further, dying intestate will content. signifi cantly increase the costs of administering your es- tate. This means that less money will go where you want and much more will go to the lawyers. Thus, you need to prepare a new will in close proximity to your marriage. You should see the lawyer before your marriage to plan properly. If you have any net worth then I would not rec- ommend using a “will kit”, even if it has been “approved by lawyers”. It has only been approved by the lawyers selling the kit. Lawyers make far more money in the long run off people who prepare their own wills than if they used a lawyer to prepare the will in the fi rst instance. Second, if you have a “Cohabitation Agreement” then it will not continue to have any effect after the date of marriage. If you do not want your property to be mixed with the assets of your new spouse or you do not want to pay spousal support (alimony) if you get divorced then you must get a prenuptial agreement (“prenup”). They are not the same documents and a cohabitation agree- ment will never turn into a prenup, even if it states that it will become a prenup. Some cohabitation agreements state that they will continue to be effective after a mar- riage, but that only means that they will continue to be effective for the period before marriage. In other words, they do not become retroactively void because of the

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 23 24 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 Q Scopes “Watch your diet, Capricorn!”

By GayCalgary.com Magazine Staff Lifestyle | Astrology Mars, the planet of assertion and lust, moves into moody, nurturing Cancer this week. It’s not a LIBRA (September 23 - October 22): Try your hand at some new and foreign cuisine. Dig good fi t for him! Give yourself room for mad, hot, through the cookbooks at your local library or second- passionate acts of affection - or the energy could hand bookstore, or look online for recipes from some cul- come out in nasty tantrums. ture that you’ve never tried. If the kitchen is too danger- ous a place for you to explore, restaurants will do!

ARIES (March 20 - April 19): You’ve been mouthy lately, but at least you’re logical in SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Any your outspokenness. Moods and feelings are going to erotic needs that are not being met will be take over. You may not be able to sustain the rational especially demanding now. That should not be a prob- lines you’ve been pursuing, so embrace the language of lem. You’re a sex magnet if you go topless or low-cut, or desire and nurturance. just lead with your chest.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Retail therapy SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20): Hot or heated? Either way, discussions with is taking a clearer focus. What do you really need or want? Are you sure it’s something you can buy? your partner (or whomever is closest!) are shifting from If in doubt, indulge in a wonderful meal at an especially ration to passion. Never mind what’s logical. What do nice restaurant or in fancy treats to enjoy at home. you and your darling want? Express your purest desires and fi nd common ground.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You take pride in your rational capacities, but your motor- CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): ized mouth is now running on emotion and empathy. Keep up your exercise and watch your diet. This is good for you - as long as you don’t try to assert Your tummy is likely to be a bit delicate these days. Nip- that there’s any logic behind those expressions of feeling. ple piercings are prone to infl ammation in the next few weeks. Be careful not to let bad moods affect your work.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22): Like your ruling “planet,” Romeo’s “fi ckle moon,” you AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): have your bright and dark sides. It’s time for you to hide Rough, aggressive, passionate play is attrac- out and be gentle to yourself. Take some time out at a tive to you now. No need to shop for fancy accoutrements spa or indulge in comfort foods. - cast an imaginative glance around the kitchen. Spatu- las and clothespins are the most obvious resources.

LEO (July 23 - August 22): You’re suddenly showing the instincts of a border collie, try- PISCES (February 19 - March 19): Be very ing to round up your friends into an involved, integrated careful of cuts and burns in the kitchen - and unit. Spontaneous acts of affection - and baking - should of arguments with Mother or other relatives. And yes, prove more effective than your more usual bursts of that includes your partner! Any frustrated energy is best inspiration and will. released by cleaning house and getting rid of clutter.

VIRGO (August 23 - September 22): Recent arguments with authority fi gures - or with subordinates in your own role of authority - are likely to turn emotional. Stop and think about what is nurturing your ambitions and how hierarchical relations - at work or not - can be more supportive.

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 25 Adult Film Review

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26 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 27 James Loney Christian, Activist, Openly Gay…Hero?

face – alienation, marginalization, depression, familial By Stephen Lock abandonment, substance abuse problems, homo-lesbo- bi-trans-phobia, anti-queer violence - the whole gamut of Up until a couple of weeks ago, few people dysfunctional social networks most members of minori- had ever heard of the Christian PeaceMakers ties have imposed on them by dominant culture. These Team unless they were themselves in a the- are real issues facing our communities in North America atre of confl ict. Nobody had heard of James and need attention. Loney one of the four men captured by “Iraqi However, every once in awhile the James Loney’s of the insurgents,” and one of whom was subse- world remind us just how lucky we are here, for all the problems we face. quently killed. Mainstream media, to its credit, hasn’t gone all sen- When he, along with Canadian Harmeet Sooden, sational on this – although it might yet happen. Loney’s Briton Norm Kember, and American Tom Fox were return to the US was major news, of course. He was met captured, the world’s attention turned once again to the at the airport by family, friends…and Dan. Press reports chaos of the Middle East. News agencies reported on the dropped references to “Loney’s partner, Dan Hunt” negotiations’ progress, editorials were written about the into the copy as casually as they dropped the names of plight of the three remaining workers, but what was not parents and other family members. For those of us who mentioned was Loney’s homosexuality or that he had have been around a while, this sort of media treatment is a partner, Dan Hunt, waiting for him back home in the nothing short of amazing. States. It really isn’t that many years ago when any reference Both Loney’s family and the organizers within CPT to Loney’s partner, if any, would be self-consciously made a decision to keep his gayness a secret for fear of couched in terms of “long time friend,” or “companion.” jeopardizing his life. In more recent years, the media would have been all over Iraq is one of the most anti-homosexual nations on this…headlines would scream “He’s Gay!” when referring earth. Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and a few to Loney. To feature Hunt simply as his partner, just other heavily traditional Islamic countries kill those con- as the media would portray the husband of a straight victed of homosexuality by beheading, shooting, strangu- woman returning from that situation, or the wife of a lation, or hanging. straight man returning, is major. If during his incarceration his captors had realized One of the big questions arising on various GLBTQ Loney was gay, he would not have returned home alive. and activist discussion lists is the question of Loney’s They would have “executed” him immediately. religious affi liation, and how is an openly gay man able to work within a Christian activist environment? Here in Canada we have recently come through a long and exhaustive struggle to have equal marriage Most “Christian activist organizations” tend to be made into law. I supported that, I worked hard on that of the Focus on the Family, Concerned Christians, and campaign, and am proud we were successful. However, Lifesite variety - pro-family, pro-life/anti-choice, tradi- when one looks around at the situation of our gay/bi tional values, anti-GLBTQ rights (or outright just plain brothers, to a lesser but anti-GLBTQ), and in favour of the traditional defi nition still signifi cant degree our of marriage…in other words, against equal marriage. Answers to this month’s lesbian/bi sisters, to say That being the case, how could an openly gay man in a Q-Puzzle on page 32 nothing of our trans cous- 14-year relationship with another man self-defi ne as a ins, not only in Third World “Christian activist,” let alone be involved with a Christian countries but in much of activist network? the US, queer Canadians At fi rst blush, it would appear there would be a con- really need to more fully fl ict. We all know what “Christian activism” is about, realize just how damn good don’t we? we have it. The organization styles itself as “committed to reducing This is not to minimize violence by…getting in the way” and its modus operandi some of the real social and is to peacefully interfere in military operations by acting political issues many within as human shields. CPT also “provides organizational our GLBTQ communities support to persons committed to faith-based non-violent

