Pick your favourite OUTtv movie of 2009 from the list of 25 LGBT titles below and you will be entered into a contest to win 1 of three iPods (8gb Touch)!

The top seven movies will air as a countdown starting on Feb 1 ending with the viewer’s top choice airing on Feb 7. Contest closes Jan 14th.

Hollywood Je T’aime
Recently broken up and barely enduring a dreary winter, gay Parisian Jérôme Beaunez impulsively books a solo Christmas vacation to Los Angeles. While there he meets some colorful locals and pursues a dormant desire to become a movie star – but never can quite put the past behind him. In this meditation on love and narcissism across continents, Jérôme goes far in the sun-drenched City of Angels but ultimately arrives at an old Hollywood maxim: there’s no place like home.
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Dangerous Prey
On a trip to Europe, a woman gets abducted and soon finds herself in a training facility for female mercenaries. In deed, a doctor and his wife manipulate the women into killing. If they do not comply, a chip inserted into their brain will kill them.
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Boat Trip
Take a vacation cruise you’ll never forget Boat Trip, a hilarious high-seas voyage of love and misadventure starring Academy Award® winner Cuba Gooding, Jr., Horatio Sanz, Vivica A. Fox and Roselyn Sanchez. Hoping to get his mind off his ex-girlfriend Felicia, Jerry and Nick accidentally book a gay cruise, all they can think of is jumping ship – that is, until Jerry falls head-over -heels for Gabriella, a gorgeous dance instructor who, after a string of bad boyfriends, has given up on love. Brimming with fresh laughs and winning performances from its knock-out cast, Boat Trip is a sexy, uninhibited romantic comedy about following your heart…no matter where it leads you.
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Pecker
A Baltimore sandwich shop employee becomes an overnight sensation when photographs he’s taken of his weird family become the latest rage in the art world. The young man is called “Pecker” because he pecks at his food like a bird.
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My Own Private Idaho
Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mike’s mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy, with Scott picking up a beautiful girl along the way.
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The Times of Harvey Milk
Landmark documentary about politics, assassination and the tumultuous creation of the gay community in San Francisco of the 70′s.
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Basquiat
Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist, living in Thompkins Square Park in a cardboard box, Jean-Michel is “discovered” by Andy Warhol’s art world and becomes a star. But success has a high price, and Basquiat pays with friendship, love, and eventually, his life.
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The Sisterhood
Two coeds discover a hot sorority house is hiding a sinister secret in this horror story. Directed by David DeCoteau.
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The Brotherhood 4
The Complex is where America’s best and brightest come to be taught and trained by the US Navy – to become brilliant officers, tacticians and strategists. Lee is the brightest of them all. The Complex isn’t your average top of the line military academy, though – it harbors an ancient secret society – the Black Skulls – whose past members have gone on to the highest government and business positions. To be a member of the Black Skulls is to guarantee success – and power. The Skulls want Lee as their newest member. Directed by David DeCoteau
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Gasoline
The tender love story of two young women, Stella and Eleonora who are from opposite ends of the social spectrum. When the accidental death of Eleonora’s mother occurs, the two women must flee and dispose of the body in order to stay together. The directorial debut of Italian filmmaker Monica Stambrini.
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Moments
Two young women – Ann, French and Yola, an Israeli – meet on the train from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It is if they have always known one another. Kindred spirits, they live five marvelous days – an intense and tempestuous relationship in the old city of Jerusalem. The arrival of Avi, Yola’s boyfriend, pulls them apart. Five years later both have married but neither has forgotten their passionate friendship, nourished by a constant exchange of letters. Ann and Yola meet again and try to recreate the magic of their first encounter.
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Mysterious Skin
In 1981, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the eight years old boy Neil McCormick is sexually abused by his pedophile baseball coach and his deranged and promiscuous mother does not pay attention. Meanwhile, the also eight years Brian Lackey awakes from a brief amnesia of four hours with a bleeding nose, but his negligent father does not pay attention to the event. Brian grows-up believing he had been abducted by aliens. The gay Neil grows-up as a hustler. When Brian is eighteen years old, he looks for and meets Neil, who discloses dark innermost secrets of their past.
