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Conversation
Maxin and relaxing, ’ a what-could’ve-been game instead of doing
spinning some tunes
For three years now, Max Mohenu has been making a name for himself in
Toronto as a DJ, promoter and music journalist. Jonathan Valelly sat down
with him to ask about the west-end scene, his production projects and the
music that turns his crank.
Jonathan Valelly: You’re something of a
figure in the Queer West scene, where you
live and play. What do you think of that
neighbourhood’s label?
Max Mohenu: I’m weird with “scenes”
because of the connotations and the flip that
people like to put on it. I enjoy everyone
I’ve met and all the people doing things in
Toronto. It’s about what people are bringing
to the table. I’m not necessarily only Queer
West. I like some things in the Village, like
the Black Eagle, which has that sort of
vintage, punk, cruisey vibe to it. You get a
bit of an adventure or a thrill, and the Eagle
is bringing in some new sexy parties, like
Cock Fight, which is really good.
JV: So it’s more about people who are trying
new things than so-called scenes?
MM: Yeah. I mean, The Beaver is the only
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bar really trying new things in the west end.
They’re constantly stepping up their game.
The five-year anniversary parties, Hotnuts,
Goth Drag... Those nights are hot at The
Beaver because those are things Will would
be doing right now. It’s sad that he’s gone,
but it’s so interesting to know that one man
could have done so much that, even being
gone a year, his spirit is still alive. Will
would be proud.
JV: Still, some see Queer West as no less
exclusive than the Village. Is it wrong to
write it off as a hipsters-only affair?
MM: It’s not necessarily a hipster thing, but
Mohenu is a guest DJ on Wed, March 30 at Snakepit at the Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St
W. Check out his writing at diamondatlas.tumblr.com and catch-fire.com.
Jonathan Valelly is a fab writer who loves chasing a dream date in any part of the city.
that air about it is there. I can see where
people could be turned off by it because in
the Village it doesn’t matter as much who
or what you are. There, even if you always
know what you’ll get, they’re being real
about it. It’s consistent in a good way. The
west end can feel pretentious sometimes.
Some people in the west-end scene don’t
want to be a stereotype or be that gay who
goes to the Village. But I just don’t get west-
end guys who say, “I don’t go to parties in
the Village because it’s always the same guys,
and they’re all screwing everybody.” I’m
like, Well you’re the same way and you’re
screwing everybody in Queer West, too. That
whole thing kind of ceases to matter.
JV: Your big party at the moment is Dream//
Date, complete with a chalkboard and
vintage dating shows.
MM: I came up with Dream//Date because
I kept reading missed connections on
Craigslist that were so messed up. People go
to a bar and meet someone and choose to do
something right then. It’s kind of making fun
of that but working with that idea. I want to
have a party that’s so good, where you meet
so many new people that you have a bunch
of missed connections to write on the
chalkboard and make it work.
JV: What parties should we be looking forward
to from you this spring and summer?
MM: Dream//Date is my only monthly right
now. But I’m going to pitch some ideas come
Pride to keep the Vazaleen vibe going and
bring people out. I’ll be guest DJing Snakepit
at Henhouse again soon, which is great. I
just love queer women. They know how to
drop the bullshit and just party without
demanding things off the menu. I feel like
I can play my guilty-pleasure jams and
people are like, “Oh, I didn’t know you get
down like that!”
JV: What are your turn-on jams?
MM: I like music that sparks emotion, ’cause
that’s the point. Songs that make me feel
nostalgic about love, my ideal boy, music
like that. So as cheesy as it is, I like stuff
like Sufjan Stevens, Arthur Russell and stuff
that makes you want to be in love and meet
a dreamy guy — new wavey, slightly
sentimental stuff.
JV: And you sometimes DJ in a jockstrap...
MM: Well yeah, there’s that. I do like those.
MAN VE R S US THE MAN
os tino ge ts to the h ard and
Scott Dag lathon
hairy heart of Mascu
eep in the woods, 11 men gathered together for a
primal rite of passage and tests of inner and outer
strength to determine who among them would rise
above not only each other, but all men. They must
conquer... the Masculathon!”
While this description may read like the back cover of a Titan
porno, Masculathon is a new comedy web series from filmmaking
brothers Josh (above right) and Robi Levy (above left). It’s a series
that is both a satire of and a celebration of men,
masculinity and the average Joe. Josh Levy says the
new project grew out of their conversations as
30-something brothers: “He’s straight, I’m gay,
and it’s given us a lot of insight into each other
and men in general that we wanted to share
with a wider audience.”
The brothers invited their friends and
favourite Toronto comedians such as Brian
Barlow, Robin Collins and Jonathan Soja up
to a cabin near Bobcaygeon, north of
Peterborough, for a fast and intense three-day
shoot. “All these guys came in character and
stayed in character all weekend,” Levy says, and
while the Masculathon events were plotted out,
the actors improvised their dialogue as their characters
competed to take the place of The Man.
“The Man represents the spirit of men,” Levy says. “A new one
has been chosen every 17 years from the dawn of time... The Last
Supper was actually a Masculathon,” he teases. When it came time
to cast the role of the living embodiment of masculinity, there was
really only one choice: venerable fab columnist Paul Bellini.
“God, I’m so nelly,” laughs Bellini. “I thought, ‘How can I do
it?’” But with his four-day scruff, mirrored sunglasses and
motorcycle, Bellini as The Man is “a little bit subversive, a little
bit perfect,” says Levy. “Paul and I have been best friends for, oh
God, maybe 16 years. We co-wrote my first feature, Hayseed, and
we created the TV show Locker Room together.” Levy reveals,
“Long before I met him, I actually entered The Kids in the Hall’s
‘Touch Paul Bellini’ contest. Paul has been my muse.”
“Oh, I wasn’t the first choice,” says Bellini. “Josh wanted Scott
Thompson, but Scott couldn’t do it. I think it was Robi who said,
“Oh, just let Bellini do it.” Insisting he’s not an actor, Bellini
combined the look of Canadian character actor Don Francks with
the voice of a straight buddy named Gary to create The Man. But
with three days of heavy costumes, out in the woods, shooting until
1am, he says, “I got very bitchy. I was exhausted. The fucking thing
was a Masculathon!”
“Josh is all about preserving masculinity,” says
Bellini. “A lot of people don’t like that; they see it as
‘straight-acting,’ but I’m sorry, it is sexually
appealing. Let’s stop looking at it as the ‘enemy’
or the ‘lie’ and see it for what it really is:
another way of being. It’s not all self-loathing.
Some guys are just butch, some guys are just
nelly, and some guys go back and forth.”
That male spirit, says Levy, is what
The Man
gives out Masculathon celebrates. “Without getting
manly into identity politics, the only point we make
lessons?
is that gay men are men, too.” Having a gay
character embraced without question by the
others shows, he says, “the most political thing
we can do is just be ourselves and be open with
the people in our immediate circle. What a lot of men
really want is to communicate.”
Each week, for the rest of this year, a new video will be added to
the Masculathon YouTube page, some brief, some epic. “It’s like a
choose-your-own-adventure,” Levy says. “You can watch as much
or as little as you like, in order or out of order.” Levy has also
approached artist Jason Bone to do a spinoff comic book. “The best
part is that there’s nobody getting between us and our audience. There
are no advertisers, no studio execs giving us notes. We just get out
there and say what we want to say.” Spoken like The Man himself.
Info: youtube.com/masculathon
Scott Dagostino is a fab writer who enjoys funny men of all
demeanours.
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 I n the 1970s, while the punks across the
pond were jamming safety pins anywhere
they could pinch an inch, the godfathers of
modern piercing, Jim Ward and Doug
Malloy, began to research piercing and
tattooing in the West Hollywood gay fetish
scene. In 1978, Ward opened Gauntlet, the
world’s first commercial body-piercing studio. This underground
movement would explore the limits of what the physical body
can endure and how it can be reshaped.
“Jim helped to reinvent piercing,” says Blair McLean, a
former body piercer turned branding and scarification expert.
“People were just sticking safety pins through their bits, and he
decided that it would make more sense to use medical
syringe needles and simple surgical stainless
steel jewellery, the process that modern
body piercing is based on to this day.
His new ideas about how piercing
should be done opened the whole
industry to being able to pierce
anything because of this guy in
the gay community coming up
with a better technique.”
McLean himself created a
new technique called multiple
strike branding, which
allowed him to create larger,
more elaborate designs using
multiple scorching strikes with
a smaller tool. One such design
Jawborn likes to stretch himself to the limit. is Astro Boy, branded on the calf
of vintage-clothing specialist
Justus and designed to match his
tattooed sleeves.
Justus’s adorable
branding. “It was the only cartoon I was allowed
to watch as a child,” Justus say. “Astro Boy
taught that technology was good up until a point.
INKEDKENNY

