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#419 March 2, 2011—March 15, 2011 PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Brandon Matheson ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Matt Mills ASSOCIATE EDITORS Drew Rowsome & Matt Thomas COPY EDITOR Lesley Fraser CONTRIBUTORS Paul Bellini, Drasko Bogdanovic, Rolyn Chambers, Josh Dare, Ryan English, Heroine Marks, Max MacDonald, Eduardo Sabate & Phil Villeneuve PHOTOGRAPHERS Drasko Bogdanovic, Wingo Du, Tony Fong, David Hawe & Heroine Marks EDITORIAL INTERNS Ryan Carter, John Crouch, Ryan English, Michael Lyons, Eduardo Sabate & Jonathan Valelly ADVERTISING & SALES DIRECTOR Ken Hickling NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Jeffrey Hoffman ACCOUNT MANAGER Brian Garrison CLIENT SERVICES & ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATOR Eugene Coon CUSTOMER SERVICE John Webster ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Cassidy Phillips PRODUCTION MANAGER & SENIOR DESIGNER Leslie Miller GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Darryl Mabey, Andrew Tran & Bryce Stuart PRODUCTION DESIGNER Joel Cembal PRODUCTION INTERN Jon Franz DISTRIBUTION & COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR Craig Palmer DISTRIBUTOR Ted Hawkins
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Two out of three of Keith Cole’s fabulous pastimes Not only was it completely wonderful to see a five-page spread on the glorious Benjamin Paley [“Feel Your Best While Wearing the Least,” fab #418, Feb 16] — my favourite personal trainer — it was equally a treat to read all about Steers & Queers [Tunes, fab #418, Feb 16], one of the best theme nights in the city. Congrats, fab, for combining two of my favourite pastimes in one issue. — Keith Cole
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Many women are upset over the “men only” policy at Flash [“Only Meat,” fab #414, Dec 22]. What they don’t seem to consider are the policies of many women’s establishments and events. I am not sure of their current policy, but a male friend told me he was denied entry to Slack’s a couple of years ago because he needed to be accompanied by at least two women. It is also common at many events for men to be charged a higher cover charge. During Pride there is the Dyke March, while the Sunday events are mutually inclusive. At last year’s Pride, there was a “women and children only” area behind The 519 in the splash pads. I did
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l Parker’s rugged good looks and trademark clone beard are the stuff of legend. Peter Berlin’s superhuman ability to fill out a one-piece jump suit is uncanny. It’s hard to forget the sight of surfer-twink pornstar Kip Noll sliding out of a pair of oldschool gym shorts and knee socks. Retro gay porn films and the stars that inhabit them still resonate with a powerfully sexual energy and style. In the straight world, porn that’s past its prime is relegated to the discount bin before fading from sight, but gay porn from decades ago is painstakingly preserved and maintains a level of popularity among the horny masses. What is it about old-fashioned gay flesh flicks that we are drawn to? They may not qualify as valuable historical resources, but retro gay pornos are gold mines — they’re a visual documentation of our past. Directors including William Higgins, Joe Gage and Wakefield Poole used classic cruising locations like gay beaches, piers and empty warehouses long since abandoned by horny homos. Many of the old pornos contain setup footage or scenes shot at pioneering sex clubs, discos and social hot spots; these films are time capsules of the dawning of gay men’s sexual liberation, before the horrific buzzkill that was the AIDS crisis. To audiences today, these films show a gay life that is raw, wild and totally foreign. It’s a side of gay life that does not, and will not, exist in the same way ever again. In most retro gay porn, things appeared as they really were. Manscaping had yet to become the default trend of the genre’s top stars, so balls, chests and pubes were left to their own devices. This, combined with the grainy film stock and amateur production values, gives retro flicks a realistic edge and makes the action seem more like the sex we actually have, unlike today’s big-studio offerings, with their manicured, waxed, makeup-covered actors. In this issue, Max MacDonald discusses how old-school porn style has affected the world of fashion, but its influence goes deeper than mesh and short shorts. The iconography established and created by the early gay porn directors had a lasting impact on the sexual appetites of gay men. It was through these films we were first introduced to moving pictures of the leather daddies, mechanics, cowboys and hustlers who populate homosexual fantasies to this day. In 2007 Raging Stallion introduced an “invisible condom” that covers only half the shaft and can be digitally removed under the right circumstances. Their innovative way of getting around the stigma, danger and fines associated with bareback sex videos may be revolutionary, but the reality is that we live in a time where condoms aren’t optional. We can enjoy the porn made in the pre-condom era guilt-free and appreciate it for the carefree, spontaneous, less scary time it reflects, but the way we have sex has now changed. But that doesn’t mean we can’t lay the groundwork for tomorrow’s retro porn by making condoms sexy. And hopefully one day, gays will look back to this groundbreaking time where safe sex became part of the hottest sexual fantasies.
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“When I see that my audience is happy and having fun then I’m the happiest and feel like the sexiest DJ in the world. And that makes my music sexy,” says DJ Mister Mola. Born and raised in Belgium, Mola has excited gay boys all over Europe with his hard, soulful house beats. He’s conquered Spain, Germany, Turkey and Russia; now Mola makes his way across the Atlantic for his debut Toronto gig. March may be cold in Canada, but Mola plans to release clubsters from the burden of T-shirts by turning up the temperature on the dancefloor. “Toronto is totally new for me, but I like new challenges and culture,” he says. “I’ve heard many good things about Toronto, including its party scene. And I also knew about fly from Queer as Folk, so it’s a big honour to play there.” The honour will be ours when Mister Mola flaunts his musical talent, his hotness and the pectacular Delice Dancers. – Eduardo Sabate DJ Mister Mola gets busy in the booth for Delice Dream Festival Pre-Party, Sat, March 12 at fly nightclub, 8 Gloucester St. Info: flynightclub.com
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“Are they going to let me die just because they wouldn’t give me an invitation to the royal wedding?” Nineteen-year-old Estibalis Chavez is staging a hunger strike outside the British embassy in Mexico City.
“I walked into Woody’s for a beer and met a very unique individual,” says Roland Drake, coordinator of To Laos with Love, a multimedia presentation and fundraising concert being staged at the 519 Community Centre. That fateful day beneath the Pierre et Gilles prints, he shared a beer with Mike Yap of Port Hope. But instead of gabbing about antiquing or cruising, Drake says he was moved by Yap’s description of Adopt a Village in Laos, a humanitarian organization Yap co-founded with his friend Steve Rutledge. “I have become completely fascinated by their work. I have also become very passionate and intrigued with Laos and its people,” says Drake, who hopes to spread the word about the invaluable work his Port Hope pals have done in building schools and distributing water filters. “To honour them and to help share what they have done, and are doing, I have created this event, To Laos with Love.”
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Gotta dance, gotta laugh Out and proud actor/comedian Leslie Jordan roars into town for the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives’ Laughing out Loud… and Proud! fundraiser. The musical Billy Elliot is taking audiences by storm in an open-ended run. Two incredible theatrical events, but which is fiercer?