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Prom Queen
In the fictional working-class town of Inniston, Marc Hall (Aaron Ashmore), sends ripples though Canada’s media when he attempts to bring his boyfriend to his catholic high school prom. From just a typical teenager, he turns into a icon for gay rights across the nation.
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Daphne
Geraldine Somerville and Academy Award nominees Elizabeth McGovern and Janet McTeer star in this BBC biopic which explores the secret love life of Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca and one of the best-loved writers of all time.
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Trembling Before G_d
A documentary film about gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews trying to reconcile their sexuality with their faith. It was directed by Sandi Simcha DuBowski, an American who wanted to compare orthodox attitudes to homosexuality with his own upbringing as a gay Conservative Jew.
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Love! Valour! Compassion!
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory’s “significant other,” who is blind but who loves to explore the home’s garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two “yuppies” who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John’s “companion,” who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.
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Get Bruce
Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch (1948- ), who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor’s 60th, Bill Clinton’s 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.
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Mouth To Mouth
For financial reasons an unemployed aspiring actor works for a phone-sex enterprise. One day he receives a call from the mysterious wife of one of his best clients.
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J’en Suis
A sexual identity crisis threatens Dominique’s ‘straight’ life when he gets a new job as an antique dealer. While his wife seeks refuge with an adoring psychiatrist, Dominique begins to doubt which side of the coin he’s on: head or tails.
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Nine Dead Gay Guys
The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of ‘gainful employment’. This being the offering of sexual favors to older gay men in order to subsidize their respective giros. However, when one of the lads accidentally shags a punter to death, they are forced to look for ‘work’ elsewhere. It is then that they discover the myth of ‘The Bread in the Bed’ – a huge bed full of money. ‘Nine Dead Gay Guys’ is the result of the ensuing caper as the lads begin the search for the elusive bed.
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Surrender Dorothy
Lahn is a heroin addict who will do anything for his dose. After he robs his roommate, Denis, a dealer, he shows up at the door of Denis’s best friend, Trevor to see if Trevor will hide him for a while. Trevor, who is terrified of women, agrees to let Lahn stay in his apartment. In return for shelter and Lahn’s daily dose, Trevor turns Lahn into his slave and then into his dream girl, Dorothy. Trevor uses psychological tactics to twist Lahn into doing everything he asks.
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Trick
Gabriel, an aspiring writer of Broadway musicals, meets Mark, a muscled stripper, who picks him up on the subway. They spend the night trying to find somewhere to be alone… forced to contend with Gabriel’s selfish roommate, his irritating best friend, and a vicious, jealous drag queen in a gay dance club. The sun rises on a promising new relationship.
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Heavenly Creatures
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline’s mother when she tries to end the girls’ intense and obsessive relationship. Directed by Peter Jackson and starring Kate Winslet.
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Cecil B Demented
In Baltimore, guerrilla filmmaker Cecil B. Demented leads a band of cinema revolutionaries who kidnap Honey Whitlock, a bitchy and aging movie star of big-budget froth. Cecil wants her in his movie, a screed against Hollywood they film during blitzkrieg attacks on a multiplex, a Maryland Film Commission press conference, and the set of a “Forrest Gump” sequel. He insists on celibacy; the cast and crew channel sexual energy into the production. With a family-values coalition, aggrieved Teamsters, and the police on their trail, Cecil needs help from porno, kung-fu, and drive-in audiences.
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Witches of the Caribbean
A troubled young girl travels to an island in the Carribean for therapy after a recurring dream about the island disrupts her sleep. While there, she meets a host of other troubled teenagers, who may well be more than what they seem…Directed by David DeCoteau.
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Popular Reality Series “Don’t Quit Your Gay Job” and “How Far Will You Go” Now on iTunes!