At the time, I was interested in modern primitive culture and

doing a series for CBC Radio. I meditated and fasted for 10 days
and then got branded by Blair. It was intense and it was done
bit by bit, like a fine poker. It was painful and you smell burning
flesh, then you feel like you’re flying and the endorphins kick
in really quick.”
While Justus used tattooing and branding to reference
elements of his childhood, McLean says the choice is often tied
to sexuality. “People want to explore their anatomy,” says
McLean. “Gay people have a lot of angst and frustration. We take
it for granted when we live downtown, but a huge percentage
of the gay community doesn’t, and when they get to the city,
they want to explore themselves. People come out at different
ages and have to catch up on their understanding of sexuality.
One story I’ve heard quite a bit is that people want to have
ownership of their body and sexuality by putting a ring through
something or getting a tattoo.”
Nos Jawborn, 28, a former modification artist who is now
a professional cycling instructor and an environmental activist,
believes mods are embedded in gay culture and identity. “Body
piercing has been with the gay community for a long time,” he
says. “It’s not so much a question of why the gay community
is drawn to piercings, but rather to realize that it’s been a part
of our culture for decades. I don’t think that there is any
particular kind of psychology that draws people to body mods,
but I do believe we all make our mark on our bodies in some
Major is a modified man. way or another in this life, be it tattoos and piercing,

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bodybuilding or drugs.”
Jawborn’s interest in body modification began in his teens, when
he discovered pain and modification as a means to self-awareness,
pleasure and spirituality. His mods currently include pencil-sized
nostril piercings, 1.5-inch stretched earlobes, an inner-lip tattoo of
two arrows and the word “dick,” a large Prince Albert piercing and
a multitude of tattoos, each with its own meaning. “I’ve had many
more mods in the past that I’ve since grown out of,” he says. Even
with body modification, nothing is necessarily forever.
Justus feels that he has grown out of his Astro Boy sleeves and is
in the process of doing what tattoo artists refer to as a cover-up,
turning cartoons into old-time sailor tattoos. “As people grow older
things change, and fortunately, I am able to change mine,” he says.
While Justus is going back to rework some older pieces, Scott
Major is adding more. He has tattoos over 80 percent of
his body, has surgically altered his ears so
they’re pointed and has sub-dermal half-
dome Teflon implants in his chest. His
interest in mods began in childhood,
when he idolized tattooed men.
“To be heavily tattooed was
always what I envisioned my
body was going to look like,”
Major says. “Seeing it on
other guys is a turn-on for
me, so that was kind of Major and his buddy
Ben LaPierre are
what started it. Once
just two of many
I started getting tattooed, pierced
tattooed, it became an and modified
addiction and I gay men.
couldn’t stop.” With
very visible tattoos
and modifications
on his face, neck and
hands, Major’s art
isn’t easily covered up,
but he doesn’t feel it has
limited his career. He
currently works as a
customer service rep for

INKEDKENNY
squirt.org.
“My job’s not there to
define me as a person,” he says,
speaking to society’s shifting
attitudes. “Because of the
acceptance of tattoos and piercings
in modern society, it has become
acceptable to be fully sleeved
and have your ears stretched
and work in a regular job. No
one seems to care anymore.”
It may be acceptable to have
mods in the workplace, but some
can have an effect on your love life.
In the world of body modifications, what is
sexy to some will not be to others. Full-sleeve
tattoos can be incredibly attractive, while
penis-splitting, subtraction (amputation) or
penectomy (removing part of the penis) might
not be. A trip to online body-mod supersite
bmezine.com might cause flushed cheeks in
some viewers and panic attacks in others.
When asked about the fetishizing of body
mods and his own Prince Albert, Jawborn

