Gay Community

NEW MONTHLY GAY-BI CURIOUS CHEW AND CHAT

HOSTED BY MARTIN AND JOHN
AT APPETIT FOOD FOR THOUGHT
1ST AVE. LADYSMITH

MENU:
CEASAR SALAD
GRILLED MILD COCNUT CURRY CHICKEN
TEA OR COFFE
$10.00

COME OUT FOR A SUPER MEAL AND GREAT CONVERSATION

THIS EVENT WILL OCCUR ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, IT IS ALSO A BYOB EVENT

15-20 guys are showing up for the coffee nite every Tuesday at Serious Coffee (Blanshard and Fisgard) 6-8pm

Hey join the guys at Serious Coffee at Blanshard and Fisgard from 6-8pm for our Tuesday nite gathering. At the moment we are trying to bring interesting books to share with each other. Look for the table with the sign with the pride flag on it or call captain for more info
384-2366.

The queer men's spirituality group was a great success. 13 Men came out and shared with us a bit of their personal journey of spirit. The guys were open minded and non-judgemental and fun. We have choosen to make it an ongoing group. Very open to newcomers!

We meet once per month on Thursday 7-9 pm call or email captain for date & location info. 384-2366 captain.snowdon@avi.org

Monday, April 25

Spirituality!

How does being gay impact on your relationship with the divine? What are our experiences of honouring spirit inside and outside organized religion.

Join us for a frank discussion of the queer spirit.

For location, call or email Captain at 384-2366 or captain.snowdon@avi.org.

Ma vie En Rose - My Life in Pink

Monday, March 28th

"The age-old story of sidelong glances, disapproving neighbours, gossip, and being ashamed of what is different", says first-time feature director, Alain Berliner. A moving film about a young boy making his own way in the world. Join us for a movie and snacks!

FREE

Call (384-2366)or email (captain.snowdon@avi.org) Captain for location.

AVI's Men's Wellness Program is hosting a conference, Private Parts, in Victoria on March 18 and 19th.
For information on this conference go to www.islandmwp.ca

Greeks Sue Over Gay Alexander

Athens: Director Oliver Stone and his film Alexander are being threatened with a lawsuit for portraying Alexander the Great as a bisexual.

A group of Greek lawyers announced on Friday that they have served Stone and Warner Bros film studios with "an extrajudicial note".

The group wants Stone to include a reference in the title credits saying the movie is fiction and not based on fact.

Yannis Varnakos, the spokesperson for the group, admits that he has not seen the film, set to be released 24 November in the US (7 January 2005 in the UK), but says he has already gathered enough evidence to suggest there are what he calls "inappropriate references".

One of the greatest warriors of all time, little is known about Alexander's life. What we do know has come from ancient writers.

In a 365Gay.com article on Alexander, University of Washington classicist Marc Millner says ancient historians like Plutarch (circa 70 AD) and Curtius (around 41 AD) were never circumspect about Alexander's sexuality.

An ANTI- Equal Marriage Bill is Coming to Parliament on Nov. 26th !

MP Lobby Kit!

See also: 5 Minute Action - Same Sex Marriage

Parliament will soon vote on legislation to restrict marriage to heterosexual couples. Rob Moore, (Con) for Fundy, NB, has introduced Bill C-268. This Private Members Bill would define marriage as “the lawful union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all other persons”.

Last time Parliament voted on heterosexual marriage, we came within five (5) votes of losing. Our vote count suggests that this one will be just as close!

Supporters of equal marriage must mobilize and tell our MPs that they should not support this unconstitutional bill.

Opponents of equal marriage have already begun to lobby MPs in support of this legislation. Focus on the Family is mobilizing thousands of equal marriage opponents to email and call their MPs in support of Bill C-268. We need to make sure that theirs is not the only message that is heard.

Critics call province cowards for failing to cover sex-change surgeries

Keith Leslie
Ottawa Citizen

Thursday, November 18, 2004

TORONTO -- Ontario's Liberal government has "chickened out" of reinstating medicare coverage for sex change operations for fear of a public backlash, deputy NDP leader Marilyn Churley charged Thursday.

Churley accused the Liberals of backing off a pledge while in opposition to restore funding for the procedures, which left numerous patients in the lurch when they were delisted by the previous Conservative government in 1997.

See also: Transgender Day of Remembrance

"They promised they'd reverse that decision," but backed out amid a storm of controversy over the more heavily publicized -- and criticized -- move last May to delist chiropractic services, physiotherapy and eye exams, she said.

"They reneged on their promise because they were cowards."