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Mobile Devices With Bells On http://gettag.mobi Ringing in the Season Business Directory Community Maps Events Calendar Tourist Information STARTING ON PAGE 17 Calgary • Edmonton • Alberta www.gaycalgary.com 2 GayCalgary & Edmonton Magazine #98, December 2011 www.gaycalgary.com Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Publisher: Steve Polyak 5 Fishing Lessons Editor: Rob Diaz-Marino Publisher’s Column Sales: Steve Polyak Design & Layout: Rob Diaz-Marino, Steve Polyak 8 Pride Centre of Edmonton Recovers After Writers and Contributors Summer Fire Chris Azzopardi, Dallas Barnes, Dave Brousseau, Jason Clevett, Andrew Collins, Rob Diaz-Marino, Janine Eva Trotta, Jack Fertig, Glen Hanson, 9 Attitudes at Work Robert Herman, Joan Hilty, Evan Kayne, Stephen Working LGB experience tolerance, yet still some discrimination Lock, Randy Myer, Allan Neuwirth, Steve Polyak, Carey Rutherford, Romeo San Vicente, Jamie 10 PAGE Schneider, Ed Sikov and the LGBT Community of Calgary, Edmonton, and Alberta. 10 Scott Thompson: Photography Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino, Up Close & Personal B&J, BT McDonald Kids in the Hall comedian on why straight white men have it hard Videography and how bullied kids should ‘grow a pair’ Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino Printers 13 J. 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PAGE 48 PAGE More articles and exclusive content online! 4 GayCalgary & Edmonton Magazine #98, December 2011 www.gaycalgary.com Editorial Fishing Lessons Publisher’s Column By Rob Diaz-Marino, MSc. we were still offering our services to help the ISCCA, ISCWR, In my monthly columns, I’ve enjoyed writing about the and Misc Youth put on the picture booth fundraiser, and our many success stories within our community: non-profit hope was that seeing these performers doing their thing onstage groups and businesses that have proven a little effort would create further demand for photos with them. applied smartly can overcome almost any obstacle. In The potential was awesome for our community to come fact, I have a few such stories to talk about later in this together, engage the show’s audience, give an upbeat impression column, but first I want to share something different – a of what Alberta’s LGBT community is all about, and raise some story of mostly failure. good money. I say “mostly” because there are still a few gems that deserve But the term “shit show” doesn’t begin to describe the diverse commendation for their efforts, who pulled something of a assortment of dysfunctions, failings, and excuses that we saw success from a losing situation. But I want this story to give the come up to defeat this idea. Steve and I have never been so right people a good kick in the ass for their shortsightedness, unimpressed with our community groups in general - it was poor planning, lame excuses, and self-defeating attitude. Yes a great opportunity mostly squandered. And it’s not like this this will be a rant…it’s been a while since the last time. opportunity just fell into our laps either; we put in our own time, effort, and resources to make it happen, and certainly We at GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine work hard to Taboo also made some concessions for us to do all of this in the create opportunities for local LGBT businesses and community hopes that it would add to the unique experience of their show. groups to help themselves. It’s the nature of our line of business to create potential, and that means the benefit of the space we In retrospect, Calgary’s show was not so bad. According to offer directly correlates to the amount of effort and thought that Joey the ISCCA signed up nearly 20 individuals to volunteer our customers and community partners put into developing it. at the booth, to raise funds by selling leis and to help push To borrow from the popular metaphor, we’re not giving anyone photos. To their own disappointment, most of those individuals a “fish”, only a fishing rod. didn’t show up. Instead of getting discouraged, those who did turn up worked a good deal harder. The frustrating part is that when a poor effort is made by any one of these outside organizations and they don’t see the Dale was a force to be reckoned with, tirelessly selling leis and response or returns that they hoped for, we are often blamed. It helping to line up photos for all 4 days of the show. Never once doesn’t matter that we’re going above and beyond in our job to did he complain or let on that he may have been feeling tired get them the exposure that we promise, and able to prove that – he kept a good face forward at all times, and his energy got we’re delivering on that promise. We’re giving them a perfectly people excited about the fundraiser and wanting to participate. good, tried and tested fishing rod, but we are blamed that it The dynamic duo of Joey (aka. Lucy Fur) and Marina were doesn’t catch enough “fish” when they’ve applied the wrong with us all days but Sunday. While Marina managed cash, Joey bait, or thrown in a bare hook. was actively chatting up passersby to sell photos or performing It all boils down to one simple cosmic rule: when you put songs on the stage to drum up interest.