Tagged: queer
How a prairie-born Pride education group is going national
Behind Jonathan Niemczak’s mission to make Canada’s queer history heard
Class is in session: History with a Drag Queen comes to MRU
Bella Coco, Staff Writer Grab your history books and prepare for the lesson of a lifetime, because History with a Drag Queen is coming to Mount Royal University (MRU) on Thursday, Feb. 8. Karla Marx,...
Whiteness still dominates the LGBTQ+ representation in film and TV
By Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor From the crazed holiday lesbian rom-com Happiest Season starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis to the two new seasons of the world-renowned Rupaul’s Drag Race airing at the...
The truth around deadnaming and why we don’t do it
By Ed Ghost, Staff Writer Hi, my name’s Ed and if I were introducing myself to you in person, you may be a little taken aback by someone who looks like me (see that photo?...
Former Camp fYrefly Edmonton members launch summer camp for LGBTQ+ youth in Alberta with social justice focus
By Robyn Welsh, Publishing Editor After the University of Alberta announced that Camp fYrefly would be closing, former members of fYrefly’s Youth Action Committee (YAC) launched an alternative camp called Queer Scouts YEG. The...
Pride Week coming to MRU
Aryn Guthrie Contributor Usually held around the summer months in Calgary and around the world, pride week at Mount Royal University is coming earlier in the year to raise awareness among students. ...
The bold and the beautiful: Fairy Tales Film Fest primer
By Kelsey Hipkin Where else in Calgary can you see films that cover everything from AIDS to forbidden love to a duo of yodeling, lesbian sisters other than Calgary’s twelfth annual Fairy Tales Film...
Changing perspective
If you’re one of those “macho men” — you know the kind, with the brutish demeanor and the urge to high-five and/or fist bump every passing Joe six-pack you run into who might have...
