Blogs From Our Members
My fiancé and I had each been to Montreal many years before we got together, and we both had fond memories of it, so we were excited to go back again as a couple. Our trip was planned around Fierté Montréal which takes place each August, but like most …
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By Geoff Cadman
That Gay Pride day on July 1st 1972 was filled with hope and determination and much has been achieved since. I do not like the huge cracks appearing in those first laid foundations. Below is my story from that sunny day in London, in th…
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By John R Killacky
“It is our intellectual journal.… If you want to deal with scholarly intelligent arguments, there’s really no place else we can publish,” writer/activist Larry Kramer was quoted as saying in that same New York Times article from 1998…
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By Kollyn Conrad
Identity is very fluid, and Lovato shows us that it’s okay to change and evolve.
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By Cheryl Klein
“It’s a personal decision” sounds so pat, so unhelpful. So instead I’ll say this: Face the wave. If it calls to you, ride it.
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By Gayla Turner
The groom standing next to my grandmother in those photos was not my grandfather, but a woman dressed in men’s clothing.
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By Caitlin Billings
I’ve learned it’s important to grieve, not because someone has died but because they have gone away and returned from a new direction.
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By Byron Kennedy
My parents didn’t kick me out, but they did kick me out of their hearts. And I mourn the loss of their love to this day.
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Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog might best be described in paradoxical terms like “languid thriller.” Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and regarded early on as the front runner, this film brings contemporary political consciousness t…
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May 4th, 1999, is the last time Alanis Morissette graced a stage in Calgary. It’s not that she hasn’t toured, but for whatever reason the Canadian singer-songwriter never included our province on her road schedule. Yet absence and a sprinkle of nostalg…
The post REVIEW – Alanis Morissette Returns to The Dome: Jagged Little Pill Anniversary Show Brings New and Old Memories to Stage appeared first on Gay LGBTQ Media and Press Network.
After two years of mostly virtual Pride festivals, it’s exciting to have a Pride season full of in-person gatherings again. While obvious choices might be major events in the big cities, there are of course many others as well that could be flying unde…
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By Alessandro Ghidini
I could not make out what he was saying, but it didn’t matter: he was not talking to me.
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By Gary Eldon Peter
“Effeminate.” I had heard that before, in all its variations, both nouns and adjectives.
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By James Homan
The Atlantic Ocean was even more beautiful than the Pacific, and warmer, too. The clouds at night remained white during the night as well as the day, and I realized I was lost.
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It’s been a whirlwind year for Canadian-American singer-songwriter grandson. He toured with Imagine Dragons, crossed Canada with Avril Lavigne, and just wrapped up a European tour. He’s wrapping up the concerts at the Big 4 Roadhouse on the Stampede Gr…
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For nearly 3 decades, Canadian band Our Lady Peace has been a staple of the music scene not only at home, but around the world. Lead by Raine Maida with guitarist Steve Mazur, bassist Duncan Coutts and drummer Jason Pierce, the band recently released t…
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New look from the old days. No more 2001 for GayWebSource.com’s old look looking, Gay…
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It’s been an eventful few years for Lindsay Ell. She released her incredible album Heart Theory in August of 2020 and hosted Canada’s Got Talent which starts filming season 2 soon. She’s been able to tour again as well, which brings her to Nashville No…
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By Richard Schneider
François Ozon’s new film was billed as a “Secret Screening” at the festival, as all information about it was embargoed. We knew only that John Waters described it as “a lu-lu,” and that description seems fair enough. …
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By Sharon Angel
Acceptance and dignity are essential to human living. They are human rights that every living breathing person inherits and deserves. When these freedoms are violated, a person’s identity is invalidated. No individual should have to fight for…
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