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lays about parties are always intriguing,” says Jonathan Morton-Schuster (above) of his role as Emory in The Boys in the Band. “It’s a heightened environment with so much at stake. And with gay men it’s quadrupled.” The Boys in the Band earned notoriety for being the first commercially successful play to portray gay men in all their glory and bitchiness. While the nasty banter in the play is uproariously funny, it led to a perception that all gay men are self-loathing and vicious to each other. “It’s cutting humour,” says Morton-Schuster. “There’s even racist things. Political correctness evaporates in that space.” Morton-Schuster should know: he describes his character as “the most outrageous, flamboyant one in the play. He’s the queen. He gets the sharpest lines, a lot of one-liners that we now use every day. It’s the most fun part to play.” Though The Boys debuted more than 40 years ago, MortonSchuster insists it is not a museum piece. “It’s surprisingly relevant,” he says. “A cross section of gay men who still exist in our community. They are dealing with internalized homophobia, the straight-acting versus the flamboyant. And that’s still a major problem; 1969 is still happening in 2011.” Director Randie Parliament is pleased that no controversy has resulted from this production. “It’s a gay piece, pre-AIDS, that just speaks of human characteristics,” he says. “It’s classic theatre, like Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf or Noel Coward.” Parliament believes that what was shocking (ie gay men have lots of sex and can be bitchy) in the late ’60s has become humorous over time. “We all make snide comments,” he says of the joys of being a gay man. “We joke about everything. This is a piece about friendship. They go to a party as friends, things go awry, but they leave as friends. A gay man can appreciate wit and banter. This is a fun take, not a loathing one.”
Morton-Schuster agrees. “It’s about acceptance and the freedom one has within a supportive gay space. One that’s accepting but has a sense of humour about our differences and has less limitations. Gay parties are always more fun because we have that dialogue.” Not all gay parties go as seriously “awry” as this one does, and that is part of what has kept The Boys in the Band more stigmatized than staged. “This is a piece I had shied away from doing because of the controversy,” says Parliament. “No one could recall if it was ever done in Toronto. There was a read-through years ago and I was told it was done in the ’70s, but no record seems to exist.” The advance ticket sales suggest there’s plenty of support for the play’s return: “People are buying tickets in groups of 13,” says Parliament. “When Boys in the Band first came out there was an overwhelming response,” Morton-Schuster chimes in. “There were lineups around the block. Hordes of gay men clamouring for theatre that reflected their life. It’s still a slice of life we rarely see. At Soulpepper you can see a slice of life, but it won’t be gay.” Just as at a real party, the intimate confines of Buddies will enhance the experience. “Everyone will be right in the thick of things,” Parliament says. “It does need to be an intimate space. And a gay space,” adds Morton-Schuster. “It keeps it honest. Just going to Buddies is a party — and you can drink with us.” The Boys in the Band runs Tues, March 1 to Sun, March 6 at Buddies, 12 Alexander St. Info: ghostlightprojects.com Drew Rowsome is an associate editor at fab and loves a bitchy gay party where secrets and drinks are spilled.
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or sure my favourite new TV show is going to be Saturday Night at the Bijou, HardTV’s vintage gay porn venture, which starts Saturday, March 5. Host Richard Ryder will take a page from Turner Classic Movies’ host Robert Osborne in that he will have a guest each week, and the two of them will discuss the stars, directors and hairstyles of such ’70s and ’80s classics as Centurions of Rome, A Night at the Adonis or The Bigger the Better. Imagine — Richard Ryder riffing on Lee Ryder. Saturdays will never be the same. Vintage gay porn seems to be everywhere all of a sudden. The Black Eagle regularly shows the classics, and Bruno Gmünder just published a gorgeous picture book called Porn: From Andy Warhol to X-Tube, by Kevin Clarke. The book is a comprehensive history, jampacked with colour plates of many famous gay pornstars. The title refers to Warhol’s 1969 film Blue Movie, the first theatrically
released feature to show hardcore sex, but certainly not the last. The porn industry may be in trouble due to the internet, but porn itself is never going away. Saturday Night at the Bijou takes its title from Bijou Films. The company has been around for 40 years and is still run by its original boss, Steve Toushin. “These films can never be duplicated in style, actor-type and sexual interpretation,” he says. If anyone is aware of porn’s history, it’s Toushin. The man’s been arrested on obscenity charges 21 times, the first for showing Jack Smith’s Flaming Creatures in 1969. Nowadays, he is practically on a one-man mission to rescue the classics from oblivion. “I feel Bijou does a very good restoration. I have an excellent professional capture card, powerful computers and dedicated technicians who demand quality.” In the ’70s, porn was shot on film, either 8mm or 16mm, very often on short ends or expired film stock, which was cheaper. In most cases, the negatives no longer exist, and the best possible prints are often scratched or have sprocket or optical-track
damage, not to mention fading. “They didn’t know about lighting, film speed or aperture settings, so rendering and restoring many of these films is a challenge,” says Toushin.
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TV screen to computer screen — have made porn ubiquitous, more popular than ever, practically mainstream. Even gay kids who live north of nowhere can get it instantly, which makes it even more important to remember the time when gay erotica was a rare and powerful thing. Vintage porn is an important part of our history. It’s what we looked like and how we got off back in the ’70s and ’80s, decades now long forgotten. The big appeal for me is the men themselves, men like Jack Wrangler, Al Parker, Chad Douglas. I like them because they looked like real men and not like the pumped-up waxed fruits working in porn today. Some of them even look drunk or high, just like in real life. There was no manscaping, no condoms and sometimes no erections, either. It was a simpler time. Toushin sent me a dozen films from his 250-title catalogue, and some of these movies are great. There’s Raw Country (1972), which features guys who look like they might be in some hippie band, like America or the Allman Brothers. There’s lots of applying of suntan lotion, a glass mobile hung in tree branches, sex on a swing and a rather brutal-looking rape. Raw Country is artsy and horny at the same time, a rare feat. Wanted (1982) features Jack Wrangler as a nasty prison warden who sodomizes guys on the chain gang until two of them escape. Screenplay (1984) stars Lee Ryder as a drifter who happens across a film set and has sex with just about everyone before finally settling down with the leading man. One scene shows Ryder being masturbated under a table
in a restaurant. No sucking, no fucking, and yet it remains an incredibly real and erotic scene. And A Night at the Adonis (1982) actually feels more like a real movie than a porno. Director Jack Deveau cared enough to rent a Steadicam for the opening shot. The characters are distinct, the acting is natural, and the script even references German arthouse director Fassbinder. That’s highbrow smut. There are some turkeys in the bunch, like the bizarre Michael, Angelo & David (1979). David, a hick from Italy, comes to New York to visit his Uncle Michael. In one gag, David asks a stranger to show him the Empire State Building; he shows David a miniature version and then seduces him. David sends home a postcard that reads, “The Empire State Building wasn’t as big as I thought it was.” At his going-away party, his own uncle has sex with him in front of everybody. Those Italians. But the hot session is interrupted by a phone call from Joan Crawford. I am not making this up. Then there’s the absolutely zany White Trash (1980), which starts with discordant piano music over a shot of a zonked hippie smelling roses, and it ends with two boys at a Led Zeppelin concert blowing each other as Robert Plant sings onstage. Good, bad or indifferent, do yourself a favour and watch Saturday Night at the Bijou. You might very well love it. At the least you’ll get a good laugh from all those ridiculous ’70s haircuts.
