From where I sit [opinion piece concerning HIV-positive status; gay community reactions, behaviors, responsibilities]. By Jeff Dodds, gay men's outreach worker for AIDS Saskatoon.
P97 (v13n4)(June 7, 1995): 7 (51cm.)

From where I sit [opinion piece on ignorance and its results -- hate, hysteria, etc.; comments growing out of an experience with a non-gay couple at a gay bar]. By Jeff Dodds.
P98 (v13n5)(July 26, 1995): 5 (54cm.)

"He's in a better place now" [author's observations on death, inappropriate expressions of sympathy, do-gooders, and a variety of other matters relating to HIV/AIDS]. By Jeff Dodds.
P99 (v13n6)(Sept. 13, 1995): 5 (64cm.)

Hallowe'en can be a drag. By Jeff Dodds.
P100 (v13n7)(Oct. 25, 1995): 5 (41cm.)

From where I sit [in which author gives his overview of 1995, especially with respect to politics and AIDS]. By Jeff Dodds.
P101 (v13n8)(Dec. 6, 1995): 4 (67cm.)

From where I sit [opinion piece regarding some specific cases of intolerance, suggesting more work needed, even though Saskatchewan protective legislation was passed recently]. By Jeff Dodds.
P102 (v14n1)(Jan. 31, 1996): 4 (69cm.)

From where I sit [concerning HIV/AIDS education in Saskatchewan schools]. By Jeff Dodds.
P103 (v14n2)(March 13, 1996): 5 (68cm.)

From where I sit [comments about relative societal reactions to AIDS and Mad Cow Disease; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P104 (v14n3)(April 24, 1996)[dated April 26 on contents page]: 5 (69cm.)

From where I sit: The power of walking together. By Jeff Dodds.
P105 (v14n4)(June 5, 1996): 4 (67cm.)

From where I sit: 11th International Conference on AIDS [report, with some emphasis on Canadian political and economic issues].
P106 (v14n5)(July 24, 1996): 5-7 (144cm.)

From where I sit [discussion of "family values" issues and the assimilation/difference argument among gays].
P108 (v14n7)(Oct. 23, 1996): 4-5 (54cm.)

From where I sit [in which author writes of coming out in a small Manitoba city and of important role of gay community organizations in his life]. By Jeff Dodds.
P110 (v15n1)(Jan. 29, 1997): 5 (45cm.)

Heppner's hot again [Ben Heppner, Saskatchewan Conservative MLA, criticizes use of government funds to produce a safe-sex pamphlet; reference to his earlier anti-gay criticisms. By Jeff Dodds.
P111 (v15n2)(March 12, 1997): 5 (43cm.)

From where I sit [concerning two matters: Saskatoon police making public issue of man believed to have AIDS spitting in face of police officer and, secondly, the new Saskatchewan HIV/AIDS school curriculum in relation to the Prince Albert Public School Board and trustee Rob Ardell].
P112 (v15n3)(April 23, 1997): 4 (45cm.)

From where I sit [reporting on survey of Saskatchewan candidates in upcoming federal election concerning their position on National AIDS Strategy and its renewal]. By Jeff Dodds.
P113 (v15n4)(June 4, 1997): 5 (38cm.)

Public squabble [between AIDS Saskatoon (executive director: Jeff Dodds) and Saskatoon MP Georgette Sheridan regarding information about National AIDS Strategy].
P113 (v15n4)(June 4, 1997): 14 (24cm.)

From where I sit [a discussion of hatred and homophobia centred on the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix newspaper's "decision to run an advertisement that promoted the elimination of gays" and reactions to that advertisement]. By Jeff Dodds.
P114 (v15n5)(July 30, 1997): 5 (45cm.)

From where I sit [concerning the efforts of politicians to bolster image, with specific reference here to tax exemption on compact discs of Elton John's song on occasion of death of Diana, Princess of Wales; conversely, relative unwillingness of support for AIDS epidemic fight]. By Jeff Dodds.
P116 (v15n7)(Oct. 22, 1997): 4 (44cm.)

