Coming out as gay and Christian
Growing up in the American South, Curt Allison never imagined it was possible to be both openly gay and a good Christian. His Pentecostal community taught him that homosexuality was a sin, incongruent...
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.
Nanaimo gay bar seized
British Columbia’s last small town gay bar is no more. On Feb 25 the staff at 70 Below in Nanaimo came to work to find the doors boarded up, and the locks changed. This comes in the midst of a l...
Khan
Khan video!
Hello, here’s a video I made about my cat Khan. He’s really starting to adjust, finding his way about my house and so forth. Things he loves: Things he hates:
Vancouver Life
Things you don’t say in a Russian Orthodox Church…
Well, today was a neat day. I’m doing this story about Vancouver’s Russian community for this Russian magazine. It’s a cool gig – I’m getting to know a section of Vancouv...
Personal
Scientology
Okay, so I’ve been doing these stories about religion lately. Covering the Anglican schism, interviewing Russian Orthodox priests and so forth. Fuck, I even downloaded this Bible program to my c...
Khan
My new cat
I love cats. Unfortunately I haven’t had a cat for years. In my youth I was constantly moving around and felt a cat might tie me down to one place. In recent years, however, I have realized the ...
WinterPride impresses international crowd
About 2,500 gays and lesbians from around the world converged on Whistler for a week of skiing, camaraderie and fun at the 16th annual gay ski week, Feb 3-10. Bill Sheldon, one of many international a...
Personal
This is a test!
This is a test to see if my blog works. Below is a photo of Marx’s grave.
‘Very, very charged’ VPS bylaw debate adjourned
For two Saturdays in a row, the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) debated proposed changes to its constitution and bylaws in an atmosphere dominated by emotional exchanges and allegations of impropriety o...
Tops and Bottoms leaves Jupiter
Just over a year into its popular run, the Jupiter Café has closed the curtain on The Bob Loblaw Queer Comedy Troupe’s weekly improv show Tops and Bottoms, saying it hasn’t been good for b...