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our community. We didn’t erase the she said. Really? You’re feeling bul- generational and cultural gaps that FEEDBACK lied? Do you know what bullying is? are perhaps inevitably emerging as Shame on you as both a parent and a our movement evolves. But we truly Gay bullies supposed Christian. Who’s queer now? listened to each other and emerged, I Excellent article. I didn’t expect to see SMCYVR think, with new appreciation for each (DAILYXTRA.COM) something like this in Xtra [“Raging perspectives, I didn’t have the highest other’s perspectives. EDITORIAL Homos,” Xtra #541, May 22]. Andrew hopes. Having witnessed (and mod- I don’t have a deep commitment ROBIN PERELLE Sullivan has also written about this. RCMP at erated) the vitriol online, I expected to any particular term myself. I used I’m not sure I would call it bullying Wreck Beach I know they’re vocal, I something less than a friendly and sup- “queer” as a baby dyke in the late 1990s, or fascism or the “gay mafia” (Alex The first question that sprang to mind know they’re angry, and portive discussion. I couldn’t have been then shifted to “gay” when I joined Xtra Baldwin), but it is something. It’s partly — okay, after will the cops be nude? — I believe they’re a minority, though I more wrong. in 2001, then warily tried on “bi” a few political, too. When people became was will the police be using any type can’t say how large or small. I didn’t initially put much stock in years ago when my life took an unex- too leftwing, they (rather strangely) of visual recording devices on the They are the men who consistently Chief Al Houston’s welcome. It’s nice to pected but equally beautiful swerve. become rightwing. And there will be beach [“Uniformed RCMP Officers challenge the word “queer” on our see a community that still cares enough Regardless, I don’t have a visceral op- a backlash eventually. People will get to Visit Wreck Beach Almost Daily,” website, dailyxtra.com, and who often to get together and talk, he said. In his position to “queer.” But some members tired of it. Even gay people will get tired dailyxtra.com, May 12]? If so, what anger other readers with their vehe- culture, friendship is founded on discus- of our community do. of it. We can do this without shrieking assurances on safety of the data? ment resistance. sion, on hearing each other with open “Are they feeling left out?” Paul and pointing fingers at everyone. @WISERISEINFO They might easily be written off as hearts and open minds and welcom- Therien wondered with me after the UNLEARNED (DAILYXTRA.COM) cranky old men, as dinosaurs left behind ing each other’s words “with a warm discussion dispersed. “Or are they refus- (DAILYXTRA.COM) by the evolution of our own community. embrace.” ing to engage with change?” Obviously there’s no more crime in Vancouver for police to deal with. But when did we decide to leave some of Partway through the afternoon’s Either way, he said, the question School-board bullies our own members behind, particularly discussion, his words took on new should be “Why don’t they like ‘queer’?” RANDALL PERRY (FACEBOOK) the ones who feel abandoned? meaning. As the members of each ta- Their views are worth hearing, as are The choice of her words sort of sums it up [“Vancouver School Board’s Pro- About the same time that I noticed ble shared their findings and others the views of those who embrace it. The So they have solved all those missing posed Trans Policy Update Draws Fire,” the recurring thread of discontent in listened attentively, younger generation aboriginal women cases and other Xtra #541, May 22]. “Those people,” the comments section of our website, then added their own may lack life expe- serious crimes and now can focus on a WHO’S QUEER NOW? as said twice by Cheryl Chang in her Reg Manning began questioning Pride views, a new under- rience, he said, but bunch of middle-aged guys frolicking An Xtra town hall on identity submissions to the Vancouver School here, albeit less toxically. He may be a standing began to their views are no on a beach just because a few miser- Wed, June 18, 6:30–8pm Board depersonalizes every trans stu- cranky old drag queen, but the Man- grow. More than an Fountainhead Pub, 1025 Davie St less valid. able types complained. dent. An “us versus them” scenario. ning I finally met in person May 25 was understanding — a Can’t make it in person? No matter what MARK HUTCHINSON completely willing to sacrifice a Sunday willingness to under- Watch and participate in the town term or terms we ul- “Try being a Christian in this town,” (FACEBOOK) hall live on dailyxtra.com afternoon to take part in a warm and stand each other; a timately embrace as open discussion of our community’s desire, even. a community, I think differences, the words we use to identify As participant Jen Sung observed, a real discussion — where we stop dis- ourselves, and why they matter. our community is quick to call each missing each other and instead dare to The afternoon’s energy took me by other out in anger, and possibly in fear. listen — is overdue. CORRECTION surprise. When Xtra columnist Kevin But this gathering felt more like calling I hope you’ll join me June 18 for Xtra’s Dale McKeown and I invited about 20 each other in. town hall on the words we use as a com- In our story “Death by Bigotry” [Xtra friends and strangers to contemplate We didn’t come to a startling conclu- munity and why they matter. I look #540, May 8], we community and listen to each other’s sion about what to call ourselves or forward to seeing you, and hearing your mistakenly identified views, there. Aaron “Bud” Jenkins in a photo. Here The outcome that we seek is this — gay and lesbian is a clearer photo, people daring together to set love free. Robin Perelle is the managing editor of in which Jenkins Xtra is published by Pink Triangle Press, at 2 Carlton St, Ste 1600, Toronto, M5B 1J3. Xtra Vancouver. For more on the May 25 sits in the centre. discussion, go to dailyxtra.com. Xtra regrets the error. STAN PIONTEK

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SMOOCH OFFENSIVE Not that kind of French kiss 523 Parliament St. A Chaumet jewellery ad that hints at a same-sex kiss has been Tel 1.866.953.8526 removed from the French town Visit www.ftjco.com/custom Le Pecq after several parents complained it was off ensive and led to uncomfortable questions from children.

PROUD LIFE When the rude or cruel thing is said — the lambasting, the gay bashing, the hate — I say, ‘Take it all out of my house!’ Those negative words climb into the PENIS POLITICS woodwork and into the furniture, and LEFTY, RIGHTY... — Author, poet laureate and civil the next thing rights activist Maya Angelou in a 2000 OR SÉPARATISTE? interview in O magazine. Angelou, 86, died May 28 at her North Carolina home. The editors of French magazine you know they’ll Best known for her autobiography, I Know Marianne adorned a recent cover Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou was with an array of penises to illustrate be on my skin. the recipient of the Presidential Medal of a survey about French people’s Arts and the Lincoln Medal. relationship with politics and sex.