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ebster’s Dictionary defines an ass as “the fleshy part of the trainer taking a hacksaw to my dream with, ‘I’m sorry, honey, you human body that you sit on.” Urbandictionary.com says just don’t have the muscle fibres for it. The best we can do is tone an ass is “a place where courageous people do the nasty.” what you’ve got.’” If you can’t make it, you can at least fake it. Similar to a padded Some people, however, more accurately define their asses by their lack of definition. “Recently, I was told that I have a ‘bigh’ — a back bra, “enhancing” underwear comes with two foam pads that fit over your ass to give the appearance of a that goes to thigh,” says Michael Hill, an plump bubble butt. Some styles come with apparent assless wonder. pads over the crotch, and designer Andrew Hill has every reason to be worried. Christian has upped the panty ante by “A good ass is important,” says assreleasing an anatomically correct Shock admirer Rob Anthony, “because there’s Jock, complete with a bell-ended penis something sexy and seductive about a mould. But hold up: won’t that make you round, well-shaped ass. It ranks up there look weird and deliberately stuffed? with a defined chest and strong arms. It’s “Absolutely. Especially when it is cold perfectly positioned to be squeezed, outside,” retorts Christian. “No more male grabbed, admired and appreciated.” shrinkage necessary. Now you can keep Anthony’s fixation on pert asses the shock in your jock with my Shock Jock could just be a byproduct of gay culture, Flirt.” In apparent seriousness he explains, according to psychotherapist Adam Segal. “The Shock Jock Flirt really does work and “Unfortunately, in certain circles in our looks totally natural when you have it on. community there’s a real emphasis on No one is able to tell you are wearing notions of perfection,” he says. “Self-esteem enhancing underwear.” issues and body-image issues are reinforced Silicone Body’s Pauline Rous believes in parts of the culture where ‘this’ is what that padded underwear not only works, it makes you a desirable gay man.” changes your appearance completely. If you’re ass-challenged, why not do “Suddenly your manhood and butt cheeks something about it, like a million lunges at look raised and fresh. You get a chiselled the gym? “Long ago I accepted that no balanced body look, like you’ve been in amount of squats were ever going to give me the gym for months,” she explains. the bubble butt that I dreamed of,” Hill says. Designer Andrew Christian has his package inspected. If you’re worried that the pads will look “That, and some middle-aged personal
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unnatural, rest assured that the companies manufacturing your new ass have done their homework — and your own butt may have been an unwitting subject. Jack Timlock of Toronto’s own Bottoms Up takes time out from staring out the window of the Church St Starbucks with a notepad to tell me, “After studying many butts, we realized that the left cheek is differently shaped than the right cheek. So in our desire to give the most natural look possible, we had moulds made to produce the desired effect we were looking for.” Your butt may now look perfectly and naturally pert with its new padding, but check that your motives are healthy. “I imagine that there’s some people wearing padded underwear and it’s relatively helpful to them psychologically,” says Segal. “But there might be another group of people who are struggling with body image issues and constantly feeling that on some level they’re not measuring up.” Rous doesn’t buy into that complexity. “There are two main reasons men wear padded underwear,” she snaps. “One, they need them, and two, they need them.” Christian agrees. “Men wear enhancing underwear because size does matter, and it gives them more confidence to feel sexy.” Assless wonder Hill sounds like he might be conflicted about his situation and could use some padding — but would he ever wear padded underwear? “Never to rope in the boys,” he says, “’because let’s face it, that is just the height of false advertising. How could anyone maintain their dignity when they’ve picked up a boy who thinks he’s gonna have a night of eating out a perfect ass only to find it hanging around the guy’s ankles along with his jock?”
Inside the Shock Jock Flirt.
Add some wattage to your rear end.
“I don’t focus on whether it’s deceptive to other people,” counters Segal. “I think more about the individual who’s wearing them and whether or not, on some level, they’re lying to themselves and whether they’re able to have a healthful perception of their body, or if they’re only able to enjoy their body if it’s masked in that way.” He also believes that the foam pads could deter a firm connection because your new ass may lessen your appeal. “Generally, people are drawn to authenticity,” Segal says. “It might strike that person as inauthentic, and that might get them wondering if there’s other ways in which you’re inauthentic. It might make you less desirable in some ways: when people are looking to make a connection with other people, they usually want a sense of authenticity.” Ass-man Anthony wouldn’t feel cheated if he brought a guy home and discovered his ass was supported. “My thought would be, ‘Well, isn’t that interesting,’” he says. “I would definitely not feel cheated. The person obviously felt they needed to enhance that area and they had the right to do it. Good for them. Why do we wear clothes that make us look slim or toned? It’s the same argument.”
False advertising? A sexy model in the Shock Jock Flirt.
Info: adamsegal.ca, siliconebody.com, bottomsup.ca, andrewchristian.com. Josh Dare is a writer curious about those in need of a little more. fab March 2, 2011
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6. How do you feel about the following sexual activities?
Welcome to fab’s third annual gay sex survey!
Are you as curious about gay men’s sexual lives and fantasies as we are? Does fab cover the sexual frontiers you are eagerly exploring? Are your voyeuristic/exhibitionist impulses aroused? Are you ready to get deeper and dirtier? The responses to our last two surveys were overwhelming, exciting and occasionally shocking. Please take a few minutes to fill out this year’s installment. Let us know your stats, kinks, desires and curiosities. It’s totally anonymous, so don’t hold back. Tell the truth — it’s always better than fiction. The results and analysis will appear in fab’s Sex Survey results issue, available Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The survey can also be filled out online at fabmagazine.com.