28 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 alternatives in situations where lethal confl ict is an im- six houses in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, offer- mediate reality or is supported by public policy.” ing free dinners and up to 10 beds in each house. They make a particular point of being gay-friendly and offering The organization is sponsored by the Mennonite sanctuary to military deserters from the United States. Churches of the USA and Canada, Church of The Breth- ren, The Quakers, The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North According to the Globe and Mail story Catholic Worker America, The Basilians, and The Presbyterian Peace Fel- has been involved in protests with “far-left groups” such lowship. All in all, a fairly conservative crowd. as the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and the Homes not Bombs campaign. Loney’s pacifi st leanings are what Loney’s own religious background is rooted in Roman apparently led him to the Christian Peacemaker Teams. Catholicism. How did a nice activist-minded gay boy get The CPT is also gay-friendly, aligning itself with other himself involved with this bunch? left-leaning Christian groups. The Mennonite Church, while heavily involved in social Such activity does not make the group popular justice issues and the peace movement, is still a theologi- amongst some interests. CPT has been accused of taking cally conservative church. As Anabaptists, Mennonites a one-sided approach to international confl icts. Critics are part of the same tradition as Amish, Hutterite, The maintain the group is anti-Israeli and too pro-Palestinian Brethren, and the Dukabours. and its own website, while talking about the Christian In the 1987 “A Call to Affi rmation, Confession and edict to “love thine enemies,” also tends to cast Western Covenant Regarding Human Sexuality,” the Mennonite interests as that enemy. Church (USA) stated; “We confess our fear and repent of The evolution of a socially-conscious, pacifi st, leftist our absence of love toward those with a different sexual gay man, who clearly possesses strong Christian roots, orientation and of our lack of understanding for their into an openly gay peace activist working within a leftist struggle to fi nd a place in society and in the church.” Christian organization with strong ties to the Mennonite Okay, that’s not too bad. Church is a story waiting to be told. I smell a Movie of However, in the section immediately following this, is; the Week in the works…. “We understand the Bible to teach that genital inter- course is reserved for a man and a woman united in a marriage covenant and that violation even within the Stephen Lock is a long-time glbtq activist, Vice-President and relationship, i.e., wife battering, is a sin. It is our under- Regional Co-Director for Egale Canada and also the producer and standing that this teaching also precludes premarital, host of a semi-monthly glbtq radio show, Speak Sebastian, airing extramarital, and homosexual genital activity. We further at 9pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month on CJSW FM understand the Bible to teach the sanctity of the mar- 90.9 (www.cjsw.com). riage covenant and that any violation of this covenant is sin.” Classic “love the sinner, hate the sin.” The Mennonite Church USA acknowledges a “lack of understanding” for the struggles GLBTQ people face, both in society and within the Mennonite Church itself, but equates homosexuality as being on the same level of sin as wife battering and adultery. Homosexuality is wrong – doesn’t matter if it’s all about back alley sex or living and loving in a committed relationship – the church makes a blanket statement, devoid of under- standing or subtleties: Homosexuality is a sin, all of it is a sin…no exceptions. Of course, the position of the Roman Catholic Church regarding homosexuality is well known (they’re against it…) and equally as dogmatic. Turns out CPT, while strongly Mennonite in its roots, is actually highly queer-affi rmative. Both Loney and his partner were instrumental in building the Toronto chap- ter of the Catholic Worker movement, an organization that tilts toward socialism, and is queer-positive, during the early 1990s. At the time, he and his co-founders were described as young Christians in their 20s who had “seriously considered studying for the priesthood,” ac- cording to a recent Globe and Mail story. Dorothy Day, a journalist-turned-activist in the 1930s, founded Catholic Worker. She espoused pacifi sm and opened hospitality houses for the indigent in New York City. In Canada, the Catholic Workers run a network of

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 29 RENDEZ-VOUS AVEC MOI, C’EST SOIR 1st World Outgames in Montreal A Historic First

By Stephen Lock Community | Spotlight Montreal is playing host to the fi rst annual World Outgames, a huge coming together of Premier of Quebec; and Louise Arbour, The Canadian United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, GLBTQ amateur athletes from around the based out of Geneva, Switzerland. world. The Gay and Lesbian International “The International Human Rights Conference is a fi rst, Sports Association (GLISA), a group formed to that we know of,” says Dessureault. “So far, we have had develop gay and lesbian sport worldwide, are a thousand delegates register for the conference and our the organizers of the event. It is the second goal is 2,000 delegates. No other GLBT conference has such organization after Gay Games. ever had those numbers.” In addition to the main International Conference, there GLISA sanctions world and continental games that are two sub-conferences taking place: Workers Out!, welcome and encourages queer athletes, creates a calen- dealing with GLBTQ labour issues and Out for Business, dar of global GLBTQ sports events, fosters the creation of a gathering of GLBTQ Chambers of Commerce from all new GLBTQ federations, clubs and teams, and supports over the world. A bursary program has been initiated to existing sports organizations. The association promotes assist delegates coming from Third World countries. certain core beliefs that hold the acronym “PRIDE” (Par- ticipation and celebration, Respect and fairness, Innova- Other keynote speakers throughout the conference in- tion, Diversity, Empowerment). clude: Mark Tewksbury; Martina Navratilova; Episcopa- lian Bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson; author of GLISA itself grew out of a think tank of leaders in The Trouble With Islam Today, Irshad Manji; Archbishop both the GLBTQ and mainstream sports world who met of Cape Town, South Africa (retired) Desmond Tutu; in Montreal in January 2004 to discuss the future of Brazilian Appellate Judge, Court of Justice, State of Rio GLBTQ sports following a philosophical and fi nancial dis- Grande do sul, Maria Berenice Dias; substitute Senator agreement with Gay Games. GLISA is quick to point out and former Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Mexi- in its dealings with media that the Out Games are not in can Federal Congress, Patria Jimenez; Spanish President competition with Gay Games, or in reaction to them, but José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero; and others. rather are a continuation of the spirit of GLBTQ sports and an expansion of opportunities for queer athletes During the brainstorming sessions, the organizers put from around the world to connect and compete. forward various names of international individuals in- volved in or supportive of GLBTQ human rights. Letters “The City of Montreal, and Montrealers in general, were of invitation were then sent out. very supportive of hosting Gay Games VII,” says Pascal Dessureault, Press Secretary for the 1st World Outgames “It helped that the City of Montreal, the Province of Montreal 2006. “During negotiations with Gay Games Quebec, and the Government of Canada were so sup- there were some disagreements and differences around portive of the games and the conference,” says Des- how to approach these games and it was decided, based sureault. “We approached individuals known for their on the business model we had developed, to go ahead work in human rights, and specifi cally for their work in and create a new event. The backing was there, the GLBTQ human rights, to invite them to speak at this venues were there, everything was in place. To have lost conference. We were very pleased with the level of af- this opportunity would have been an economic blow [to fi rmative response. It is very meaningful, for instance, to Montreal].” have the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights speaking at this conference. That has never hap- To date, approximately 12,000 participants have regis- pened before.” tered and organizers expect close to 250,000 spectators, generating close to $170 million for Montreal. While much of the funding and other administrative work was accomplished under Paul Martin’s government, The Montreal World Outgames take place July 26th to Dessureault does not anticipate any problems under a 29th, 2006 in that city’s Palais des Congrès, the conven- Stephen Harper government. tion centre located in the heart of the historic city. “He has been invited. It’s too early to tell if we will The Preliminary Programme of the International experience any problems or reactions from his MPs. The Conference on LGBT Rights opens with keynote speak- funding is already in place, we’ve been working with the ers Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal; Jean Charest, relevant departments to get this all up and running…so