Toronto, ON.  December 22, 2010  -  Canadian speciality channel OUTtv announced today that its premium programming is now available on the iTunes Store in Canada (www.iTunes.ca).  OUTtv, through a relationship with leading independent entertainment content provider, E1 Entertainment has made the popular reality series, “Don’t Quit Your Gay Job” and “How Far Will You Go” available for purchase and download on iTunes, as well as the hilarious comedy show “Tops and Bottoms.”

“We are thrilled to be able to make our premium programs available on iTunes,” said OUTtv COO Brad Danks, “We are excited that OUTtv fans are now able to watch their favourite programs on the go with their iPhone or iPod touch.”

“This new endeavour in online distribution has created a key opportunity for E1 to provide the ability for third party content providers to offer content on iTunes,” Michael Smith, Vice-President of Television and Digital Sales, E1 Entertainment. “We are eager to further diversify this incredible distribution opportunity, opening the door for future partners in the digital realm.”

About OUTtv Network
Canada’s OUTtv Network is the world’s first television channel and online social media portal that features programming specifically for the gay and lesbian community. OUTtv is available on every cable and satellite platform in Canada for it nearly 600,000 subscribers. It’s an approachable mix of compelling drama, bold sitcoms, and real-life programming that’s winning praise from audiences across the spectrum of society.

About E1 Entertainment Canada
E1 Entertainment (AIM: ETO) is a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. The company currently operates in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Holland and Belgium through its four primary businesses units: E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Distribution. These businesses collectively represent E1′s extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, Kids content, Licensing and Distribution.  E1′s content library includes more than 3,700 feature films, 2,700 hours of original television programming and 15,000 music tracks.

Click here to download a PDF of the press release

For additional information contact:
David Taylor    647.728.4208
Senior Director, Broadcast Advertising
OUTtv- 491 Church Street, Suite 200, TO, ON, M4Y 2C6
david.taylor@outtv.ca    www.OUTtv.ca

OUTtv is proud to introduce our exclusive television shows now available online!

Exclusive television shows now available online on OUTtv.ca include The Afterlife, Hot Pink Shorts 2, Let’s Talk Sex, Sordid Lives: The Series, Cherry Bomb, and CoverGuy 2.

The Afterlife features world-renowned medium Suzane Northrop, joined by co-host David Millbern.  Through her unique abilities Suzane is able to communicate for those that can no longer speak for themselves, passing on messages from the beyond to eagerly awaiting loved ones in our studio audience. To watch the new online episodes CLICK HERE

An OUTtv original series, Hot Pink Shorts Season 2 features the best shorts from around the world with new hosts Dianna David and Jonny Staub.  To watch the new online episodes CLICK HERE

Renowned sexpert and columnist, Dr. Pega Ren, has teamed up with OUTtv to bring you Let’s Talk Sex, a sex and relationship advice show for the GLBT community. Along with co-host Jonny Staub, Dr. Ren brings you the latest info on Dating & Courtship, Masturbation, Gender Identity, and a variety of other topics. To watch the new online episodes CLICK HERE

The hysterical and touching new comedy Sordid Lives: The Series stars Olivia Newton-John, Rue McClanahan, Caroline Rhea and most of the original cast of the film directed by Del Shores with many celebrity guest appearances. To watch the new online episodes CLICK HERE

Cherry Bomb is a late night talk show with four sexy, funny, intelligent, witty and outspoken women on the topics that every lesbian wants to know about… sex, love and navigating in the world of women who love women. To watch the new online episodes CLICK HERE

Sexy and fun sounds like an apt description for a wide open “gay/straight” manhunt in CoverGuy 2, top candidate hotties — powdered, coiffed and dressed by professional stylists, of course — walk the runway in front of a live audience and our judges. To watch the new online episodes CLICK HERE

Check back soon for upcoming television show episodes on OUTtv.ca!

Television is about to get a whole lot funnier. OUTtv, Canada’s only network dedicated to the Canadian LGBT community, has just announced the production and acquisition of 10 new comedy specials for 2010.

These new acquisitions will add to a growing list of comedy feature films and other series the network plays as part of its regular Sunday night comedy line-up. “Our audience has really responded to our comedy specials and movies”, commented OUTtv COO Brad Danks, “We are thrilled to be able to add 8 new specials on top of the 2 new ones we have produced.”

Leading the way are two original productions produced by OUTtv, entitled, “OUT For Laughs”.  Shot in Vancouver and Toronto the two 90 minute specials will air as part of OUT tv’s laugh marathon slated for December 31 & January 1. The first hosted by Morgan Brayton with headliner Darcy Michael features musical comedy from ‘The Wet Spots’ and ‘It’s Good to Know People, with appearances by The Ryan Steele Show and the best in gay stand up from the west coast.

“We are really pleased with our first original comedy stand-up special,” said OUTtv Head of Production, Philip Webb. “We are really pleased to get some of Vancouver’s best gay and lesbian comedians all together for one show and we’re looking forward to the airing of the Toronto special in the spring.” The Toronto special will air later in March with both OUT For Laughs specials available for digital download sometime in the new year.