The basics 1. You are (choose one) celibate in a monogamous relationship in an open relationship in a polyamorous relationship in a relationship that he thinks is monogamous married, in a monogamous relationship married, in an open relationship single and searching for a long-term relationship single and gleefully promiscuous other/comments __________________________________________ 2. You have sex (choose one) biweekly daily monthly never weekly filling out this survey is interfering with your non-stop sexual activity other/comments __________________________________________ 3. Which is more important? (choose one) companionship romance sexual heat other/comments __________________________________________ 4. What is the most important component of satisfying sex? (choose one) an adventurous attitude a big cock a hot body intimacy kinkiness a sense of humour a tight ass other/comments __________________________________________ 5. You are (choose one) a bottom a top versatile a versatile bottom a versatile top other/comments __________________________________________
you’re curious about
you don’t enjoy
you enjoy
anal sex (bottom) anal sex (top) bondage (dom) bondage (sub) bukkake (giving) bukkake (receiving) cock and ball torture (giving) cock and ball torture (receiving) crossdressing cuddling electro-stim (giving) electro-stim (receiving) exhibitionism voyeurism fisting (giving) fisting (receiving) flogging (giving) flogging (receiving) foot worship (giving) foot worship (receiving) frottage gangbang (giving) gangbang (receiving) group sex hand job (giving) hand job (receiving) kissing mutual masturbation nipple play oral sex (giving) oral sex (receiving) oral sex (mutual) pnp rimming (giving) rimming (receiving) role play scat (giving) scat (receiving) sounding (giving) sounding (receiving) spanking (giving) spanking (receiving) sploshing (giving) sploshing (receiving) watersports (giving) watersports (receiving) other/comments __________________________________________ fab March 2, 2011
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7. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever been asked to do sexually?___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 8. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever done sexually? Did you enjoy it? __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
11. Describe the perfect ass. ___________________________________________________________
The beautifully bent 1. Which sex toy... would you most like to own?
would you gets the most use in your never want to use? household?
9. What is the most intense thing you’ve ever done sexually? ___________________________________________________________
(choose one)
10. What is your ultimate sexual fantasy? Have you made it a reality?_____________________________________________________
anal beads bondage rope buttplug chastity device clothespins cockring costumes/uniforms dildo double-ended dildo Fleshlight handcuffs massage oil nipple clamps penis pump sling snake bites sounding rod whip/flogger other/comments __________________________________________
The boys 1. What’s the first thing you notice in a man on the street? (choose one) build basket eyes hairstyle sartorial style shapely ass smile other/comments___________________________________________ 2. What is the first thing men notice about you? (choose one) build basket eyes hairstyle sartorial style shapely ass smile other/comments___________________________________________ 3. What is the most attractive part of a naked man? arms ass balls chest cock eyes face feet legs nipples smile other/comments___________________________________________ 4. You prefer a man’s body to be (choose one) garnished with tufts of hair gorilla-like, a full pelt manscaped meticulously shaved into submission smooth as a baby’s bottom other/comments___________________________________________ 5. Do gentlemen really prefer (choose one) blonds brunettes redheads shaved heads other/comments___________________________________________ 6. Is there an ethnicity that you find particularly attractive? yes no comments_ _________________________________________________ 7. Which ethnicities do you find particularly attractive? (choose as many as you like) Asian Black East Indian First Nation Greek Italian Latin Middle-Eastern Nordic Slavic other/comments___________________________________________ 8. What is the size of the perfect cock ____ inches (length) ____ inches (width) the average cock ____ inches (length) ____ inches (width) your cock ____ inches (length) ____ inches (width) other/comments___________________________________________ 9. How do you feel about the size of your cock? ___________________________________________________________ 10. Describe the most attractive cock you have ever seen. ___________________________________________________________
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2. You consider yourself to be (choose one) very kinky mildly kinky/exploring totally vanilla other/comments___________________________________________ 3. How many people do you like... to have watch your sexual activities? _____ to join in your sexual activities? _____ to watch engaged in sexual activity? _____
the more the merrier the more the merrier the more the merrier
4. Which of these fantasy figures have you had sex with? (choose one) boss clergy member coach delivery boy doctor fab writer firefighter landlord mascot personal trainer plumber policeman politician pornstar pro athlete relative straight man teacher other/comments___________________________________________ 5. Which of these fantasy figures would you most like to have sex with? (choose one) boss clergy member coach delivery boy doctor fab writer firefighter landlord mascot personal trainer plumber policeman politician pornstar pro athlete relative straight man teacher other/comments___________________________________________ 6. Choose the celebrity you would most like to have sex with ______________________________________ least like to have sex with ______________________________________
7. Choose the pornstar you would most like to have sex with ______________________________________ least like to have sex with ______________________________________ 8. You have had bareback sex never once a few times many times always other/comments___________________________________________ 9. In what situation would you have bareback sex? any time never when in a committed relationship when status is proven when status is disclosed other/comments___________________________________________ 10. Have you ever had an STD? yes no other/comments___________________________________________ 11. Did having an STD or an STD scare change your sexual behaviour? yes — safer sex from then on no other/comments___________________________________________ 12. What is the hottest thing anyone has said to you after sex? ___________________________________________________________ the hottest thing anyone has said to you during sex? ___________________________________________________________ the most disgusting thing anyone has said to you after sex? ___________________________________________________________ the most disgusting thing anyone has said to you during sex? ___________________________________________________________ the most disturbing thing anyone has said to you after sex? ___________________________________________________________ the most disturbing thing anyone has said to you during sex? ___________________________________________________________ the most hilarious thing anyone has said to you after sex? ___________________________________________________________ the most hilarious thing anyone has said to you during sex? ___________________________________________________________
The bearings 1. Your favourite place/way to pick up is a bar a bathhouse a church the gym an internet dating site a nightclub an internet sex site a phoneline on the street a social gathering by using an app other/comments___________________________________________ 2. Where have you had the most success picking up? (choose one) bars/nightclubs Alto Lounge The Barn The Beaver The Black Eagle Boutique Bar Buddies Byzantium Crews & Tangos Flash fly Fuzion George’s Play The Gladstone Goodhandy’s O’Grady’s Remington’s Straight WAYLA Woody’s Zipperz other/comments___________________________________________ bathhouses The Cellar Central Spa Oak Leaf Steam Baths Spa Excess Steamworks Urge other/comments___________________________________________
online adam4adam.com bear411.com bigmuscle.com dudesnude.com facebook.com findfred.com gay411.com gaydar.co.uk gayromeo.com m4m4sex.com men4sexnow.com manhunt.net plentyoffish.com recon.com squirt.org twitter.com other/comments___________________________________________ public places Cawthra Park Cherry Beach David Balfour Park Hanlan’s Point High Park Queen’s Park Trinity Bellwoods other/comments___________________________________________ apps Boys Ahoy Grindr Jack’d Scruff other/comments___________________________________________ 3. What is the strangest place you have ever had sex? ___________________________________________________________ 4. What is your best pick-up technique/line? ___________________________________________________________ 5. What is the worst pick-up technique/line you have ever been subjected to? ___________________________________________________________ 6. What pick-up technique/line works on you? ___________________________________________________________ 7. In an online profile, the biggest (choose one of each) turn-on is
turnoff is
a cock shot a chest shot a face pic a full-body shot a photo with personality and humour romantic text sexually explicit text a spread-ass shot text with personality and humour 8. Have you ever met a sex partner online and agreed to meet without exchanging photos? yes no What was the result? _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 9. Where do you most like to jerk off? (choose one) in the bathroom in bed on cam in front of an audience in a group at the gym in public at work with someone else other/comments___________________________________________ 10. What is the most atypical place you have ever jerked off? ___________________________________________________________ 11. What is the most times you have (during a day) jerked off ______ had sex ________ fab March 2, 2011
