Capital Xtra - Issue 120, Aug 14, 2003

PRIDE 2003
Boom or bust?

story by Lyndon Simmons / Despite all the odds, this year’s Pride festival was a resounding success.
COMMUNITY
Virtual community centre launched

story by Shawn Roske / It may not be as impressive as an actual building, but it’s a good start.
LEGAL ISSUES
Marriage 101

story by Andrea Lewandowski / As legislation in Canada finally catches up to reality in the fashionably late year of 2003, gay and lesbian couples are having quickie weddings across Ontario and British Columbia.
BUSINESS
Planning the future

story by Andrea Lewandowski / Ten minutes on the phone with Eric Daniel Sabourin is enough to make anyone feel like they should probably go climb a mountain or conquer the world.
OUTREACH
White knights needed

story by Ian McLeod / The AIDS Committee of Ottawa may soon hit a funding shortfall in some of its most important programs.
SPORTS
Going for gold

story by Lisa Carreiro / Ottawa’s team for the 2006 Gay Games in Montreal needs help.
LEGISLATION
Human rights or hedonism?

story by Lisa Carreiro / Same-sex marriage and liberal marijuana laws may just be continuing a long history of Canada corrupting Americans.
TELEVISION
Degrassi comes out

story by Gina Merlin / Degrassi: The Next Generation is about to go where no prime-time youth-oriented show has gone before.
MUSICALS
Miss Saigon hits Ottawa

story by Andrea Lewandowski / Miss Saigon’s tragedy unfolded for the thousandth time as 14-year-old Jamal McDonald gaped in awe at the stage.
SAPPHIC TRAFFIC
The right vs human rights

story by Suki Lee / The pundits of homophobia are waking up to the fact that the right to marry is being extended to all Canadian citizens.
QUERIES
Welcome to Gracie-land

story by Blaine Marchand / Chester. How I love him.
UNISEXY
Chivalry for the unmountable

story by Karen Rogers / Everybody is crazy these days. I blame the humidity.