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Out in Vancouver: Nov 17–23, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekThursday, Nov 17Eastside Culture CrawlYou may think East Van is a world away, and compared to downtown’s hustle and bustle you’d probably be right. For most gay and...
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Out in Toronto: Nov 17–23, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekThursday, Nov 17Sharron Matthews NakedCabaret star Sharron Matthews, former (and the first ever) cabaret artist-in-residence at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, returns...
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RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 2)
Yonge Cinemas may be gone, but at least there’s still Steamworks Yonge Cinemas had recently closed without warning, leaving no porn theatres left in Toronto. I always loved how it maintained that old...
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Out in Vancouver: Nov 24–30, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekThursday, Nov 24Lights Of HopeLike many of us old timers whose years are numbered in the West End due to age and costs, St Paul’s Hospital can seem like a symbol of...
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Travelling to Silom Soi 4, Bangkok’s bustling gay strip
I was used to cities like Berlin, Barcelona and San Francisco, but Bangkok was completely new territoryI was recently walking through the district of Silom in Bangkok, on my way to the gay strip along...
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Out in Vancouver: Dec 1–7, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekThursday, Dec 1Festival Of LightsThe countdown is on: we have 23 days to find the love of our life or risk no presents under the tree. This is the perfect event for a...
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Out in Ottawa: December 2016
Choice events in the city Thursday, Dec 1Gay Soulmate! Wanted Book LaunchOttawa author Charles Seems honours World AIDS Day with the launch of his new semi-autobiographical book. The second in a...
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Out in Vancouver: Dec 8–14, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekThursday, Dec 8Avenue QFinally, a puppet show I can attend without either bringing a child as an escort or feeling like a dirty old man. This show has puppet nudity...
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The fantasy of The Babylon Bangkok hotel (Part 1)
‘There was something hedonistic about being served dinner in only a towel by beautiful young men’While crossing each intersection along Sathon Tai Road, I felt as though I was being engulfed by cars...
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Out in Toronto: Dec 8–14, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekThursday, Dec 8Black Boys The latest production at the ol’ queer theatre is billed as “an exploration of queer male blackness.” The play depicts the efforts of three...
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The fantasy of the Babylon Bangkok hotel (Part 2)
A social club, a gay resort, a getaway spot — Babylon is whatever you want it to beAfter dinner with Steven, I wandered around the rest of The Babylon Bangkok hotel on my own. Though the decor was...
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Out in Vancouver: Dec 15–21, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekThursday, Dec 15HoligaysThe last time I tried to get classy to go to a party someone — who shall remain nameless and is still blocked on Facebook — drank too much...
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Out in Toronto: Dec 15–21, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekFriday, Dec 16Arabian Knights LGBTQ Holiday EditionOne of the Village’s newest dance parties holds its first ever holiday edition. The queer Middle Eastern event is...
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Exploring Soi Twilight, Bangkok’s gay red-light district (Part 1)
Beyond the neon signs and jammed packed streets is a paradise for WesternersNo matter where you are in Bangkok — the markets, subway cars, restaurants or bars — you’ll see elderly male tourists with...
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Out in Toronto: Dec 22–31, 2016
Choice events in the city this weekFriday, Dec 23The Ugly (or Nice) Holiday Sweater Party It wouldn’t be the holidays without a sweater-themed event. Attendees of this dance party are encouraged to...
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Celebrating New Year’s Eve at White Party Bangkok
A weekend of exciting events to ring in 2017 “Right off the bat, the first year, it was the largest gay New Year festival in Asia, ever,” says Blue Satittammanoon, the producer and organizer of White...
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Exploring Soi Twilight, Bangkok’s gay red-light district (Part 2)
A night at X-Size go-go barI could hear the outdated techno music from the street just outside of X-Size. It was go-go bar on Soi Twilight, Bangkok’s gay red-light district. The sound was reminiscent...
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Out in Vancouver: Dec 29, 2016–Jan 4, 2017
Choice events in the city this weekThursday, Dec 29Bratpack PresentsIn a weekend full of parties at which every guy you meet wants to shove his tongue down your throat at midnight, this is your last...
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Muscle worship at Tawan Bar (Part 1)
Am I into sthenolagnia? According to Brenda Love’s Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices, sthenolagnia is when one is aroused from the demonstration of strength or muscles. That includes muscle...
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Out in Toronto: Jan 5–11, 2017
Choice events in the city this week Thursday, Jan 5Teenage KicksThe young Miklós, who is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality, plans to run away with his best friend Dan. But his plans are...
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