HILLABOLD, JEAN

Compiler note: Jean Hillabold also uses nom de plume ROBERTA, JEAN
New direction for Regina chorus? [Prairie Pride Chorus]. By Jean Hillabold.
P128 (v17n3)(April 21, 1999)[page on which this article is printed misdated March 10, 1999]: 8 (34cm.)
Who is the community? [author considers who, or what, a "community" is; since Stonewall, or before, we have been referring to "our community"; evolution of self-referencing terms (gay, gay and lesbian), inclusion or not of bisexuals, and transgendered people; backlash response of rejecting labels doesn't work; who should "represent" the "community" to government or mainstream; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P129 (v17n4)(June 2, 1999): 10-11 (53cm.)
Dr. Laura: holding the fort [discusses Laura Schlessinger's conservative and homophobic views; Schlessinger is an American syndicated columnist and radio talk show host; her column appears regularly in the Regina Leader-Post; author suggests writing in complaint if one finds Schlessinger's views offensive]. By Jean Hillabold.
P130 (v17n5)(July 28, 1999): 7 (44cm.)
Erotica and the feminist sex wars, part 1 [in which the author discusses sexually- explicit entertainment from a historical, philosophical viewpoint; erotica/ pornography; feminism; brief references to lesbianism, gay culture; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P132 (v17n7)(Oct. 27, 1999): 8-9 (82cm.)
Erotica and the feminist sex wars, part 2 [in which the author continues her overview, beginning in this part with the 1980s]. By Jean Hillabold.
P133 (v17n8)(Dec. 8, 1999): 7 (45cm.)
Erotica and the feminist sex wars, part three [feminism, erotica, pornography -- differences of opinion]. By Jean Hillabold.
P134 (v18n1)(Jan. 26, 2000): 7-8 (64cm.)
Erotica and the feminist sex wars, part four [in which the author continues her discussion of the pornography issue; censorship is discussed with specific lengthy reference to the Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Vancouver, experience]. By Jean Hillabold.
P135 (v18n2)(March 8, 2000): 7-8 (78cm.)
War of the Amazons [report condensed by Jean Hillabold from Pat Holt article in MS. magazine concerning lawsuit by long-established Minneapolis (USA) bookshop, Amazon Bookstore, against Amazon.com, the Internet book retailer, for using name "Amazon"; details].
P135 (v18n2)(March 8, 2000): 21 (29cm.)
Erotica and the feminist sex wars, part five [this part is devoted primarily to a discussion of the author's experience as a member of the Saskatchewan Film Classification Board during the time of the Board's decision to ban Exit to Eden; significant and quite widespread results of this decision are presented from a personal perspective]. By Jean Hillabold.
P136 (v18n3)(April 19, 2000): 7-8 (64cm.)
Whore wars [in which author discusses feminist movement's debate regarding sex workers; Hillabold presents, particularly, some ideas of Susan Cole and Carol Queen; passing mention of gay male sex workers; etc. ]. By Jean Hillabold.
P137 (v18n4)(May 31, 2000): 8-9 (79cm.)
The politics of shapeshifting [in which author presents the case of Pat Califia, advice columnist for San Francisco lesbian magazine, Girlfriends; Califia is now transgendered male, Patrick Califia-White; issues of appropriateness of continuing to provide advice to lesbians, acceptability of transgendered in "women's" space; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P138 (v18n5)(Aug. 2, 2000): 7-8 (64cm.)
Human conditions [general article on health and disease, and social reactions to disease; "in Western society, disease has traditionally been seen as punishment"; "widespread belief that each of us is responsible for our own health," despite environmental pollution considerations, for example; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P140 (v18n7)(Oct. 25, 2000): 8, 10 (44cm.)
In search of the bitch goddess [author comments on Pam Keesey's book, Vamps: An Illustrated History of the Femme Fatale, and discusses the "femme fatale" concept]. By Jean Hillabold.
P141 (v18n8)(Dec. 6, 2000): 8, 10 (59cm.)
The back door unlocked [review of The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, by Tristan Taormina; reviewed by Jean Hillabold].
P141 (v18n8)(Dec. 6, 2000): 20, 25 (71cm.)