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12. At what age did you first masturbate? ________ ejaculate? ________ participate in oral sex? ________ participate in anal sex? ________ come out? ________ other/comments __________________________________________ 13. How did it feel the first time you ejaculated? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 14. How did it feel the most recent time you ejaculated? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 15. What is the most atypical thing that has inspired/aroused you to masturbate? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 16. What consistently inspires/arouses you to masturbate? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 17. You masturbate because it feels good you’re bored you’re tense Glee is a rerun it’s a habit why not? you’re too lazy to have someone do it for you no one else can handle your cock as well other/comments __________________________________________
The budget
6. You have been filmed in a sexual act for fun been filmed in a sexual act for money been photographed in a sexual act for fun been photographed in a sexual act for money been photographed nude for fun been photographed nude for money already become a star on XTube 7. How do you feel about others viewing material of you nude or engaged in sexual activities? aroused ashamed eager to hear if it arouses them vaguely embarrassed proud other/comments __________________________________________ 8. How do you feel when viewing material of yourself nude or engaged in sexual activities? aroused ashamed vaguely embarrassed proud other/comments __________________________________________ 9. Who would you most want to prevent from seeing material of you nude or engaged in sexual activities? (choose one) your co-workers your family your father your grandparents your mother your partner your priest your sugar daddy none of the above — everyone is welcome to enjoy other/comments __________________________________________
The basics II
1. How many different men have you had sex with so far in your life? ________ you had sex with in an average year? ________
1. What is your number-one sex tip for survey readers? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
2. Have you ever paid for sex? yes no been paid for sex? yes no other/comments __________________________________________
2. What do gay men most commonly do wrong during sex? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
3. How much
3. How old are you? ________
anal sex (giving) anal sex (receiving) a blow job fisting (giving) fisting (receiving) a massage a romantic night out watersports (giving) watersports (receiving)
would you pay for _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
would you want to be paid to perform _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
4. What do you think of sex workers? they provide an essential service you envy their career choice you pity their career choice other/comments __________________________________________ 5. What is the one sexual act you could not be paid or persuaded to do? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
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4. Your postal code is __________________ 5. Is there anything else you’d like to tell us or that you think we should include in future sex surveys? ________________________________ ________________________________ _______________________________ ______________________________
Thank you for filling out the fab gay sex survey. The survey can be dropped off at or mailed to our office: 491 Church St, Ste 200. Toronto, ON. M4Y 2C6 Be sure to read the results in our Sex Survey results issue on Wed, April 28.
BELLINI AT LARGE
Paul Bellini
My boyfriend’s bad and there’s gonna be trouble I
just read How to Raise a Boyfriend by Toronto writer Rebecca Eckler. It’s a funny how-to manual aimed at women who have to deal with loutish straight guys, often referred to as “husbands.” “My daughter is so easy to raise compared to the boys I’ve been with,” claims Eckler. So wouldn’t the same techniques she uses in raising her six-year-old daughter work on the men in her life? “Straight women invest too much time in thinking,” she admits. “We often believe that if he’s supposed to call at 10pm and it’s 10:02 then he’s fucking someone else.” Eckler divides her book into easy-to-digest sections about such things as why guys don’t say “please” and “thank you” or apologize for being late or forgetting birthdays, or their inability to pay a compliment or do the dishes. “I learned through this book,” says Eckler. “I learned that my expectations are high, but I’m attracted to the types of men who might not necessarily meet them.” It’s a common thing with women. “I would get groups of girls together on a patio in Yorkville, and I’d say, ‘How does he dress? Go!’ And they would rant. It was almost a competition as to who had the worst husband.” Eckler also spoke to her own ex-boyfriends, with fascinating results. “When confronted, they would say, ‘That didn’t happen.’ And I’d say, ‘This is why we’re not together.’” “How do you think they’ll respond to reading about themselves in the book?” I ask. “They’ll just have to man up. You feel bad for them, huh?” she asks. “I don’t feel bad for them at all. It’s a character flaw to not remember someone’s birthday. They wouldn’t behave like that with their bosses.” The very busy Eckler is also releasing a novel, The Lucky Sperm Club; she blogs every day and she once even hosted a TV show called Modern Manners. A few years ago, she
wrote a book called Knocked Up. It was about how she got drunk and got pregnant at her own engagement party and decided to keep the baby but not its father. Then one day she saw the poster for a movie called Knocked Up, starring Seth Rogan. Same title, same visual image of a martini glass with a soother instead of an olive and many of the same ideas. Had she been ripped off? Intellectual appropriation is very hard to prove in court, and the only thing Eckler can say is that “it was settled to the mutual satisfaction of both parties.” Let’s hope the same thing doesn’t happen with How to Raise a Boyfriend. Eckler is in the enviable position of making use of her own advice, as she is just starting a new relationship. “He’s still in the stage of buying me flowers and calling five times a day,” she says. “But he’s never read a book before in his life. Maybe this will be the first book he ever reads.” But not everyone gets the joke. A straight female friend of mine dislikes the book. “She needs to relax,” my friend says. “If I was a guy, I would never go out with her no matter how good she looks. As a woman, reading it, I felt like I was really past this type of thinking.” So what does Eckler’s book have to do with gay men? “Gay men have boyfriends,” she says. “This book is for anyone in a relationship.” My assumption is that most men are always looking for a mommy. They’re on their best behaviour when the chase is on, buying flowers and not farting in front of the beloved, but once settled, they fall into slobdom. More than anyone, Eckler would like the book to fall into the hands of new mothers. “Why? Because one day their sons might be dating my daughter, and I want them to be nice.” Or their sons might be dating her son.
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DEEP DISH
Rolyn Chambers
photos by
Tony Fong
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Wingo Du
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ll the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” wrote Shakespeare. On the dramatic stage, the 23rd Artur and annual Rhubarb Festival kicks Brandon are off at Buddies with some diverse runway ready @ Superstein performances. Run Like Hell is an fashion show oft-confusing two-man play and video installation, which leaves my head hurting. Time 2b Famous takes a poke (literally) at pop culture as Ian Mozdzen channels an overly excited Tom Cruise. He exposes his dick, eats peanut butter sandwiches and has sex with a blowup doll while Mia van Leeuwen, the host of a fictional talk show, waddles out in Depends undergarments, a rubber Sheldon is stylishly Madonna mask and pouting in pink @ proceeds to eat Cheetos Superstein fashion show while clinging to an inflatable pool. Seriously. John and Ken are the brains and balls Stay Here, Don’t Go with behind the fashion @ Superstein fashion show Alicia Grant and Andrea Spaziani explores body movement and sound; my favourite scene involves a transition from farting to sex to orgasm to childbirth. Brilliant. Before the afterparty, Detroit Time Machine, a band that Pinklady and leaves one in awe of its magical Shmar bring music and unique hand-crafted it to the floor instruments, performs for the first @ Kiki Ball time. I would never have known it. • On the fashionable stage, a small group of die-hard fans gathers in the dining room of The Drake Hotel, and the other diners become unsuspecting witnesses to Seven is freaky, a sartorial showdown. As a specially created crazy nightmarecunty house remix complete with samples of in-lace realness talk-show host Wendy Williams’ infamous @ Kiki Ball tag line, “How You Doing?” plays, four fierce ladies prance out with no announcement. All eyes turn and the focus is on them. Following them are four fit fellas. Prance, prance, prance. Pose. I’m not sure if anyone knows quite what’s happening. Is this a flash mob? No, this is designer John Walke’s Superstein fashion show at its best. Walke brings his fashion right to the people. Oversized jackets, DJ Blackcat shirts, leggings, shorts and even hats are makes the voguers flaunted by dancing models, including bounce Hollywood Jade and performers from Ill Na @ Kiki Ball Na Dance Company. “These animal prints are totally on point right now,” stylist Maha says of Superstein’s neon futuristic animal print line. It’s sure to be a hit come spring.