From where I sit [from starting point of release of Krever Commission report into Canadian blood supply, author addresses more general government inaction, including insufficient action with respect to AIDS]. By Jeff Dodds.
P117 (v15n8)(Dec. 3, 1997): 4-5 (59cm.)

From where I sit [in which author writes of Albertans' reaction to Supreme Court decision on Vriend and also the agenda of a right-wing group, Promise Keepers, which had recently held a rally in Saskatoon]. By Jeff Dodds.
P120 (v16n3)(April 29, 1998): 4-5 (51cm.)

From where I sit [concerning the spread of AIDS through sharing needles; the reluctance of governments, including the Saskatchewan government to act; large jump in Saskatchewan HIV infections in 1997, "the bulk...through shared needle use"; Saskatchewan government "has struck a committee" instead of acting; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P121 (v16n4)(June 10, 1998): 4-5 (63cm.)

Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton. By Diane Wood Middlebrook. Reviewed by Jeff Dodds.
P121 (v16n4)(June 10, 1998): 21 (37cm.)

From where I sit [in which gay author presents a tongue-in-cheek view of the "heterosexual lifestyle" through a description of events surrounding the marriage of his brother]. By Jeff Dodds.
P122 (v16n5)(July 29, 1998): 5 (45cm.)

A Boy Named Phyllis: A Suburban Memoir. By Frank DeCaro. Reviewed by Jeff Dodds.
P122 (v16n5)(July 29, 1998): 19 (34cm.)

From where I sit [an account of death of a friend of the author and the experience of interaction with the friend's mother]. By Jeff Dodds.
P123 (v16n6)(Sept. 16, 1998): 5 (46cm.)

From where I sit [in which author discusses differing age of consent laws for vaginal and anal intercourse, appropriateness of consent laws; suggests some of the complexities of arguments and difficulties with some points of view; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P124 (v16n7)[misnumbered v16n6 on contents page](Oct. 28, 1998): 4 (44cm.)

From where I sit [in which author expresses frustration with those who do not have a political view of their gayness, comments on parallels between gay rights and women's movement, and calls attention to Human Life International, a pro-life and anti-gay organization which he considers to be very dangerous; "as gay men we can not afford to forget that our fight is part of a larger social change"; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P128 (v17n3)(April 21, 1999): 5-6 (61cm.)

From where I sit [in which the author discusses the issues surrounding school violence; recalls violence personally and in his own days at school; "now the freaks, faggots and weirdos have guns. The jocks and the cool kids are frightened"; author "in no way endorse[s] the use of violence"...but concludes that he does know "that if people who invest their time in abusing others now begin to think twice for fear of retaliation, then maybe the tragedies in our schools of late will have had some benefit after all"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P129 (v17n4)(June 2, 1999): 4-5 (56cm.)

From where I sit [author presents report of recent action in Quebec of Joel Pinon, who after being refused opportunity to donate blood, lied at prescreening interview and did donate; Pinon then publicly announced his action; ensuing events; author discusses discriminatory issues with respect to blood donation policy; "what the blood system is saying to gay men is that they don't care whether or not we're healthy, we're to be ostracized from participation in such an altruistic program...because of who we choose to love"; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P130 (v17n5)(July 28, 1999): 4-5 (54cm.)

Men in tights [author writes of his dressing in women's clothes for school parties as a child; brief report of British academic research into homosexuality/ homoeroticism in relation to Robin Hood and his band]. By Jeff Dodds.
P130 (v17n5)(July 28, 1999): 8-9 (49cm.)

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.)

Phys ed: cruel and unusual punishment, or when jock itch is not a burning desire [in which author builds comments about physical exercise and the humiliations and defeats (as well as some joy) of school physical education class around a decision by Washington (USA) schools to ban yelling at students during classes in physical education; "in gym class, there are three things you don't want to be: the faggot, the spastic, or the 'fat kid'"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P132 (v17n7)(Oct. 27, 1999): 6-7 (80cm.)