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says, “Of course there is a sexual element to my tattoos and
piercings, but no more than getting a haircut and the purposes
it serves,” he says. “Lots of people find tattoos, piercings and
great haircuts sexy. Having my cock pierced has made my sex
life lots of fun, yes, but it’s definitely not a showstopper.”
Major agrees that arousal is in the eye of the beholder.
“With any fetish, it can be sexually driven, or it can just be fetish
in how you live and the way you want to present yourself,”
he says. “For me it’s both. I find heavily tattooed men attractive,
but I’m not stuck on tattoos being my visual need for
a person to be attractive to me. You can turn anything into a
sexual desire.”
Justus views practitioners of the more extreme mods like
penis splitting with a kind of reverence. “I’ve seen penis
splitting, and it’s not my thing, but I respect it,” he says. “It’s
beyond life changing, almost like going through a sex change
in terms of how far you can go with your body, and I take my
hat off to them.”
Body mods have also, perhaps controversially, exploded into
the world of fashion and pop culture. Nicola Formichetti, the
new creative director at the Thierry Mugler fashion house and
stylist to Lady Gaga, is one of the visionaries responsible.
Formichetti tapped double-amputee Paralympian Oscar Pistorius
as the new face of A*Men and chose Montreal’s Zombie Boy,
aka Rick Genest, who sports full skeleton tattoos over his face
and body, to appear in Gaga’s “Born This Way” video and on
the runway at Paris Fashion Week. “I do envy Rick’s celebrity
status at this point,” says Major, an admitted Gaga fan. “I was
telling friends of mine I need to find his publicist.” But will
gays start sporting sub-dermals to answer the call of their
Monster Mother? Munich saves his mods for videos and the stage.
“Gaga has created an effective way to portray an
evolved human race,” says Mike Munich, one of
Gaga’s backup dancers and Haus of Gaga member,
noting that the temporary prosthetic
transformations for the “Born This Way” video
took two and a half hours to achieve. “It’s very
beautiful in an unconventional way, which suits
the strange and unusual look she has for
representing a race free of judgment.” Munich
thinks that to really transform, people need “a
sense of self-love and acceptance. If you
are unhappy with your current
appearance, you need to be changing TH
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for yourself and not for exterior

RY
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validation. Own your uniqueness,

GL
ER

don’t compromise yourself for

anyone, and be the person you
want to be, no matter what Gaga and Genest get freaky.
anyone else tells you.”

Andrew Robertson is a fab

writer who loves bad boys
covered with ink, steel and
attitude.

Special thanks to BluGod

Tattoo Studio at 548 Yonge
St for the use of their temple
of ink for our photo shoot.
Info: blugod.com

Zombie Boy, aka Rick

Genest.
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 6. How do you feel about the following sexual activities?

you’re you don’t you enjoy

curious enjoy
about
Welcome to fab’s third annual gay sex survey! anal sex (bottom)
Are you as curious about gay men’s sexual lives and fantasies as we are? anal sex (top)
Does fab cover the sexual frontiers you are eagerly exploring? bondage (dom)
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exhibitionism
voyeurism
The basics fisting (giving)
fisting (receiving)
1. You are (choose one) flogging (giving)
celibate in a monogamous relationship flogging (receiving)
in an open relationship in a polyamorous relationship foot worship (giving)
in a relationship that he thinks is monogamous foot worship (receiving)
married, in a monogamous relationship frottage
married, in an open relationship gangbang (giving)
single and searching for a long-term relationship gangbang (receiving)
single and gleefully promiscuous group sex
other/comments __________________________________________ hand job (giving)
hand job (receiving)
2. You have sex (choose one) kissing
biweekly daily monthly mutual masturbation
never weekly nipple play
filling out this survey is interfering with your non-stop sexual activity oral sex (giving)
other/comments __________________________________________ oral sex (receiving)
oral sex (mutual)
3. Which is more important? (choose one) pnp
companionship romance sexual heat rimming (giving)
other/comments __________________________________________ rimming (receiving)
role play
4. What is the most important component of satisfying sex? scat (giving)
(choose one) scat (receiving)
an adventurous attitude a big cock sounding (giving)
a hot body intimacy sounding (receiving)
kinkiness a sense of humour a tight ass spanking (giving)
other/comments __________________________________________ spanking (receiving)
sploshing (giving)
5. You are (choose one) sploshing (receiving)
a bottom a top versatile a versatile bottom a versatile top watersports (giving)
other/comments __________________________________________ watersports (receiving)
other/comments __________________________________________

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7. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever been asked to do 11. Describe the perfect ass.
sexually?___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

8. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever done sexually? Did you The beautifully bent
enjoy it? __________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ 1. Which sex toy...
would you gets the most would you
9. What is the most intense thing you’ve ever done sexually? (choose one) most like to use in your never want to
___________________________________________________________ own? household? use?

10. What is your ultimate sexual fantasy? Have you made it a anal beads
reality?_____________________________________________________ bondage rope
buttplug