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“and everyone can receive care, especial- HIM stable, ly for the gay guys and what they need.” Supporters of the $48-million STOP others lose staff HIV/AIDS pilot program, launched in 2009, say it allows health professionals and have to to diagnose HIV and treat people sooner through enhanced testing strategies and restructure outreach, thereby reducing the risk of transmission. HIV The program was piloted in Vancou- SHAUNA LEWIS ver and Prince George but expanded in April 2013 to include other regional A lengthy reevaluation of HIV govern- health districts across the province. ment funding in BC has solidified fund- Bishop says he is thrilled that the ing for the Health Initiative for Men province’s new Hope to Health initia- (HIM), whose programs were found tive will allow other regional health to effectively reach men who have sex authorities to expand their HIV detec- with men, identified by the province as tion, prevention and education services a key demographic meriting ongoing, and says “the philosophy behind the targeted prevention. program is an absolutely great plus.” Wayne Robert, executive director of But, he says, more cash should have HIM, says Vancouver Coastal Health been allocated to the program when it (VCH) put out a request for proposals transitioned from a two-district pro- under BC’s new HIV guidelines requir- gram to provincewide. “The program ing all local organizations to submit was enlarged in scope, but the money their programming to new scrutiny wasn’t,” he explains. based on specific criteria, such as peer A spokesperson for the BC Ministry support, caregiving and gay men’s sex- of Health says funding to the program ual health services. has not been cut and has even increased Robert says VCH deserves credit. The since pre-STOP levels. new guidelines specifically acknowledge “While some agencies may be receiv- that men who have sex with men con- ing a decrease from what they received tinue to account for the majority of new at the height of the pilot project fund- HIV infections in BC. ing,” Kristy Anderson says, “most have Including gay men’s sexual health received a net increase from funding services was a “complex issue” because levels prior to the pilot. In fact, Vancou- of the many questions surrounding the funding from VCH and had to eliminate The reevaluation was an arduous ver Coastal has received a net increase effectiveness of drugs and prevention as I think a staff position as a result. process, Robert says, but he’s satisfied of approximately $6 million for HIV.” cure, Robert says. But VCH got behind they’ve done “We took a small reduction in our al- with the end result. “I think they’ve Miranda Compton, manager of HIV/ HIM’s mandate and continued to fund location,” says executive director John done a good job of retuning the system,” AIDS Services at VCH, clarifies that the programs specifically for men who have a good job of Bishop, “but the lion’s share of the fund- he says, referring to VCH. $6 million has been pooled between sex with men, as long as they are proven ing was contained.” “There was a recognition that some- VCH and Providence Healthcare, which to be effective. retuning the Brian Chittock, executive director of thing had to change,” he says. “In the runs St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver’s HIM’s accessible testing clinics, com- AIDS Vancouver, says his organization past, we were dealing with a lot of people West End, as they decided to merge munity engagement and outreach were system. was “very successful” in the process, who were extremely ill with late-stage their Hope to Health funding. all found to be effective tools to diag- WAYNE ROBERT, ED OF though staff cuts and program restruc- AIDS. Now we’re looking at treatment as “Following the completion of the nose gay men sooner and prevent HIV HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR MEN turing are now underway. prevention, with an emphasis on testing [STOP] pilot, and when we received the transmission. VCH renewed funding for The new programming shifts the and holistic health.” Hope to Health funding starting in 2013, HIM’s programs at $850,000 annually, emphasis to prevention, something Robert thinks the gay community has we determined that rather than using John Bishop, executive director which accounts for nearly 71 percent of of Positive Living BC, says his Chittock says VCH hasn’t previously benefited overall from BC’s Seek and the funding for strictly new strategies, the organization’s total annual budget. organization lost 10 percent of funded for AIDS Vancouver. Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/ we would redeploy all our HIV funding Other organizations, such as AIDS its funding and had to eliminate “Young gay men in BC are still the AIDS (STOP HIV/AIDS) campaign, to the important initiatives that we now Vancouver and Positive Living BC, were a staff position as a result of number-one group of people becom- from which the province’s new HIV know will be most effective, and we did the government’s reevaluation less successful in the reevaluations. of its HIV funding. ing infected with HIV, so we’re trying funding strategy emerges. that with the full support of community Positive Living lost 10 percent of its SHAUNA LEWIS to stop that from happening,” he says. “It’s targeted and tailored,” he says, agencies,” Compton says.

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GAY SPACE in a May 24 Facebook post. that after five years of trying to make a go MATTHEW DIMERA “I have personally witnessed missing of it, Dinh had been ready to sell Oasis on pay, bounced checks, no check stubs Craigslist before Calizon stepped in and Just two months after the Davie Vil- (meaning the staff have no idea what suggested a way to salvage the business: lage’s Oasis transitioned from a gay they are getting paid per hour, how make it “an all-inclusive establishment.” lounge to a restaurant and bar, its new many hours they were paid for, deduc- Calizon said Oasis wasn’t abandoning management has left the building. tions taken or holiday time banked),” the gay community; it was “just widening Now-former general manager Glen he alleged. the net in terms of our target audience.” Calizon confirmed that he and his busi- Herrington and his partner, Jason When reached by phone on May 27, ness partner, Brent Chow, are no longer Athen, both worked for Oasis before Dinh said she would call back later but managing Oasis but declined to an- and after the new management took has not yet returned Xtra’s call. swer questions when reached by phone over the club. After their own negative Vince Marino, co-owner of the May 27, citing an unspecified ongoing experiences, and hearing complaints PumpJack and Junction pubs on Davie, investigation. from fellow employees, the couple questions the idea that gay venues in Van- Current and former Oasis employees sought advice from a lawyer and from couver are no longer financially viable. had taken to airing their complaints on the BC Employment Standards Branch. “We’ve never considered changing Facebook in recent weeks, alleging that Since he went public on social media, that, and we don’t see that ever hap- many staff were not being paid properly Herrington says that Oasis owner Thuy pening. Everybody’s welcome, but we’ve The Oasis lounge, which just two months ago tried to transition to a restaurant or on time. Dinh has now addressed some of the always been a gay establishment.” and bar, is one of a dwindling number of gay venues left in the Davie Village. “I can honestly say I have never seen complaints about missing pay but that He credits some of that success to NATASHA BARSOTTI a work environment so poorly taken other concerns remain unresolved. their support of the gay community. Fountainhead manager Randy New- ganizations, particularly the gay sports care of. Staff have left in droves since In a May 7 interview, Calizon said “Our pubs are gay-owned and operated, burg attributes his pub’s longevity par- leagues. “They in turn come out and the newest reincarnation of this old Oasis was no longer financially feasible and we’ve always been part of the com- tially to a combination of good hiring support us, and it makes for a more establishment,” Guy Herrington wrote solely as a gay nightclub. He told Xtra munity,” he says. and its longstanding support of gay or- diverse crowd,” he says.