Also airing as part of our New Year laugh marathon are the comical antics of Suzanne Westenhoefer, Vicki Shaw, Karen Williams, and Kate Clinton, all produced by the very talented Andrea Myerson. For a complete listing of air times and show schedules go to www.outtv.ca

Hollywood, je t’aime on OUTtv – Thursday Night Movie!
December 10th at 9pm ET/PT

Recently broken up and barely enduring a dreary winter, gay Parisian Jerome Beaunez impulsively books a solo Christmas vacation to Los Angeles. While there he meets some colorful locals and pursues a dormant desire to become a movie star – but never can quite put the past behind him. In this meditation on love and narcissism across continents, Jerome goes far in the sun-drenched City of Angels but ultimately arrives at an old Hollywood maxim: there’s no place like home.

Bright, funny, honest and utterly charming, Hollywood, je t’aime is a stunning debut for Jason Bushman. Bushman wrote the lead role for his friend Eric who had always talked of acting but worked in an office job in Paris where Jason spends half the year writing. Eric shines in his own debut as Jerome. His classic look and an amusing ease with his own awkwardness brings to mind Buster Keaton and Marcel Marceau.

Cast includes Eric Debets, Jonathan Blanc, Diarra Kilpatrick, Michael Airington, Chad Allen (Third Man Out/Shock to the System, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Our House).

Watch the trailer HERE

After hundreds of videos and photos were submitted to Socialize@OUTtv for this year’s Show Us Your Pride contest sponsored by VIA Rail Canada, only five finalists in each category were selected for the chance to win the grand prize!

OUTtv is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Show Us Your Pride contest sponsored by VIA Rail Canada. Congratulations to both GayFilms & Cindy Miller, winners of the grand prize!

Check-out the winning entries below:

GayFilms – Port Alberni Pride Ride – Video Category Winner

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Cindy Miller – Photo Entry – Photo Category Winner

A special thank-you to everyone who participated in this year’s Show Us Your Pride contest sponsored by VIA Rail!

Socialize@OUTtv, the first LGBT television network social networking site, is a new online community created for the community to share what we’re proud of online!

OUTtv is proud to present a special lineup of World AIDS Day programming, check-out the lineup!

The Ride: Seven Days to End AIDS
4pm ET/1pm PT – 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT

This reality documentary series follows the stories of a diverse group of cyclists taking part in the seven-day, 585-mile race AIDS/Lifecycle 4 annual race, as they struggle in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This enlightening series offers an in-depth look at some of this year’s participants, the reasons they’ve chosen to undertake this challenge, and the important and inspirational people in their lives who serve as their inspiration.

Travis McCoy’s Unbeaten Track
7pm ET / 4pm PT

This one-hour documentary follows Staying Alive Foundation Ambassador and frontman of alternative hip hop band Gym Class Heroes, Travis McCoy, as he visits Staying Alive Foundation grantees in South Africa, India and the Philippines. On his bold journey, Travis sees first hand the exceptional work that each grantee is doing in their own community in response to the HIV epidemic. Travis also uses this experience to draw inspiration for his own unique challenge; to write a brand new song based on his travels.

Stubblejumper
8pm ET / PT

In the fall of 1975, at the University of Saskatchewan, Doug Wilson placed an ad in the students’ newspaper, seeking to start a campus gay group. This seemingly benign action would serve as the catalyst for a dramatic unfolding of events, shaping the future of Wilson’s life, and also marked a turning point in the gay movement on the prairies and all over Canada. This imaginative biographical docudrama is a true tale of his activism and achievements, his poetry, performance, and politics, his love and his life.

Love! Valour! Compassion!
9pm ET / PT

Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory’s “significant other,” who is blind but who loves to explore the home’s garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two “yuppies” who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John’s “companion,” who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.

