Coming out
OUT at the ballgame?
Could this be true? Am I day dreaming? A major league baseball game, between the Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos, where celebrating Pride will be encouraged, not silenced?
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Mom and Dad, merry Christmas I’m gay
Christmas holiday season is back! A time of festivities and happiness… but wait there is a catch! What would happen if it is you (yes, yes, you, the gay/lesbian of the family) who would introduce the man/woman of your life to all your family? What would happen if your family simply do not know you’re gay or lesbian? Is Christmas a good time to tell? Let me explore this a little
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Out of The Shadows and Into The Light
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my lifetime, it’s that nothing goes as planned. As such, coming out didn’t happen at all the way I planned it. It was a typical story: get Mom, Dad, and my sister together, and do it in person. The same went for my friends. I’m sure you’ve already guessed that that’s not how it went.
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June 4th: National Fight Against Homophobia Day
Montreal, June 4, 2003 – It was a day well-anticipated, one that the Foundation Emergence had prepared for sometime – the first National Fight Against Homophobia Day. The first of many to come since the Québec National Assembly will soon declare the first Wednesday of every June to be devoted to this day. This day included an official opening ceremony, followed by a press conference and a gathering where significant researchers provided insight into their studies.
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Why Me?
If there is one question which most gay men probably ask themselves the most is the ‘why me?’ question. At first, its always like hey, wait a minute I want to have kids, I want to be a family man, Why can’t I be that? why should I be…
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Coming Out in L.A.
Straight-acting, gym bunnies, drama queens, butch, leather daddies, versatility, dressing well, sleeping with as many guys as is humanly possible, cute teenagers with older men, dressing gay. Gay life is in itself complicating sometimes.
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Birds of a Feather…
Ten years ago, I decided I was going to tell the whole world I was gay. Much to my surprise, (and almost disappointingly so), my family reacted positively to it all, and well, I just continued on with my life until 4 years later… it all changed.
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The New (GLBT) Generation
The other night I was flipping through the channels on the tube and came across a documentary titled Life on Christopher St., directed by Maria Clara, a 2002 expose focusing on urban gay youth and their lives on the most popular gay strip in the world in New York City. As the synopsis of the [...]
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Not Another Neurotic Gay Teen Story!
In retrospect, I should’ve known all along that I was a poof. All the signs seemed to be neon and flashing: I was always best friends with the chicks of whatever new school my parents had plonked me in. I was never the sporty type, possessing the hand-eye coordination of your average shellfish. And ooh, ooh, I also had a lack of decent father figures! Doesn’t that make for your typical gay teen requirements?
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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Celebrities
A list of some gay, lesbian, bisexual celebrities – recognize anyone? Virginia Woolf Writer Michael Stipe Lead Singer of REM Clive Barker Author and Filmmaker Rosie O’Donnell Comedian and Actor Randy Harrison Actor Mitchell Anderson Actor Freddie Mercury Lead singer of Queen André Boulerice Provincial Cabinet Minister Boy George Singer & Songwriter Claude Rajotte Animateur [...]
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Équipe AlterHéros
Julie-Maude Beauchesne
François Paquette
Dee Gamme
Samuel A.
Marion Téjédor