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MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! JUNE 5–18, 2014 9 COVER STORY Guess who has eyes for you How the government’s surveillance bill will invade your privacy

MATTHEW DIMERA

E CAN EITHER STAND parts of Bill C-30 and slipped them into the disclosed how many times they had com- with us or with the child newly packaged Bill C-13, this time under the plied with government requests. It’s also pornographers.” auspices of combating cyberbullying. Opponents unknown how many of those requests With that infamous are concerned that these bills will allow the were made without warrants. statement, former public government to invade your privacy. The truth In March, the House of Com- safety minister Vic Toews is, it’s been happening for years. mons also learned that the Can- sparked an inferno of pub- ada Border Services Agency lic outrage in 2012 against (CBSA) made 18,849 requests the controversial Bill C-30, he federal government asks Canadian for customer data between which ostensibly promised telecommunications companies for April 1, 2012 and March 31, to protect children from private customer information an aver- 2013. Of those, the majority internet predators. age of 1.2 million times a year, according were requests for “basic subscrib- Twelve months later, the Harper government to documents released in April by the er information,” and 99 percent of them were The CBSA disclosure came after NDP MP dropped the bill after its fi rst introduction to T federal privacy commissioner. Those provided without warrants. That basic sub- Charmaine Borg made an official inquiry in the House of Commons. Then-justice minister numbers were obtained by the commissioner’s scriber information includes names, addresses, Parliament as to how, why and how often federal Rob Nicholson said it was dead and wouldn’t be office in 2011 and represent the responses of telephone numbers, email addresses, internet agencies accessed Canadian telecom data. coming back. nine telephone and internet companies that protocol addresses and local service providers. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service “We will not be proceeding with Bill C-30, and “represent a substantial proportion of Canada’s Other information requested by the CBSA (CSIS) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police any attempts that we will continue to have to telecommunications customer connections.” included geolocation (cellphone tower loca- (RCMP) did not disclose how many requests modernize the Criminal Code will not contain The nine companies provided their responses tions), call detail records (date/time of calls, their agencies had made. The RCMP said they the measures contained in C-30,” he promised in aggregate through an intermediary law fi rm calling number, called number, redirecting were unable to answer because they don’t keep reporters in February 2013. “We’ve listened to so that none of their answers could be attributed number, length of call), text message content, centralized records of the requests they make to the concerns of Canadians, who have been very to any individual company. voicemails, cell tower logs, websites visited and telecoms. CSIS also declined to answer Borg’s clear on this.” From those 1.2 million requests, the telecoms personal identifi cation info like dates of birth. In questions. The Conservative government kept that prom- handed over private customer information at all but 13 of the cases, the individual customers “For reasons of national security and to protect ise for almost 10 months. In November 2013, least 784,756 times. The real number is likely were not notifi ed that their information had CSIS’ ability to collect intelligence and provide Justice Minister Peter MacKay resurrected higher, since only three of the nine companies been accessed. advice to Government, CSIS does not disclose

10 JUNE 5–18, 2014 XTRA! VANCOUVER’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS hen we use telephones, mo- When you then pair that information with a bile phones, desktop com- second or third person’s data, that image can puters, laptops, tablets or reveal much more. other computing devices, we If your phone spends every night at the same leave behind a digital trail of location as another phone, then it likely indicates W metadata. Metadata is infor- you have some kind of relationship with the other mation about other information. It’s the phone’s owner. data created by communications devices If you make a call to a gay men’s health centre and telecom service providers. and then later that week your phone visits that In her paper “A Primer on Metadata: centre, what could that say about you? Or if you Separating Fact from Fiction,” Ontario’s start making regular phone calls to a doctor privacy commissioner, who specializes in HIV, or one Ann Cavoukian, ex- who specializes in cancer? plains the significance Or if you visit a psychiatrist of these digital crumbs. What secrets frequently? “Metadata includes What if you’re making late- information that reveals night calls to someone who the time and duration would your isn’t your spouse? of a communication, If every Saturday night you the particular devices, cellphone visit a gay nightclub and after- addresses, or numbers ward your phone spends the contacted, which kinds night at a diff erent location, of communications reveal about never at the same place twice, services we use, and at what could someone infer what geolocations. And you right now? about you or about your per- since virtually every de- sonal life? What could they vice we use has a unique infer if you never call back identifying number, our the people at whose places communications and in- What about you stayed overnight? ternet activities may be Do you use any dating or linked and traced with your internet hook-up apps? OkCupid? relative ease — ultimate- Grindr? Squirt? Scruff ? All of ly back to the individu- the above? How often? Whom als involved,” she writes. history? do you communicate with? Government offi cials Do you have a type? in both Canada and the Now take all that informa- US have repeatedly defended the collection tion and combine it with your internet history. of this information as “only metadata.” Which news sources do you read? The National Their position is that while the content of Post? Sun News? The Globe and Mail? Do you emails or phone calls should be private, visit gay-themed websites? the rest is fair game. What about porn? Do you have speciﬁ c tastes But many experts argue that meta- or fetishes? Twinks? Bears? Twinks who domi- data is far more revealing than the nate bears? How often do you watch porn and actual content of our calls and for how long? emails. Even supposedly ag- Privacy experts say that all sorts of details about gregate metadata isn’t that people’s personal lives can be inferred by where anonymous. A 2013 MIT they go and how they interact with others, both study showed that only in person and online: including but not limited to four time-and-location health/medical history (abortions, HIV status), data points were needed to sexual orientation, sexual practices, religion uniquely identify someone and politics. in 95 percent of cases. The futurists who predicted Orwellian govern- Sometimes whom you call is ment-owned surveillance were partially wrong. details of its operations and tradecraft,” their Stephen Harper told the House of Commons just as revealing as what you’re saying. What Governments don’t need to create their own written response explained. in April. if you call a rape hotline, a domestic violence massive surveillance apparatus when they can In January, the CBC reported that classiﬁ ed “Law enforcement and other investigative hotline, an addiction hotline or a support line just compel corporations to turn over what they documents released by American whistleblower agencies always seek warrants when they are for gay teens? know about their customers. Edward Snowden showed that Canada’s elec- required to do so,” he continued. “There is inde- What secrets would your cellphone reveal In this current data age, information has be- tronic spy agency tracked thousands of airline pendent surveillance, independent oversight, to about you right now? What about your internet come a valuable and monetized commodity to big passengers for days after they left a Canadian make sure that these laws are respected.” history? The more data someone can access, the business. Many companies you deal with — from airport by using WiFi information from their The government maintains that while war- more that person can learn about you. In isola- the supermarket to your bank — collect swathes wireless devices. rants are needed to read the contents of emails tion, a few bits of data may not say much, but of information about you so they can learn how Despite these revelations, the Conservative and texts, or to listen to voicemails, they aren’t start to piece them together and they begin to to make more money from you. But once that government insists that concerns over invasions needed for what they claim is information more paint a vivid picture: where you live, what time information is in the hands of corporations, it of privacy are unfounded and that Canadians akin to what might be written on the outside of you wake up, what time you leave for work, where takes only a short jump for governments to ac- have nothing to worry about. an envelope or in a phonebook. you work, how you get to work, who your friends cess it as well. “What we do say is that privacy laws are re- Critics aren’t so quick to dismiss the impor- are and how often you talk to them, how close you spected by the government,” Prime Minister tance of snooping through our digital crumbs. are with your family, what time you go to bed. continued on next page E

MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! JUNE 5–18, 2014 11 E continued from previous page provide your personal information voluntarily. As it stands now, companies can either provide ot surprisingly, Bill C-13 and its prede- your information voluntarily during a normal cessor, Bill C-30, have awoken oppo- TIPS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS ONLINE police investigation or they can tell police that nents from all directions of the political a warrant is needed before they will cooperate. spectrum. Even after public outrage Between the potential do some research to find a Never ever use public WiFi This immunity would eliminate the threat of law- forced the government to kill Bill C-30, threats of government sur- provider within your budget to access private informa- suits launched by consumers concerned about N privacy advocates remained on guard veillance, criminal hackers that doesn’t keep logs of your tion such as banking, social their privacy and essentially give corporations that the Conservatives would try again. and corporations, protecting activity and will protect your media or email. no reason not to hand over your information Last fall, more than 50 Canadian organizations your online privacy can seem anonymity. when requested by the government. joined the Protect our Privacy coalition, under like a daunting task (espe- Reconsider what Ken Popert, the president and executive direc- the coordination of openmedia.ca. Members cially if you’re starting from Disable GPS and WiFi 4 you share on social tor of Pink Triangle Press, thinks that gay Cana- include the right-leaning Canadian Taxpayers scratch). Here are four be- 2 on your phone until you media sites. dians should be especially concerned about the Federation and the Canadian Constitution ginner tips to start shielding need them. Facebook’s entire business government’s push for increased spying powers. Foundation, as well as a slew of more progressive your data from prying eyes. While your cellphone com- model is based on collect- “The deeper issue here is that the whole groups, including Xtra’s publisher, Pink Triangle pany can figure out your ing and using your personal politics of equality do not address the content Use a personal virtual approximate location using information, and if they have Press (PTP). of our sexual and emotional lives, and those are 1 private network (VPN). cell towers, GPS can pro- it, then they can share it with “More than ever, Canadians need strong, the things that remain vulnerable to surveillance For a monthly fee, you can vide your exact location. the government. If you’re not genuinely transparent, and properly enforced subscribe to a VPN service, When WiFi is enabled on prepared to give up all social abuse,” he told Xtra in October. safeguards to secure privacy rights. We call on which creates a secure tun- your phone, it broadcasts media just yet, then do your “There is a reason why Facebook has privacy Government to put in place effective legal mea- nel online between the VPN detailed information about best to stay anonymous. settings and a reason why people use them,” sures to protect the privacy of every resident of server and your computer your device, so turn it off Use pseudonyms when you he continued. “The very fact of what Grindr Canada against intrusion by government enti- or device. It masks your IP when you’re not using it. sign up to make it harder for actually is would upset a lot of straight people ties,” the coalition’s founding statement reads. address and encrypts all searchers to find you. Also, if they understood it. It’s treated in the press as When the controversial Bill C-30 was first your internet activities. Any Stop using create a new email account a humorous thing in a way but could be put to tabled, it was briefly called the Lawful Access websites that you visit will 3 public WiFi. for each website you join, other purposes.” Act before being retitled the Protecting Children see the IP address of the While public WiFi may be so all your accounts can’t Popert thinks the mere suggestion of sur- from Internet Predators Act. But aside from the VPN server and not yours. convenient and free, it be connected or identified veillance could scare people into silence. “We title, the bill didn’t actually include any mention It also allows you to use also leaves your informa- through a common email. belong to a community that has a long history of of children or predators. public WiFi safely. Be sure to tion vulnerable to hackers. — Matthew DiMera being subjected to unbenevolent surveillance by So when MacKay introduced C-13, the Pro- government agencies,” he points out. “Now they tecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, last want to keep an eye on everyone, not just us.” November, championing it as a much-needed “Nobody is against giving better tools to the Two of the most controversial elements from “There’s a deeper question of why the govern- tool to combat the scourge of cyberbullying, police to make sure there is no cyberbullying C-30 — warrantless mandatory disclosure of ment wants to know anything about us, let alone for many privacy advocates there was a distinct happening,” Boivin tells Xtra. “But that bill is basic subscriber information and the require- to the extent it seems it’s willing to go into the sense of déjà vu. so much more than that.” ment for telecoms to build intercept capabilities details of our personal lives,” he says. “[Cyberbullying] is clearly a case of the worst She accuses the Conservatives of stonewalling in their systems — have been removed. Privacy He dismisses the common argument that form of harassment, intimidation and humiliation critics’ valid concerns about privacy intrusion. advocates like Michael Geist still say that C-13 only people who have done something wrong of young people, which resulted in a feeling of “With this government should raise alarms for Ca- should be worried about heightened government hopelessness, that there was no other way out, and it’s so hard to get the actual nadians. A University of Ot- surveillance. they took their lives,” MacKay told Parliament. answers,” she says. “It’s more tawa law professor, Geist is “Anybody who says that sincerely is stupid, Openmedia.ca’s executive director, Steve An- like [they’re] laughing at the Nobody is one of the country’s leading and I think that an awful lot of people just say it derson, welcomes the sections of the bill directed opposition for even raising experts in internet law. cynically as an easy way of characterizing people at cyberbullying but says there’s little in the bill the issues.” against giving “We now know that many who are opposed to this kind of surveillance as to address it. Instead, he says, the bill focuses, of the kinds of surveillance having criminal intentions,” he says. once again, on government access to private better tools to the capabilities that I think “What you think is wrong might not be the information. he government people were envisioning same as what the government thinks is wrong,” “There are proposals in this legislation that claims that Bill C-13 police to make and concerned about, when he notes. “There’s an awful lot of things that are common sense and that nobody would dis- is entirely different they were thinking about aren’t wrong that we do that we might not want agree with. Yet by having most of this legislation from its predecessor sure there is no Bill C-30, may already be in everyone to know about.” consist largely of failed online spying proposals and that the conten- place,” Geist says. He also worries about the potential for abuse that Canadians have already clearly rejected, the T tious portions have cyberbullying He notes that the gov- by individual police or government employees government is doing great disservice to an issue been removed. ernment has been trying to who could use the system for their own personal many citizens care deeply about,” Anderson said Xtra’s request for an inter- happening. introduce similar and re- gain, pointing to recent instances of police of- in a press statement. view with Justice Minister lated measures for years; ficers caught using databases to spy on former “Our consultation with legal experts sug- Peter MacKay was declined. first under the spectre of romantic partners. gests that this legislation could enable state Instead, a spokesperson But that bill is fighting terrorism, then authorities to force telecoms to keep our sen- provided links to an online combating spam, then child sitive private information in giant unsecured statement called “Myths and so much more endangerment and now ill C-13 made it through its second read- databases,” he said. “What’s more, it could give Facts.” cyberbullying. ing in Parliament at the end of April and a range of authorities access to the private lives According to the Depart- than that. According to Geist, Bill is now under the scrutiny of the House’s of almost any Canadian, even if they are not ment of Justice, “The Bill C-13 has two significant is- justice committee. suspected of any wrong doing. It could open the does not contain the former NDP JUSTICE CRITIC sues that would affect Ca- Earlier this year, MacKay told report- door to suspicionless surveillance. That why it’s Bill C-30’s controversial FRANÇOISE BOIVIN nadians’ privacy. First, it B ers that he hopes the new bill will pass so important that the government address the amendments relating to lowers the evidentiary bar this spring and become law before Parliament re- concerns Canadians have by strengthening the warrantless access to sub- for the government to get a cesses near the end of June. While that timeline privacy safeguards in this draft legislation and scriber information and telecommunication warrant for your metadata. Under C-13, these may be overly ambitious, the government has removing all the off-topic content.” infrastructure modification. It simply aims to warrants would be available if officials have indicated that it’s willing to extend Parliament’s NDP justice critic Françoise Boivin worries provide police with the necessary means to fight “reason to suspect” that an offence has or will sitting hours to prioritize its passage. that the Conservatives are using a popular and crime in today’s high-tech environment while be committed, instead of the current “reason So far, MacKay has shown no signs of willing- sensitive issue to shield some of the bill’s other maintaining the judicial checks and balances to believe.” ness to amend or remove the bill’s most conten- provisions from criticism. needed to protect Canadians’ privacy.” Second, it grants immunity to telecoms that tious components.