Betting on who's gay, or putting your money where your mouse is [broad-ranging article, which includes elements of the personal and the historical; issue of coming out (or not), with reference to a number of well-known individuals; straight perceptions of gay world; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P134 (v18n1)(Jan. 26, 2000): 6, 8 (63cm.)

Look! Up in the sky! It's a homosexual!, or Our valiant return to our rightful place in tights [author discusses announcement of DC comics that it will introduce two gay characters in its comic, The Authority, and that these characters will not be effeminate; author pokes fun at and develops comments around this announcement; recalls the eroticism of some of the comics of his childhood; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P135 (v18n2)(March 8, 2000): 6, 8 (47cm.)

Queer marriage: our most pressing issue? [in which author expresses opinion that "it's not so much that I'm opposed to the idea, but more so that I feel like I'm being pulled through an agenda that I don't feel much a part of"; author is "also not convinced that...marriage is the most pressing issue..."; suspects that the gay rights movement...has taken the relatively safe and comfortable approach to [of?] fighting in the courts for legislative change"; other comments]. By Jeff Dodds.
P136 (v18n3)(April 19, 2000): 6, 8 (48cm.)

Mothers & acceptance [relating the author's personal experiences of growing up and of coming out to his mother; general comments about parents]. By Jeff Dodds.
P137 (v18n4)(May 31, 2000): 5, 7 (70cm.)

A smorgasbord of spontaneous sex [author's account of "all those years ago when I was but a confused young man trying to find my tribe"; "the only thing... that I do know now, and the one thing that I wish all people who are struggling with their sexual orientation could know, is this: it does get better, it does get easier, and you will be okay"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P139 (v18n6)(Sept. 13, 2000): 6, 8 (62cm.)

When giants walked the land [primarily a tribute to former Canadian justice minister and prime minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, on his death; Trudeau's vision of a just society for all; writer also mourns "the current absence of true leadership in our country today"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P140 (v18n7)(Oct. 25, 2000): 4-5 (68cm.)

HIV rates on the increase [announcement of new statistics released by Health Canada on HIV spread between 1996 and 1999; some brief mention of specific data; author concentrates discussion on social issues related to the statistics, pointing out assumptions and proposing some actions]. By Jeff Dodds.
P141 (v18n8)(Dec. 6, 2000): 6-7, 10 (73cm.)

Don't drink the water [author discusses his coming out and frequent encountering of question of how he became gay; his impatience now with one-sided questioning; demand that straights explain why we are denied rights; title of article derived from report that Peruvian TV claimed water in a community caused all men to become homosexual]. By Jeff Dodds.
P142 (v19n1)(Jan. 31, 2001): 5-6 (55cm.)

Love and hate: surviving Valentine's Day [author presents personal account of his experiences growing up, through grade school, into his twenties in a small Alberta city, and later; difficulty "for all of us who try to have relationships with a culture that condemns us for loving..."].
P143 (v19n2)(March 14, 2001): 7-8 (64cm.)

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.)

Tyler's Cape. Darren Greer. [Reviewed] by Jeff Dodds.
P144 (v19n3)(April 25, 2001): 23 (41cm.)

Six short stories [author writes poignantly and personally of six very different individuals he has known -- Tracy, Tony, Jeff, Rhoda, Jim, and Michael -- all of whose lives were shortened by AIDS]. By Jeff Dodds.
P145 (v19n4)(June 6, 2001): 9-10 (61cm.)

Oh, I thought you said "flat" tax [author mentions the proposed tax on food products high in fat; carries logic of argument to its extreme application to individuals and groups with many different specific habits or behaviors; need then for more "thoughtful analysis"; "the test of a society is how well it looks after the most vulnerable"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P146 (v19n5)(Aug. 1, 2001): 8-9 (55cm.)

