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DANCE
Dance ‘til you die
story by Julie Weisberg /
For more than 55 years, Peter Boneham has been a pioneer in the world of modern dance and creative expression, a constant innovator whose ideas have brought him international renown.
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PTS AGM
Changing of the guard
story by Julie Weisberg /
After serving on its board for more than two years, Bruce Bursey is stepping down as the president of Pink Triangle Services (PTS).
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HATE CRIMES
Charges laid over Gayline death threat
story by Rob Thomas /
An Ottawa man faces trial after a letter threatening a then-unidentified man was sent to Gayline, the telephone support line operated by Pink Triangle Services (PTS).
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HISTORY OF MARRIAGE
Can Christian marriage change?
story by Rob Thomas /
All who love are born of God and know God - 1 John 4:7.
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FILM FEST
Dark screens
story by Rob Thomas /
Making Scenes 2004 is in limbo.
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BILL C-250
Bittersweet victory
story by Tanya Gulliver /
It took more than a decade to get there, but on Apr 29 the Senate approved MP Svend Robinson’s hate crimes bill by a vote of 59-11.
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AIDS
HIV prevention for gay men in limbo
story by Julie Weisberg /
Pink Triangle Services (PTS) may soon move to fill a gaping void in the city’s AIDS prevention programs.
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FUNDING FROZEN
Feds betray AIDS strategy
story by Ann Silversides /
AIDS activists feel betrayed that the recent federal budget contained no new spending to fight HIV/AIDS and warn that opportunities to tackle the epidemic and reduce infection rates are being lost.
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DEFICIT
Growth and change
story by Rob Thomas /
Egale Canada is experiencing growing pains, and it’s costing the organization money.
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FEDERAL ELECTION
Election watch
story by Capital Xtra staff /
As this issue went to the printer, pundits predicted Prime Minister Paul Martin would call an election within the next couple of weeks for mid- or late June. If true, our next issue, on Jul 1, will unfortunately be after the vote.
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HEALTH
Spreading the word about syphilis
story by Rob Thomas /
A new cartoon character will be cruising bathhouses, bars and PrideVision airwaves this spring to raise awareness about syphilis.
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QUERIES
Origins and orientation; when identities collide
story by Blaine Marchand /
“Most ethnic communities in Canada are homophobic,” says Garry, 32 years old, who came from Armenia in 1997, “even though in their own countries people may be less homophobic than here. In Canada, many ethnic communities, such as mine, are very small.
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SAPPHIC TRAFFIC
Riding the pink wave of consumer dollars
story by Suki Lee /
With the arrival of summer comes the largest linked series of festivals on the planet.
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SHERRIE & DAN
Solid Gold good-byes
story by Erik Faure /
After two years of entertaining crowds with the tunes of Shania, Celine and Cher, the popular performing duo Sherrie and Dan Gold will play the Silhouette Lounge for the last time on Sat, May 29.
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PROMOTIONS
Organizing Ottawa’s arts scene
story by Andrea Lewandowski /
Ottawa artist Marika Jemma is a shining light in Ottawa’s cultural community.
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DANCE
See no evil
story by Andrea Lewandowski /
Andre Fairfield will tell you straight up — there’s no such thing as second sight.
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STAGE
Spoken and unspoken rules
story by Andrea Lewandowski /
“Little Italy” is coming to the Ottawa stage this month, as the Great Canadian Theatre Company puts on its production of Mambo Italiano.
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