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TV secrets, but he won’t be the one MARK ROBINS to break ranks. “Other than all the sex that Dave and I have After years of hard work on the standup on set?” he says with a laugh. comedy circuit and a short-lived stint as Joining Foley in an episode a talk-show host, gay comedian Darcy for a reunion of sorts with Michael is fi nally hitting a career high co- the other members of Kids starring in CTV’s new sitcom Spun Out. in the Hall was an experi- “Between this and my standup, I am ence that Michael says having the time of my life right now,” left his inner 12-year- Michael says from his home in Ladner, old “fan-girling.” BC, where he lives with his husband, Jer, “I’ve worked with and their 15-year-old daughter. all of the members When he fi rst got the script for CTV’s of Kids in the Hall at Spun Out sitcom, about a dysfunctional some point, but this public relations firm run by Kids in was my first op- the Hall alumnus Dave Foley, Michael portunity to work confesses, he barely glanced at it. It with all of them at wasn’t until his talk show faltered that one time,” he says. he dug the script out of a suitcase and “Seeing how they work auditioned for the part of Nelson. He together was an amaz- didn’t get it. But he was offered the ing experience, as they role of Gordon. would talk over each “I couldn’t even remember who Gor- other for 15 minutes and don was,” says Michael, whose first then would say, ‘Okay, reaction after looking at the script let’s do it,’ and the rest again was to lament Gordon’s lack of of us would be standing lines in the pilot. “But you know what? around going, ‘Do what?’” I have a 15-year-old daughter to feed, Michael and the rest of so I said yes, and I was on a plane four the cast are waiting to hear hours later.” whether Spun Out will get the Filmed before a live studio audience nod for a second season. Mi- in Toronto, Spun Out is a multi-camera chael says he’s just happy to be sitcom about a struggling writer who able to look his parents in the ends up working at a PR fi rm. Gordon, it eyes and fi nally say, “It was all turns out, is the “offi ce weirdo,” as skilled worth it.” at non sequiturs as he is at knitting. “I love my stupid, idiot character, as he Spun Out premiered March 6 is so diff erent from me,” Michael says. and now airs nationally on CTV, Aside from a long-sought glimmer Fridays at 8pm. of financial security, one of the best

parts of working on the sitcom is the Darcy Michael (bottom right) chance to work with Foley. Michael co-stars in CTV’s new sitcom says he’s amazing to watch at work. “He Spun Out with (clockwise has every right to be an asshole and he from top) Holly Deveaux, isn’t. The man is a national treasure.” Paul Campbell, Dave Foley, Al Mukadam, As for dishing on Foley and his co- Rebecca Dalton and JP Manoux. stars, Michael says there are plenty of CTV/BELL MEDIA