Check-out the full programming schedule HERE

World AIDS Day Events Listing – December 1st, 2009
Click on the event for more details:

AB, Edmonton – Annual AIDS Memorial and Candlelight Vigil

BC, Prince George – Positive Living North, Dinner and Candlelight Vigil
BC, Vancouver – National Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week 2009
BC, Vancouver – Dr. Peters Foundation, Voices of Hope, National World AIDS Day Concert
BC, Vancouver – Positive Women’s Network, World AIDS Day Condom Blitz

NS, Halifax – AIDS Vigil
NS, Sydney – Candlelight Vigil

ON, Mississauga – Peel HIV/AIDS Network Empowerment
ON, Ottawa – AIDS Committee of Ottawa
ON, Thunder Bay – AIDS Thunder Bay 2nd Annual World AIDS Day Breakfast
ON, Thunder Bay – Candle Light Vigil
ON, Toronto – 6th Annual World AIDS Day Breakfast
ON, Toronto – World AIDS Day Launch Party: Empower: Youth, Arts, and Activism
ON, Toronto – University of Toronto World AIDS Day 2009
ON, Toronto – HIV, Housing and Health
ON, Toronto – Community Carnation Memorial
ON, Toronto – Queen West Community Health Centre
ON, Toronto – Africa’s Children, Africa’s Future, Spotlight on Action
ON, Toronto – Voices of Hope National World AIDS Day Concert

QC, Gatineau – Bureau Regional Action Sida
QC, Gatineau – Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
QC, Montreal – Voices of Hope National World AIDS Day Concert

SK, Saskatoon – AIDS Saskatoon, AIDS Awareness Week Condom Blitz
SK, Saskatoon – Glimmers of Hope Cake Celebration
SK, Saskatoon – Presentation of the AIDS situation and Candle Light Vigil, St. Pauls United Church

Why I Support the LGBTQQ Community So Strongly
By: Autumn Alston (twitter: @glambert2038)

I am heterosexual. I am also a biracial female. I, therefore, am far from being oblivious to the reality of discrimination and oppression. At the National Equality March in DC, many chants were uttered; one of my favorites being, “gay, straight, black, white, same struggle, same fight.” That statement spoke volumes to me. While prejudice can conjure from the minds and souls of anyone and discrimination can manifest itself in a multitudinous amount of ways, if the feeling of second class citizenry encompasses our being, we are all in the same struggle; the struggle for equality.

It’s important to note that fashion can be a wonderful thing. The fashion Lady Gaga sings about; as in the kind Alexander McQueen so uniquely creates. Fashion, as in “that’s fashionable” or trendy, is NOT so cool all of the time. It seems to me, that often heterosexuals (mainly women) believe it to be cool to “support” the LGBT community. But by support, what does one mean? I do not “support” gay rights because my gay guy friends are fun to go clubbing with or because my lesbian friends always “got my back.” Many of these same people will say that they support gay marriage, for instance, but I am curious to indulge them even further. I have found that quite a lot of them say they “do not care” or “if someone wants to marry someone of the same sex, it’s not my business; whatever.” Well, that person surely isn’t homophobic, no, but that is not enough. Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel says, “the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” I could rather easily sit idle on this planet, but that is substandard to the expectations I have bestowed upon my conscience.  For indifference never rendered freedom nor equality, and it never will.

There are many social pressures that could lead a heterosexual astray from the concerns of the queer community. But is not the scorn of a few closed-minded people worth the bliss that can come from knowing you helped a cause which goes beyond the direct benefit of ones’ self? I have no direct stake in fighting for the cause of the LGBTQQ community, however, when I recognize the often egregiously inhumane practices and laws that our country sanctions, I am enticed to keep on fighting; second glances or questioning from some, pails in comparison to the importance of justice. The straight community needs to be just as involved in LGBTQQ issues as LGBTQQ people themselves. We may have one obvious difference in that which is our lives, but it’s the love and yearning for equality that binds us together. If Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney carried with them move tolerance and love, instead of a distorted perception of the aberrant nature of LGBTQQ people in general, Matthew Shepard might still be alive with us today; his shine replacing the despair of the water droplets that must fall, each night, on the pillow of a mother in unnecessary mourning. We can help out communities for which we are not a part. That represents true will for correcting society’s wrongs. Was not the stance for righteousness taken by the white civil rights leaders granted glorious in the moral tablet of history?

I am absolutely NO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but I too have a dream; where our LGBTQQ brethren can live freely and experience the overarching value of love on which our country is supposed to depend. I do not feel like my support for these issues is a “waste of time”; I do not care if I am “gay by association.” The ongoing struggle for a nation devoid of discrimination and hatred is a tedious road to walk, but the weathered shoes from an activist’ foot is more valuable than the Devil’s Prada. In closing, I want to say that I love the queer community and I am proud to call you all my brothers and sisters. As long as inequality and prejudice persist in our society, we will always be plagued by hypocrisy. We must replace hate with love, neglect being odious and become benignant, and only in these humble wishes, can equality and justice prevail. Until this dream becomes reality, I will not rest.