30 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 we will see what happens. We have had a high level of cooperation from the government on this, so we are con- fi dent there will be few, if any, problems.” The various issues to be addressed in the fi ve plenary sessions include GLBTQ rights in the US and Canada, Africa and the Arab World, Latin America, Asia and the Pacifi c Region, Europe, as well as the future of GLBTQ rights worldwide. Over 200 workshops on various as- pects of rights work are planned. “We put out a Call for Proposals early in the process,” says Dessureault. “We received over 800 workshop proposals and eventually managed to choose 200 we thought would be of interest to delegates.” Such an enormous and high profi le undertaking requires considerable cash. Again, various interests stepped up to help bring this conference to fruition. “Approximately twenty-two per cent of our funding comes from corporate donations, such as Tourism Mon- treal, Labatt’s, Radio Canada, Bell Canada, Air Canada, and Via Rail, to name a few. One third is from registra- tions, one third is government funding at civic, provincial and federal levels, and then we have product marketing and branding.” Throughout the conference, organizers will refer to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as to the United Nations’ Freedoms and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (http: //www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/docs/cesc/cn_e.cfm). At the close of the Conference, participants will be presented with the Declaration of Montreal and will have opportunities to comment on the Declaration before and during the Conference. It is hoped this Declaration to the United Nations, and to national governments, will be instrumental in mobilizing unequivocal support for LGBT rights worldwide. The Games themselves will be a major athletic and cul- tural event that brings together people from all over the world. The games welcome everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, age, gender identity, race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, physical challenge, political beliefs, physical ability, athletic/artistic skills or HIV/ health status. As with the Gay Games, all that matters is the desire to support the ideals of the Outgames. People with specifi c needs or disabilities are integrated as full-fl edged participants, volunteers, offi cials and spectators. Their website (www.montreal2006.org) declares, “Montréal 2006’s vision is to orchestrate the largest and most magnifi cent gathering of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transvestites, transsexuals and heterosexuals coming to- gether in a festive spirit of celebration in North America’s City of Festivals. Montrealers of all persuasions, gay and non-gay, are dedicated to making this event a resound- ing success, thereby bearing out Montréal’s reputation as a City of Games.” Montreal OutGames 2006 http://www.montreal2006.org

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 31 Q Puzzle “Extreme View of Family”

By GayCalgary.com Magazine Staff Fun | Crosswords CLUE: a crossword that pokes fun at the idea that sexuality is just for procreation.

Across 50 Sitcom character hung 1 Messy little balls like a horse 6 Warhol critic Greenberg 52 … then gay men should 10 Sheryl Swoopes’ org. only have sex while fi lling 14 Jethrene Bodine’s out ___ mother 58 Kiss of the Spider 15 “Baby Doll” band Woman setting 16 One to blow on 59 The Kids in the Hall bit 17 Sound of a sudden, 60 Sexual orientation, e.g. involuntary discharge 62 A Streetcar Named De- 18 Sinead O’Connor’s sire director Kazan country 19 Got a little 63 Box with a tail behind 64 Dirty Dancing director 20 If the only purpose of Ardolino ___ … 65 Say “She’s just a friend” 23 Virginia Woolf’s A Room to a jealous lover, e.g. of ___ Own 66 Origin of a pansy 24 “Woe ___!” (Hamlet) 67 Falcon grabber 25 Noise of the lambs 28 Recipient of Bugs’ Down kisses 1 Danny Pintauro’s con- 30 One of Ang Lee’s cern at Stanford awards for Brokeback 2 One who says, “Let us 21 Nervous gay man? 52 Made a hole-in-one, to Mountain prey” 22 Colette’s love Sheehan 34 Bishop prefi x in a 3 Island of Queen’s Surf 25 Tower of many tongues 53 Cut Cather title and Diamond Head Beach 26 Where to fi nd your 54 Lena of Queen of the 36 Stocking stuffer? 4 Relief that rhymes with favorite boxers Damned 37 It ignites when you fl ick “homo” 27 Member names and 55 Nick at ____ your Bic 5 Orton’s Entertaining Mr. passwords at gay.com and 56 Bar by the altar at the 38 … is to enable people in ___ gfn.com Cathedral of Hope ___ … 6 Queens on a board 29 Prod 57 Farm erection 41 Susan Feniger main 7 Oral legend 31 One that can be 61 Ann Heron’s One Teen- dish 8 Pick-me-up paddled on the stern ager in ____ 42 Bruin Bobby 9 Star Canyon lists 32 Paid for a hand 43 Verlaine or Rimbaud 10 From A to B, to Bou- 33 Takes a load off Answer key is on page 28 44 Wonder Woman weapon langer 35 Rough stuff 45 Opening parts? 11 “___ lay me ...” 37 Streisand 47 Wood and more 12 Celebrity biographer 39 Tony winner Take ____ 48 Prefi x with peein’? David 40 Fed a forgotten line, on 13 Blowjob fi lmer Warhol Broadway 45 77 Sunset Strip char- acter whose name means “queer” 46 Snow White’s dwarfs, e.g. 49 Throws two jacks off on an inside straight, e.g. 51 Word for skin

32 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 The Clean House ATP’s Newest Show is Gloriously Messy

By Jason Clevett Review | Theatre After a successful run for playRites, ATP returns to their cornerstone series with The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl. Filled with laughter and heartfelt emotion, the show is one of the best ones I have seen in Calgary theatre this season. “A place for everything and everything in its place” is the mantra for successful doctor Lane, played by Marie Stillin. She likes a clean house, unfortunately Lane’s housekeeper Matilde (Carmen Aguirre) is still grieving the loss of her parents, “The funniest people in Brazil” and doesn’t feel like cleaning. Lane’s sister Virginia (Valerie Ann Pearson) has a solution, striking a deal with Matilde to clean the house in secret. The discovery of some rather non-Lane style undergarments are the fi rst clues to what will unfold in the second half of the show. the brightest spots in the show. Her performance alone is It is in the second half that the show truly comes to- worth the price of admission, and on top of that you add gether, as the fi rst act built up subtly to the climax and the rest of the cast! These two over the top characters left the audience hanging anxiously for the second part. are balanced out by the other dysfunctional but more It is there where Lane’s life falls apart when her husband subdued characters. It’s the perfect blend. Charles (Brian Dooley) introduces his soulmate Ana I’m not going to give away too many other plot points (Kyra Harper) to the group. This is truly one of the fun- because what makes The Clean House stand out is how niest scenes in the show as Charles explains his reason- the story unfolds and the heart that it contains. Behind ing. From there, the characters fi ght, love, and come to the multiple stomach-grabbing laughs is a really pure understanding and friendship. and genuine story that makes you think, and will elicit a While Sarah Ruhl’s script is well written and hilarious, lot of strong emotional reactions. You end up genuinely it is not something that would work without an extreme- liking these characters despite their many fl aws, because ly talented cast. ATP Artistic Director Bob White has our fl aws are what make us human. chosen this cast perfectly; each has grasped what makes Sometimes a great theatrical experience comes from their character tick. Stillen’s portrayal of the uptight an unexpected route. Sometimes it is strong voices in a Lane is fl awless – she has the ability to translate her musical, a stunning performance in a one-person show, feelings to the audience with just a look or movement. the art of puppetry or a big sweeping storyline. The Clean Aguirre’s Matilde is brilliant – she is over the top in all House has none of these but I would put up what I saw the right ways and her jokes and comments are some of in this show against anything else I have ever raved about. Go and see this show - you’ll understand what I mean when it’s over. Alberta Theatre Projects presents “The Clean House” March 28th – April 15th, 2006 (403) 294-7402 www.atplive.com

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 33 34 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 Just Ask Nina! The Dish who dishes advice

Dear Confusion, By Nina Tron How could you not be confused, the man who fathered Dear Nina, your child is cross dressing. I have always said if some- thing don’t feel right, chances are my dear you’re right! I am at loss of where to turn, I’ve heard your name So if you think there is more to this, then so do I my mentioned by many of my gay friends, the man I’ve been dear. Now it’s the what-to-do that is up to you! If this involved with for many years and the father of my child is the type of relationship you want: the man, the pink has been dressing in drag on the side. He assures me elephant, the baby and you, then you’ll probably have to that it is not anything for me to worry about as it is a fi nd a bigger place to live. Or you can move on and get form of sexual expression. I’ve been supportive to this yourself together. You can still be supportive as he is point but I do not understand his reasoning for this the father of your baby, but if it ain’t what you want then behavior, it’s about his need to express himself. It’s the don’t wait! I urge you to also think of the child, because pink elephant in our relationship and he refuses to talk if you’re confused by this situation as an adult, imagine openly with me about it, as he feels that it is nothing I how confused your child is!!! should be worried about. I think he would be best served if we were to break up, so he could explore his identity. Best Wishes, What do I do? Nina Confused Girlfriend I am here for you, and I look forward to hearing from you all, I can be reached at: [email protected] or Mailed to Ask Nina c/o GayCalgary.com Magazine, Suite 100, 215 14th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0M2. You can also watch Nina every Sunday night and events through out the week at Twisted Element, 1006 11th Avenue SW.

