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The Cockpit June 2011

Sunday, June 12th, 2011
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“I don’t want set dinner,” my friend, J, huffed. I looked at him quizzically, wondering if extreme hunger was perhaps….

Born This Way

Saturday, May 14th, 2011
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IDAHO stands for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia and is a worldwide commemoration of the suffering…

The Cockpit May 2011

Saturday, May 14th, 2011
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My religion teacher in my high school, Sister Regina, once said: “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” I wish I had replied…

Gay Conversion

Friday, April 8th, 2011
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When gay men think of iPhone apps, I guess it’s pretty much Grindr that comes to mind. But last month another app was causing waves…

The Cockpit March 2011

Monday, March 14th, 2011
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There’s this asshole who keeps raping my Facebook Wall. I don’t remember any more how he became my “friend,” but I suppose that’s what happens when, like me, you’re an eager-to-please homo who doesn’t want to offend anyone so…

Politics March 2011

Monday, March 14th, 2011
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In 2009, Uganda became infamous as the worst place in the world to be gay. In October of that year, David Barhati, a rising star of the political establishment, proposed what became widely known as the…

The Cockpit February 2011

Saturday, February 12th, 2011
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Chris and I paid a visit to The Feel Good Factor Beauty & Nail Spa on Wyndham to pursue a Valentine’s column idea. “What’s your column called?” Helen Barker, the spa’s motherly owner cheerfully enquired…

Politics February 2011

Saturday, February 12th, 2011
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It has recently been brought to our attention by one of our loyal readers that a certain massive cable network operating in Asia regularly censors any mention of gay lifestyles from their programs…

The Cockpit January 2011

Sunday, January 16th, 2011
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“PSSST!!” came an alarming warning. Nope, it wasn’t the hiss of New Year’s Eve firecrackers. It was was the “Noise Nazi” at Volume, as usual…

Politics January 2011

Sunday, January 16th, 2011
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Well it’s finally over. ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ is no more. That relic of an earlier age is gone.. Let’s not forget something though..