OUTtv is proud to sponsor this year’s Reel Pride Film Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba starting today, October 13th to 17th.

The Reel Pride Film Festival is celebrating it’s 16th year as a LGBT film festival, produced by the Winnipeg Gay and Lesbian Film Society, the festival will bring over 20 films including a juried short film competition which kicks off this year’s festivities.

Famed director, Ron Oliver, will be in attendance for Reel Pride 2009.  The director of On the Other Hand, Death and Ice Blues will be available for a question and answer session after the film screenings.

Ice Blues will premiere on Tuesday, October 13th and On the Other Hand, Death on Thursday, October 15th.  For full schedule information CLICK HERE or DOWNLOAD the program.

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Show us your Pride and VOTE for this year’s top video and photo!

After hundreds of videos and photos were submitted for this year’s Show Us Your Pride contest sponsored by VIA Rail Canada, only five finalists in each category were selected for the chance to win the grand prize.

The five video finalists are:

Gay Pride 2 by Brian Long
Steve’s “Show my Pride” by Steve St Jean
Port Alberni Pride Ride by GayFilms
Cali Pride… by Adam Rollins
Sexy Bitch by MollywoodToronto

The five photo finalists are:

Other half of my rainbow by Amy Godin
Relaxing by Amy Godin
Untitled by Ima Ortega
Untitled by Cindy Miller
AIDS Awareness, Ottawa by Kevin Gurr

Check out all of the finalists and vote for your favorite video and photo now, simply visit http://www.outtv.ca/pridecontest.php and click on the entry you like best!  Voting ends November 30th 2009.

HAVE FUN!!!

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OUTtv is proud to announce the inclusion of The Shaun Proulx Show to it’s lineup.  As the star of the acclaimed Shaun Proulx Show on Proud FM, Shaun makes the afternoon drive shine.

Starting Thursday October 1st, at 7:30 pm ET/PT OUTtv brings Shaun and his radio world to the Network, and we can’t wait.  Featuring all the juicy details on todays hottest stars including blockbuster interviews with Liza Minelli, Lynda Carter, and Vanessa Williams, shockers like the interviews with both Tori and Candi Spelling and everything Top Model with Canada’s voice of fashion Jeanne Beker.

The show also features weekly viewer polls, Shaun’s bitting personality in his weekly rant and torridly candid behind the scenes point of views with Shaun and his partner in comedy crime Mark Wigmore.

Read the Xtra article on The Shaun Proulx Show

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Socialize@OUTtv, the first gay and lesbian television network social networking site, is a new online community created for the community to share what we’re proud of online!  Every week OUTtv will highlight the top videos and pics.

Check out some of this week’s talent:

Capital of Canada’s PRIDE PARADE 2009
posted by William D. Dupuis Kennedy, Ottawa, ON

Ottawa, the National Capital of Canada had it’s most colourful parade. The Rainbow flowed passed the National Library of Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada…

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Check out more of William’s videos and pics HERE

Protest Against Homophobia Lithuania
posted by Darius, Warszawa, Poland

Protest Against Homophobia Lithuania.

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Check out more of Darius’ videos HERE

Join the Socialize@OUTtv community and see MORE videos and pics from this year’s Pride across Canada.

Socialize@OUTtv, the first gay and lesbian television network social networking site, is a new online community created for the community to share what we’re proud of online!  Every week OUTtv will highlight the top videos and pics.

Check out some of this week’s talent:

Ottawa Pride
posted by Amy Godin, Ottawa, ON

Relaxing (L) – View the pic
Other Half of my Rainbow (R) – View the pic

Check out more of Amy’s pics HERE

Ottawa Pride Bikers
posted by Perry Voulgaris, Toronto, ON

Ottawa Pride Bikers. View the pic

Check out more of Perry’s pics HERE

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British Columbians are among the world’s most tolerant and accepting people based on a recent survey conducted by Angus Reid online and commissioned by Global TV.

BC and Ontario residents ranked highest among Canadians in the study:

Survey was conducted in August 2009 and online respondents were divided by age, gender and region – 1,006 Canadians, 1,002 Americans and 2,001 Britons.

