Positive Thoughts – A Place To Live: The new CEO of Bailey House reflects on its 35 years of housing people living with HIV/AIDS – and its future

Daniel W. Tietz became CEO of Bailey House in October 2017. The New York City-based nonprofit organization serves more than 1,800 men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses through housing, health services and community support. Tietz is a registered nurse and a lawyer with more than 30 years of experience.

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Tips to Avoid Paying More for Your Mortgage

Buying a house is a major financial commitment. You want to be certain you’re getting the best mortgage rate and terms, and that you will be able to afford your mortgage payment now and into the future. Unfortunately, some people don’t really shop around or look at their mortgage options when buying a home. Someone who may spend hours researching and comparing prices for technology… Read the rest

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Fellowship of Alberta Bears – Great Canadian Bear Weekend

The Great Canadian Bear Weekend is organized by the community group Fellowship of Alberta Bears (FAB) who believe that everyone is welcome regardless of body shape or size, the amount of hair or not, or your birth gender. This makes them stand out from other destination events that focus on specific demographics of the gay bear and otter community.  The group runs weekly events in… Read the rest

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Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose – Coronation

Decades before RuPaul’s Drag Race started showing dragqueen culture in the mainstream, the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose (ISCWR) had been a prominent figure in Edmonton’s LGBTQ+ community. The organization has been around since 1976 highlighting Edmonton’s drag scene while also fundraising money for Edmonton’s charities and scholarships for queer youth to help them further their education.

Every year at Coronation, the current… Read the rest

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INTERVIEW – Wisdom with Swag: Openly pansexual pop artist Yaysh asks people to give her — and love — a chance

Yaysh understands that she presents a unique challenge to many people.  She is an androgynous-looking female, white MC and a singer who often crosses musical genres. “People often want to label me a lesbian, but I prefer pansexual because I occasionally find sexual chemistry with men,” she explains, clarifying, “usually black men.”

In “Get 2 Kno Me,” her provocative new pop/reggae summer track, Yaysh invites… Read the rest

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Publisher’s Column: Accolades in Journalism

In the 25 years that GayCalgary has been around, we have received several awards and accolades. They are for the work that GayCalgary does in the LGBTQ+ community throughout Alberta and we totally appreciate them when we get them. The accolades come from groups and organizations that we have worked closely with, so we do not need to nominate ourselves or have our readers vote… Read the rest

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Cariwest 2018, Edmonton’s Caribbean Arts Festival

GayCalgary has been covering gay pride parades since the late 90’s, so covering the parade for Cariwest was an amazing experience. Cariwest, Edmonton’s Caribbean Arts Festival started over 30 years ago. I was only able to attend the parade, though the event is 3 days long and includes a launch party, a costume party, and a party…… Read the rest

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5 Best Ways To Teach Your Kids To Be Gender Sensitive

Our socio-political environment has never been this polarizing. In a world constantly engaged in debates of what is morally right and wrong, it is easy to forget the pressures this atmosphere can have on a child. The children represent our future and it is through them that we can nurture it.
One of the ways to do so is by cultivating empathy in them towards… Read the rest

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Whigfield returns as Sannie: The iconic Eurodance singer is back with an LGBT inspired music video

The year was 1995. Quebec voted to stay in Canada, OJ Simpson was found innocent, and Eurodance was at the height of its Canadian popularity. I saw the music video for Saturday Night by Whigfield after watching “Electric Circus” on Much Music and I was hooked. I couldn’t get the song out of my head and ended up becoming a super fan of the singer.… Read the rest

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LGBTQ+ #SweekPride Writing Contest

Sweek, a free mobile platform for readers and writers, launches #SweekPride writing campaign to celebrate diversity. Its main aim is to popularise the literature written by the LGBTQ+ community and flood the Internet with their stories.
All genres are accepted as long as the main characters represent the LGBTQ+ community and the entry doesn’t exceed 5,000 words.
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5 Badass Companies Celebrating Diversity

With Pride Month upon us, it is an important time to take notice of the ways our communities and the people around us are making things more inclusive. It can sometimes be hard to find places that make us all, no matter our shape, size, color, sexual orientation, or gender, feel like we belong. However, there are quite a few companies out there aiming to… Read the rest

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Berlin STICKS & STONES Job and Career Fair

Are you looking for a job, a great networking opportunity, or simply to have fun? Then get your free tickets for this year’s STICKS & STONES job and career fair that takes place at SchwuZ & Vollgutlager in Berlin!
80 LGBT-friendly companies and organizations will be present as exhibitors. Besides talking to their representatives, you’ve got the opportunity to take free application photos, have your… Read the rest

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Queer Culture in Music

Queer musicians were usually overlooked by the audiences before David Bowie entered the scene in 1969 with his breakout hit “Space Oddity”. He was undoubtedly the most innovative musician of his generation due to his experimentation with difficult themes like spirituality and society. David came out in 1972 in his performance of “Starman” that changed the whole dynamics of LGBT music and paved the way… Read the rest

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