The boys chastity device

1. What’s the first thing you notice in a man on the street?
(choose one)
build basket eyes hairstyle sartorial style
shapely ass smile
other/comments___________________________________________
2. What is the first thing men notice about you? (choose one)
build basket eyes hairstyle sartorial style
shapely ass smile
other/comments___________________________________________
3. What is the most attractive part of a naked man?
arms ass balls chest cock eyes face feet legs
nipples smile
other/comments___________________________________________
4. You prefer a man’s body to be (choose one)
garnished with tufts of hair gorilla-like, a full pelt manscaped
meticulously shaved into submission smooth as a baby’s bottom
other/comments___________________________________________
5. Do gentlemen really prefer (choose one)
blonds brunettes redheads shaved heads
other/comments___________________________________________
6. Is there an ethnicity that you find particularly attractive?
yes no
comments_ _________________________________________________
7. Which ethnicities do you find particularly attractive?
(choose as many as you like)
Asian Black East Indian First Nation Greek Italian
Latin Middle-Eastern Nordic Slavic
other/comments___________________________________________
8. What is the size of
the perfect cock ____ inches (length) ____ inches (width)
the average cock ____ inches (length) ____ inches (width)
your cock ____ inches (length) ____ inches (width)
other/comments___________________________________________
9. How do you feel about the size of your cock?
___________________________________________________________
10. Describe the most attractive cock you have ever seen.
___________________________________________________________
clothespins
cockring
costumes/uniforms
dildo
double-ended dildo
Fleshlight
handcuffs
massage oil
nipple clamps
penis pump
sling
snake bites
sounding rod
whip/flogger
other/comments __________________________________________
2. You consider yourself to be (choose one)
very kinky mildly kinky/exploring totally vanilla
other/comments___________________________________________
3. How many people do you like...
to have watch your sexual activities? _____ the more the merrier
to join in your sexual activities? _____ the more the merrier
to watch engaged in sexual activity? _____ the more the merrier
4. Which of these fantasy figures have you had sex with?
(choose one)
boss clergy member coach
delivery boy doctor fab writer
firefighter landlord mascot
personal trainer plumber policeman
politician pornstar pro athlete
relative straight man teacher
other/comments___________________________________________
5. Which of these fantasy figures would you most like to have
sex with? (choose one)
boss clergy member coach
delivery boy doctor fab writer
firefighter landlord mascot
personal trainer plumber policeman
politician pornstar pro athlete
relative straight man teacher
other/comments___________________________________________
6. Choose the celebrity you would
most like to have sex with ______________________________________
least like to have sex with ______________________________________

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7. Choose the pornstar you would online
most like to have sex with ______________________________________ adam4adam.com bear411.com
least like to have sex with ______________________________________ bigmuscle.com dudesnude.com
facebook.com findfred.com
8. You have had bareback sex gay411.com gaydar.co.uk
never once a few times many times always gayromeo.com m4m4sex.com
other/comments___________________________________________ men4sexnow.com manhunt.net
plentyoffish.com recon.com
9. In what situation would you have bareback sex? squirt.org twitter.com
any time never when in a committed relationship other/comments___________________________________________
when status is proven when status is disclosed
other/comments___________________________________________ public places
Cawthra Park Cherry Beach
10. Have you ever had an STD? David Balfour Park Hanlan’s Point
yes no High Park Queen’s Park
other/comments___________________________________________ Trinity Bellwoods
other/comments___________________________________________
11. Did having an STD or an STD scare change your sexual
behaviour? apps
yes — safer sex from then on no Boys Ahoy Grindr Jack’d Scruff
other/comments___________________________________________ other/comments___________________________________________

12. What is 3. What is the strangest place you have ever had sex?
the hottest thing anyone has said to you after sex? ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ 4. What is your best pick-up technique/line?
the hottest thing anyone has said to you during sex? ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ 5. What is the worst pick-up technique/line you have ever been
the most disgusting thing anyone has said to you after sex? subjected to?
___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
the most disgusting thing anyone has said to you during sex? 6. What pick-up technique/line works on you?
___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
the most disturbing thing anyone has said to you after sex?
___________________________________________________________ 7. In an online profile, the biggest (choose one of each)
the most disturbing thing anyone has said to you during sex? turn-on is turnoff is
___________________________________________________________
the most hilarious thing anyone has said to you after sex? a cock shot
___________________________________________________________ a chest shot
the most hilarious thing anyone has said to you during sex? a face pic
___________________________________________________________ a full-body shot
a photo with personality and humour
The bearings romantic text
sexually explicit text
1. Your favourite place/way to pick up is a spread-ass shot
a bar a bathhouse a church text with personality and humour
the gym an internet dating site a nightclub
an internet sex site a phoneline 8. Have you ever met a sex partner online and agreed to meet
on the street a social gathering by using an app without exchanging photos?
other/comments___________________________________________ yes no
What was the result? _________________________________________
2. Where have you had the most success picking up? (choose one) ___________________________________________________________
bars/nightclubs
Alto Lounge The Barn The Beaver 9. Where do you most like to jerk off? (choose one)
The Black Eagle Boutique Bar Buddies in the bathroom in bed
Byzantium Crews & Tangos Flash on cam in front of an audience
fly Fuzion George’s Play in a group at the gym
The Gladstone Goodhandy’s O’Grady’s in public at work
Remington’s Straight WAYLA with someone else
Woody’s Zipperz other/comments___________________________________________
other/comments___________________________________________
10. What is the most atypical place you have ever jerked off?
bathhouses ___________________________________________________________
The Cellar Central Spa
Oak Leaf Steam Baths Spa Excess 11. What is the most times you have (during a day)
Steamworks Urge jerked off ______ had sex ________
other/comments___________________________________________
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12. At what age did you first 6. You have
masturbate? ________ ejaculate? ________ been filmed in a sexual act for fun
participate in oral sex? ________ participate in anal sex? ________ been filmed in a sexual act for money
come out? ________ been photographed in a sexual act for fun
other/comments __________________________________________ been photographed in a sexual act for money
been photographed nude for fun
13. How did it feel the first time you ejaculated? been photographed nude for money
___________________________________________________________ already become a star on XTube
___________________________________________________________
7. How do you feel about others viewing material of you nude or
14. How did it feel the most recent time you ejaculated? engaged in sexual activities?
___________________________________________________________ aroused ashamed
___________________________________________________________ eager to hear if it arouses them vaguely embarrassed
proud
15. What is the most atypical thing that has inspired/aroused other/comments __________________________________________
you to masturbate?
___________________________________________________________ 8. How do you feel when viewing material of yourself nude or
___________________________________________________________ engaged in sexual activities?
aroused ashamed
16. What consistently inspires/arouses you to masturbate? vaguely embarrassed proud
___________________________________________________________ other/comments __________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
9. Who would you most want to prevent from seeing material of
17. You masturbate because you nude or engaged in sexual activities? (choose one)
it feels good you’re bored you’re tense your co-workers your family
Glee is a rerun it’s a habit why not? your father your grandparents
you’re too lazy to have someone do it for you your mother your partner
no one else can handle your cock as well your priest your sugar daddy
other/comments __________________________________________ none of the above — everyone is welcome to enjoy
other/comments __________________________________________
The budget
1. How many different men have
The basics II
you had sex with so far in your life? ________ 1. What is your number-one sex tip for survey readers?
you had sex with in an average year? ________ ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Have you ever
paid for sex? yes no 2. What do gay men most commonly do wrong during sex?
been paid for sex? yes no ___________________________________________________________
other/comments __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