Clever curll and other culprits: lust and reading under fire -- part 1 [a history of pornography and censorship from the 1500s to the late 1800s]. By Jean Hillabold.
P143 (v19n2)(March 14, 2001): 9-11 (103cm.)
Clever curll and other culprits: lust and reading under fire -- part 2 [a historical overview and discussion of interrelated aspects of censorship, pornography, literature, and, later, feminism, from the late 1800s to the mid-twentieth century]. By Jean Hillabold.
P144 (v19n3)(April 25, 2001): 8-10 (105cm.)
The con artist and the institution [author relates the case of Lana Nguyen, who was discovered teaching fraudulently at the University of Regina; expansion of discussion to difficulties faced by those other than "straight white men"; "have been treated like trespassers"; new fields of study sometimes used as "evidence" that academia is being subverted by "special interest groups"; author's own feelings while teaching at University of Regina; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P145 (v19n4)(June 6, 2001): 8, 10 (62cm.)
Tiny bubbles [in which author discusses, primarily, the tendency of feminist, lesbian, queer projects to be announced but then not to materialize; her experiences of inquiring about announced undertakings and not receiving responses; "let's try to keep our own contribution to this trend down to a minimum"]. By Jean Hillabold.
P148 (v19n7)[misnumbered v19n6 on contents page](Oct. 24, 2001): 6, 8 (60cm.)
Are we queer yet? [in which author discusses use of word "queer" to refer to "a community which now includes at least four identified sub-groups: lesbians, gay men, bisexuals...and transgendered folk..."; the term offends some; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P149 (v19n8)(Dec. 5, 2001): 5, 7 (54cm.)
Until debt do us part: same-sex marriage as a done deal [author addresses various issues in the gay marriage legalization debate; presents examples of unfair financial treatment of gay couples by governments over the years, including her own personal example; author's opinion on the same-sex marriage issue]. By Jean Hillabold.
P150 (v20n1)(Jan. 30, 2002): 5, 9 (68cm.)
Smoke and heat [discussing the conflict in society and in the gay community between smokers and non-smokers; seems also to be waste of valuable energy that could be directed to other issues]. By Jean Hillabold.
P151 (v20n2)(March 13, 2002): 5, 8 (53cm.)
Looking for the real thing (but not very hard) [in which author discusses semantic difficulties with labels, including "gay," "lesbian," and "straight"; they are "hard to pin down and therefore easy to get 'wrong' in the eyes of the critics"; "is anyone 'real' or a textbook case? And if so, who wrote the textbook"]. By Jean Hillabold.
P153 (v20n4)(June 5, 2002): 5, 8 (61cm.)
Missing in action: some thoughts on gender, violence and integrity [author relates story of elderly person, "Michael," found wandering Calgary streets and who was found to be a woman, Mary Schnaider, originally from a small Saskatchewan town and who had disappeared in 1950; also discusses her own hospitalization in psychiatric hospital after being raped, and meeting transgendered Chris in that Kingston institution; social difficulties of revealing personal issues; "why not edit one's life-story...?"; "our memories are the key to whatever integrity we can claim"; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P162 (v21n5)(July 23, 2003): 5-6, 11 (107cm.)
A Taste for Blood. By Diana Lee [her first novel]. Reviewed by Jean Hillabold. [Hillabold herself is noted as having published erotic fiction under nom de plume Jean Roberta].
P168 (v22n3)(April 21, 2004): 22 (63cm.)
Outbursts! A Queer Erotic Thesaurus. By A.D. Peterkin. Reviewed by Jean Hillabold.
P169 (v22n4)(June 2, 2004): 20, 23 (83cm.)
Chainmale 3SM: A Unique View of Leather Culture. By Don Bastian. Reviewed by Jean Hillabold.
P171 (v22n6)(Sept. 15, 2004): 20, 29 (76cm.)
Ties That Bind. Edited by Joseph Bean; with a preface by Gayle Rubin ["clearly-written collection of essays on SM/leather/fetish lifestyles"]. Reviewed by Jean Hillabold.
P172 (v22n7)(Oct. 27, 2004): 21, 24 (85cm.)