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gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 35 Queens, Courts and Crowns The World of Drag

By Matchbox Max Community | Spotlight As the current highest double crowned rial Crown Princess Royale, Imperial Grand Duke and lesbian representative of the ISCCA, SA, I get Imperial Grand Duchess. These titles are voted in by the a lot of questions. Most often asked, “What is current Board of Directors. Any member can run for any the crown for?” To explain this fully we need title as long as the appropriate traditional gender of the to dig back into history. title is portrayed at functions throughout the reigning year. Membership in the ISCCA, SA is a minimal $5.00 Calgary currently has 2 active organizations which per year. “Crown” their representatives each year. The ISCCA, SA and Illusions. The crowns are a public symbol of title. The Emperor, Empress, Prince, Princess, Duke and Each position has different sizes and types of crowns. Duchess are known as the Upper House. As such, they are the key organizers and they host various fundraising The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Chinook Arch, events throughout their year. Additional committed Social Association otherwise known as ISCCA, SA, is volunteers are part of the lower house with various titles. a chapter of the International Imperial Court System, It’s not always an easy job arranging events around other founded over 40 years ago in San Francisco by Empress organizations events and venues, or coming up with new I, Jose, The Widow Norton. The ICS is the second largest ideas. GLBT organization in the world with over 70 chapters in the USA, Canada, Mexico and the UK. The main goal The ISCCA, SA has a Board of Directors to ensure of this International governing body is to set “universal” continuity each year, as well as to ensure high standards standards and direction for smaller groups to raise funds of the organization, enforce protocol, and when neces- for their own local charities through hosting shows and sary, use disciplinary measures according to government many other fund raising activities within the community. registered bylaws. The ISCCA, SA is the longest running GLBT organiza- The second organization in Calgary is the Illusions tion in Calgary. We are registered with the Government Social Club. It is a transgender/transvestite club where of Alberta as a Non-profi t Charity Fundraising Organiza- members, their spouses and friends can go to a safe tion, currently in our 30th year. We are ambassadors of place for social functions. They have elected an Empress goodwill and represent Calgary and Southern Alberta at of Illusions in past years. various functions throughout North America and abroad. We are people who enjoy entertaining you with dance, The Annual Coronation Ball is the night the current lip sync, cross-dressing and gender-bending; we mostly reign steps down and new Emperor and Empress, the perform as opposite sex fi gures. Most of us do not wish highest public fi gureheads for the following year are to have a sex change, our additional padding, packing, crowned. It is the wind-up of the old and start of the makeup etc. is for entertainment purposes only. Our new. Monies raised all year long are given to the chari- shows are for your entertainment and we also sell 50/50 ties this night. We also host many visitors and sister tickets at most of them. Shooter bars and raffl es for vari- courts for the event. Three to four weeks before the ball ous items are also part of some shows and venues. is the “campaign” where approved members compete for the titles. They’ll be out in the bars schmoozing you with Each individual’s gowns, jewelry, hair, make up and trinkets, pictures and various other advertising. Talk to costumes are not purchased through any organizational them, get their views on new ideas and see what they are funds. This is all at one’s own expense. Some travel about, then go vote for whom you think is best suited to expenses can be reimbursed with approval of the respec- represent you. Ball Week is the week prior to the ball and tive boards. Tipping performers at shows is purely an all kinds of events are held throughout this period. Vot- individual preference; a loonie is the minimal standard. ing is held this year on April 15th, from noon to midnight Some tip as a show of respect for the song, the per- at the Backlot, and the next Emperor and Empress will former, or the costumes. Bowing and curtseying is done be voted in by the community itself. You don’t need to be among performers and members as a show of respect a member to vote, just have ID within the 403 area code! and hierarchy of titles. As the court has grown throughout the years, addi- So now, next time you see us at dances or at various tional help has been deemed necessary and the Emperor other bars or functions you know what we are about. and Empress respectively submit names of their choices When we are out in crowns, it is usually before or after for the titles of Imperial Crown Prince Royal, Impe- our events. Feel free to come up and talk to any of us if

36 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 you have questions or check out what we’ve been up to with fundraising. Calgary’s Ball week is coming up in April and I encour- age you to check out the week’s functions on the website and posters. Our current reign, Emperor 29 Dion and Empress 29 Argentina, along with their upper and lower houses have worked hard all year long and would like to see your support at their step down. Come out and see what we are all about! Further information can be found at: www.iscca.ca www.impcourt.org www.glcsa.org (transgender program)

In service to the Community, His Imperial Sovereign Highness, The Double Crowned, Silver Streaked, Rainbow Gentleman, Prince Charming of the Ladies, Imperial Grand Duke 16 Imperial Crown Prince Royal 25 Matchbox Max [email protected] 38 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 AIDS VANCOUVER’S SAFER SEX CAMPAIGN - Continued from page 13 fostered interest, it piqued people’s curiosity, and it made them pay attention. However, we recognized we couldn’t trade on that sort of controversy again with the GMPS. There was no value in creating a campaign in which the ads were not being run.” While there was a good response to the Think Again campaign based on follow-up surveys, the campaign didn’t affect change in most men. The GMPS campaign had three times the number of respondents to its follow- up survey and the current feedback is that it did affect some change in behaviour. “That’s fi ne,” says Banks. “The ads had different objec- tives and, in our view, both hit the mark.” GMPS is actually two campaigns. One is a text only campaign targeting public venues such as billboards. The second campaign involves the use of photos of men’s crotches in sexy briefs, jockstraps etc., with the name men give to their penises emblazoned across them (i.e. Butt Pirate, Ass Master, Chicken Baster, Jack Hammer, etc.). The latter campaign is specifi cally targeted to gay clubs, bathhouses, and queer periodicals. “We really struggled with keeping this campaign sexy… we didn’t want to take sex out of it,” says Banks. “As men, and certainly as gay men, we are visual creatures. We respond to sexual imagery; we pay attention to it.” Whether our response to such imagery is the ‘chicken’ or the ‘egg,’ we do respond to such imagery. When talk- ing about sex and sexuality it would also seem to make sense to use sexual and/or sexy imagery. Rethink Advertising, the ad fi rm behind both cam- paigns, was not sure they could produce such images for the original campaign. The AIDS Vancouver team thought otherwise and eventually the ad fi rm went with their suggestions. “Of course, what fl ies in Montreal or Toronto doesn’t necessarily fl y in smaller more conservative centres,” says Banks, “and we needed to be conscious of that in the designing of the campaign.” The cheekiness of the campaign is quite conscious. “If you live in a war zone long enough,” observes Banks, “then you adapt. HIV infection is our war zone. It still has a huge impact on our community and our lives – and that impact is not always positive. You can’t live for decades with death and dying at the top of your mind; you will begin to shut down. Many older gay men lived through all that, losing loved ones, friendship groups, all that. They adapted and incorporated safer sex into their sexual life.” “Younger gay men have a totally different perspective on HIV/AIDS. They haven’t gone through what the pre- vious generation of gay men went through. I don’t think anyone would want them to, but because their experi- ence of HIV/AIDS is different, their approach is different and our education efforts need to refl ect that.” For more information on the Gay Men Play Safe cam- paign log on to www.gaymenplaysafe.com. gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 39 Engaging, Challenging & Thought-Provoking Films By women - for Everyone!