3. How much 3. How old are you? ________

would you want to
would you pay for be paid to perform 4. Your postal code is __________________
anal sex (giving) _____________ _____________
anal sex (receiving) _____________ _____________ 5. Is there anything else you’d like to
a blow job _____________ _____________ tell us or that you think we should
fisting (giving) _____________ _____________ include in future sex surveys?
fisting (receiving) _____________ _____________ ________________________________
a massage _____________ _____________ ________________________________
a romantic night out _____________ _____________ _______________________________
watersports (giving) _____________ _____________ ______________________________
watersports (receiving) _____________ _____________

4. What do you think of sex workers?

they provide an essential service you envy their career choice
Thank you for filling out the
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 BELLINI AT LARGE
Heavenly brew and
not-so-manly mead
F
or the past year, Scott Thompson and I, with the help of CBC
producer Jeff Goodes, have been podcasting at scottfreepodcast.
com. Mostly we just talk dirty for 20 minutes, and sometimes
we bring in guests like Elvira Kurt, Brad Fraser, Trevor Boris or the
Scorpio Twins to liven things up. We don’t have lots of listeners, but
there are rabid fans who send us artwork to show their appreciation,
like Seattle artist Jade Gordon, who sent this gorgeous portrait of me
as a mead fairy hovering over Buddy Cole’s shoulder.
We have no sponsor for the podcast, so when Jeff asked what
our dream sponsor might be, Scott suggested mead. But wasn’t that
some swill concocted by the Vikings? Mead is an alcoholic beverage
produced by fermenting a solution of honey and water. It is also
on record as being the oldest alcoholic beverage in human history,
so I was stunned when I went to a Beer Store and saw that mead
is still friggin’ available. I got a bottle of Trafalgar Brewing
Company’s Tropical Mead, which tastes like a grapefruit cooler
and is ideal for a Club Med Viking.
Ancient grogs have been on my mind a lot lately. I recently
attended a beer promotion at the Bier Markt at 58 The Esplanade.
Carlsberg has partnered with the Grimbergen Abbey in Belgium to
bring its draft to Canadians, one of only 12 such lucky countries
on earth. The brew, a dark, semi-sweet beer called Grimbergen
Dubbel, is served in shallow bowl-shaped glasses. As is the
Jade Gordon immortalizes Buddy and Bellini.
Paul Bellini
European tradition, it is not
served overly chilled. It goes
down smooth, not something you
can say about all dark ales. I remember
my first Guinness, so reminiscent of a
liquefied loaf of rye bread. Grimbergen
Dubbel, lovingly double-malted and
boasting a bittersweet flavour with hints
of caramel, is not that type of beer.
To launch the brand, Carlsberg
brought two Norbertine
monks from Grimbergen
Abbey to Canada. Abbot
Erik de Sutter and Father Karel Stautemas appeared in the crisp
white robes of their order. They told the assembled media that the
closely guarded recipe for their brew dates back to 1128 AD. The
order uses a phoenix as its logo, as the abbey was ravaged by fire
in 1142 then destroyed during a religious war in 1566 and
demolished again in 1798, each time rebuilt as though it was a
running gag in a Warner Bros cartoon.
I spoke to Father Karel, a jolly man. “Every Sunday afternoon
I taste with five friends Burgundy wines blind,” he explained in
his charmingly accented English, “and we must choose the year,
the village and the farmer who made it.” What a life. I guess they’ve
got to have some perks to make up for celibacy.
Father Karel seemed pleased that I enjoyed their alcoholic
offering. “Why does everything delicious come from Belgium?”
I asked. “With all due respect,” he agreed, dismissing a nearby
Canadian cheese platter as inferior. Nevertheless, Father Karel has
a soft spot for Canadians. “Thank you to the Canadians for all the
things they did for us in the Second World War. We don’t forget
that. Not the British, not the Americans — it was the Canadians
who liberated Belgium.”
Carlsberg is rolling out Grimbergen Dubbel as a premium beer,
which means you can’t buy a two-four at the Beer Store. It is meant
to be enjoyed in high-end bars and restaurants, always served in
its signature glass. Though Grimbergen Dubbel is no longer brewed
at the abbey itself, the monks retain final say on how it is marketed,
using the royalties to fund life in the abbey and to provide cultural
support to their community in Belgium. So drinking their beer is
a lot like making a charitable donation.
Connoisseurs of fine beers will adore Grimbergen Dubbel, the oldest
beer recipe on earth. “The Beer of Legend” is how Carlsberg is pushing
the brand, and discriminating drunks should definitely investigate.
Father Karel would insist. As for mead, leave it to the Vikings.
paul@fabmagazine.com
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 Deep Dish Rolyn Chambers photos by Wingo Du and Tony Fong

