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There is Something Called Sin. It’s Called Masculinity.

I was that boy whose body was shackled by toxic masculinity. I was that boy, wearing a mask on a stage performing for a too large audience that I could handle, called society. In that experience, I punished my body, and it punished me in return. The so…

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Portholes

If you were to encounter Carson Russell and his husband walking down the street in downtown Seattle, you’d find yourself in a pleasant exchange with a charming man. If you caught him in uniform, you’d likely thank him for his service and disembark with…

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“The Kindness of Strangers”: My Same-Sex Wedding Story

In 2010, five years before the Obergefell decision, same-sex marriage was not legal in New York, my home state, but honored out-of-state marriages. My partner and I talked about marrying, but actually, we were ambivalent about engaging in such a ritual…

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Authenticity and the Subjectivity of Truth

By Jennifer Thompson
Since I was a child, I bought into the idea that my attraction to a person of the same gender is an abomination in the eyes of the one I loved most and the one who loved me most. God himself.
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My Trick List: A Personal Names Project

By Randy Tibbits
Rereading Tennessee Williams’s Memoirs recently, I came across this line: “But then life is full of transient loves when you are young.”
His poignantly poetic line sent me searching for reminders of my own transient loves of youth …
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THEATRE – “We Will Rock You” Arrives Home: A Look At Alberta Produced Touring Production of Queen Musical

When the Queen Jukebox Musical We Will Rock You hits Alberta for multiple dates across the province later this month, it’s a homecoming of sorts. Produced by the Canadian branch of Annerin Productions, the show features a primarily Albertan cast and cr…

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Rock Hudson: A Tragedy of the Closet

HIS REAL NAME was Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. Hollywood needed someone glamorous on theater marquees, so it took two of the world’s natural wonders—the Rock of Gibraltar and the Hudson River—and baptized the 6’4” truck driver from Winnetka, Illinois (popul…

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THEATRE – Stage West’s “Mamma Mia” Worth Taking A Chance On

Last year Stage West’s holiday show was the stellar Jersey Boys, showing that the company can create on its smaller stage a show that measures up to the large-scale touring productions. This year, they are once again tackling a huge blockbuster musical…

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Erté

Spring 1955 in Paris. WWII was long past, but times were still tough all over Europe. Nevertheless, the Paris theater, opera, fashion, and art scenes were flourishing.
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