The Out In Kingston forum

Re: new to the site so i'll say hello!

Blake — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:56:01 +0100

Hi, welcome to the site! It's quiet right now, but here's hoping it picks up in September with all you students!

new to the site so i'll say hello!

ducklover — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:12:47 +0100

hello everybody! new so i thought i would make a point of saying hi and that i hope to meet lots of people!
i'm a bi woman. i go to st. lawrence college and will be 20 in september. and that's about me :)

Re: Heyy, Im Hope!

ducklover — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:08:46 +0100

hey! obviously i replied rather later than you posted this but by all means send me an e-mail! hopefully we can hang out
quotewriter@hotmail.com

Kingston Roller Derby Girls - Back to Cruel

Blake — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:35:35 +0100

[www.facebook.com]

I was handed a flyer today at the Princess Street Promenade for this event, and it looks awesome! Not necessarily LGBTQ related, but I'm sure it'll be fun.

Quote:
Join the Kingston Derby Girls for our inaugural exhibition game - this is your last chance for your first look!

Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, kids 10 and under are free. Get your tickets at Novel Idea (156 Princess St.), Get Funky Boutique (39-1 Montreal St.) and The Mansion (506 Princess St).

Featuring licensed areas, a killer merch table, a performance by PELT at half-time, and an after-party to be remembered.

September 10th, 7-10pm at the Memorial Centre.

Re: LGBT2Q Mental Health Peer Support

Sam — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:23:22 +0100

Is there a support group?

Re: Gay Bar in Kingston

Sam — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:20:15 +0100

I doubt it will be possible to sustain a gay bar. I heard that the last 2 failed because we didn't support them well enough financially. But, if another one arises, be sure to let us know so that we can all go and support it.

Re: New grad student seeks home!

Dogmeat — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:05:30 +0100

Ideally I was hoping for a place on my own, but I could be down for sharing with the right person too. Sounds like you and I want similar things... i.e. not a room in a house, semi-close to campus, utilities included, occasional social gatherings but not a party house, etc. We're both cyclists, so that's good. I definitely need bike storage... got three 2-wheelers of my own... but as long as there's enough room either in my bedroom or near the entranceway/in the common area to put bike hooks in the wall I'm happy.

But first I'd like to know more about you. Want to drop me an email, and tell me about yourself and what kind of roommate you are? Then we can discuss the possibility of maybe becoming roomies.

My email address is aneuman at fire-storm dot net.

Re: New grad student seeks home!

sportfeminist — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:24:45 +0100

I am just trying desperately to avoid renting a room in a house…so, ideally a 2bdrm/3bdrm apartment, semi-close to campus (as long as I can bike there in <20 mins, it’s close enough), preferably something with utilities included. Storage (for bikes/other sporting equipment) would be awesome, but not mandatory.
Also, I'm totally down for social gatherings, but can't live in a space where there's a party every night.
It’s my plan to head up there early next week to check things out.

Re: New grad student seeks home!

Dogmeat — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:43:37 +0100

I am still looking. I'm actually in Kingston right now checking out places, but so far I'm not super stoked on anything I'm seeing. What are you looking for?

Re: New grad student seeks home!

sportfeminist — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:11:49 +0100

I noticed someone has already responded, and it's been a while since you posted....
Have you found something or still looking?
I am searching for a queer-positive apartment/roomate(s) if you are still searching.

Re: Not new to Kingston, Definitely new to The Forum.

Sam — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:19:49 +0100

Hi, I'm Sam, just joined today; hoping to meet other lesbian/bi women.

Re: Kingston ahoy!

Dogmeat — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:54:31 +0100

Hey frenzy66, thanks for all the great info. I appreciate it!

Re: Not new to Kingston, Definitely new to The Forum.

frenzy66 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:38:00 +0100

Hi Jillian. I am new to this forum and thought I'd say hello :)

Re: Hi There!

frenzy66 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:36:27 +0100

I've lived in Ktown most of my life and am just coming out...slowly. Looking to meet new friends to attend gay events, movies, etc. together.
:)

Re: Kingston ahoy!

frenzy66 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:29:01 +0100

Dogmeat, welcome (when you get here lol) to our beautiful city. I hope you will love living here as much as I do.
There is no real gay village here (that I am aware of). The whole downtown area is accepting of LGBT. You'll
see the rainbow flags in the store windows, etc. There are a few coffee shops and cafes that we frequent too.
The Sleepless Goat Cafe and Windmills Cafe on Princess Street are two that I have been to. For work there
is www.keys.ca then check out their job board. Again, welcome :)

Re: I'm new to this site

frenzy66 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:21:40 +0100

Hi Blake :) Hopefully more and more people will join this forum.

