It’s hard to believe that Nickelback formed nearly 30 years ago and broke out 25 years ago with the album The State. Over that time the Hanna, Alberta 4some has performed dozens of times in Calgary, from bars to headlining the 2013 Flood-Aid concert at…
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Despite a brief career before her death on March 5th, 1963 in a plane crash, Patsy Cline’s influence is felt in music even today. Songs like Crazy and I Fall to Pieces are instantly recognizable. A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline has been performed a…
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About three fourths of the way through Orville Peck’s July 12th headlining slot on the Coke Stage at the Stampede, he was telling the audience about how his duet with the iconic Willie Nelson on Cowboy’s Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other …
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By Jonah Newman
I craved my teammates’ acceptance and respect, and it couldn’t have been clearer that these would never be extended to anyone other than a cisgender, heterosexual man.
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Every June, public institutions, civil society organizations, and leaders from many sectors share in celebrating Pride, positioning themselves as stewards of the hard-fought progress made in recognizing the human rights of 2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada. De…
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By Kawika Guillermo
Punk poetics is a form of musically-infused writing shaped by queer and trans authors like Patti Smith, Kathy Acker, Kai Cheng Thom. Like punk rock, punk poetics can crowd-surf us along the rhythmic tug of words, only to drop us int…
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By Subhaga Crystal Bacon
I say I came out formally at that time because I had long since come out to myself one summer afternoon in elementary school while riding my bike. I can still see the scene as if it were yesterday: The purple bike with its chop…
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By Patricia Silva
On Selfhood: Young Lesbians assembles art works, ephemera, and oral histories from 36 marginalized urban lesbians, ages 18-25. Installed as a multidisciplinary exhibition grounded in personal collections and an interactive collage, On…
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Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) is calling on Canadians to support queer and trans-owned businesses not only during Pride season, but year-round. CGLCC is encouraging Canadians to take this month to become aware of the barriers these org…
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NIVEA extends its donation initiative from June to August 2024 with its match up pledges, towards PFlag Canada’s efforts to support 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
2024 marks the third year in a row where NIVEA will be supporting PFlag Canada, in their mission …
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By David Cameron Strachan
In junior high school, I saw that I wasn’t developing like other boys. I was teased for my small genitals and breast growth. Our family doctor assured my mother that I’d eventually be “normal” but my biology textbook gave me d…
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Today, H&M reaffirms its year-round dedication to the LGBTQIA+ community with the relaunch of its “My Chosen Family” campaign, which focuses on the concept of non-biological families that play an essential role for many people in the LGBT…
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In 2017, Issues, a zine-in-residence initiative started by Hello Mr., transported Colby Anderson and Yezmin Villarreal’s visions for a queer alternative publication from an idea into a reality. BRUNCH CLUB, Colby Anderson’s publication, exclusively …
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Nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ+ travelers may use artificial intelligence to plan and book travel this summer.
According to a recent survey conducted by leading travel publisher Matador Network, nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ+ travelers (62.1%) are open to us…
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Since the release of the National Inquiry Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, and the related 231 Calls to Justice and Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak’s “Métis Perspectives” report, which include 64 C…
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