May 2010 - My Journey with AIDS - The Network of Care

As seen on Facebook (from others who, like me, remember 1981)

Open Letter to Pride Toronto from founders of Pride in 1981 As founding members of the Toronto *** and Gay Pride Day Committee, and people involved in organizing the first Pride event in Toronto at the end of June in 1981, we stand totally opposed to...

Published Fri, May 28 2010 6:00 PM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: activism, politics, human rights, homosexuality, queer, Israel-Palestine

To the Pride Toronto brain-trust

I shall not be returning the calls of your volunteer recruitment team, at least one of which I’ve already received. Even if you don’t agree with Desmond Tutu or Jimmy Carter, both of whom use the term “Israeli apartheid”, doesn’t the...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 6:25 PM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: activism, politics, social justice, corporations, Israel-Palestine, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA), Pride Toronto

Beaten senseless, Windsor man adds his story to the archives of insane gay-bashings

I’m angry, I’m sad, angry, sad, angry, sad… The Windsor Star’s account includes a video of the young victim, who clearly understands the value of personal story-telling, holding a press conference to describe the beating he endured and...

Published Sun, May 23 2010 4:58 AM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: activism, politics, sexual orientation, homosexuality, social conservatives, gay-bashing, Chris Rabideau

Seeing Montréal up close

View Full Album I started off pacing myself, but Montréal is such a great city for walking that I soon lost track of time and covered more ground, over two days, than I might have imagined I could. (I did take the Métro from Lionel-Groulx...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 4:22 PM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: photography, Québec, Montréal

On this International Day Against Homophobia and Trans-phobia

To Head Teacher/Principal Wannabe Carl Glenn, who rarely missed an opportunity to taunt me, terrify me, pit me against his son and my other classmates; To the kids who teased me for the friends I chose; To those who made the forty minute bus ride to and...

Published Mon, May 17 2010 6:58 AM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: autobiography, childhood trauma, child abuse, activism, AIDS and HIV, sexual orientation, homosexuality, coming out of the closet, fundamentalism, evangelicals, sexual abuse

Montréal’s former Lachine Canal now a real gem

Lachine Canal looking east towards Montréal’s Vieux-Port Originally uploaded by Kenn Chaplin One of the areas of Montréal which, until this most recent trip, I had not explored is the ever-evolving lands adjacent to the former Lachine Canal. The...

Published Sun, May 16 2010 5:28 AM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: photography, Québec, Montréal

Lachine Canal now a recreational gem

100_5659 Originally uploaded by Kenn Chaplin One of the areas of Montréal which, until this most recent trip, I had not explored is the ever-evolving lands adjacent to the former Lachine Canal. The closest I have come to it regularly is as a passenger...

Published Sun, May 16 2010 5:28 AM by My journey with AIDS

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Square St-Louis

Square St-Louis Originally uploaded by Kenn Chaplin With many beautiful homes ringing its perimeter, and arterial streets such as Prince-Arthur nearby, Square St-Louis is a park with bohemian characteristics within walking distance of L’Université...

Published Sun, May 16 2010 4:28 AM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: Québec, Montréal

‘The Sailors’ Church’

100_5600 Originally uploaded by Kenn Chaplin La Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours (loosely translated as Chapel of Our Lady of Safe-keeping), known as The Sailors’ Church, backs down the hill towards the edge of the Old Port on the St. Lawrence...

Published Sat, May 15 2010 8:49 PM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: Uncategorized

Bixi rocks!

Bixi Originally uploaded by Kenn Chaplin Bixi is the name of the outfit which rents bicycles at highly visible stands throughout Montreal. By buying any of a variety of memberships, residents and tourists alike can pick up a bike within a short distance...

Published Sat, May 15 2010 8:02 PM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: politics, pollution, environment, Montréal, 2010 Toronto municipal elections, Bixi, cycling

May in Montréal

For my complete series of photos taken this week (note the Creative Commons copyright) just click here. Read More...

Published Sat, May 15 2010 3:08 PM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: photography, Québec, Montréal

For Simon – a mostly sunny spring day in Montreal

When Mother’s Day isn’t ‘Happy’

Mom insisted that there be no Mother’s Day flowers this year. She can’t look at the designated special day the same, perhaps never again. The cruelty this year, in particular, stems from the fact that the second Sunday in May is May 9 – the day, in 2007...

Published Sat, May 08 2010 12:00 PM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: family, grief, autobiography, Craig Chaplin, Mother's Day

Vive les piétons, Montréal!

My biases in favour of Montréal - over the place that serves as my home, Toronto – are longstanding and pretty well-known. For one thing it has always been, for me, a more walkable city – with much more to see in terms of historic architecture...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 8:39 PM by My journey with AIDS

Filed under: Montréal, pedestrian-friendly

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As seen on Facebook (from others who, like me, remember 1981)

To the Pride Toronto brain-trust

Beaten senseless, Windsor man adds his story to the archives of insane gay-bashings

Seeing Montréal up close

On this International Day Against Homophobia and Trans-phobia

Montréal’s former Lachine Canal now a real gem

Lachine Canal now a recreational gem

Square St-Louis

‘The Sailors’ Church’

Bixi rocks!

May in Montréal

For Simon – a mostly sunny spring day in Montreal

When Mother’s Day isn’t ‘Happy’

Vive les piétons, Montréal!