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Sze-yang is a supermodel @ Superstein fashion show
Alessandro and Charles are giddy with ass anticipation @ Release
Lenny and Ryan are dressed to the 69s @ Superstein fashion show
These contestants are fierce competition @ Kiki Ball
Matthew, Billy and Andre prove everything is better in threes @ Release
Steve and Shaw are boy-next-door realness @ Kiki Ball
Sofonda and Gairy are wild animals hungry for meat @ Release
Jelani brings his best blue-steel editorial pose to the bar @ Superstein fashion show
Matt and Jeffrey are on a manhunt @ Release
Xavier and Frantz frolic with the fruits @ Rhubarb 2011
Ryan and Hi-may get bashfully bromantic @ Release
Brian, Iner and Alan of Detroit Time Machine are into getting plucked @ Rhubarb 2011
Corey, Chy and Sam are ready to be entertained @ Rhubarb 2011
• On the vogue stage, “Eyes, skin, teeth, structure, face. G’Zelle. Polaris,” are the chants I hear upon entering the Hugs & Kisses Kiki Ball held at the 519 Community Centre. Instead of the darkness of a club, the fourth-floor space is brightly lit and packed with contestants and observers sitting around several round tables arranged around the room to create a large runway. Vogue balls have a long history, and in Toronto the tradition is nurtured by one man in particular: Travoy Monroe-Hall, aka Father TKO G’Zelle. Dressed in red, pink and white, contestants take to the runway and compete for prizes and trophies in categories like Virgin Runway, Virgin Vogue, Male Figure School Boy Realness and OTA Face. “The virgin balls are places where new runway performers can compete,” DJ Blackcat says. It’s an experience that should not be missed. Check them out on Facebook by searching Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance. • On the stripper stage, the lineup to get in to Prism’s Release party at Flash is long and impressive. Inside, the coat-check line is just as long but far less impressive. This fairly new men-only “strip club” has likely never seen this number of people. “This will be the first of many events here,” Prism creative director Gairy Brown beams. “We love working with the owners [George Pratt and Gilles Berthelot] because they give back to the community.” Charming bartender Scott Fordham is all smiles as gorgeous faces, including Mathieu Chantelois, his partner, Marcelo Gowi, and the always head-turning Biko Beauttah, take over his bar. The music, by DJs Dwayne Minard and Jamal, becomes background beats as two fully erect performers take to the stage for a sultry sex show involving an ice cream cone. Vanilla-flavoured treats aren’t the only thing they’re sucking back. Curtains down and lights out.
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Scott and Shawn are heels over head in love with the arts @ Rhubarb 2011
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STYLE
Max MacDonald
Porn style remixed DEREK LANG
each new collection, from haute couture to off the rack, and it borrows from everywhere. I’ve paired porn covers from the past with Canadian designers’ collections for spring/summer 2011 to remind us that looking back can be as sexy as looking forward.
’70s
Boys were presented as jocks, blue-collar guys, leather dudes or disco kings. We wore plaid shirts, tight jeans, aviator sunglasses, anything Pierre Cardin, leather jackets and Adidas shorts paired with tube socks and high-top sneakers.
Converse launches the Chuck Taylor Retro Stripe print for spring 2011. $65. Available: Groovy, 323 Queen St W Alpina sunglasses are the perfect choice for those who want an edge at their Falcon audition. $579.
Fashionable men loved high-gloss looks mixed with glam, while other guys polished their GQ look. We worked slick hair, neon, new romanticism threads, Club Monaco outfits and deck shoes, and we rolled up anything we could.
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The 2011 interpretation: Joe Fresh revives ’70s men’s short shorts, pairing them with a white shirt and matching brown sweater. Available: Joe Fresh stores, joefresh.ca
’80s
Carrera 5436 sunglasses: goggles meet aviators with leather trim on the side. $389.
The 2011 interpretation: Ezra Constantine channels C+C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat” with its bold necklaces, see-through mesh pants and shirtless men. Available: special order only at gretaconstantine.com,
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DEREK LANG
The mood was anti-’80s, hippie chic and deconstructionism. We loved shirtless men in tight jeans, heavy chains, anything by Boy London, facial hair, combat boots, mesh and moshing. The GQ boy became the angry Gen Xer.
Finish it off: Converse revamps its deck shoe and gives it a modern twist. $70. Available: Get Outside, 437 Queen St W, getoutsideshoes.com
The 2011 interpretation: Bustle pulls up to the bumper and offers this jacket and T-shirt with rolledup jeans. The neon socks complete the early-’80s reminiscing. Available: Anti-Hero, 113 Yorkville Ave, antihero.ca
’90s
Finish it off:
Finish it off: Dr Martens were the ’90s “it” boot, made fashionable by Madonna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This eight-hole, Union Jack–branded version is grunge-chic. Available: Dr Martens on Queen, 391 Queen St W, drmartensonqueen.com The ’90s gave men more freedom. Wear one of the era’s best offerings, Gianfranco Ferré metallic shades. $359.
