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90-DAY FIXER
Hopes of rebuilding
story by Julie Weisberg /
A new 10-member interim Pride Committee Of Ottawa has been appointed to help get the beleaguered festival back on track.
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AIDS STRATEGY
Show us the money!
story by Julie Weisberg /
After more than a year of aggressive campaigning for a renewed Canadian Strategy On HIV/AIDS, the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) has finally got most of what it wanted… but not soon enough.
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MR LEATHER
Leadership & leather
story by Andrea Lewandowski /
Plans for Mr Leather Ottawa 2005 are coming together and at least four men — including a former runner-up — have thrown their names into the ring.
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OUR HEALTH
Tools for change
story by Julie Weisberg /
It has been two years since the Wellness Project completed its survey and reported the results to the community.
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NEEDS & RESOURCES
The little agency that grew
story by Julie Weisberg /
After more than two decades of providing compassionate care and support for those affected by HIV/AIDS, the board and staff at Bruce House are beginning to be seen in a new light as advocates and leaders.
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COMMUNITY ACTIVISM
Taking time to make a difference
story by Andrea Lewandowski /
Lois Siegel has had her share of the limelight.
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GAY MARRIAGE
Supremes stay awake during marriage circus
story by Julie Weisberg /
Amidst a media circus and a sea of lawyers, the Supreme Court Of Canada has heard the cases for and against the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.
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GET NAKED!
When it’s too chilly to expose your willy
story by Julie Weisberg /
With the summer sun gone and the fall leaves turning, most of Ottawa’s queers are adding a fashionable layer of clothing or two to help keep warm in the cooling Canadian air.
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QUERIES
Murder and homphobia in Britain and Africa
story by Blaine Marchand /
Recently I received two e-mails that had been forwarded to me.
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SAPPHIC TRAFFIC
The Greatest Canadian lesbians
story by Suki Lee /
This past spring, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation put out a call to find Canada’s Greatest.
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FAITH IN FESTIVALS
Our stories, our perspective
story by Julie Weisberg /
The demise of Making Scenes has left Ottawa without a queer film and video festival for the first time in more than 12 years.
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DANCE
Language of rhythm
story by Julie Weisberg /
Stomp is not so much musical theatre as a rhythmic revelation, full of black-booted soul and sweat.
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MAKING MUSIC
Lights, camera, action!
story by Dale Smith /
For their 19th season, the Ottawa Gay Men’s Chorus is avoiding the same old, same old.
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BOOK REVIEW
Vixens, vampires & vegans
story by Rachel Giese /
As someone who would rather bury her teenage years deep inside a cave than cheerfully revisit them with a “Hello. My Name Is…” tag pasted to her chest, the appeal of high-school reunions is lost on me.
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