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Wed, June 4 femmeness in every form through song. 8pm. The Heat Stroke Vancouver Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac St. Jax hosts jack-off parties for Tickets $20 at eventbrite.com. guys who enjoy masturbating femmecitychoir.com together. 7–10pm. Club 8x6, 1775 Haro St. $10 with locker. 8x6.ca Electric Circus ’90s Dance Party Isolde N Barron hosts, Thurs, June 5 DJs Kasey Riot and G Luve spin, and Lady Jem and Shameless Gay and Bisexual Men’s Amus perform at this ’90s Bereavement Support Group party. 9pm–2am. The Cobalt, This support group for men 917 Main St. $9. thecobalt.ca grieving the loss of a same- sex partner meets the second Monroe The Saturday night and fourth Thursday of every dance party has relaunched month. 7–9:30pm. Qmunity, and is going full force in its new queens. 8–10pm. Celebrities, and international DJs and Room 610, 1033 Davie St. Free. location. DJs Adam Dreaddy 1022 Davie St. $10 donation celebrating love, respect and qmunity.ca and Kristina Cash spin. 9pm– 2am. Heaven’s Door, 1216 Bute at door for bingo cards. tolerance. Tonight: DJ Quest. #1 Hits The Vancouver Men’s St. $5. tfdpresents.com celebritiesnightclub.com Midnight. Lux Lounge, 1180 Chorus brings you current and Howe St. $10. luxlounge.ca past faves. 8pm. Runs until Sun, June 8 Thurs, June 12 June 14. Performance Works, Sat, June 14 Redneck Sunday Come on Gay Poz 30-Something 1218 Cartwright St. $35 at Positive Living hosts Pride Week Nanaimo Kick vancouvermenschorus.ca. down to The Bourbon for a new summer party featuring queer a discussion group for off Nanaimo’s Pride week Technoromance DJs Lord DJs and performers, including 30-something, HIV-positive with a picnic in the park. Caligari, Princess Sparklebat Shanda Leer. 9pm–midnight. gay men every Thursday. 11am–3pm. Bowen Park lower and Lord Segfault offer a range The Bourbon, 50 Cordova St. 6:30–8pm. Positive Living, picnic shelter, Nanaimo. Free. of dark electronic music, along $10. thebourboncountry.com 1107 Seymour St. Free. nanaimopride.org with sexy sci-fi burlesque. 8pm. positivelivingbc.org The Empress Ball Honour the Electric Owl Social Club, 928 Joan-Eleveneightyone Joan-E hosts an evening of drag fun Bingo, Booze, Blasphemy legacy of the late ted northe and Main St. Tickets $6 at ticketfly. Isolde N Barron and Peach crown a newly elected Empress com. electricowl.ca and special guests, followed by DJ Mumbles. 10:30pm–3am. Cobblah present a bingo night of Canada. 6–10pm. Vancouver Helicopter The Junction’s new 1181, 1181 Davie St. No cover. on the East Side. 7–11pm. Anza Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St. night features the strippers of facebook.com/1181lounge Club, 3 W 8th Ave. $10 cover Proceeds to benefit the ted fantasymen.ca. Doors at 11pm. includes bingo dabber, your first northe bursary fund. Tickets The Junction, 1138 Davie St. $5. 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No one pansexual people meets the positivelivingbc.org turned away for lack of funds. Dressing on the Side second and last Monday of outinharmony.org Freedom Cabaret presents the every month. 7–9pm. Qmunity Fiesta Mexicana The Gay return of Symone Says. Doors Generations, 1033 Davie St. and Lesbian Assisted Sports Cherry Pop A new monthly 6pm, show 8pm. Lux Lounge, Free. qmunity.ca Society brings you a Latin DJ, party with sex, stripping, glitter 1180 Howe St. $7. luxlounge.ca erotic male dancers and all the and grit, hosted by Isolde N Leather Den for Men The Tues, June 10 hot and horny men you can Barron. 9pm–1am. Fox Cabaret, handle in this men-only party. Vancouver Men in Leather host Men on Men A weekly 2321 Main St. $12. 8pm–2am. Club 8x6, 1775 Haro a play party in a large space discussion group for men who foxcabaret.com St. $15. 8x6.ca with multiple areas. 8pm–2am. love or have sex with men. Hustla Kick off some serious Club 8x6, 1775 Haro St. $10 Every Tuesday, 6:30pm. Gordon Friday Night Social The summer beach time with VML members, $15 others. Neighbourhood House, 1019 Vancouver Men in Leather host scantily clad hip-hop homo meninleather.homestead.com Broughton St. checkhimout.ca their monthly social in the back shenanigans. 9pm. The Cobalt, of the PumpJack, for everyone XOXO Big Roger Events Shame Spiral Peach Cobblah 917 Main St. $12. thecobalt.ca from the curious to the serious. presents a semi-monthly brings some East Side Hardcore Steamworks 9pm until late. PumpJack club night, launching tonight debauchery to her favourite presents an amateur sex Pub, 1167 Davie St. No cover. with DJ Lee Harris (London). West End cocktail lounge for a show. 11pm. Steamworks, 123 meninleather.homestead.com 9pm–3am. Rain Ultraclub night of drag, perverse games W Pender St. Memberships (formerly Sonar), 66 Water St. and true shame spiral stories. 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10 great wine destinations

in North America AEFA MULHOLLAND If you’re looking for a grape escape, don’t trot off to Tuscany, sashay to Sancerre or race to Rioja. Those in the market for a vine time can stay this side of the Atlantic; the varieties and vintages of North American wines get ever more extensive as more states and provinces become the toast of the wine world. You’ll now ﬁnd tasting ﬂights much closer to home, many of them in places you mightn’t have imagined — from Nova Scotia to Texas.