All sunglasses available at: kingsofpast.com or Gafas, 561 Queen St W, gafas.ca
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*SPECIAL THANKS TO PRIAPE FOR THE FAB PORN COVERS
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ince the explosive growth of the adult film industry in the ’70s, porn has reflected the desires of the time, whatever was considered edgy, sexy and fashionable. Porn-movie covers are style time capsules that reflect the tastes of a bygone era. The fashion world markets fantasy and sex with
TUNES
Phil Villeneuve
March thawed by musical heat Cut Copy in the zone Tim Hoey talks about the band’s epic new dance album, Zonoscope
Fiery femme:
Adele
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Phil Villeneuve: I’ve read the word “tribal” a few times in people’s descriptions of the album... Have you guys all turned into wild jungle animals of pop? Tim Hoey: One of the major influences for this record was Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo. In particular the scene where they pull the steamboat over the mountain in the Amazon. We actually brought that film into the studio and projected it onto the wall and composed music for it. Most of those sessions ended up becoming the interludes on the record. It was about capturing the rhythm and sensuousness of the jungle. PV: You have a huge gay following… TH: Our music is for everyone. From the gay community to bored middle-class housewives to Goth kids who take a guilty pleasure in pop music. We don’t discriminate in real life, so we’re not about to start doing so in our art. We have a lot of love to give. Plus, we’re big fans of disco music, which was seen as a lynchpin to gay liberation. We completely understand the discrimination the gay community has been subjected to over the years, and we’re strong supporters of the cause. Hopefully our music can be some kind of soundtrack to such a thing. PV: One of the things I love with this album is you sign off with the absolutely massive song “Sun God.” How do you know when to stop when creating a 15-minute opus? TH: “Sun God” was all about creating a totally immersive listening experience, where time becomes irrelevant. The idea was that the record begins as this transcendental meditation, “Need You Now,” and ends in this euphoric hedonistic freak-out, “Sun God.” In this iTunes generation it feels like career suicide to create a 15-minute opus. We know it’s not going to be for everyone, but we felt like “Sun God” deserved every 15 of the minutes that are on the record. Hopefully we can release the 45-minute version one day, which was its original length. Cut Copy performs on Thurs, April 7 at the Sound Academy, 11 Polson St. Info: cutcopy.net
lose your eyes and listen to Adele’s new album, 21, and you’ll swear it is Aretha’s horny, illegitimate British daughter, just crawled out of some humid Louisiana swamp for some lovin’ and forgiveness. Adele’s got more blues than a jeans store, more soul than any other 22-year-old I know of, and she also writes a damned good love song. She killed at this year’s Brit Awards with “Someone Like You,” a heart-wrenching ballad about an old boyfriend (it’s also a number that’s praying for a giant clubanthem remix). So what if she credits her North American success to Sarah Palin? (Adele was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live the same night Palin appeared next to her infamous impersonator, Tina Fey.) At least this UK songstress knows a thing or two about love, which is more than Palin can say about politics. Info: adele.tv
Live shivers For some reason someone decided to have one of the city’s biggest music festivals, Canadian Music Week, from March 9 to 13. As insane — and cold — as that sounds, there are shows worth checking out. The Queer Showcase on Wednesday, March 9 is a night of gays at the Gladstone, including performances from golden-throated indie-cherub Gentleman Reg, Montreal’s sassy Creature, sexy synth-trio Rouge, soulful folk-rock cutie Chris Velan and piano-pop wunderkind Kevin Wong. Another CMW must is MEN at Sneaky Dee’s on Saturday, March 12. Gay activist JD Samson and crew threaten to cave in the dancefloor with a set that will showcase songs from their new album, Talk About Body. The same night, android-soul-princess Janelle Monáe will throw it down. Info: cmw.net tunes @fabmagazine.com fab March 2, 2011
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GAY AGENDA Wed, March 2 The PFLAG Monthly Support Meeting is a great time to meet people, make friends and share experiences. 7:30pm. Kimbourne Park United Church, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. pflagcanada.ca Jock Night. The best baskets around. 4pm–4am. Steamworks, 540 Church St, 2nd level. Regular rates apply; specials for men in — but soon out of — jocks. steamworksonline.com Outgames Info Session. Get the details on participating in the 2011 Outgames in Vancouver. 6:30pm. Pizzaiolo, 461 Church St. vancouver2011outgames.com Mighty Real. House, disco and weird tunes with DJs John Caffery and The Robotic Kid. 10pm. The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W. $5. beavertoronto.ca
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John Crouch, Ryan English, Michael Lyons, Drew Rowsome, Eduardo Sabate & Jonathan Valelly
and Peachy Keen. 9pm. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St W. $5.
quality go-go dancers.10pm.Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. $10. goodhandys.com
Spoiled Rotten, hosted by Katherine Dior and Nikki Chin, leaves all the Boystown brats wanting more. Vocal Rehab Karaoke, hosted by Elyse, will give those pipes the workout of a lifetime. Dance Till You Drop as DJ Arif spins dance and pop. 9pm. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover. crewsandtangos.com
Rocket! Video Dance Party has VJ/DJ Sumation spinning top-40 dance-music vids. 10pm. fly, 8 Gloucester St. No cover before 11pm, $5 before midnight, $10 after. flynightclub.com
Fri, March 4 To Laos with Love. Learn about two gay Canadian men making an impact in rural Laos with their Adopt a Village in Laos campaign. 7:30pm. 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. No cover. the 519.org Dirty Sexy Party features pornstar Tyler Torro from nextdoormale.com performing up close and very personal. Hosted by Joseph Patrick and Sofonda Cox, with DJ ViVi Diamond spinning for pornstar-
The Wills Project is an information session where law students and lawyers work pro bono on wills and powers of attorney with low-income individuals living with HIV. 3–6pm. 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. the 519.org
College Night Friday has DJ Cajjmere Wray spinning house, the Go-Go Boys making detention fun and Cassandra as teacher’s pet. 10pm. The Barn, 418 Church St. $5, students free before midnight. thebarnnightclub.com Gaga vs Madonna features performances by Donnarama and Lady Fame. Express yourself, ’cause you were born that way. DJ Craig Dominic spins. 10pm. Annex WreckRoom, 794 Bathurst St. $12. theannexwreckroom.com Besharam Sutra: Colour. DJ Amita spins Bollywood, bhangra and danceclub hits for an upscale Easterninfluenced crowd. Featuring the debut performance of Zahra’s School of Bellydance. 10pm. Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St. $20. besharam.ca
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Queer Social, after an unsociable hiatus, returns in a new venue. With DJs 4est
HOPE Rainbow Dance raises funds for the Halton Organization for Pride and Education. 8pm. Carrigan Arms Pub, 2025 Upper Middle Rd, Burlington. $5. haltonpride.org Big 3 @ The Big Z is hosted by Clint Lyckher, Daytona Bitch and Heroine Marks. As well as the triumvirate of talent there are cheap martinis, contests and giveaways. 9pm. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St. No cover. zeldas.ca Northbound Leather Fetish Night with DJ Jimi LaMort is for the hardcore, with a fetish-wear-only door policy. 9pm. Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. $5 before 10pm, $15 after. goodhandys.com Reality Bytes. ’90s nonsense with DJs 4est, Lindzrox, Jrox. 9:30pm. Augusta House, 152 Augusta Ave. $2 after midnight.
