Nanaimo mayor won’t proclaim Pride
Despite opposition from civic officials and division within the gay community, Nanaimo’s 10th Pride festival will go ahead this week. “We want to celebrate being gay,” says Ian Austi...
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.
Welcome to the Black Parade
Vancouver’s newest drag king troupe is hoping to move drag out of the bars and into the suburbs. The Black Parade is a collective of drag performers ranging in age from 15 to 32. “We have ...
Nanaimo gay space threatened
Nanaimo’s only gay space, 70 Below, is in jeopardy, as the company that owns the building in which the bar is located is seeking to terminate its lease through a petition to the BC Supreme Court. 70 B...
How queer families are reshaping tradition
Ten-year-old Kevin is having dinner with his father Tyler Tone. It’s a casual meal at the coffee table with Tone sitting cross-legged on the floor and Kevin curled up on the couch. It’s th...
Happy 420!
This is video made by myself and classmate Sarah Monaco who is also the star. It was made for our video broadcasting class and we received 100 per cent!
A look back at the CPP case
It’s a breezy Friday afternoon. Gail Meredith and Eric Brogaard meet each other for a brief visit in East Vancouver. They are two old friends having a pleasant afternoon chat about last month...
At home with Jane Rule
Canadian author, educator and activist Jane Rule’s kitchen overlooks a backyard surrounded on three sides by trees of nearly every shade of green. The intermittent whistles from passing ferries can be...
Massaging the gateway to the soul
I consider myself to be a more-or-less liberated person. Within my circle of friends discussion of labiaplasty, digital-rectal stimulation and public cunnilingus is lively, thoughtful and rigorous. Bu...
Prism to stay gay
Victoria’s last remaining gay space will stay gay despite its recent sale to new owners, all parties confirm. “I wouldn’t have turned it straight for nobody,” says Prism’s outgoing owner and gay right...
What to do on Valentine’s Day?
I wrote this article as an assignment for a journalism class. My teacher, however, was not impressed and he gave me a 3 out of 10. His hilarious comments are below the article. This Valentines skip th...