Re: Dinner @ Grizzly and Miss Conception Live @ Stages

Blake — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:11:09 +0100

Sounds fab - I'll ask Tony to add it to the main page as well. (tu)

TEAM BUTTCYCLE GO FOREVER!

Dinner @ Grizzly and Miss Conception Live @ Stages

Mark Fisher — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:17:09 +0100

On Tuesday July 27th the Friends for Life Bike Rally rolls into Kingston. We're riding from Toronto to Montreal raising money for the Toronto People with AIDS Society. There's approximately 330 cyclists and 70 supporting crew.

As part of our fundraising my team of 30 cyclists is hosting an evening of entertainment. Join us - Team Buttcycle - for a pre-dinner event at The Grizzly Grill (395 Princess St) where 10% of food purchases are generously being donated to PWA. Then head across the street to Stages for a fabulous evening with Miss Conception - Toronto's drag super star. Free admission - donations encouraged.

Make reservations @ the Grizzly under Friends for Life - 613.544.7566

Hope to see you there.

Re: Heyy, Im Hope!

frenzy66 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:27:36 +0100

Hi Hope, I am sooooo up for meeting new peeps for tea/coffee, walks downtown, ferry rides, etc. email me at Frenzy66@yahoo.ca.
I'm so bored lately and have been trying to meet up with other lesbians for awhile now. Let's do this before summer is overwith!
Contact me soon :)

Re: I'm new to this site

frenzy66 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:24:42 +0100

Hi there. I'm having a hard time getting my pics to post on here...hmmmm .....hopefully eventually they'll be visible :)

Re: New grad student seeks home!

willy — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:02:41 +0100

Hi!
Hows it goin? My names Willy I live in Kingston an a friend just sent me your ad lookin 4 a place 2 live. Ahhh...k where 2 start here...I just bought a house downtown kingston on Hamilton street. rite by Division...i don't no if u no kingston..but its downtown not from queens but not in the student gehetto....about the house.......its a fixer upper...so i'd wanna do sum work on it b4 anyone moved in.....there r 2 possibileties (sorry my writing sucks ...i've never been big on the hole readin writting thing..i'm more of a hands kinda person!...plus i figure if the books any good they'll make it a movie!!!..lol)...anyway back 2 the house....i was gonna fix up a room an kinda share the house or theres a 400sq.' studio out back that could b fixed up as living space.(i'm a carpenter by trade)....there is a washer an dryer...a small yard an deck...wood stove...the heavy bag isn't up yet but will be soon!.........i think that covers the house.....about me i'm a dyke...pretty open minded...down 2 earth...i work full time not home alot....i do have a dog "odie"....hes about 140lbs....hes a giant baby!....we had a cat that grew up with him since he was a pup....put our cat passed away a few weeks ago..odie really missses him...odie is actually scared of cats..he dosen't chase them or harrase them at all.(I use 2 cum home an find them cuddled up on the couch together)...so 2 another cat around would b great! ummmm...yeah so thats it in a nutshell i guess...ummm...if it sounds like anything ya might b interested in let me know...your welcome 2 come check it out, c if the space, an me an odie r comfortable 4 ya....Good Luck 2 ya either way...Willy

Re: I'm new to this site

Blake — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:21:32 +0100

Welcome to the site, frenzy66!

I've been tempted to go on one of those pride riverboat cruises but I also went to my prom on one and long story short I think they've got my photo on file. I'm happy to see more people popping up here lately - it's been slow but who knows what the future holds?

I'm new to this site

frenzy66 — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:17:54 +0100

Hello everyone. I am a newbie on this site and to the gay community in general. I am slowly coming out.
I attended my first Gay Pride Boat Cruise on Friday night and it was alot of fun, I'm so glad I went. I made
some new friends and had some laughs too. I look forward to next year's events. I'm 44, looking for new
friends to hang with, go for tea/coffee, movies, or whatever.

