See also SEXUALITY

Doin' what comes...un-naturally [providing a definition of "unnatural" and pointing out in some detail the faulty reasoning in labelling gay sex as "unnatural"]. By Edward Oxton.
P16 [1985]: 22-23 (43cm.)

Repent, my son! [Our Family, Roman Catholic monthly published in Battleford, Sask., printed anti-gay article by Melvin Anchell, Feb. 1986; Peter Millard's letter to the Our Family editor, Albert Lalonde, in protest].
P23 [1986]: 11-12 (51cm.)

Homosexuality and the family [report on a public forum held as part of the Gala '86 celebrations in Edmonton]. By George Davison.
P25 [1986]: 30 (36cm.)

[Report on debate on homosexuals at 44th session of General Conference of Mennonite Churches, held in Saskatoon, July 22-27, 1986]. From Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.
P26 [1986]: 8 (21cm.)

Bigotry and the Church [concerning Anchell article in Roman Catholic magazine, Our Family, edited by Albert Lalonde; support for this homophobic article by Fidelity, an Indiana magazine; reaction of Lalonde's church superiors]. Condensed version of article submitted to Angles by Peter Millard.
P32 (April 29, 1987): 4-7 (114cm.)

The Narrow Way [so-named Saskatoon group runs ad in Star-Phoenix newspaper offering to "break the chains of gayness"]. By Colleen Gerwing.
P36 (Oct. 21, 1987): 8 (24cm.)

A narrow trap [The Narrow Way, "outreach project of the Avalon Alliance Church, a fundamentalist...church...in Saskatoon"; group coordinated by Harvey Michaluk, a doctor; group has been running classified ad in Saskatoon Star-Phoenix "for the past two years"; "one of many groups across North America that claim to be able to cure or change gay men and lesbians through God"; etc.]. By Gens Hellquist.
P56 [misnumbered 55] (v8n3)(April 11, 1990): 4-5 (87cm.)

Are we born gay? [report on Simon LeVay's research claiming difference between brains of gay and non-gay men; LeVay at Salk Institute, San Diego, California; scientific disagreement].
P67 (v9n6)[misnumbered on contents page as v9n5](Sept. 25, 1991): 21-22 (38cm.)

Lesbian content and myths [this article presents two issues: the lack of lesbian content and participation in Perceptions and, secondly, a report of a Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meeting held at the Saskatoon library June 9, chaired by Gens Hellquist, at which many myths about gays/lesbians were discussed]. By a Grateful Lesbian.
P74 (v10n5)(July 29, 1992): 8 (43cm.)

Correcting the lies [about gays and lesbians]. By Gens Hellquist.
P78 (v11n1)(Jan. 27, 1993): 6 (66cm.)

It's in my genes [newsnote about another study suggesting genetic component to being gay/lesbian; Dean Hamer study reported in Science].
P82 (v11n5)(July 28, 1993): 28 (29cm.)

My spineless body [phenomenon of "lesbian chic"; "public visibility must come in tandem with a lesbian and gay consciousness"; etc.]. By Robert Shaw.
P84 (v11n7)(Oct. 27, 1993): 9 (34cm.)

Us and them [opinion piece concerning the all-too-frequent use of pronoun "them," even by gays themselves, in discussing issues of concern to gays; "we" are more alike than different, author states]. By Peter Millard.
P84 (v11n7)(Oct. 27, 1993): 8 (34cm.)

Queer vs. gay [a discussion of the change over the years in how gays/lesbians refer to themselves -- "homosexual," "gay," "lesbian," "queer," "fag," "dyke"; etc.]. By Gens Q. Hellquist.
P86 (v12n1)(Jan. 26, 1994)[cover date Jan. 24/94]: 8 (69cm.)

Progress, not perfection [opinion piece in which author discusses being gay/lesbian in this society, effects on gays/lesbians and the reactions of gays/lesbians to pressures; etc.]. By Roevel.
P86 (v12n1)(Jan. 26, 1994)[cover date Jan. 24/94]: 7 (53cm.)

Counting the queers [reports on studies concerning percentage of gays/lesbians in the population; two studies, one from University of Chicago and other from Harvard University].
P92 (v12n7)(Oct. 26, 1994): 25 (35cm.)

Brain studies [Canadian researchers claim major advance in understanding physiological differences between heterosexual and homosexual men; Sandra Witelson, one of researchers, warns against drawing hasty or premature conclusions].
P93 (v12n8)(Dec. 7, 1994): 24 (34cm.)

More crap [studies from Toronto's Clarke Institute of Psychiatry and University of Western Ontario into lives of gays/lesbians released].
P94 (v13n1)(Jan. 25, 1995): 22 (31cm.)