Annapolis Valley, vineyard, Ciccone Vineyard and Winery, 1 Nova Scotia where tastings cost $5. Wine country: Vines have been grow- Wine pairing: Finish the peninsula ing in Nova Scotia since the 1600s, and tour at Leland’s octogenarian Bluebird there are more than 70 vineyards across Restaurant & Bar, where Leelanau and the province’s seven wine regions. Grand Traverse wines complement lo- Vintage: Try a cool-climate classic: cal walleye, perch and trout. burnt amber Pomme d’Or dessert wine from Domaine de Grand Pré. Texas Hill Visit: Wines sparkle at L’Acadie Vine- Eastern Townships, yards, an organic winery in Wolfville. 3 Country, Texas 4 Quebec Wine pairing: Wolfville’s Blomidon Inn Wine country: With 32 wineries and Wine country: At just over 40 years old, serves local vintages and seafood in a a wine region almost as big as Nova the wine industry might be youthful in stately Victorian room. Scotia, Texas has made good use of La Belle Province, but with an enticing cabernet sauvignon, sauvignon blanc, selection of dry, sparkling, fortified chenin blanc and riesling grapes during and late-harvest wines made over six Leelanau Peninsula, the state’s brief 38-year wine career. wine regions, it’s a fine place to hit the Michigan 2 Vintage: Becker Vineyards’ spicy red wine trail. Wine country: Didn’t think of the Mid- blend Prairie Rôtie captures the essence Vintage: Savour L’Orpailleur’s vanilla- west as a must for wining and dining? of Hill Country heat. nuanced white Reserve, made from Michigan has more than 100 wineries in Visit: Try southwestern ports, cabernet- seyval blanc and vidal grapes. four wine regions. Try the ice wineries syrah blends, cabernet sauvignons and Visit: Try whites, reds and sparkling of Upper Michigan’s Leelanau and Old chardonnays at Becker Vineyards, out- delights at L’Orpailleur in Les Cantons Mission peninsulas, where riesling and side rustic Fredericksburg. de l’Est — the Eastern Townships — in cabernet franc grapes grow at the same Wine pairing: Tuck into Thai-Texan Dunham, just north of the Vermont latitude as Bordeaux and Piedmont. fusion fare at August E’s in Fredericks- border. Vintage: Give Chateau Grand Traverse’s burg. The owners also have a bed and Wine pairing: Dunham’s Homei Bistro, medal-winning 2011 dry riesling a swirl. breakfast — Ebers’ Rock House — on an and its Asian-influenced Québécois Visit: It has to be Madonna’s family’s old homestead just outside town. fare, makes a perfect wine-route stop. DRFRANKSWINES.COM 20 JUNE 5–18, 2014 XTRA! VANCOUVER’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS Estate Winery offers syrahs, chardonnays and several Bordeaux-esque reds. Wine pairing: Hester Creek is where the first valley wines were planted in 1968, so they know a thing or two about wine. Terrafina restaurant is a beautiful place to soak up the ambiance over a cabernet franc or late-harvest pinot blanc.

Sonoma, 8 California Wine country: Of the two most famous American wine regions, Sonoma offers a more laid-back, less expensive take on wine tasting than neighbouring Napa. Vintage: Of Sonoma’s 72 wine grapes, chardonnay stands out. See what you think of La Follette’s Sangiacomo. AEFA MULHOLLAND Visit: Save money to buy bottles with free tastings at Cline Cellars. Take a Finger Lakes, picnic and eat on the grounds. 5 New York Wine pairing: Every Wednesday night Wine country: There are three distinct at Scopa, in chic Healdsburg, a local wine trails to explore in the Finger winemaker works the floor as a server, Lakes — Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake and closing the circle between producer and Cayuga Lake — and more than 100 connoisseur. wineries. Vintage: The area is known for producing the United State’s best ries- Niagara-on- ling. Try a deliciously dry and floral 9 the-Lake, Ontario bottle from Ravines Wine Cellars in Wine country: One of Ontario’s four Hammondsport. established wine areas, Niagara-on- Visit: Hip Hammondsport is home to the-Lake is where winemaking began Dr Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars, the in the province. Three dozen wineries original Finger Lakes winery, open sit within minutes of each other, making year-round. for easy touring. Wine pairing: You’ll find the best lo- Vintage: One of Niagara’s best bottles cal wine list at the Village Tavern in is Hidden Bench’s 2009 chardonnay. Hammondsport. Visit: Tiny Five Rows Craft Winery is hard to find but worth the effort. Wine pairing: Newly located to the lake- Walla Walla, shore, farm-to-table classic Treadwell 6 Washington has a huge patio right on Queen Street. BRIAN SPROUT AEFA MULHOLLAND Wine country: It’s not all coffee and craft brews around here; a new winery Clockwise from top left: diners opens every two weeks in the second Willamette Valley, at Mission Hill Winery in West 10 Oregon Kelowna, BC, enjoy a picturesque most productive wine state in the US. view of the Okanagan Valley; Vintage: Sample sumptuous 2009 Walla Wine country: This is pinot noir country; bring a notebook to record tips Walla syrah from Trust Cellars. luscious reds abound in the 300 wineries on pairing wines with cheese and Visit: Make an appointment to quaff sig- and six appellations of the valley. other foods; take time to tour producers’ cellars and learn about nature cabernet sauvignon at converted Vintage: If you can find a bottle, savour different maturation techniques, farmstead Abeja Inn. lush, bold pinot noirs from Miura. from stainless steel tanks to Wine pairing: The quaint yet slick Visit: Head away from the hordes and new oak barrels; Abeja winery Whitehouse-Crawford Restaurant in explore the range at A Blooming Hill and inn is located on a converted Walla Walla has a huge list of local vin- Vineyard, a winery in Cornelius, north farmstead; hip Hammondsport is home to Dr Konstantin Frank tages and a tasting room next door. of Portland. Vinifera Wine Cellars, the original Wine pairing: Southwest of Portland, Finger Lakes winery. Dundee Bistro boasts the best Oregon South Okanagan, pinot noirs along with similarly local 7 British Columbia edibles. Wine country: Stretching from Kelowna to the US border; don’t miss wine towns Osoyoos, Oliver and Penticton. Access this story on Vintage: Taste the unusual tannat-syrah dailyxtratravel.com for web blend Dead of Night from Moon Curser links to select featured businesses Vineyards. and attractions. Visit: Small but stunning Painted Rock ABEJA.NET MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! JUNE 5–18, 2014 21 A world of gay adventure Travel