Youth aged 18 to 34 – in all three countries were more accepting of same sex marriages than any other groups in the poll.

73% of Canadians, aged 18 to 34, said same-sex couples should continue to be allowed to legally marry.

55% of Canadians, aged 55 and older, favoured continuing the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Women were much more likely to approve of gay marriage.

Read more of the Angus Reid study HERE

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Socialize@OUTtv, the first gay and lesbian television network social networking site, is a new online community created for the community to share what we’re proud of online!  Every week OUTtv will highlight the top videos and pics.

Check out some of this week’s talent:

Capital Pride Day in Ottawa, 2009
posted by Jim Stewart, Ottawa, ON

The nation’s capital has its Pride Day at the end of the summer, and it was a great way to end the season. Read more HERE.

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Check out more of Jim’s video HERE

Gay Pride 2
posted by Brian Long, Calgary, AB

Pride Calgary video.

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Check out more of Brian’s video HERE

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Skyler Cooper, considered one of the most dynamic emerging talents in Hollywood, has been cast in the new reality show “Hell Bent For Hollywood.”

Although still in production, “Hellbent For Hollywood” is described as the first reality series that combines the excitement of “American Idol” with the competitive challenges of “Survivor” where a hundred actors cast from thousands, compete for their big Hollywood break.  The last actor standing could be the world’s next film and television star.

Cooper, a former competitive bodybuilder and robotics engineer, had served years in the US Navy prior to acting.  With years of training in both classical and contemporary theatre, Cooper performed with the bay area California Shakespeare company in the lead role of Othello.  Cooper is not only talented, she has a fresh and unique look about her that will captivate viewers on the new reality show.

“This is the chance of a lifetime,” said Cooper. “But what really motivates me to do my best is the chance to be a visible, positive role model for kids, particularly gay kids coming into their young adult lives. Something I wish I’d had growing up.”

Watch one of Skyler Cooper’s video trailers:

First Take Teaser

To vote for Skyler, go to HellbentForHollywood.com and vote for contestant #214.
 

Socialize@OUTtv, the first gay and lesbian television network social networking site, is a new online community created for the community to share what we’re proud of online!  Every week OUTtv will highlight the top videos and pics.

Check out some of this week’s talent:

Fierté 2009 Montréal
posted by Michel Beaulieu, Montreal, QC

Fierté 2009 Montréal, gai, gay, couleurs, divercité, celebration, party, fête

Watch the video:

Fierté 2009 Montréal from mikeb on Vimeo.

Check out more of Michel’s video HERE

Pride Photo
posted by Kevin Gurr, Vancouver & Ottawa

AIDS Awareness, Ottawa. View the photo

Check out more of Kevin’s photos HERE

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OUTtv.ca’s Live Video Stream of Pride Calgary’s 2009 Pride Parade

OUTtv will broadcast Pride Calgary‘s 2009 Pride Parade live on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 on OUTtv.ca, Socialize@OUTtv.ca, and LiveStream.com/OUTtv. Web visitors will also be able to chat with others in real-time while viewing the event on the LiveStream.com/OUTtv video player.

The live OUTtv coverage will be hosted by Nelson Tome, OUTtv’s Ambassador Director, from the heart of Pride Calgary‘s Pride Parade with three cameras capturing the parade at various angles starting at 12pm MT/11am PT.

Additionally, OUTtv will replay Pride Calgary‘s entire 2009 Pride Parade coverage on Socialize@OUTtv, the network’s user-generated online community, inviting members of the community to share their thoughts about Pride Calgary‘s Pride Parade as well as an opportunity to submit and share their videos and photos.

For more information, visit: http://socialize.outtv.ca

OUTtv.ca’s Coverage of the 2009 Capital Pride Parade

OUTtv streamed the Capital Pride Parade live on Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at 1pm ET / 10am PT on OUTtv.ca, Socialize @OUTtv.ca, and LiveStream.com/OUTtv.

The live OUTtv coverage was hosted from the heart of Capital Pride Parade by Nelson Tome, OUTtv’s Ambassador Director and featured on Socialize @OUTtv, the network’s user-generated online community, inviting members of the community to share their thoughts about the 2009 Capital Pride Parade as well as an opportunity to submit and share their videos and photos for OUTtv’s Show Us Your Pride contest.

For more information, visit: http://socialize.outtv.ca