In Canada gay men can’t donate blood. Actually, the life ban applies to any man who’s had sex with another man since 1977 whether he identifies as gay, bi, straight or whatever.
I believe this is a homophobic policy and was amused to see the rather gay Facebook profile picture for Ron Vezina, the Director for [...]
I always thought it was an American thing, but apparently the provincial government issues food vouchers to assist people in dire need. They are government issued vouchers which can be exchanged for any item of food at any retailer in the province.
A friend of mine, who wishes to remain anonymous, is in the process of [...]
April 28, 2009 marked the 50th anniversary of British Columbia’s last execution.
Leo Anthony Mantha was a tugboat operator and former sailor. He was gay and wanted to have a long-term relationship with his boyfriend Aaron “Bud” Jenkins. Jenkins tried to break up with him and Mantha lost his shit and stabbed Jenkins to death. He [...]
As of April 15, 2009 British Columbia will have the lowest minimum wage in Canada and BC premier, Gordon Campbell, has no plans to increase it from the current rate of $8 per hour.
Over the past year governments across Canada have been adjusting the minimum wage to more humane levels. Yesterday Ontario increased the minimum [...]
Ryan Cran, who murdered Aaron Webster is out of prison after four years.
On 17 November, 2001 19 year old Cran and a group of youths beat Webster to death with bats and golf clubs because he was gay. A judge involved with the case described the attack as “a thug brigade, stalking human prey for [...]
This recipe comes from my crazy friend “Dr. Kamino” from Wisconsin. It’s for a pasty, which is a popular meat-pie thing in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. It is the funniest recipe ever.
Here’s one of his videos:
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Pasty recipe by Doctor Kamino
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It’s been a year since I had one of the most magical evenings of my life.
On December 2, 2007 the Spice Girls performed their first reunion concert here in Vancouver and I was there.
The Spice Girls provided much of the soundtrack for my formative [...]
At my job I speak with people from all over British Columbia. In the course of events I’ll inevitably run into someone who I knew years before. The other day was like that, sort of.
I was speaking to a man on the phone. I took down his message and couldn’t help asking what town he [...]
This is the first email I ever received. It was from my brother in response to my suggestion that we go to McDonald’s with money that I had quickly obtained earlier that day with minimal effort. “Kal’s store” was this dirty corner store that was ridiculously overpriced.
This was sent the day I signed up for [...]
For those of you who don’t know… I have ADHD. That is, Attention Defecit Hyper Activity Disorder. I look at it as a trait to work with, not so much a disorder to be cured. There are many benefits to having ADHD and I’ve learned over the years to harness them in appropriate ways.
There are, [...]
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