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Rawkey @ Goodhandy’s on Fri, March 11 10pm. Alto Lounge, 582 Church St. No cover before midnight, $5 after. Tequila Nights. Lime, salt, Latin beats, Latino boys: the shots go down very smoothly, as do the patrons. 10pm. WAYLA, 996 Queen St E. No cover. whatareyoulookingatbar.com Sofonda brings a squad of Mardi Gras Studs to the Southern Comfort Mardi Gras Event at 10pm. Then she persuades everyone to drop their drawers for beads and prizes in squirt.org’s Best Men’s Ass Contest at midnight. DJ Chris Steinbach spins. Woody’s, 465 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.com
Sun, March 6 Drag Queen Trivia hosted by Fabulous Amanda has nightly prizes and a chance to win a trip for two to Montreal for Pride. 8–10pm. The Bishop and the Belcher, 175 Bloor St E (entrance at Church and Hayden). No cover. bishopandbelcher.com Soul’d OUT, DJs Cozmic Cat and Sandy DeAlmeida spin all soul, all night. 10pm– 3am. Churchill, 1212 Dundas St W. No cover. Latin Fever, hosted by JLo and Sabrina, heats up the dancefloor and keeps the boys sweating. 11pm. George’s Play, 504 Church St. No cover. playonchurch.com
Mon, March 7 M Factor Mondays, hosted by Elana Harte, has special guests Sonia Funk and James Struthers in a night of live music and $5 martinis. 7pm. The Old Nick, 123 Danforth Ave. No cover. oldnick.com
Leslie Jordan @ Hart House on Sat, March 12
Tues, March 8 Boyoboy is a bimonthly drop-in for gay guys, with discussions, games, movies and more. 7–9pm. Central Toronto Youth Services, Suite 300, 65 Wellesley St E. cyts.org At Naked Swim with TNT!men, you might get more than just a workout. 8:30–10pm. Harrison Baths and Swimming Pools, 15 Stephanie St. $5 members, $8 non-members. tntmen.org College Night has specials on shooters and Amsterdam draft the whole night long. 9pm. Pegasus, 489B Church St. No cover. pegasusonchurch.com
Wed, March 9 Red Party is a voyeurs’ delight. 9pm. Spa Excess, 105 Carlton St. Regular rates apply. spaexcess.com Snakepit. DJs Light Fires (Reg Vermue and James Bunton) spin at this weekly queer dance party. 10pm. Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St W. No cover. henhousetoronto.com
Thurs, March 10 Urge. Toronto’s downtown sex maze. 8pm–
2am. 199 Church St. $9. urgetoronto.com Flashers of the Week Contest with host Dan the Man. 9pm. Flash, 463 Church St. Full or day membership required. flashonchurch.com Red Light Thursdays has DJ Mike Vieira spinning smooth house. It’s oh so cool and stylin’. 10pm. lo’la, 7 Maitland St. No cover.
Fri, March 11 “What would you do if I sang out of tune?” Queer Idol: The Beatles Round is hosted by Cajo and features local talents getting by with a little help from their friends. 9pm. Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. $9. goodhandys.com Anthem has DJ Craig Dominic blasting out the best in pop anthems. 10pm. WAYLA, 996 Queen St E. No cover. whatareyoulookingatbar.com Grapefruit Rhythm Nation. DJs Shane Percy and Aural spin Janet Jackson hits and remixes; Mahogany Browne performs. 10pm. fly, 8 Gloucester St. $10. grapefruit4u.com fab March 2, 2011
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Jimi LaMort @ Goodhandy’s on Sat, March 5 Donnarama @ Annex WreckRoom on Fri, March 4
Sofonda @ Woody’s on Sat, March 5 Do You Remember? A night of classic ’90s Euro dance and freestyle with DJ Cajjmere Wray spinning the retro beats and a surprise live performance. 10pm. The Barn, 418 Church St. No cover before 11pm, $5 after. thebarnnightclub.com Unleash your inner HER. Hosted by Peg Zilla with DJs Kris Steeves, Mikey Apples and omgblog.com. 10pm. La Perla, 783 Queen St W. $5. herherher.com Shake & Pop with DJs Sumation and Blackcat filling the night with dance, house and top 40. 10pm. ZipperzCellblock, 72 Carlton St. No cover. zipperzcellblock.com Bear Prom. David Kraft’s Prom Night supersizes with performances by the Prom Night Gang and special guests. DJ Boychick spins before and after. 10:30pm. Buddies, 12 Alexander St. $7, $5 in costume. buddiesinbadtimes.com
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Celebrating the Body Erotic is a two-day hands-on/clothes-off sex workshop for men by the Body Electric School. $395 sliding scale. thebodyelectricschool.com Laughing out Loud… and Proud! A fundraiser for the Canadian Lesbian
and Gay Archives, hosted by Miss Conception and starring Leslie Jordan of Will & Grace fame. 8–11pm. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. $125–200. clga.ca Jock, hosted by Charles Pavia and DJ Geoff Kelleway, is a night for jocks, jockstraps and their admirers. 10:30pm. Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. No cover before 11pm, $5 after for team members, $10 for sports fans. goodhandys.com Delice Dream Festival Pre-Party with DJs Mister Mola from Brussels, Jeremy Khamkeo and Cole Stanley. 10pm. fly, 8 Gloucester St. No cover before 11pm, $10 before midnight, $15 until 1am, $20 after. flynightclub.com Pitbull, with DJs Shane Percy and OC, has more bold, bearded babes than a truckstop. 10pm. Fuzion, 580 Church St. $5. fuzionexperience.com Leather Night is hosted by Connor (MBE 2011) and sponsored by Northbound Leather. Strict dress code in effect; much undressing will result. 10pm. The Black Eagle, 457 Church St. No cover. blackeagletoronto.ca
Sun, March 13 The Rainbow Room Cabaret features
performances by James Moyer. 7pm. Statlers, 487 Church St. No cover. statlersonchurch.ca Hola’s Monthly Fundraiser is filled with fiery drag queens, spicy men and lots of Latin beats. 11pm. George’s Play, 504 Church St. No cover. playonchurch.com
Mon, March 14 Moose Knuckle Disco. Hosted by Miss Margot and her crew of DJs. 10pm. Sweaty Betty’s, 13 Ossington Ave. No cover. Live Karaoke, hosted by Shark Week, brings all the pretty people the best rock around and lets them slaughter it. 11pm. The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St W. No cover. thedrakehotel.ca
Tues, March 15 Express is SOY’s space for newcomer and immigrant queer youth to share ideas, questions, support and fun every week. 6–8pm. Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. soytoronto.org So You Think You Can Strip? A weekly amateur night. 9pm. Remington’s, 379 Yonge St. $5 cover, students free. remingtons.com
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ince starting this column, I’ve interviewed happy couples, miserable couples, drag queens and promoters looking for a cheap plug. But this coupling is by far one of the most unconventional I’ve encountered. Rodney and Roman are two men so alike one could say they’re the same person. Roman is the main character of Rodney’s new dark comedy, His Imposing Visage, debuting Friday, April 15 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Rodney created Roman when he needed a voice to share his story. Rodney had been sexually assaulted by an HIV-positive assailant and didn’t know how to cope with his ordeal. “I lost my voice; I couldn’t speak up. I told virtually no one
and I suffered in silence,” he says. “So I did the only thing I could think of to get through it: I made art, and in doing so I found a new voice, a stronger voice. And I’m not afraid to use it.” For almost three years, Rodney struggled to bring Roman to life by working through his residual feelings. “Roman’s a textbook narcissist,” he says. “I had to find the humour in this.” He met his Roman during the audition process when he first shook hands with actor Raffaele Ciampaglia. “You wanted to be there,” says Raffaele of his audition. “There was a lot of heart in the room. It is a story that needs to be told. It’s about making peace with yourself and giving yourself that permission.”
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