A few minutes with Sven [discussing "the outrageous number of myths that circulate about our lives"]. By Sven Svensson.
P95 (v13n2)[misnumbered v13n1 on contents page](March 8, 1995): 8 (53cm.)

Stereotypical and proud [in which author describes himself as "an effeminate gay man" and discusses the implications]. By Garnet Woloschuk.
P101 (v13n8)(Dec, 6, 1995): 7 (70cm.)

Oh, brother! [brief newsnote about research at Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, concerning increased chances of younger sons being gay if have more older brothers].
P103 (v14n2)(March 13, 1996): 23 (13cm.)

Debate rages in Alberta [debate on newspaper pages of The Olds Albertan and the Sundre Round-Up in September: five named Sundre physicians react to statements of area MP Myron Thompson by condemning hate and intolerance and explaining that being gay is natural; following issue carried "a dozen responses to the...call for tolerance and understanding," with many quoting from the Bible and Alberta Report; also one-paragraph mention of letter a month later in Prince Albert Herald; etc].
P109 (v14n8)(Dec. 4, 1996): 11 (42cm.)

Embracing spirituality ["conference titled 'Embracing Spirituality/Embracing Sexuality' will explore lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered realities in a faith context" and will be held in Edmonton, March 20-22, 1998; some details of plans; involves a number of Christian denominations; Svend Robinson will be opening speaker and Bill Richardson will participate].
P117 (v15n8)(Dec. 3, 1997): 14 (36cm.)

In search of the gay lifestyle [in which author rejects the word "lifestyle" as superficial and transient; inappropriate to be used in reference to identity and to the ways in which gay lives are lived, just as it would be unsatisfactory to refer to "heterosexual lifestyle"]. By Nils Clausson.
P125 (v16n8)(Dec. 9, 1998): 5 (45cm.)

Birds do it, bees do it [concerning non-human species sexuality as described in Bruce Bagemihl's Biological Exuberance; examples of homosexuality and transgender; author a former University of British Columbia scientist].
P128 (v17n3)(April 21, 1999): 24 (22cm.)

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.)

I always knew it [newsnote that Kinsey Institute research has found penis sizes larger generally in gay men than in non-gay men; data gathered on 5172 men; another study with similar results published in journal Sexual Orientation].
P130 (v17n5)(July 28, 1999): 28 (13cm.)

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.)

Is he or isn't he? Is she or isn't she? Shake their hand and find out [report on research by Marc Breedlove, University of California, on finger length and sexual orientation; "this study follows research in past years that has focused on the links between fetal development and sexual orientation"; some details of the Breedlove research]. By Kelly Ries.
P136 (v18n3)(April 19, 2000): 9 (25cm.)

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.)

Teaching OK, adopting not [poll of Saskatchewan residents in late 2000 conducted by the province's two major newspapers and University of Saskatchewan researchers included a few questions on gay/lesbian issues; approximately 57 percent not bothered by open gays/lesbians teaching in schools, but 55 percent against adoption; comments by Don Cochrane and Gens Hellquist; survey published in the newspapers in January; other details, including that only two percent admitted to same-sex sex].
P142 (v19n1)(Jan. 31, 2001): 11 (31cm.)

China's gays not ill [China's Psychiatric Association has removed homosexuality from list of mental illnesses; March 7, 2001; earlier done in 1973 by American Psychiatric Association, in 1993 by World Health Organization, in 1995 by Japan Psychiatric Association; additional comments on gays in China].
P143 (v19n2)(March 14, 2001): 28 (17cm.)

Be careful what you ask for (you just might get it) [in which author discusses the difficulties in gathering information on sexual orientation for the Canadian census; also concern about how such information would be used; etc.]. By Gens Hellquist.
P148 (v19n7)[misnumbered v19n6 on contents page](Oct. 24, 2001): 4-5 (79cm.)

Stand & be counted...maybe [last census asked about "nature of our relationships with those who share our living space"; "now, Statistics Canada is contemplating a more direct question...: sexual orientation"; issue of orientation being pushed by B.C. group called the December 9th Coalition; but homophobia will have the result that "most queers will simply lie"; EGALE considered last census questions as providing an "incomplete picture"].
P148 (v19n7)[misnumbered v19n6 on contents page](Oct. 24, 2001): 25 (30cm.)

What does two-spirit mean? [what the term "two-spirit" has come to mean and what a research student at University of Manitoba is finding that it means; Rishona Slutchuk "will be conducting interviews with self-identified two-spirit men and women to determine what they think of the use of the term"; contact information].
P149 (v19n8)(Dec. 5, 2001): 11 (22cm.)

Race and sexual orientation [report on EGALE Canada: its philosophy, its international anti-racism activities, and a project concerning intersection of race and sexual orientation; first stage of project resulted in a research paper, "The Intersection of Sexual Orientation & Race" and second stage is consultation in Toronto, scheduled for February 16-17, 2002; contact for expressions of interest in attending].
P149 (v19n8)(Dec. 5, 2001): 27-28 (31cm.)