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excited. But it is Whitney least 10 pounds of lean muscle on
Houston with her wailing diva voice her and wins quickly. “The training
that really gets the boys, like Aeryn Pfaff, was intense. Commitment to it was a
wearing thick silver-plated chains and high-end lot more liberating than people think,”
sneakers, excited. With couches arranged around Von Frances says after. But it’s not who
a small impromptu dancefloor, it’s an intimate and wins or loses, it’s the fact that they raise
cozy affair orchestrated by host Joey Viola. The more than $5,000 so that women in
unlit back dining room, meanwhile, becomes the need… can live happily ever after.
perfect spot for others, like Ry Lockhart, to get
more connected. “I’m just texting,” he protests. Nico and James deepdish@fabmagazine.com
Maria, Tyler and John are Mike, Chris and Matt all have get feisty
ready to throw down West Side different versions of giving Don, Dan, Mark and Ryan know it’s not @ Girl Fight
22 March 16, 2011 fab Story style @ Cobra good face @ Cobra easy fighting like a girl @ Girl Fight fab March 16, 2011 23
 STYLE Max MacDonald
Danier’s leather man
D
anier has always been synonymous
with quality leather. Even with
powerhouse luxury brands
dominating the mainstream fashion press,
the company retains a large and loyal
customer base. It is not the first place style-
hungry men look for leather, but Danier is
changing its image one garment at a time.
The name Peter DeFreitas may not cause
the same hysteria as Lagerfeld or McQueen,
but you’ve probably tried on or even bought
one of his creations. DeFreitas, a graduate
of Sheridan College in ’84, is Danier’s head
menswear designer. He once worked with
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the Frankfurt Opera Company, and over the
past few years he has evolved Danier’s men’s
collections into something more fashion-
forward.
With LG Fashion Week approaching
— March 28 to April 2 — fab shines a
spotlight on a Canadian designer who,
despite dressing thousands, has gone
relatively unnoticed.
Max MacDonald: What are the biggest
challenges of designing at Danier?
Peter DeFreitas: There are always challenges
because our customers tend to view leather
garments as investment pieces. I find that
men buy leather pieces they can count on;
however, the challenge is to have them
return every season.
MM: What are your favourite men’s pieces
from the spring/summer 2011 collection?
PD: The yellow crumpled pigskin that has
been drum-dyed. For this spring/summer the
treatments and finishes are amazing. For
example, there is a safari blazer that has been
dyed and twisted by hand as it dries. Those
are the pieces that immediately come to
mind. The best range of our collection can
be found at our Yorkdale store, which is one
of the largest nationally.
MM: How do you think Danier’s leathers
differ from Northbound’s or Priape’s?
PD: What we do is different. At Northbound
they work in cow leather, whereas at Danier
we use softer skins with a lot more wash.
I love what Northbound does, but they go
for a more masculine shape and have a
variety of pieces they offer.
MM: What can we expect to see from better if you can see the grain, and
Danier for fall/winter ’11? there has to be something about the cut
PD: We are always looking to provide that catches your eye.
what our customers ask for, and I follow MM: Which designers do you wear?
and spot what trends are hot. For fall, PD: I love Margiela, and I love shopping in
look for shorter bomber jackets, three- Paris. I do wear a lot of Zara. I don’t buy a lot
quarter-length coats, more washed skins of expensive clothes, but when I do they are
and colour-blocking, featuring blue-grey unique. Of course, I wear Danier. My husband
combinations. More and more of our stores and I are the same size, so he wears it too.
are asking for coloured items.
MM: What do you recommend from Danier To see the full spring/summer 2011 menswear
for fall/winter ’11 wardrobes? collection, visit danierleather.com
PD: Grab yourself a great piece where
the leather has a texture to it. It’s even style@fabmagazine.com
 TUNES Phil Villeneuve

A spoonful of Danish sugar

W
hen I speak with Danish pop
goddess Oh Land (aka Nanna
Øland Fabricius) before her
Toronto show, she tells me that a few older
people have said her music reminds them
of Mary Poppins. It’s a very accurate
reference because Oh Land is like the
magical, musical nanny but with a dark
and sexy twist.
Now a “resident” of
Brooklyn (she’s been in her
apartment a total of three
weeks since moving there in
September), the nomadic
Dane purposely didn’t
move to Manhattan because
she needs to see forests
and trees. She’s a fiercely
adventurous traveller,
having left home
at 16 to live in Stockholm, and
she likes to surround herself
with nature.
Oh Land is Poppins fresh. This becomes obvious
when listening to her stunning self-titled debut
(out Friday, March 25 on Sony). It’s unlike anything
you’ve ever heard. Sugary pop with orchestral
flourishes, moody slow-jams and beautifully
layered harmonies (which she composes and
creates herself), it’s music for futuristic forest
fairies and other lesser-known creatures.
It’s epic stuff, as befits her background: she’s a
trained ballet dancer, her mother is
an opera singer and her dad is a
theatre organist.
“The way I write, I use all my
senses and put my emotions into
the stories,” she explains. “I kind
of imagine what it looks like,
where the story is happening, what
it smells like and what it feels like.
My music is very cinematic.”
I ask her what her album might
smell like.
Oh Land answers without hesitation: “It would
probably smell like rain in the forest.”
Info: ohlandmusic.com

