REVIEW – A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline: Stage West recalls the career of a trailblazer

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Despite a brief career before her death on March 5th, 1963 in a plane crash, Patsy Cline’s influence is felt in music even today. Songs like Crazy and I Fall to Pieces are instantly recognizable. A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline has been performed around the world since Vancouver’s Dean Reagan debuted his creation in 1991. Stage West brings Cline’s story to the stage until September1st.
Part musical revue, part sketch comedy, A Closer Walk with Patsy...

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REVIEW – Fans Love to Love Nickelback at Stampede Finale

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It’s hard to believe that Nickelback formed nearly 30 years ago and broke out 25 years ago with the album The State. Over that time the Hanna, Alberta 4some has performed dozens of times in Calgary, from bars to headlining the 2013 Flood-Aid concert at McMahon Stadium. Add in multiple Saddledome shows including just a year ago, and fans know what to expect when the band shows up. 17,000 fans showed up for the final night of Stampede for an explosive evening of hits, hits, and more hits.
The success of...

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REVIEW – Orville Peck Stampedes on To Coke Stage

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Orville PeckAbout three fourths of the way through Orville Peck’s July 12th headlining slot on the Coke Stage at the Stampede, he was telling the audience about how his duet with the iconic Willie Nelson on Cowboy’s Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other – a song about gay cowboys – came about. He casually mentioned that he is, in fact, a gay cowboy. Standing on a stage in front of thousands of people, gay, straight, and everything in between, it was one of those moments that fans of live music live for. While the Stampede has...

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Coming Out On (and Off) the Field

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By Jonah Newman
I craved my teammates’ acceptance and respect, and it couldn’t have been clearer that these would never be extended to anyone other than a cisgender, heterosexual man. The post Coming Out On (and Off) the Field appeared first on The Gay & Lesbian Review.

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First National Study on 2SLGBTQ+ Poverty in Canada Launched During Pride Month

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Every June, public institutions, civil society organizations, and leaders from many sectors share in celebrating Pride, positioning themselves as stewards of the hard-fought progress made in recognizing the human rights of 2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada. Despite this progress, Pride is not reducible to celebration. For 2SLGBTQ+ communities it is also a time of deep reflection, community mobilization, and an opportunity to draw attention to the socio-economic disparities affecting our collective well-being and our differing abilities to celebrate Pride. To address these issues directly, the 2SLGBTQ+ Poverty in Canada: Improving Livelihood and Social Wellbeing Project is celebrating Pride by launching the first-ever national study aimed at addressing poverty among 2SLGBTQ+ communities. "We are thrilled to begin data collection for this study during the start of the summer Pride season" said Project Director Dr. Nick Mulé, a Professor in the School of Social Work cross appointed to the School of Gender, Sexuality...

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