See also, e.g., COMIC STRIPS and note under that heading.

Subdivision --HUMOR is also used occasionally under topical headings; e.g., CHINA -- HUMOR; HOMOPHOBIA -- HUMOR; HOMOSEXUALITY -- HUMOR; UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA -- HUMOR. For the most part, those citations are repeated here, at this HUMOR heading.

[Letter to Ronald Reagan, US president, from Sven Svensson, lampooning hypocrisy in barring gays/lesbians from the US Secret Service, Marines, and foreign service].
P32 (April 29, 1987): 27 (20cm.)

Letters from Sven [being a letter to China's Deng Xiaoping regarding encouragement of homosexuality, partly to help reduce population growth].
P33 (June 10, 1987): 27 (30cm.)

The Divine Comedy ["The Devine Comedy"; review of satirical performances in Saskatoon inspired by anti-gay behaviour of Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative government of Grant Devine]. By L.G.
P42 (June 29, 1988): 16, 21 (34cm.)

Letter from Sven [to United Church of Canada requesting explanation of phrase "practising homosexuals"]. By Sven Svensson.
P44 (Sept. 21, 1988): 26-27 (36cm.)

Adventures [humorous account of "rules" for meeting gays in small towns]. By Stephen Millar.
P52 (v7n7)(Oct. 4, 1989): 7 (28cm.)

A few minutes with Sven [prophecies; humor]. By Sven Svensson.
P54 (v8n1)(Jan. 17, 1990): 21 (36cm.)

The Prairie Fairy: All the News That's Not Fit to Print [one-page collection of short tongue-in-cheek articles in newsletter format; sample titles: "Heterosexual Ring Uncovered;" "Prime Minister Svend Robinson Announces Appointment"].
P80 (v11n3)(April 21, 1993): [32] (25 cm.; full page in three columns)

Under cover [humorous piece about the myth of homosexual recruitment]. By P.J. Sloane.
P112 (v15n3)(April 23, 1997): 8-9 (64cm.)

It's absolutely brilliant [humorous piece concerning the Teletubbies issue and claim by members of religious right that puppet characters are a recruitment tool for gays]. By Sven Svensson.
P127 (v17n2)(March 10, 1999): 5 (45cm.)

Getting naked with Ken and Jim; or, How 12 inches of plastic changed my life [Ken and Jim being male dolls; discussion, with much humour, about body image; both personal and general observations]. By Jeff Dodds.
P131 (v17n6)(Sept. 15, 1999): 6-7 (76cm.)

Taking matters into my own hand [humorous piece concerning masturbation; also the difficulties of finding sexual partners and problems with content of personal ads]. By Jeff Dodds.
P144 (v19n3)(April 25, 2001): 6-7 (65cm.)

Butting out [humorous piece about getting older and about the difficulties of doing something for one's health; when other trials fail, the author chooses to quit smoking]. By Jeff Dodds.
P147 (v19n6)(Sept. 12, 2001): 7, 10 (51cm.)

Sex, stats, and the gay man -- infomercial [humorous report on an unscientific Internet sex survey run by Genre magazine; presents statistics on popular places for sex, number of sex partners, types of sex, importance of penis size, etc.]. By Kelly Ries.
P148 (v19n7)[misnumbered v19n6 on contents page](Oct. 24, 2001): 23 (32cm.)

On the planets [author presents some lighthearted opinions on the nature of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangendered community; "we are a kinder, gentler type of people than the population at large"; etc.]. By Bert Lang.
P155 (v20n6)(Sept. 11, 2002): 6 (43cm.)

Gyms, Jims & jealousies [in which author writes on a variety of topics, including improvement of life for gays over the past years, but with continuance of homophobia; suggests ways of reacting to homophobes; etc.]. By Bert Lang.
P158 (v21n1)[cover misnumbered v201](Jan. 22, 2003): 6, 8 (47cm.)