By Tamrin Hildebrandt, Festival Coordinator Preview | Theatre Each year the Herland Film & Video Fes- & gas, coming out, breast cancer and the sex trade. Nor tival brings a diverse selection of engaging, have they forgotten that, though women face many chal- challenging and thought provoking fi lms and lenges and adversities, we all need to laugh and fi nd joy videos by independent Canadian women art- and beauty in our lives and in ourselves. ists to Calgary audiences, and this year is no exception. Herland Film Festival (403) 245-3441 Herland is Calgary’s longest running independent fi lm [email protected] festival, embarking on her 16th year, and is unique in www.herlandfestival.com that she focuses on presenting works by women. As a feminist organization, herland has made a commitment to showcasing work by diverse populations, including First Nations women, women of colour, women with dis- abilities, queer women and the transgendered commu- nity. Her sustaining philosophy is anti-sexist, anti-racist, and anti-homophobic. This has been an exhilarating year for herland and there are some exciting things happening. The 2006 festival will take place at The GRAND; a grand space that celebrates Calgary’s vibrant history and provides a venue for the arts to thrive. We hope that The GRAND will become herland’s new home as the festival continues to grow and meet the needs of Calgarians and women media artists. There is something for everyone at the festival: An Eco-Feminism program, for all those tree huggers out there. The Gender Continuum program, taking a revealing look into the Trans community. The Gala, celebrating women in the arts. The Aboriginal program, showcasing works by Aborigi- nal women. An International program that provides a glimpse into Southeast Asia. A full Queer program - revealing the intricate and inti- mate details of lesbian life. Local Motion - a diverse range of fi lms/videos by Cal- gary artists. A Shorts program - a lot can be said in a short fi lm. With a wide range of themes and genres, herland offers an exciting line-up that promises to inspire, enlighten, educate and entertain. As always, the programming com- mittees have not shied away from controversial topics such as eating disorders, body image, urban sprawl, oil

40 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 hoot! hoot! hoot! FOR A FESTIVAL OF THE OPERAESQUE

Presented by BUBONIC TOURIST Preview | Theatre Bubonic Tourist has gone and done the and continued on to study opera and classical music at unexpected, unexplained and unconventional the Trinity College of Music in London. Shand’s love for again by bringing you four performance, classical musicians such as Mozart and Strauss, doesn’t video and installation artists playing with the eliminate her desire to explore innovative performance, notion of opera, in hoot hoot hoot: a festival and expand her repertoire to include contemporary works. John Cage’s Aria has become an obligatory stage of the operaesque, running from April 20-22 for a singer such as Shand, who is interested in con- at Motel in the EPCOR CENTRE. temporary music. The text, pronounced according to the intonation suggested by the curves, contains vowels, Whether it’s David Bateman’s queer, white decon- consonants, words and phrases in fi ve different languag- struction of Madame Butterfl y, internationally renowned es: Armenian, Russian, English, French and Italian. Istvan Kantor’s trans media, philosophical adventure Nineveh, local artist Delea Shand’s interpretation of John Don Simmons Cage’s Aria or Don Simmon’s cinematic installation, the works in hoot hoot hoot beg, borrow, steal and often Using audio samples from International/Foreign fi lms, times out and out destroy opera as it is known in high Simmons creates an experience for viewers that manipu- art circles. lates and controls their emotions while experiencing the piece. These false and emotional states situate the viewer godsavesthedragqueen productions (David Bate- inside the movie, making them relate and emphasize man) – Lotus Blossom with the characters. The experience of the piece is that of a living cinematic moment. The installation features elec- A PhD in English/Creative Writing, Bateman has tronic devices that detect presented his text-based performance art across Canada movement using infrared and the United States. Lotus Blossom Special (Metamor- sensors, a basic stamp phosis and Misidentifi cation in Madame Butterfl y) offers chip, a stereo amplifi er, an alternative, contemporary interpretation of “Madame and a speaker. In explain- Butterfl y”, while addressing race, gender, and sexual ing the motivation behind identity issues via stand-up comedy, country music, this short but infl uential and autobiographical storytelling, as well as focusing on festival, Bubonic Tourist’s Asian-Canadian subjectivity from a queer, white perspec- Artistic Director, Eric tive. Moschopedis says, “Opera Istvan Kantor - Nineveh as we know it is so often reserved for our grandpar- Hungarian born Canadian performance and video art- ents. I want to know what ist, industrial music and electropop singer, and founder opera is to the innovative of Neoism, Istvan Kantor is most known for his works in- and emerging artists in our volving vandalism and gore, painting large X’s in his own culture.” blood on the walls of modern art museums. In doing so, the artist has been banned from For more information many of the worlds art galleries on hoot hoot hoot or and received the Canadian Gover- to purchase tickets, nor General’s Award in Visual and please contact Bubonic Media arts, 2004. His 1997 trans Tourist at 403.294.7484 media piece titled Nineveh, fea- or visit their website at tures image, text and sound inte- www.bubonictourist.ca. grated in an exalted and streaming operatic testimony. Delea Shand - John Cage’s Aria Classically trained singer, Shand graduated from Calgary’s own U of C with a degree in English,

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 41 Trend Setting Bathrooms

By Alykhan Velji Interior | Design In the design world at the moment, bath- rooms are defi nitely getting more attention. No matter how small or big, there are great ways to add some drama to your bathroom. These are the top 3 trends that are having a huge impact in the world of bathrooms at the moment: Spa Retreat This trend has been created by the onset of amazing spas that have been opening up around the world. They pay much attention to design details but keep their ap- pearance soothing and calm. Who wouldn’t want a trip to the bathroom to feel like you just entered relaxing retreat! You can achieve this look by the incorporation of gentle colors such as light greens, sky blues, and whites. Accent colors such as oranges can also be infused into the space for hits of color. Think birds of paradise, calla lilies, and orchids for inspiration - they are simple yet elegant. To add sinks with funky faucets. Frosted glass also makes a great warmth to the space, bring in wood tones such as Wenge, addition, and can be used either for separation, as counter Zebra Wood, and Walnut. which can be in a form of a tops, or for shelving. Mosaic tiles would also look stunning framed mirror, vanities, and fl ooring. It used to be a huge in the space as well; subway tiles in colors such as white, faux pas to use wood in bathrooms because of humidity gray or black. Be creative and funky with the use of color! but, thanks to modern technology, there are companies Think of the FAB interior of a club and then infuse these that have made their business to create bathroom-perfect ideas into your bathroom. If you like the clean, contem- wood fl ooring. When it comes to accessories, think simplic- porary look then the Urban Getaway bathroom is the way ity! White porcelain vessel sinks in organic forms will fi t in you should go. perfectly with clean lined hardware and faucets. As far as New Traditional showers, think more wet-room. This is a new take on the stand up shower where basically the whole bathroom is My favorite look! It’s all about mixing and matching a wet space. This will open the room up creating a larger modern pieces with the traditional! This look is a fantas- more airy feeling - perfect for that Zen shower after a tic juxtaposition, and is all about DRAMA! If you have an healthy, revitalizing yoga session! older home, and by that I mean something that is over 100 years, you will have amazing bones to work with; claw foot Urban Getaway tubs, marvelous moldings, and if you are lucky, handsome This is a very modern fi xtures and sinks. But if not, you can still achieve this bathroom look that predom- look in your bathroom. We all have seen gorgeous gold gilt inantly uses dark woods. A Victorian mirrors used in very traditional spaces. Think of fantastic look that is becom- lacquering these mirrors in white or black to give it that ing über-trendy is the use of modern edge. This piece over a super modern vanity and fl oating cabinets. You’ll want sink will look stunning! The look is best achieved when to lean toward the no–clut- you use black and white, but highly lacquered pieces are ter, look which is reinforced also fantastic. For those of us that are blessed with huge with these cabinets because bathrooms that can incorporate a little seating area, why there are no legs to disrupt not do a stunning antique Bergere chair upholstered in the view. Add a twist to this terry cloth…how divine! Don’t be afraid to mix and match, look with the addition of hot, just remain within the color palette. Another great hint: bold colors such as lacquer Lucite furniture/accessories are an amazing addition to red, white, and lime green. this look. Think square over mount Many people spend a lot of time in the bathroom, getting