A dash of Danish spice

P
op act Carsten Andersson has a very
different background. This Danish-
German gay pornstar has recently
stumbled into making dance music. How
does this not happen more often?
The silky smooth bodacious blond
started as a gay porn actor when he was
19. He then tried his hand at pop music by
joining a German boy band called Eastern
Block. After word leaked that the buff
beauty had made gay porn, he was booted
out of the band. But this got the attention
of London production team Zebra 1, who
had worked with UK groups like Sugababes
and Hearsay.
“Zebra 1 had a vision of a porn boy doing
music,” Andersson says in his adorably
thick German accent. “And that was me!”
Together they created the track “Fun,”
which became a surprise dance hit in
Denmark. It was also submitted to Eurovision
but made it only to the semifinals. A gay
porn/pop star competing at Eurovision: now
that would be good television.
You may not have heard of this gentle
white stallion’s pop success simply because
he doesn’t like to perform live. “The problem
is I have always been really shy,” he admits.
“I know that sounds ironic for a porn actor,
but I’m really shy in front of people, especially
singing in front of people.
“Doing porn is something so different
for me because you’re with a small team
and just the cameras around you. I have Andersson’s shy side on view.
offers for shows, but I always cancel them
because I’m a porn actor and am always tunes@fabmagazine.com
going to be. Having done a song doesn’t
mean I’m Elton John.” For reviews and photos of Lady Gaga
and Janet Jackson’s Toronto concerts
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GAY AGENDA
Wed, March 16
Coming Out, Being Out, a discussion group
for gay, bi and trans people 25–40. 6–8pm.
519 Community Centre, 519 Church St.
the519.org
Snakepit. DJs Light Fires (Reg Vermue and
James Bunton) spin at this weekly queer dance
party. 10pm. Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St W.
No cover. henhousetoronto.com
Thurs, March 17
Flashers of the Week Contest with host
Dan the Man. 9pm. Flash, 463 Church St.
Full or day membership required.
flashonchurch.com
TNTmen’s Naked Night, every third
Thursday, featuring DJ The Robotic Kid.
Clothes check at the door. 10pm. The Black
E a g l e, 457 Church St. No cover.
blackeagletoronto.com
St Patrick’s Day Blowout: Luck o’ the
Irish Party with those lovable pots o’ gold
Donnarama and Georgie Girl. 10pm.
Woody’s, 465 Church St. No cover.
woodystoronto.com
Fri, March 18
Male Erotic Photography
Workshop has one spot left
for the March classes.
David Morales
@ Maison on
Mercer on Fri,
March 25
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John Crouch, Ryan English, Michael Lyons,
Drew Rowsome, Eduardo Sabate & Jonathan Valelly
Learn new techniques and celebrate the
delicious male physique through photography
— perhaps you’ll become the next Robert
Mapplethorpe. 6:45–9:45pm; part 2 is Fri,
March 25. Limelight Books & Photographs,
892 Pape Ave. $100.
Glitz and Glam! Thank you, ma’am! Hosted
by Carlotta Carlisle. 7pm. Crews &
Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover.
crewsandtangos.com
There are only three rules at Deep, Dark &
Naked. 8pm. Spa Excess, 105 Carlton St.
Regular rates apply. spaexcess.com
ClubTop. A new monthly “romp” hosted by
Jared with DJ Mark Falco spinning pop
brilliance and Stock Bar boys spinning
heads. 9pm. Flash, 463 Church St. $5.
flashonchurch.com
Yes Yes Y’All: March Edition. Toronto’s
hottest hip-hop jam with DJs Hollyrock,
Sammy D, Elle Nino, J-ilLL and Stunts.
9pm. Annex WreckRoom, 794 Bathurst
St. $6. theannexwreckroom.com
Hazed is hosted by Joseph Patrick and
Sofonda Cox
Cox. Who will be inaugurated
into Delta Sigma Phi? 10pm.
Goodhandy’s
Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St.
$10. goodhandys.com
Shake & Pop, with DJs Sumation and
Blackcat, busts a cherry with a night of
dance, house and top 40. 10pm. Zipperz-
Cellblock, 72 Carlton St. No cover.
zipperzcellblock.com
Shamrocks & Shenanigans St Paddy’s
party hosted by Bears by Nature. 10pm.
The Black Eagle, 457 Church St. No cover.
blackeagletoronto.ca
AX Party Nights gaysian night with DJ
Alex spinning, Donnarama and J-Mag
performing. 10pm. fly, 8 Gloucester St. $5
before 11pm, $10 after. aznxp.com
Battle Pop. This round is Beyoncé vs
Rihanna with DJ Craig Dominic and attitude
from Devine Darlin. 10pm. The Barn, 418
Church St. $5. thebarnnightclub.com
Foxxxy Fridays with those sinilicious sisters
Farra N Hyte and Heaven Lee Hytes. DJ
Alex spins. 10:30pm. Buddies, 12 Alexander
St. No cover. buddiesinbadtimes.com
Sat, March 19
Balls will roll at the Toronto Historical
Bowling Society Fundraiser, starting at
1pm. Followed by the squirt.org Best Men’s
Ass Contest, hosted by Sofonda and DJ
Chris Steinbach at midnight. Woody’s,
465 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.
com
Pink Ink, SOY’s creative writing program,
where queer and trans youth learn, share
ideas, work and create. 2–4pm. 519
Community Centre, 519 Church St.
soytoronto.org
Sounds and Urethral Play Workshop with
Sir Tony. 3–7pm. Then Toronto Leather
Pride celebrates Spearhead’s 41st
anniversary at 10pm. The Black Eagle,
457 Church St. $10. blackeagletoronto.ca
Big 3 @ The Big Z, hosted by Clint Lyckher,
Daytona Bitch and Heroine Marks, has
cheap martinis, contests and giveaways.
9pm. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St. No cover.
zeldas.ca
Sodom Runway has haute couture
meeting DIY fashion in a Crack Couture
Fashion Show. Hosted by Myles Sexton
and Aeryn Pfaff with DJ Sumation and
the coronation of the new Queen of Sodom,
Deko-ze @ Sopra on
Thurs, March 24
Ivory Towers. 10pm. Goodhandy’s, 120
Church St. $7 before 11pm, $10 after, $5
students. sodom.ca
Sinful Saturdays, hosted by Walther
Aguilar, is a night for the men, not the boys.
10pm. Alto Lounge, 582 Church St. No
cover before midnight, $5 after.
Full Moon Fetish Party with DJ Neill
MacLeod. 10pm. Steamworks, 540 Church
St, 2nd level. Regular rates apply.
steamworksonline.com
Fit. Work it out with DJs Kris Steeves and
Phil V. 10:30pm. The Beaver, 1192 Queen
St W. $5 cover. beavertoronto.ca
Sun, March 20
Investiture II crowns the crème de la
queens with hosts Farra N Hyte and
C a r l o t t a C a r l i s l e. 6pm. C r e w s &
Tang o s, 508 Church St. No cover.
crewsandtangos.com
The Curtain Rises: 2011 Festival Preview.
Inside Out’s sneek peek at the hottest in
queer cinema from around the globe. 7pm.
TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St W. $8–16.
insideout.ca
