Rapture: The Next Generation
There’ll be no Rapture for New Year’s Eve. But the new owners of the once-marquee circuit party say it will be back for Pride 2008. Over the summer DJ Lampitt who purchased Toy Box Boys Productions (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.
Galiano Island remembers Jane Rule
Jane Rule will be remembered internationally as a great author and activist but in her home community on British Columbia’s Galiano Island she was the nice lady who shared her home and heart with ever...
New high-rise coming to Village gateway
The site of the old Shell station at Burrard and Davie will soon be converted into a mixed-use high-rise development, according to David Buddle, project development manager with Prima Properties who o...
More gay-specific agencies needed: Banks
Representatives from more than 30 organizations met in Vancouver last week for the third annual Gay Men’s Health Summit, which took place at UBC Robson Square, Nov 1-2. The event, attended by ab...
Fatherhood Dreams
Most Canadians may support same-sex marriage, but many are still uncomfortable with the idea of openly gay men raising children. Vancouver filmmaker Julia Ivanova wants to change that with her new fil...
St Paul gets two cash injections
Despite recent investments into St Paul’s Hospital from the public, non-profit and private sectors, there is no assurance from either the Ministry of Health or Providence Health Care, the Cathol...
Pride Society’s chronology questioned
As the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) prepares for next year’s 30th annual Pride parade, at least one community member is questioning its numbering system. The VPS listed the 2007 Pride parade as...
Majority of queer couples not married
On Sep 12, Statistics Canada released the findings from its 2006 census, the first to include data on same-sex married couples. The census found that only 7,460 or 16.5 percent of Canada’s 45,35...
Love, Mississippi style
The American South, more than a region, is a loaded cultural statement with an undeniable influence on the hearts and imaginations of people all over the world. When I mention my Southern heritage to ...
Queer film fest success
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival launched its 19th year to hearty applause at the Empire Granville 7 theatre, Aug 16. There was hardly an empty seat in the house as audience members gathered to watch...