42 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 ready, taking baths, whatever it may be. Thank god that they are getting the attention that they deserve! Whatever your style is, don’t clutter your bathroom with a lot of stuff. Think storage, fi rst and foremost, because no one likes to see a mess. Then, think of the look you want to achieve, and with your new knowledge, explore your op- tions. There are plenty of amazing stores around Calgary that carry one-of-a-kind bathroom lines that are sure to tickle your fancy!. Happy Decorating!

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gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 43 Far Away Theatre Junction’s Unique “Grand” Debut

By Jason Clevett Review | Theatre You can feel the history when you walk into Still to come from Theatre Junction is Compagnie the Grand Theatre in downtown Calgary. It Marie Chouinard’s Body-remix, which runs April 25th to truly is a beautiful space blending modern 29th. This month, The Grand will also be the site of the design with the original brickwork and feel of Herland Film Festival. the 94-year-old building. More recent memo- Also of interest during my fi rst visit to the Grand was ries include standing in awe at the masks, checking out the Velvet Restaurant. The drinks were rea- costumes and theatrical supplies at Don’s sonably priced, so feel free to indulge in a cocktail before or after the show. They have an intriguing menu – but Hobby Shop, and regular trips to the movie be prepared that it is upscale dining, and quite pricey. theatre that the space used to house. We decided to sample their dessert menu after the show, Those memories were in my head when I attended the both the crème brule and the macadamia nut ice cream opening press conference in early March, and when I re- were pleasing to both the eye and the palate. Whether turned to the theatre to see Theatre Junction’s fi rst new attending a show, stopping in for dinner or grabbing a show, Caryl Churchill’s Far Away, I was immediately drink Velvet has a lot to offer. impressed with the theatre space itself – easily one of the While Far Away may not work for everyone who sees largest and most versatile spaces in Calgary. it, it shows that Theatre Junction is back as a major and The show stars Duncan Ollerenshaw as “Todd,” Karen important player in Calgary’s theatre scene, and many Johnson-Diamond as “Harper,” Adrienne Smook as are glad to see them back inside the newly restored “Joan” and Franca Haesler as the younger version of Grand theatre. Joan. It starts off well enough with a disturbing scene Theatre Junction presents between young Joan and Harper as Joan confesses to ”Far Away” witnessing her uncle commit a brutal crime, which sticks Until April 8th, 2006 with her into adulthood. “Body Remix” It is then that the show takes a turn for the bizarre, April 25th – 29th as we meet Todd who works in a hat factory with new- Tickets: (403) 205-2922 comer Joan. The two discuss the dirty corporation that www.atthegrand.ca they work for while designing hats for a parade. We then witness the parade – an unsettling look at a different world. The show then heads back to Harper’s cabin in the woods as war engulfs the world and every living thing participates in the confl ict – leading to a bizarre conver- sation involving allegiances and if the deer and crocodiles are with us or against us. It’s surreal and a bit confus- ing. Far Away succeeds in that it has you walk out of the theatre thinking, which is what good theatre is meant to do. While the actors are great and it is a good piece, I found myself wondering why this particular piece was chosen as the comeback after Theatre Junction’s nearly two year hiatus. Clocking in at just fi fty minutes, it went in a far different direction then The Optimists and The Edible Woman, Theatre Junction’s awesome fi nal two performances at the old Betty Mitchell Theatre; I am not sure that the piece resonated with them. While I applaud Theatre Junction for putting on a show such as Far Away sometimes it is better to play safe, especially when the spotlight is so focused on something like the fi rst show of the reborn company.

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By Kevin Alderson, Ph.D., C. Psych. and Kathleen Lahey, J.D., LL.M.. Queer Quest “The union of a man and a woman is the treated when it comes to most enduring human institution, honored federal issues, such as for and encouraged in all cultures and by every purposes of federal income religious faith. . . . Marriage cannot be sev- taxation. Every U.S. state maintains the power over ered from its cultural, religious and natural who can and cannot marry, roots without weakening the good infl uence of so for same-sex marriage society”(George W. Bush, 2004). to become legal throughout the U.S., it would require There is a resurgence of interest in same-sex marriage something like a domino (SSM) in both Canada and the United States. Within the effect to occur. past two weeks, I have been interviewed by a reporter with The Advocate magazine, and both me and co-author A domino effect in the for our book, Same-Sex Marriage: The Personal and the U.S. is currently unlikely. Political, were asked this week to provide information to At this point in time, Mas- a Page working for the United States House of Represen- sachusetts is the only state tatives in Washington, DC. In response, I am pleased to that currently permits same-sex marriage. Although again be co-authoring with Prof. Kathleen Lahey, this there are same-sex marriage cases working their way time for Queer Quest. through the courts in fi ve other states, it may still be several years before any fi nal decisions are produced. In Why the resurgence? As you can imagine, not everyone the meantime, the number of DoMA laws promoted by was pleased with the parliamentary decision made under panicky politicians grew to over 40 after the 2004 U.S. our former liberal government that legalized same-sex elections. Although these laws exist for the sole purpose marriage throughout Canada, effective July 20th, 2005. of trying to prohibit same-sex marriage, they all try to do I remember the former Pope warning Jean Chretien not it without actually using words like “lesbian,” “gay,” or to do it, and I remember some leaders of other coun- even “same-sex.” Some state courts have ruled that some tries warning Paul Martin not to do it. Nonetheless, they DoMAs do not have the desired legal effect, but again, it did it. You have to give our former Canadian leaders a will take a good 5 to 10 more years to clear the road to thumbs-up for having the nerve to pass legislation that same-sex marriage even when they can be litigated. protects equal rights to our queer community, despite opposition from elsewhere. The opposition – by the way The picture in Canada is very different. It is true that – is not always far away. Stephen Harper has attempted to take political advan- tage of the conservative and religious backlash to Cana- George W. Bush called for a ban on same-sex marriage dian same-sex marriage. He actively sought out support in 1994 [1], and many states have subsequently adopted from those groups on the promise that he would reopen Defence of Marriage Acts (DoMAs) that defi ne marriage the discussion of SSM in the House of Commons, and as only between a man and a woman. You don’t have to would seek repeal of the new federal civil marriage law look as far as the U.S. to fi nd opposition to SSM, how- that extended SSM to the whole country just last year. ever – simply turn your head to Ottawa. Prime Minister Can he and his government, however, change what has Stephen Harper has made his views and the views of already been written into national law? his party clear from the start – they are conservative on many layers. Now it gets interesting. Of course governments can change laws, and they do all the time. But this law Okay, so what does the future hold for same-sex providing SSM was enacted because of court challenges marriage in both Canada and the United States? Let’s to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Long begin with the U.S. In the U.S., marriage is controlled before the federal government decided to enact the new by both federal and state jurisdictions. In effect, their civil marriage bill in 2005, queers in a total of nine prov- federal government does not have the power to change inces and territories had already won the right to marry the laws regarding “capacity to marry” – in other words, through court decisions, because Charter challenges they cannot decide for their country whether same-sex brought in each of those jurisdictions resulted in court couples should be allowed to marry or not. The federal orders that permitted them to marry beginning in 2003. government can only affect how same-sex couples are These court orders opening up marriage to same-sex