Wickedly good theatre in Old Blighty London’s West End strikes a distinct chord with gay audiences

STORY BY TED FLETT that are eagerly queuing up to get their Palace Theatre, Mountford “We are the only full-time professional work into a venue to replace a struggling insists there is still plenty LGBT theatre in the UK,” artistic direc- As home to some of history’s most re- show, and London’s well-versed audi- to appeal to a gay audience. tor Peter Bull says. “We are primarily vered playwrights — William Shake- ences are always looking for something He points to Miss Saigon, a producing house, although we occa- speare, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar new and exciting.” which opened this spring sionally welcome visiting productions. Wilde — it should come as no surprise Mountford’s passion for theatre is in London. “The most important people at our that Old Blighty’s capital boasts an evident. As he describes the scene and “Any play or musical that theatre are the audience,” he says. “We impressive theatre scene. North Ameri- what’s hot onstage, a deep smile forms. deals with the idea of re- must give them what they want, which is cans might be spoiled for choice, with He rubs his palms and his heel begins to pression or a hidden secret to be entertained. That doesn’t mean we Toronto’s theatre district and New York tap beneath the table. He says London’s seems to relate strongly to a can’t present something controversial City’s Broadway, but London theatre ideal combination of talent supply, gay audience,” he says. “Miss or challenging, but it must be of a high promoter Jonathan Mountford says audience standards and history make Saigon, for instance, tells the standard.” The company’s summer his home impresses in its own distinct the city “the hands-down best place to story of forbidden love and show is a revival of Bathhouse: The Mu- way, justifying the trans-Atlantic trip create new work and revive classics.” the battle for the right to sical, which, Bull says, “doesn’t pretend for theatre buff s. Classics onstage in the West End — love anyone you choose — a to be high art, but is just a feel-good “London’s West End has always been the nucleus of London’s theatre scene right the gay community is summer audience pleaser.” and continues to be the world centre — include The Phantom of the Opera, still fi ghting for.” In a city that sets such a high stan- for theatrical excellence,” Mountford Les Misérables and The Mousetrap, Theatre critic and blogger dard for theatre, paying attention to says. “The standard of theatre is high, which have been attracting a stream of Scott Matthewman agrees audience response is critical; London- given the massive pool of producers theatregoers for decades. that the post-Priscilla scene ers value steak over sizzle. Remember New works help to mix up the London resonates for gay audiences. that this is where Andrew Lloyd Web- theatre off er. The Bodyguard, a musi- “Wicked, for example, has ber’s highly anticipated 2011 Phantom cal adaptation of the famous Whitney a huge gay following, partly sequel, Love Never Dies, was coined EXPLORE THE Houston fl ick, stormed onto the Adel- because it features two di- “Paint Never Dries” and closed within EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE phi Theatre stage in late 2012 and has vas but also because it’s a 18 months. And Viva Forever, the super- been impressing audiences ever since. story about accepting dif- hyped 2012 Spice Girls musical, closed Updated choreography, song perfor- ference,” he says. “So it doesn’t have to Top: With two divas and a story within seven. Meanwhile, on Broadway, mance and additional Houston hits give be a great gay show; it can be just a great about accepting difference, Wicked musicals like Spider-Man: Turn Off the the production a modern feel without show to make that connection with a has great camp appeal. Above, Dark will blunder along filling seats Walking tours by the Society of upstaging the vacillating love story gay audience. London Theatre weave through despite negative reviews. between megastar Rachel Marron and “In so much of theatre, you bring your Soho, the Strand and Covent Garden, Londoners, Bull notes, are not easily her bodyguard, Frank Farmer. own experiences to it, and there are ele- where you’ll find the stage door of impressed. “We tend not to applaud Musical adaptations of Roald Dahl’s ments of a play that will resonate with the famous Drury Lane, also known the scenery and every entrance, which as “The Royal.” In the heart of the Davie Village Matilda and Charlie and the Choco- you as a gay person rather than a person seems to happen whenever I see a our “Wine Inspired” boutique late Factory have quickly become big next to you based on what you’ve been Broadway show.” hotel is close to where you hits for families and children at heart. through in your life,” he says. “Also, the lines between West End and Even when their stages are empty, want to be... Matilda impresses with eye-popping Matthewman attributes the quality of off -West End are blurred because some London’s theatres are noteworthy at- Your Hotel of choice sets and a talented cast of youth, but London theatre to its breadth. While the playhouses are just as big as West End tractions. Walking tours by the Society in Downtown Vancouver centre-stage is the evil head mistress, West End is the focal point for tourists, theatres. If you go further afield, you of London Theatre weave through the Miss Trunchbull, played as hideously there are also fringe, off -West End and can see something just as good in a more theatre areas of Soho, Covent Garden wicked as her chin mole by Montrealer repertory theatres like Shakespeare’s intimate setting for less money and have and the Strand, highlighting the ar- Alex Gaumond in drag. Globe. “The one thing that characterizes a great night out.” chitecture and personalities behind Despite the absence of a big gay pro- the London theatre scene is the size of Above the Stag Theatre sustains it- all sorts of theatres, from Victorian duction in the West End since Pris- it. The West End is massive, but all over self by catering specifi cally to the gay to modern. Some, like Theatre Royal executivehotels.net/vancouver Tel: 604.688.7678 cilla, Queen of the Desert, which closed London there are lots of theatre spaces market with queer productions, from Drury Lane and the National Theatre, in 2011 after a three-year run at the producing really great stuff ,” he says. dramas to comedies to pantomimes. also off er backstage tours.

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