Michael Sam becomes 1st openly gay athlete to be drafted into the NFL…
What a beautiful and sweet moment! It’s so very nice to share in it on TV. Congrats to Mr. Sam! I’m not much of a football fan, but I’ll have…
Matt Guerin
Andrea Horwath pulls a "Jack Layton", but this time progressives will flock to Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals to stop Hudak’s Conservatives…
I think Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath has made a major mistake in forcing an Ontario election for June. Apparently, NDP insiders think the time is right to scoop up…
Prince Harry might "experiment with gay men" if his relationship doesn’t work out (which apparently it has not!)
What a lovely headline!: Prince Harry might experiment with gay men if my relationship doesn’t work out It certainly caught my eye, although Harry never has to try too hard…
Forget addiction issues; audio reveals window into Rob Ford’s twisted heart
It seems Toronto’s crack mayor Rob Ford has been living up to that moniker, despite claiming his crack cocaine smoking caught on video last year was an “isolated incident.” Clearly…
Congrats to Nancy Leblanc, the acclaimed Ontario Liberal candidate in Parkdale-High Park
I read this good news online this morning on Scott Tribe’s site , as well as Big City Liberal, that my friend Nancy Leblanc will be acclaimed as the Ontario…
Adam Vaughan’s ‘game changer’ candidacy in Trinity-Spadina puts the downtown Toronto riding into Liberal reach…
The announcement yesterday that popular downtown city councillor Adam Vaughan is seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Trinity-Spadina is a “game changer” that puts the Grits back into major contention…
Kick attention-seeking, mischief-making American bigot Peter LaBarbera out of the country, please!
It seems hatemonger Peter LaBarbera’s temporary detention by Canada Customs at Regina’s airport last week was quite justified, considering what the bigoted troublemaker got himself into on the University of…
Ding dong, the wicked Rob Anders is politically dead!
What joyous news this Sunday morning! The insanity in Calgary West / Signal Hill is finally over! Rob Anders – the longtime homophobe, social conservative dork, with a penchant for…
Personal agendas trump party loyalty in Trinity-Spadina
I’ve watched this week’s events in Trinity-Spadina closely, mostly appalled at the hypocrisy on display. Let’s briefly start with 22-year-old diva Zach Paikin, unqualified to be a MP due to…
Centrist Liberals will decide who becomes the next mayor of Toronto….
Now that Olivia Chow has officially entered the race for Toronto’s next mayor, the stage is set for an epic battle. The field of candidates is crowded, but it will…
Great launch by John Tory into Toronto mayor’s race…
I’m very pleased that John Tory has stepped forward to run for mayor of Toronto. This offers our city a clear chance of ridding itself of Rob Ford’s reign of…
Hurray for Ellen Page!
Very glad to hear this news today. Plus she’s cute. Makes me wish I were a lesbian 😉 “In a speech at the Time to Thrive conference Friday, actress Ellen…
By-election results show Tim Hudak’s far-right agenda still tanking in Ontario…leaving an opening for Wynne’s Liberals to win again…
Kathleen Wynne’s Ontario Liberals got decisively whipped in yesterday’s provincial by-elections in Niagara Falls and Thornhill. Their result in Thornhill, which was slightly stronger than their 2011 result in the…
Time to boycott Russia’s celebration of its bigoted self
I will not be watching Russia’s disgusting celebration of itself tomorrow. The opening ceremonies for the Sochi Games will not be playing on my TV at work, nor at home…
Sad news about Philip Seymour Hoffman…
“Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in “Capote” and created a gallery of other vivid characters…was found…
HBO’s new ‘Looking’: Link to Full Episode on YouTube
I’m hooked! HBO has posted the first episode of its new 30-minute gay drama, ‘Looking’, set in beautiful San Francisco, on YouTube. Genius marketing. I’ll be watching this one all…
Putin resembles Hitler as he suggests Russia needs to "cleanse" itself of homosexuality
How horrible it must be to be LGBT in Russia these days. My heart truly goes out to all LGBT people living in Russia and their allies. Next month’s Sochi…
‘My Prairie Home’ documentary about transgender musician from Alberta makes it to Sundance Film Festival
I’m excited about seeing this documentary this year, the only Canadian feature to make it to the Sundance Film Festival, which opened this past week. ‘My Prairie Home’ follows a…
NOW Magazine’s movie critics simply suck! (With the exception of Norm Wilner perhaps…)
Filmmakers (including myself on occasion) struggle greatly for years to get their stories on the big screen, from writing dozens of screenplay drafts, to finding money, to shooting, to post-production,…
Winter by-elections force Wynne’s Liberals into tough spot ahead of spring budget and possible election
The Niagara Falls result in the 2011 Ontario provincial election was one of the narrowest wins by a Liberal incumbent in that election. Former MPP Kim Craitor, the incumbent since…