46 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 couples were not just whimsical court decisions that ap- have the right to marry would immediately turn to the peared out of nowhere – they were squarely based on the courts to challenge the new law – and these would still equality provisions in section 15 of the Charter of Rights, be the same courts that had already ruled that denying which, since 1995, the Supreme Court of Canada has queers the right to marry violates the Charter in the fi rst ruled protect queers from discrimination just like they place. Furthermore, these court challenges would have protect other minority groups. In addition, in December an additional target – the failure to validly invoke the 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada added its weight to notwithstanding clause to protect the repealing law from all these court cases in a strongly-worded judgment that Charter challenge for a period of fi ve years. This would advised the federal government that its proposed new simply mean that the federal government would become civil marriage bill – extending same-sex marriage to all embroiled in protracted litigation all over again, and at the other parts of Canada - was constitutionally valid. another huge price. Whichever way the issue might play The Supreme Court concluded that same-sex marriage out, the Charter has been set up to prevent disgruntled was unquestionably “consistent” with the equality guar- politicians playing on backlash sentiments from doing antees of the Charter, and spoke in affi rming language what Mr. Harper apparently thinks he should try to do. of the many provincial and territorial decisions that had As we wrote in 2004, “Queer marriage has come to already been reported. Indeed, in its advisory decision, Canada to stay.” [2] We live in a country that is now the the Court even refused to consider whether marriage world leader in the protection of queers from violations of could still be validly limited to just opposite-sex couples, their human rights. Indeed, Canada is the only country because the Court said that it did not want to issue an where same-sex couples from around the world can come opinion on the many rulings on that point (all of which to visit us, marry, and return to their homelands, possi- said no) that had already been issued by those provincial bly to seek legal recognition of their Canadian marriages and territorial courts. in their home countries. If anything, then, Canada’s Given the strength of the many court rulings that have policies on same-sex marriage will no doubt reinforce already repeatedly established that the old prohibition and perhaps even speed up the domino effect worldwide on same-sex marriage violates the Canadian Charter, as same-sex couples eventually come to be able to marry Harper is not likely to be able to actually change the law. in many more places. As psychological research has There are two basic reasons for this: shown for many years, queers are loving people, and are as capable of showing committed love when compared to First, the only constitutionally valid way to abolish heterosexual couples. We are counting on other Canadi- same-sex marriage would be to get enough parliamentary ans to be loving as well, and to refuse to be taken in by votes to invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Charter the backlash politics of the Harper government. (section 33). This clause lets Parliament pass consti- tutionally invalid legislation ‘notwithstanding’ the fact Dr. Alderson is an assistant professor of counselling psychology that it is constitutionally invalid – but only for a period at the University of Calgary who specializes in gay and lesbian of no more than fi ve years. This is not likely to happen: studies. He also maintains a private practice. He can be contacted Throughout the last election campaign, Harper repeat- by confidential email at [email protected], or by confidential edly insisted that he would not use the notwithstanding voice mail at 605-5234. clause, but would change the marriage laws with a bare Kathleen Lahey is Professor and Queen’s National Scholar at majority vote. Even if he were to change his position the Faculty of Law, Queen’s University. She can be contacted at on this, and were to try to invoke the notwithstanding [email protected]. clause, it is extremely unlikely that his minority govern- ment could collect enough votes to do so. References: 1) Bush calls for ban on same-sex marriages. (2004, February 25). Retrieved Second, if the Harper government were to try to March 30, 2006 from http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/24/elec04.pr repeal the new civil marriage law with a bare major- ez.bush.marriage/ ity vote in Parliament, there is no doubt that the many 2) Lahey, K. A., & Alderson, K. (2004). Same-sex marriage: The personal and the people who are either already married or who want to political. Toronto: Insomniac Press, p. 99.

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 47 Letters from the ISCCA Candidates

Dear Readers, As a Candidate for Empress 30, I believe in the aspect of Community | Spotlight being there for the community. If it wasn’t for the commu- nity and their support, we would not be here today. Please feel free to come up to me with any questions that you may have. If successful in my campaign for Empress 30, I will work this year to get more of our own community involved Voting for Emperor and Empress is at the Backlot on with supporting each other to make every voice heard and April 15th, 2006 from noon until midnight. respected. This is also a year about making everything fun Thank You, again, as our past Emperors and Empresses have accom- plished. I believe, by making support and awareness as Dyna Myte fun as possible, it will be remembered for years to come. Malibu Stacey Greetings to all, My name is Wolfgang Von Bearstein and i am a candi- Dear Readers, date for Emperor 30. I would like to take a moment of your time to explain my thoughts and reasons for wanting to Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Dyna Myte represent our community and Calgary as Emperor. and I am one of the two candidates running for Empress 30 this year. For those of you that are not familiar with the In this, the 30th year of the I.S.C.C.A. we have seen the ISCCA I will give you a brief description. city and the gay community change and grow up in so many exciting ways. Having been a part of that for the last It stands for The Imperial Sovereign Court of the 15 years I would like the opportunity to help nurture that Chinook Arch. It is a non-profi t organization that raises growth process. Ours is a dynamic community, comprised money for charities. Every year the community votes on of gay, leather, lesbian and transgender, as well as many a new Emperor and Empress, whose job is to organize other social clubs within these groups. fundraising in our city by doing various functions that include shows, BBQ’s, shooter bars, and 50/50 tickets, It is my thought that we should be unifi ed as a commu- as well as hosting many other events. The Emperor and nity; gathered together to show everyone the strength we Empress also travel to other cities for coronations. This have in the face of adversity. Together under one fl ag, our is the time when the current reigning Upper House steps fl ag, we can accomplish so much. down from their positions and a new group is elected and takes over. By going to these coronations the Emperor and That is my goal, to bring unity to our family, and to give Empress are representing Calgary and promoting all that back to the city and to the groups that are so close to our Calgary has to offer. In a sense we are goodwill ambassa- hearts through fundraising events. The fundraisers have dors for the community. been paramount to the I.S.C.C.A. since its inception. With the growth of our city I would like to see the expansion of The reason I would like to be the newly elected Empress the types of fundraisers we do. If elected I hope to continue is because I feel that I can do some good in this commu- working with the current establishments in the city as well nity. Arthur Ashe once said, “From what we get we can as fi nding new and exciting venues. make a living, from what we give, however makes a life.” This quote means a great deal to me because I feel we need These past few years I have had the honor of working to work together with all of the bars and gay associations. and traveling with the I.S.C.C.A. In that time, I have made We need to stop the prejudices within our own commu- many new friends and found a sense of belonging in a nity and realize that it does not matter if you are gay, bi, community whose spirit is very much alive and vibrant. lesbian, transgender or transsexual, or if you are a big old On April 15th 2006, I ask you all to come out to the Drag Queen. We all want to feel like we belong. Backlot to vote, from noon till midnight. All of this year’s If elected Empress I plan to work with all of the bars candidates are here for you, running for you, wanting to and gay associations in the city to come up with fun and better the community and the city around us. It would interesting ways to make money for charities. I also plan give me tremendous pride to represent you, our commu- to travel quite a bit to promote our beautiful city and all of nity and the spirit that lives within it. you, however I will never neglect my own community be- Thank you for your time and attention. cause they are the ones that are there for me all year long. Wolfgang Von Bearstein In closing, I want to take the time to say thank you to all of the people that have helped me through this campaign.