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.)

Context [author remarks how many articles in a GQ magazine issue would fit appropriately into any gay magazine, but that these articles would then be perceived differently; as straight men become more self-aware and gay men gain more acceptance, men will be free just to be themselves; etc.]. By Kelly Ries.
P154 (v20n5)(July 31, 2002): 5 (32cm.)

Gay men: keepers of the male flame ["gay men have no aspect of their spirit that is feminine, despite appearances"; etc.]. By Kelly Ries.
P155 (v20n6)(Sept. 11, 2002): 5 (40cm.)

Counting queers [note by Cathy Renna of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation concerning the common question, "How many gay people are there?"; her opinion that it is important and yet meaningless; elaboration].
P156 (v20n7)(Oct. 23, 2002): 28 (27cm.)

Gay-looking; gay-acting [UK survey by Dating Channel says that nearly 80 percent of men polled "admit to nellying it up when there was a benefit to at least appearing queer"; "over half of the straight men that work in media-based companies felt 'pressure' not to reveal their sexual orientation"; evidence suggesting nine in ten British women had one-time lesbian experience; etc.].
P157 (v20n8)(Dec. 4, 2002): 21 (12cm.)

Anglicans vs. Catholics [report that two Massachusetts (USA) Episcopal (Anglican) bishops "have delivered a stinging rebuke to the Vatican's suggestion that homosexuality leads to child sexual abuse"; details].
P158 (v21n1)[cover misnumbered v201](Jan. 22, 2003): 28 (28cm.)

Biology, society & anarchy [informal discussion of biology and sociology of sexuality]. By Kelly Ries.
P159 (v21n2)(March 5, 2003): 6, 9 (44cm.)

The battle's just begun [in which author discusses homophobia in relation, variously, to gay marriage, assumed gay sex obsession, and rural gays; "many religious people are like rural folk. They don't support diversity because they don't allow themselves to see diversity"; "the battle to educate people about who we are has just begun"]. By Gens Hellquist.
P164 (v21n7)(Oct. 22, 2003): 4, 8 (64cm.)

Proof positive [leading zoologist, Clive Bromhall, in promoting his new book, The Eternal Child, has said that gays should be seen as the "pinnacle of evolution"; etc.].
P164 (v21n7)(Oct. 22, 2003): 28 (13cm.)

Gays and the Bible [information on two initiatives in Saskatoon regarding the relationship between gays/lesbians and the Christian church and Bible -- a four-week series of presentations sponsored by University of Saskatchewan Campus Chaplains in conjunction with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Centre on campus, titled "What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality"; and, secondly, a discussion series, "Coming Out to God," at Grace-Westminster United Church].
P166 (v22n1)(Jan. 28, 2004): 8 (24cm.)

Polls apart [report contrasting attitudes expressed on homosexuality in recent polls in Canada and the United States].
P166 (v22n1)(Jan. 28, 2004): 27-28 (26cm.)

Sexual orientation & the U.N. [brief newsnote reporting that "in March 2004, 53 nations will sit at the United Nations in Geneva to discuss, argue, vote and then publicly declare if they believe sexual orientation and gender identity are human rights or not"; International Lesbian and Gay Association has Web site with petition].
P167 (v22n2)[misnumbered v22n1 on contents page] (March 10, 2004): 29 (11cm.)

UN rights ["in 2003, Brazil, with support from Canada and 18 European countries, put forward a motion to affirm" GLBT human rights; resolution brought forward in United Nations Human Rights Commission, Geneva; Brazil has now withdrawn motion; great deal of opposition, "chiefly from Christian activist groups and from a number of predominantly Islamic states including Egypt, Libya, Pakistan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Particularly strong opposition has emerged from the Organization of Islamic Conferences...as well as the Vatican"; etc.].
P168 (v22n3)(April 21, 2004): 28-29 (17cm.)

Editorial [concerning difficulty with surveys about sex and sexuality; recent survey by Statistics Canada produced result that only 1.7 percent identified as gay or bisexual, with substantial provincial variation; queer tribe is diverse; gay is a political label not accepted by all; etc.].
P170 (v22n5)(July 21, 2004): 3 (16cm.)

One in ten? [Statistics Canada conducted survey on health-related issues; out of the survey came the datum that 1.7 percent of population is gay or bisexual; conservatives and Christian fundamentalists "jumped on" figure, claiming numbers don't justify equality rights for queers; various comments, including that many would not give sensitive information to a stranger working for the government, and that for many who do have same-sex relationships the labels "gay" or "bisexual" are too frightening; other details pointing to unreliability of percentage].
P170 (v22n5)(July 21, 2004): 20-21 (38cm.)

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

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