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.)

The Christian Broadcasting Network (the "World Tirade Center") [author presents some reactions of Christian Right to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center tragedy; Jerry Falwell's suggestion that God permitting "enemies of America to give us probably what we deserve"; a "selective and presumptuous use of God's word as a tool of hatred and revenge"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P148 (v19n7)[misnumbered v19n6 on contents page](Oct. 24, 2001): 7-8 (47cm.)

The truth about hatred; or, How to suppress your homosexuality [general discussion of homophobia, mentioning also the effect hatred and anger must have on the homophobes themselves; reference to Bill Whatcott and Hugh Owens in Saskatchewan; author's experiences also with Ted and Link Byfield, owners of right-wing, anti-gay Alberta Report; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P150 (v20n1)(Jan. 30, 2002): 7, 9 (52cm.)

Olympic hangover: better living through bobsledding? [while acknowledging the sense of pride in country and local improvements in infrastructure that events like the Olympics bring, author questions pouring of public money into support of sports and athletes; there are many other social interests that might be advanced as well]. By Jeff Dodds.
P151 (v20n2)(March 13, 2002): 7, 9 (53cm.)

Bitter? Not me! [author discusses his growing up and coming out, a discussion prompted by a question from a younger man who "seemed impressed by the fact that I wasn't bitter"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P152 (v20n3)(April 24, 2002): 7, 9 (53cm.)

The Church, the prom and logic [in which author discusses the Marc Hall prom case against the Durham (Ontario) Catholic District School Board; more broadly, he discusses the policy shift of the Roman Catholic Church and fundamentalist Christian homophobes towards a more subtle "love the sinner, hate the sin" argument in their condemnation of homosexuality]. By Jeff Dodds.
P153 (v20n4)(June 5, 2002): 7-9 (63cm.)

We're not there yet [despite many advances toward gay/lesbian social equality and recognition received from some Christian denominations, there are still the homophobia of the Roman Catholic Church and unequal standards in media reporting, which affect many lives; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P154 (v20n5)(July 31, 2002): 7-8 (51cm.)

Try to remember... [author recounts various experiences of his early school days, including having an unconcerned teacher; grade five was "the year that I decided to publicly declare my affinity for other boys"; unlike other earlier issues "that everyone eventually forgot, for the duration of my schooling no one ever forgot that I was a fag"; September brings a feeling of elation that he doesn't have to go back to school]. By Jeff Dodds.
P155 (v20n6)(Sept. 11, 2002): 7-8 (59cm.)

'Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.' Get real! [author discusses HIV/AIDS in Canada, criticizes the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS, suggests the need for governments to focus on HIV prevention among gay men and on overall health of our community]. By Jeff Dodds.
P158 (v21n1)[cover misnumbered v201](Jan. 22, 2003): 7-8 (55cm.)

Memorable moments [author recounts his fear at coming out and first going to a gay bar]. By Jeff Dodds.
P159 (v21n2)(March 5, 2003): 7, 9 (55cm.)

Dear Elsie Wayne: Please don't have a cow [open letter to homophobic Conservative MP Elsie Wayne in response to "her appalling comments in the House of Commons recently"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P161 (v21n4)(May 28, 2003): 8-9 (60cm.)

The best in summer reading [list of 15 titles of queer fiction, with brief reviews; list includes both "new books, and other highly recommended books from years past"; includes works by Canadian authors Darren Greer, Anthony Bidulka, Helen Humphreys, and Linda Little; Little Sister's and After Stonewall as Canadian queer bookseller sources]. By Jeff Dodds.
P162 (v21n5)(July 23, 2003): 8-11 (149cm.)

The politics of same-sex marriage [in the same-sex marriage debate, "our community is going to come under some serious attack"; but author predicts that "in the end, we will have the right to marry; the Constitution will protect us..."; "unfortunately, for the next little while, we will have to suffer the hatred and homophobia of those in this country who would prefer us to live with only limited rights"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P163 (v21n6)(Sept. 10, 2003): 6-7 (50cm.)