48 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 49 Fundraising Photos St. Patrick’s ARGRA Dance

Photos by Steve Polyak of GayCalgary.com Magazine ISCCA Candidate Show at the Texas Lounge

50 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 Femme Fatale Fundraiser at Twisted Element The Vagina Monologues

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 51 ISCCA Drag Shows Hosted by Kim Would at the Rekroom

52 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 Straight to Diva at the Calgary Eagle

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 53 Irish Auction for Sharp at the Texas Lounge Dragon Boat Fundraiser at Money Pennies

54 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 Press Releases

Calgary to host North American Outgames in 2007 Community | Spotlight Calgary-based Apollo, Friends in Sports, will partner torch to bring the continental version of the Outgames to with GLISA-North America to host the inaugural North life”. American Outgames in April of 2007. This event will see participants coming to Calgary from across North Amer- Initial plans include eight sports, tentatively scheduled ica and beyond to participate in sporting competitions, a as badminton, ten-pin bowling, curling, ice hockey, run- cultural festival and a human rights conference. ning, squash, swimming, and volleyball. The footprint of the cultural festival is currently comprised of vari- Based on GLISA’s Outgames template, the North Amer- ous music events, art exhibitions, and a fi lm festival. ican Outgames will be similar in nature to the 1st World The human rights conference will involve international Outgames taking place July 26th – August 5th, 2006 in keynote speakers who are experts in the fi eld of human Montréal. rights, and workshops involving the entire community. The 1st World Outgames is an international athletic Various celebrations are planned throughout the week and cultural event bringing together people from 120 which will highlight Calgary’s hospitality, western heri- countries of the world. Based on the principles of Partici- tage and diversity. pation and Celebration, Respect and Fairness, Innova- The events will be held during the week leading up to tion, Diversity and Empowerment (PRIDE), the games and including the Easter weekend in April 2007. Venues welcome everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, will be located primarily in the downtown core and at the age, gender, race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, physi- University of Calgary. cal challenge, political beliefs, physical ability, athletic/ artistic skills or hiv/health status. For more information: There are no minimum athletic standards to qualify Brad Bostock, co-chair for the Outgames. The only requirement is the desire to [email protected] support the ideals of the Outgames. People with specifi c (403) 613-7012 needs or disabilities are integrated as full-fl edged par- ticipants, volunteers, offi cials and spectators. By accept- Phil Ivers, co-chair ing the Outgames’ challenge, all Outgames participants [email protected] become winners. (403) 540-3973 Apollo, Friends in Sports has been successfully host- ing an annual invitational sporting event in Calgary, The Western Cup, for the past 24 years – one of the only gay PRIDE CALGARY EMBRACES CHANGE and lesbian groups in North America to be able to make such a claim. 2007 is the 25th anniversary of Western By Tawde Clarke, Pride Calgary Media/Outreach Coor- Cup, and the Outgames will be a showcase for 25 years dinator of pride and accomplishment for the Apollo organization After a year of triumphs for the GLBT community on and its members. the national level, Pride Calgary’s Board of Directors Apollo Western Cup Director and Calgary Outgames have embraced the momentum of change and applied it co-chair Brad Bostock says “This is a fantastic oppor- to one of our city’s most dynamic festivals. This year’s tunity to show off Calgary and its community. This is Pride Festival promises excitement with new venues and our chance to add to the legacy that Western Cup has entertainment for everyone from suburban families and already established and show the diversity that Calgary single professionals to the bass chasing club kids and has to offer”. outrageous performers. A former Calgarian himself, Thomas Kevin Dolan, Co- What better way to kick off the week than with a President of GLISA adds, “We are delighted to combine fantastic parade! It’s time to pick up and move from the history and tradition of the Western Cup with the our tiny two lanes on 17th Avenue and hike our fabu- legacy and innovation of GLISA and the Outgames. The lous little butts a bit further downtown. On Sunday Calgary Outgames will establish a high standard in- June 11th the parade will head along Stephen Avenue deed for annual continental Outgames in North America Walk for the fi rst time! We’ll do a bit of history-making leading up to the 2nd World Outgames in Copenhagen on Calgary’s historic main street. It’s a great chance to in 2009. And we are thrilled Calgary has picked up the come out see our supporters, the cheeky fl oats, and pos-

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 55 sibly bump into the hunk you lost track of at the bar the A big thank you to the co-sponsors: The Calgary Eagle night before. ( Ron & Barry ) and GayCalgary.com Magazine (Rob & Steve) and fi nally a HUGE thank you to our Divas After the parade make your way down to the street fes- “Lawrence, William and Scott” for putting themselves out tival at Olympic Plaza, another new venue for this year’s there to support such a great cause. Pride Festival. It’s a good opportunity to hook up with your crew and get acquainted with various GLBT organi- We’re looking forward to next year to bring you a new zations and businesses and celebrate Pride. We’ll feature event and show, for now take care of yourselves and your live music, DJ’s and more. Oh, and don’t forget the ever loved ones. popular beer garden located in a separate section of the Johnathan Finlayson park. Get primed or nurse a hangover and most impor- O/B HIV Peer Support Group tantly “Whoop it up!” The grand fi nale of Pride Week of course is Xist 2006, the Pride Dance and cabaret. Come party with 2000 of your closest friends and take in the best in house, disco and pop with amazing sound, lighting and visuals. Join us at the Roundup Centre on Saturday June 17th. You don’t want to be the one girl in the pack that misses out. Of course the Pride Festival would not happen without the support of our sponsors, so we must tip our hats to GayCalgary,com Magazine and CJSW. If you want to get involved with Pride Calgary as a volunteer or as a spon- sor, visit our website at www.pridecalgary.ca

Thank You Calgary - D2 What a Success By John Finlayson Calgary has done it again by a landslide! Straight to Diva 2 held at the Calgary Eagle on March 25, 2006 was an overwhelming success. Once again this fundraising event for the HIV Peer Support Group played to a maxi- mum capacity crowd. This event like so many depends on the spirit from which it is brought forth: to help improve the lives of those around us. I never cease to be amazed at the community and all Calgarians who give so generously. This year the fi nal tally raised was $6,135.00, this sur- passed the fi rst event of last year by over two thousand dollars! I’d like to take this moment to thank all of the follow- ing for their donations to the auction items: Izzo Bizo, La Fluer, The Bay, The Calgary Eagle, B&D Emporium, Momma G., Dave A., Wade D., Bill G., Kelly G., Dragon Spirit Designs, Lorna L., DJ, House of Cu- rios, Aveda, ARGRA, 10th Avenue Antiques, Cakeworks, Hair 2000, Jim H., Intergretive Health, Lady Fawwn & Wolf, Kaadiki Designs, Priape, Mosaic Art & Gift Redkin, Steve R., Amiel W. A very special thank you goes out to Jimmy & Annette for their countless hours gaining auction items. For the support and generosity of our volunteers whom worked extremely hard to make the evening a success: Linda, Wolf, Rob, Matt, DJ, Paul, Ian, Lorna, Joe, Cur- tis, Neal, Steve, Rita, Bill, Kelvin, Aaron, Mark, and Dave. To our co-hosts: Michelle McDougal & Dyna Myte; for our other media sponsors: City TV & CFCN TV

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Photos by Steve Polyak of GayCalgary.com Magazine

Calgary Eagle Dirty Bird Awards and T-Dance

60 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 Money Pennies Comedy Night, T-Dance, and Birthdays

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 61 Different Strokes - Mardi Gras!

62 gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 UB Productions - Powder and Pride, photos courtesy of Dawn Tournier

The Backlot - St. Patrick’s Day

gaycalgary.com magazine #30, Apr. 2006 63 Metro the Club and the Rekroom, Sunday Drag Shows, Members Last Night and Kinky

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