In an effort to prove that “gay is not a stereotype” a group of folks are putting together Mr. Gay Canada.
The Mr. Gay Canada Competition is especially concerned with gay men being viewed as the “other,” as outsiders to the rest of the world. Humans have a natural propensity to distrust “the other” and tend to project negative feelings away from themselves. The media has easily established the ‘gay stereotype’ – quick, think of what it is in your mind – and we know that limited image does not represent all of us.
A good friend of mine sent me some information about the event, which will take place over the weekend of September 10th to the 21st in both Vancouver and Whistler.
Opening festivities are going on tonight, Thursday, September 18th at Celebrities Nightclub (1022 Davie Street, Vancouver), 9pm doors, 10:30 presentation hosted by award-winning performer Berend McKenzie and DJ Zach Shore; $10 cover. It's a great opportunity to meet all delegates.
And then on Saturday, September 20th, is the Mr. Gay Canada Finale at Maxx Fish (Whistler Village), 8:30pm doors, 9pm presentation with special guest star judge Charlie David and DJ Foxy Moron; $10 cover.
Proceeds from these events go to the Mr. Gay Canada charity of choice, Friends for Life.
Be sure to check out all of the delegates at Mr. Gay Canada!
The action in the UK. Fitting to have the Ambulance up front and center.
Picture care of Nicolas Masse on Flickr.
One of the oddest of competitions is coming to BC this weekend.
The cheese rolling seems to have started in Gloucestershire, UK and it's now making it's way across the ocean and North America to end up at Whistler.
It's an interesting concept: a cheese comes rolling down a hill and the crowd comes tumbling after it in an effort to get to it before everyone else. As you can possibly imagine, it makes for some hysterical entertainment. All the fun starts Saturday, August 16th at noon. The actual rolling starts at 1PM at the base of Blackcomb Mountain. There's apparently a number of heats (for men and women) and the winners will take home some lift passes along with the 11lb cheese they chased down the hill.
If I was in town this weekend, I'd certainly be moaning to make a trip to Whistler. If you're looking for more info on where to watch or how to join in the fun by participating, be sure to check out the official website. I hope this is a huge success and that they keep it up for more than a year. I'm still getting over the disappointment that Flugtag never came back. And here we'd designed our entry and everything...
And what better way to get excited than by seeing the event in action. Check out this video from this year's event in, where else, Gloucestershire:
In an effort to prove that “gay is not a stereotype” a group of folks are putting together Mr. Gay Canada.