The limits of diversity [author discusses policy of promotion of workplace diversity; annual federal government diversity survey does not include gays; some mention of federal civil service history of treatment of queers; need to push for recognition of queer employees; author's own effort in his workplace; etc]. By Jeff Dodds.
P164 (v21n7)(Oct. 22, 2003): 6, 8 (55cm.)

Pardon me, but your agenda is showing... [author's reaction to homophobic comments of Larry Spencer, a Saskatchewan member of Parliament for the Canadian Alliance Party; Spencer was removed as party's family issues critic and from caucus by leader, Stephen Harper; one-paragraph reference also to the Pope's commitment to pray for people with AIDS, in the face of his condemnation of homosexuals, condom use, and masturbation]. By Jeff Dodds.
P165 (v21n8)(Dec. 3, 2003): 6 (44cm.)

Morality and other dirty words [introductory comments on some U.S. Republican (and Democratic) Party politics regarding same-sex marriage and Republican Party member's proposal of "bill to limit language used on public radio and television"; author then suggests that he sides with Republicans in considering that some words should indeed be illegal; provides an annotated list of his own "seven dirty word" -- housewife, compassionate conservative, irregardless, democracy, sodomiser, bathhouse, and gay]. By Jeff Dodds.
P166 (v22n1)(Jan. 28, 2004): 6, 7 (55cm.)

Sanctity n. 1: Godliness; 2. sacredness ["according to those political leaders in Canada and the United States opposed to same-sex marriage, we must protect the sanctity of marriage"; author claims that most have abandoned the "Godliness" of marriage by choosing civil ceremonies; discussion of marriage, same-sex marriage, and the place of issue of same-sex marriage, with its aspirations towards a heterosexual social institution, in the fight for gay rights; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P167 (v22n2)[misnumbered v22n1 on contents page] (March 10, 2004): 6, 7 (47cm.)

Naar vriendschap zulk een mateloos verlangen [personal experiences of gay life on author's trip to Sofia, Bulgaria and Amsterdam; great contrast between the two cities]. By Jeff Dodds.
P168 (v22n3)(April 21, 2004): 6-7 (80cm.)

Vote early and vote often [author's opinion piece on upcoming election; "politics is a mucky business that is about so much more than running a country"; in his opinion, the choice for gays and lesbians is clear: "Liberals and Conservatives are not interested in our issues....For at least 30 years now the New Democrats have had pro-gay and lesbian policies..."; etc.]. By Jeff Dodds.
P169 (v22n4)(June 2, 2004): 6-7 (57cm.)

Simon says, "I like this" [autobiographical account of author's youth in a a small Manitoba city; experiences of coming out and self-acceptance; when first shown magazine photos of a naked man, he was unable, then, to say, "I like this"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P170 (v22n5)(July 21, 2004): 6-7, 9 (106cm.)

Hazy, crazy days of summer [author's reminiscences of time spent in summer as a youth with grandparents in northern Manitoba; unusual incident with heterosexual pornography and, in later years, his visits to grandmother's with his boyfriend; "years after her death, I continue to wonder if she ever thought about these two events together and what role she might have played"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P172 (v22n7)(Oct. 27, 2004): 6-7 (79cm.)

Are we there yet? [there have been many legal changes over the last years, but there are "still some significant realities"; author presents primarily three examples -- the use by George W. Bush in the American presidential election of fearmongering with respect to gay rights and gay marriage; the grim reality of lives of gay men and women in Moldova, despite gay rights protections in law forced on that country's government by the European Union; and a conversation with a young man met in a Toronto bar, a conversation of a type which he himself remembers having twenty years earlier; "maybe things haven't changed as much as I thought"]. By Jeff Dodds.
P173 (v22n8)(Dec. 8, 2004): 6-7 (57cm.)