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Interview with Cosplayer Michael Hamm
Michael Hamm is a geek, model, Cosplayer, and social media personality from the beautiful urban area of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Spending his entire life surrounded and obsessed with comic books, cartoons, and action figures, Michael’s passion for geekdom hit a peak when he attended his fist Comic book convention in
First attending conventions strictly as a fan, it wasn’t until at his hometown convention of Hal-Con that Michael fell in love with Cosplay.
Always excitedly, and impatiently waiting for Halloween, Michael was ecstatic to get the chance to dress as his favorite characters more than once a year.
With the support of his friends and family, Michael built a Robin costume that would later go slightly viral causing him to start a fan page due to the overwhelming companion requests. 8 years, and over 50 costumes later there is no looking back as Michael has been qualified to take what was once a hobby and spin it into a full time job.
Whether an invited guest, a panelist, a judge, or just a fan, Michael strives to promote that Cosplay is about more
ReflectionsInAMirrorBall
Reflections In A Mirror Ball
By ScottMacNeil, February, , Halifax, Nova Scotia
In reconstructing these thumbnail sketches from the past, I have drawn mainly from memory. My intention was not to write a detailed history of the period, but rather to relate selected experiences as they unfolded. Reflections in a Mirror Ball takes place between the years and There are no imaginary stories here; they all actually happened. I would love to thank Dan MacKay for pushing me to do this. Special thanks to Kel, Jane and Beauregard for their assist and suggestions. It was quite a ride.
Reflections In A Mirror Ball is available in print (as of October 10, , the fourth printing) from the ElderBerries or DanielMacKay. Suggested donation: $
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When a contingent of staff and supporters of Stepping Stone marched in last month&#;s Halifax Pride march, for many onlookers it was the first day they had heard of the group.
Yet, as the organization&#;s director Rene Ross told , &#;the organization has existed in Halifax for twenty years offering supportive programs and outreach to women, men and transgender sex workers and former sex workers.&#;
Ross says this year&#;s Halifax Pride theme — Tearing Down Walls, Building Bridges — tied in well with the function that Stepping Stone is doing. She describes the group&#;s participation in the Pride parade as &#;an overall positive experience, but there were a scant looks.&#;
These &#;looks&#; are nothing new for the staff at Stepping Stone. One of the organization&#;s main challenges is fighting the stigma of sex work and they perform this, in part, by tackling misconceptions about the prevalence of drug employ, pimps and sexual violence. These are realities for some but not all sex workers, Ross says. She adds that most sex workers are not coerced into prostitution by someone els
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When bank workers and police volunteer to dress in drag and dance to house music on moving trucks we have to admit that while we've gained social acceptance, we've lost our edge. Mainstream approval comes at a price, and the charge of appropriation is being measured by those alienated from the very thing that is meant to represent them. In an attempt to make sense of their frustration an organizing collective formed to offer fun, social and critical events to diversify the ideas associated with Lgbtq+ Pride revelries.
It was out of the South House Sexual and Gender Resource Centre that this group of community members formed to create an alternative more political queer pride in Halifax. Members felt the Halifax Identity festival Parade and events lack political breadth and diversity of mind. The group observes that the connections to corporations are disturbingly cuddly and middle-class white men celebrating their love for one another fails to provide adequate representation of all people loving against the norm.
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