Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Gay and Bi men's coffee tonight Kelowna!

Gay and Bi Men's Coffee night "Kelowna"

at 467 Leon Avenue

Gay and Bi Men's Coffee tonight
August 24, 2005

A couple of us gay men have been looking for a place to hold a gay men's coffee night in Kelowna since the regular drop in at the Bean Scene was closed down. We now have a place to start this. We are not associated with any group or organization, just some guys that wanted to bring gay men together over coffee.

You can join us tonight, Wednesday, August 24 from 7 to 9pm. Its at the Kelowna Drop In, 467 Leon Avenue, Kelowna. We will do this every Wednesday for six weeks to determine if there is enough interest!

Our coffee night in not affiliated in any way with the Kelowna Drop In other than our thanks to them for making the space available to us.

For more information you can email me here. caribookidca (at) yahoo (dot) caWatch Gay Okanagan for regular information on this event and others in the Okanagan!http://gaykelowna.blogspot.com/

Monday, August 22, 2005

River Float in Pentiction!

The South Okanagan Gay and Lesbian Association is hosting a River Float!

The event will take place on August 27, 2005. Meet at Coyote Cruises on Riverside Drive at 2pm. The float is a lot of fun and an opportunity to meet some folks from the South Okanagan and I bet they have a few people show up from Kelowna, the Kootenay's and maybe elsewhere.

Its a fun thing and if you are looking for more information check out the SOGALA website here.


River Float Penticton
Okanagan River Channel
August 27

man to man or man2man.ca

http://www.man2man.ca/

For gay, bi and straight guys looking to meet up with guys for sex in the Okanagan, Kootenays, Cariboo and PG north and Up Island you may find this site useful. A forum for meeting other guys, a little like the message board on Squirt.org and its free. You will also find a ton of links to other sites for meeting men.

Go to man2man and sign up like Squirt or gaydar or gay.com and join in. Go to the Men's Room and start the action or read some of the health stuff.

Friday, August 19, 2005

Regular events in Kamloops

From TRU Pride in Kamloops...
TRU Pride is a club located on campus at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops, BC. Our goal is to provide an atmosphere of equality on & off campus regarding all sexual orientations. FMI call 828-5156.

Womyn's Pride - Mondays at 7:00 pm. FMI call Jan at 579-5187.

* GALA Cafe/Play Nights - Fridays at 7:00 pm, casual drop-in social gathering at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

* Rainbow Breakfast/Lunch - Saturdays - breakfast at 9:30 am every first & second Saturday or lunch at 1:30 pm every third & fourth Saturday. Casual drop-in meal at Great Growlies, 120 - 3rd Ave; FMI call Brian at 374-7808.

* Transgender support group - Wednesdays at 4:00 - 5:00 pm & a social from 5:00 - 6:00 pm at the Lotus Room, second floor of the Royal Inland Hospital (R.I.H.), 311 Columbia St. Contact Liz at Mental Health at 314-2122.

* Safe Spaces - Weekly group/activities for 14 - 25 year olds. Call Kel at 371-3086 / 376-3660 (extension 217) or e-mail, sspaces@mail.ocis.net

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Primadonna's in Kelowna

Dancing at Primadonna's every Saturday 10 pm - 2 am

Primadonna Restorante is located at 1140 Harvey (at Gordon), KelownaClick here for a mapCost: $5
More Info: email: larmstrong@uniserve.comphone: (250) 862-8288 or (250) 764-7897

Primadonna's holds a mini-dance every Saturday evening at 10 pm. This features club music and drinks from the full bar. The evening goes till 2 am depending on how busy it is. Come out and enjoy an evening of dancing and meeting others!

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Kelowna Gay Dance!

Dance for all LGBTQ folks!

Aug 27 2005 in Kelowna at theMission Hall 4409 Lakeshore & DeHart Rd (map)
(250) 860-8555
email: okanaganpride@yahoo.ca


Aug 27 2005
Kelowna ORC Dance

Kootenay Pride

9th Annual Kootenay Pride Weekend Festivities

Sept 2-4, 2005 in Nelson, British Columbia

Friday, Sept. 2nd - Hoop La La, A Very Great Show

Saturday, Sept. 3rd - Pride Parade, Rally and Fantasy Pride Dance

Sunday, Sept 4th - Picnic In The Park

Contact Kootenay Pride
c/o ANKORS101 Baker St
Nelson BC V1L 4H1
Phone : (250) 352-7007

Sunday, August 14, 2005

I wake up and I'm a boy

The Boston Globe has this interesting article...

Boston Globe: What Makes People Gay?

His mother's heart sank. She could tell that he wanted more than anything to please her. "Basically, he was saying there must be a miracle - that one day I wake up and I'm a boy. That's the only way he could imagine it could happen."

The article is online at the Boston Globe and here

Monday, August 08, 2005

Gay and Bi men's Coffee Night Returns!

Gay and Bi Men's Coffee night starting August 17, 2005

A couple of us gay men have been looking for a place to hold a gay men's coffee night in Kelowna since the regular drop in at the Bean Scene was closed down.

We have a place to start this. We are not associated with any group or organization, just some guys that wanted to bring gay men together over coffee. You can join us beginning Wednesday, August 17. The location is the Kelowna Drop In, 467 Leon Avenue, Kelowna.

Our coffee night in not affiliated in any way with the drop in other than our thanks to them for making the space available to us.

For more information you can email me here. caribookidca (at) yahoo (dot) ca

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Man on man sex not just for Gays

Not Gay - But sex with guys is cool (Posted at Queer Thoughts originally)

An Exploration of the Down-Low Identity:Nongay-Identified Young African-American Men Who Have Sex with Men

There are not many studies on this issue. It is an interesting area to explore further. Currently I am involved in a survey of Nongay-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men in BC.The survey will hopefully add to the degree of knowledge we have on people and their sexual behaviour with respect to prevention of STD's (STI's) and HIV. The survey is being conducted for the BC Centre for Diesease Control by Interior BC agencies. The lead agency is Living Positive Okanagan.

Check out Man 2 Man. Survey and links to men on the net, safer sex stuff and other things!

We expect to have our initial results out later this year and I will post that information on Queer Thoughts.

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