Vancouver Men’s Chorus turns 30
The Vancouver Men’s Chorus (VMC) is marking its 30th anniversary with a 50-page book that chronicles the history and personalities of Canada’s first gay chorus. Out of Silence: The First 30 Years of t...
Author: Nathaniel Christopher
I am a resident of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, who has been blogging here for nearly 25 years. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings on my own online platform. From 1998 until 2017, I worked as a journalist, and I have posted most of my articles in the 'News' section of this website.
Vision Vancouver lost votes in West End
Support for Mayor Gregor Robertson’s Vision Vancouver slate in the West End took a noticeable dip as it was eroded by competition from the Green Party, independents and Neighbourhoods for a Sustainabl...
BC’s youth advocate calls for anti-homophobia policy
BC’s representative for children and youth is calling on the provincial government to implement a provincewide anti-homophobia policy. “There’s great diversity in British Columbia, but one thing...
Burnaby
Surviving the Burnaby power outage
Housemate rudely woke me up at approximately 3:42 this morning. For shame! The volume and intensity of his outbursts led me to believe something terrible had transpired. I thought he’d been robbed, re...
HIM rolls out new web resource for gay men
The Health Initiative for Men (HIM) has created a new web resource for gay men to determine whether they should get tested for HIV every three or 12 months. The What’s Your Number? website inclu...
Culture and Politics
Nitpicking Leslie Knope’s collection of “national” flags on Parks and Recreation
I love Parks and Recreation and tonight’s episode brought out my inner geek. I had nothing to do tonight so I decided to spend my evening nitpicking the hell out of a show I love. “Oh hey Ben,” says L...
Gay posters for Chinese, Iranian and Punjabi communities
A group of volunteers is hoping to foster a positive understanding of gay people in Greater Vancouver’s Chinese, Iranian and Punjabi communities with a new poster campaign titled Our City of Colours. ...
My brother looks just like Emily Carr!
Emily Carr (1871-1945) was one of British Columbia’s best-known artists and my brother Gino looks just like her see: Here’s a video about Emily: And another video that Gino did about media...
Gay summit discusses links between health and sexual rights
“My nephew is a soft, shy, smart type,” said Terry Trussler, of the Community Based Research Centre (CBRC). “Who knows what his sexual orientation is, but he’s called a faggot....
BC’s education minister receives more than 200 Purple Letters
Queer community activists presented BC Education Minister George Abbott with more than 200 letters explaining why the BC government should adopt a provincewide sexual orientation and gender identity p...