New grad student seeks home!

Dogmeat — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:20:27 +0100

We are a boy and a cat, seeking a safe place to call home in Kingston in September. I (the boy) am set to begin my MA in Gender Studies at Queen’s; she, the cat, has patiently agreed to move with me yet again.

WHAT WE WANT: Ideally I would like to find an affordable bachelor or one-bedroom. I would also consider roommates, if the situation sounded good. I prefer not to live in areas densely populated by large packs of undergrads... unless they’re all awesome and have rad politics.

Necessities include: a space that is queer- and trans-friendly; a space that is cat-friendly; sufficient indoor room to store my bicycles.

Things that make me happy include: on-site laundry; balconies, yards or other outdoor spaces; gas-burning stoves; bathtubs; above-ground settings; respectful landlords.

ABOUT THE BOY: I am a 25-yo white queer transboy with an anti-oppressive feminist politic. I am a self-reflexive writer, filmmaker and academic. I am an amateur competitive boxer currently fighting out of the Newsgirls gym in Toronto; but don’t worry, I won’t hang a heavy bag from the ceiling or keep you up at night with the tappity-tap of my jump rope. I am a cyclist who loves his bikes dearly and is always on-board for two-wheeled adventures.

I’m a meat-eater and a good cook. I’m also a west-coaster and a country kid… not in the horses-and-pigs sense, but in the venison-and-backwoods sense. This has endowed me with a set of random skills and attributes. For instance: I have no fear of spiders, wasps, rodents or snakes. I am clumsy on stairs, but sure-footed on rocks, roots, logs and mountainsides. I can build you a fire and, with relative accuracy, tell you if that rustling in the bushes is a rodent, a reptile, a bird, or a peeping tom. Useful, I know.

All of the following words describe me: loving, friendly, stubborn, moody, playful, honest, creative, shy, strange, awkward, pessimistic, bold, supportive, aloof, loyal, insensitive, oversensitive, and contradictory.

ABOUT THE CAT: Jezebel is a tiny gray tabby with a heart three times the size of her body. Looking at her paws, you’d swear she was wearing cute white mittens and saucy knee-high boots. She loses her mind over queer masculinities, sometimes even more than her faggoty human companion (me) does.

She is a rescue who spent her earliest years in a less-than-ideal situation. Though she is loving and precious, she has residual issues such as one might expect from a brave little survivor. She and I share an understanding, and love one another despite our imperfections. If you let her, she’ll love you too.

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If you know of a potential good fit for Jezebel and I, please email me: aneuman at fire-storm dot net. Thanks!

Re: Kingston ahoy!

Dogmeat — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:15:27 +0100

That's awesome, thatnks for that info Blake!

Re: Room for Rent Downtown

LissaMae — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:28:57 +0100

i really wish i could. that would be amazing!

Happy Pride Month 2010!

Blake — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:20:17 +0100

It's pride 2010!

Here's a list of events for this hot month!

[www.kingstonpride.org]

Room for Rent Downtown

willy — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:29:56 +0100

Room for rent downtown (Hamilton Street).$425.00.Female. 613-561-5298
or email at willycmv@hotmail.com

Re: Kingston ahoy!

Blake — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:25:28 +0100

Welcome to Kingston!

I'm not the best person to inform you on local combat sports, but be sure to check out reelout, Kingston's alt film festival - not for a while yet but they take volunteers/local films and that'd be a good way to meet people and fulfill your film buff side

t[www.reelout.com]

Kingston ahoy!

Dogmeat — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:49:49 +0100

Hello queer Kingston.

I will be moving to Kingston at the end of August / beginning of September to start my master's in Gender Studies at Queen's. Looking around this forum, I see things are a little slow. But I'm hoping that there are at least some people reading, if not posting, who can potentially point me in the right direction on a couple of things... like a good place to live, queer- and trans- (and combat sport-, aha) friendly health services, and perhaps other helpful info as well. I will post more on these topics later.

A few words about me: I'm a 25-yo genderqueer transboy, originally from BC and currently living in Toronto. I am also an amateur boxer, a brunch cook, an anti-racist feminist, a writer, a filmmaker, an avid cyclist, a work-a-holic and a night owl.

I'm looking forward to Kingston and Queen's in the fall.