Capital Xtra - Issue 131, Jul 22, 2004

PROUD CITY
Takin’ it to the streets

story by Rob Thomas / A flash storm cleared the sky the day before and a beaming sun buoyed rainbow revelers’ spirits at this year’s Pride Parade, street festival and town square.
ACTIVIST AGENDA
Achievements & action

story by Rob Thomas / Ottawa’s mayor says the city’s queers should be proud of their accomplishments and hopes to help build a GLBT community centre within two years.
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
Out of the closet, into the community

story by Andrea Lewandowski / Pink Triangle Services is making its presence felt in Ottawa like never before.
POLITICAL FOES
Countering Aunty Gwen’s activism

story by Julie Weisberg / When the Ottawa Pride Committee and Egale Canada moved into their new shared office space on Cooper St last month, they had no idea what horrors — and family connections — lurked just down the hall.
QUERIES
Sex in the middle ages

story by Blaine Marchand / “No dear, I did not say Honda.” The elderly woman leaned on her cane and shuffled the labels on the pots of plants so they were easier to read. “I distinctly said hosta — the shade-loving plant.”
SAPPHIC TRAFFIC
Dykes need their own day

story by Suki Lee / Two years ago, the topic of the inaugural Sapphic Traffic column was the need for a dyke march in Ottawa.
GAY OL' BERLIN
Life is a Cabaret, old chum

story by Rob Thomas / The lives, loves and dangers of Weimar-era Berlin will fill the Ottawa stage this summer.