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ART
Culture & crotches
story by Julie Weisberg /
For Ottawa painter and sculptor Jean-Marie Belanger, being gay is not only a matter of sexuality, it’s the basis of his art.
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SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Why bother asking?
story by Tanya Gulliver /
Hey, Prime Minister Paul Martin!
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AIDS
Considering the options
story by Rob Thomas /
This may be the end of the AIDS Committee of Ottawa (ACO) as we know it.
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CULTURE VULTURES
City hacks away arts funding
story by Rob Thomas /
Cuts to city arts funding could mean less queer content—and less content, period—in local galleries like the Saw Gallery.
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ANAL HEALTH
Pap smears for queers
story by Joseph Couture /
There’s one more thing gay men need to know about anal sex and their health: what to do to help prevent anal cancer.
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SMOKING
Does lighting up increase HIV risk?
story by Joseph Couture /
There’s at least one vulnerability to HIV infection that a lot of men probably haven’t thought of: smoking.
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MARRIAGE
Unhappy union of marriage and queerness
story by Susan Thompson /
When Ontario began issuing gay marriage licenses on Jun 10, 2003, Toronto attorney Michael Leshner said, “The argument’s over.
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QUERIES
The skin flute plays on
story by Blaine Marchand /
I ran my finger along the fluted edge, relishing its hardness against my digit.
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Sapphic Traffic
Medical prejudices still linger
story by Suki Lee /
The room was antiseptic, freshly painted.
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THEATRE
Universal themes
story by Rob Thomas /
Theatre can play a major role in dealing with AIDS, says Christopher Isaacs, the artistic director of Ottawa’s Act Out Theatre.
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THEATRE
Waking up invisible
story by James Moran /
Kit Brennan found the inspiration for her latest play at a bus stop.
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NOVEL THOUGHTS
Fast life on the runway
story by James Moran /
In his debut novel Kameleon Man, Ottawa author Kim Brunhuber examines the glamorous and treacherous world of male modelling, based on his own experience.
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