Drag Queen Trivia hosted by Fabulous
Amanda has nightly prizes and a chance
to win a trip for two to Montreal for
Pride. 8–10pm. The Bishop and the
Belcher, 175 Bloor St E. No cover.
bishopandbelcher.com
Karaoke Night. Queers sing for beers.
10pm. O’Gr ad y’s, 518 Church St.
ogradyschurch.ca
Sodom Runway
@ Goodhandy’s on Sat, March 19
Mon, March 21
Older LGBT Program screens Long-Term
Relationship, about an LA boy who is through
with being single. 1–5pm. 519 Community
Centre, 519 Church St. the519.org
Racism and LGBT Healthcare: A Forum
for Service Providers explores the impact
of racism on LGBT health. 6:30–8:30pm.
OPSEU Regional Office, 31 Wellesley St E.
Village Pool League gets ballsy every week
with competing teams throughout the Village.
7pm. Pegasus, 489B Church St. No cover.
pegasusonchurch.com
Dirty Bingo hosted by Gloria Hole and
Lena Over — get naked for charity. This
week is a benefit for SOY. 8:30pm. Zelda’s,
692 Yonge St. No cover. zeldas.ca
Tues, March 22
Bisexual Men of Toronto: peer support
and social meeting for bi or questioning
guys. 8–9:30pm. Sherbourne Health
Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. bimot.org
So You Think You Can Strip? A weekly
amateur night. 9pm. Remington’s, 379 Yonge
St. $5, students no cover. remingtons.com
Divine Intervention, hosted by Heaven Lee
Hytes, is sure to bring the rapture. 11pm.
George’s Play, 504 Church St. No cover.
playonchurch.com
Wed, March 23
Granny Boots: Too Asian??? SOO ASIAN!!!
Queer Asians take over with performances by
Ma-anh Tran, Ramon Vitug, Wrong Note
Rusty, Man Chyna and more. 7:30–10pm.
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W. No cover.
gladstonehotel.com
Farra N Hyte & Heaven Lee Hytes
@ Buddies on Fri, March 18
Urge. Toronto’s downtown sex maze. 8pm–
4am. 199 Church St. $9. urgetoronto.com
College Night has DJ Sumation and
guest spinning dance on the second
floor. Devine Darlin, Heaven Lee Hytes
and Tynomi Banks are Girls Gone
Wild on the first floor. 10pm. The
B a r n , 418 Church St. No cover.
thebarnnightclub.com
Thurs, March 24
Swingin’OUT has drop-in beginner swing-
dance lessons — no experience or partner
needed. 7pm. 519 Community Centre, 519
Church St. $5. swinginout.ca
OUTwrites, a meeting place for queer
Fit @ The Beaver
writers to share ideas and work. 8–10pm. on Sat, March 19
519 Community Centre, 519 Church St.
outwrites.org
B-Girlz @ Buddies on Fri, March 25
Flawless, hosted by Woodrow Monteiro
with DJs Sumation and Deko-ze. 10pm.
Sopra Upper Lounge, 265 Davenport Rd.
$5. sopra.ca
Red Light Thursdays, with DJ Mike Vieira
spinning smooth house, is oh so cool and
stylin’. 10pm. Lo’la, 7 Maitland St. No cover.
lolamartinis.com
Latin Night. Caliente. 8pm. Spa Excess,
105 Carlton St. Regular rates apply.
spaexcess.com
Cock Fight: 3-Cock-Monty Edition
hosted by Mistress Frostitution.
Dirty contests and Toronto’s only
incontinent shooter boy. 10pm. The
Black Eagle, 457 Church St. No cover.
blackeagletoronto.ca
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Swingin’OUT @ The 519 on Thursdays Thurst, with DJ ViVi Diamond and a
performance by Cassandra Moore, will
leave you salivating for more in this chic
new space. 10pm. Alto Lounge, 582 Church
St. No cover.
Get wet at H20, hosted by Heroine Marks
and Honey Brown. 11:30pm. Crews &
Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover.
crewsandtangos.com
Fri, March 25
The Miss Conception Show has drag
and comedy — and she even sings live.
9–11pm. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St. No cover.
zeldas.ca
Pansexual Sex Party. DJ Todd Klinck
spins for two floors of drinking, dancing and
cruising amidst a multitude of cruising
genders. 10pm. Goodhandy’s, 120 Church
St. $10. goodhandys.com
Drama Queen. DJ David Morales brings
his huge classic house sounds to the sequel
to Dean and Dan’s Boxing Day blowout.
10pm. Maison on Mercer, 15 Mercer St.
$25 advance.
Synchro. DJs Denise Benson, Lucie Tic,
ORLY and Pho spin the eclectic love. 10pm.
Andy Poolhall, 489 College St W. $5 before
midnight, $10 after. andypoolhall.com
Cock Fight
@ The Black Eagle
@ Remington’s on Thurs, March 24 Dance Camp Megahits with DJ Mark
Falco spinning vocals. 10pm. fly, 8
Gloucester St. $5 before 11pm, $10 after.
flynightclub.com
Gowntown is a crazy amateur drag contest
hosted by the B-Girlz with Boylesque
TO. DJs Dwayne Minard and Mike B spin
the afterparty. 10:30pm. Buddies in Bad
Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St. $8.
buddiesinbadtimes.com
Metro Fridays with DJ Jeff Kirkwood
spinning house classics. 11pm. Byzantium,
499 Church St. No cover. byz.ca
Sat, March 26
Bears, Baths & Beyond with DJ Danny
White. 1pm. Steamworks, 540 Church
St, 2nd level. Regular rates apply.
steamworksonline.com
Send your event to listings@fabmagazine.com
For more daily club listings,
events and community happenings:
Mark Falco
@ Flash on Fri, March 18 fabmagazine.com/agenda
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Shout, Shout, Let It All Out is a workshop
by gay men for gay men that explores the
safe and healthy release of anger, fear
and sadness. 1–4pm. 490 Sherbourne St.
No cover.
Naked Cabaret & Dance, presented
by T N Tm e n . 8pm–midnight.
Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. $5
members, $8 non-members, $5 students.
goodhandys.com
Pop Machine with DJ Shane Percy.
10pm. WAYLA, 996 Queen St E. $5.
whatareyoulookingatbar.com
New York City Beats. DJ/producer Honey
Dijon spins house with DJs Shawn Riker
and Mike Vieira. 10pm. fly, 8 Gloucester
St. No cover before 11pm, $10 before
midnight, $15 until 1am, $20 after.
flynightclub.com
Tapette with DJ Phil V has all the boys
frenching. 10:30pm. Naco Gallery, 1665
Dundas St W. No cover. nacogallery.com
Sun, March 27
Snap! 2011 hosts a silent auction of
single-edition photographs with proceeds
benefiting the AIDS Committee of Toronto.
6pm. National Ballet School, 400 Jarvis
St. $90. snap-toronto.com
Mon, March 28
Moose Knuckle Disco, hosted by Miss
Margot and her crew of DJs. 10pm. Sweaty
Betty’s, 13 Ossington Ave. No cover.
FML Mondays. Doctor DJ ViVi Diamond
treats your case of the Mondays. 10pm.
Fuzion Resto-Lounge, 580 Church St. No
cover. fuzionexperience.com
Tues, March 29
Rage. Xtra hosts a public screening of
Track Two, a film about the bathhouse
raids of 1981. 6:30–11pm. Buddies, 12
Alexander St. PWYC, proceeds to the 519
Seniors Program.
Bad Boys’ Night Out with DJ Chris
Steinbach and the Bad Boy Prize Wheel.
10pm. Woody’s, 465 Church St. No cover.
woodystoronto.com
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