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Why I Listen to the Pope

Post published:February 24, 2012

Posted on thetyee.ca, February 19, 2012 I'm a gay lapsed Catholic who’s moved on. Yet I allow Benedict XVI to bedevil me. Here’s why. By Daniel Gawthrop On January 9, Pope Benedict XVI made fresh headlines by declaring that gay marriage undermines “the future of humanity itself.” This statement went further than his earlier pronouncements on the subject, which described same-sex unions as merely a threat to the family. Like all his other public statements…

Daniel Gawthrop on CJAD AM in Montreal

Post published:February 16, 2012

February 16, 2013 Daniel Gawthrop discusses Pope Benedict on CJAD 800 AM radio (Montreal) Daniel Gawthrop joins New York author Amanda Marcotte and host Todd van der Heyden for a "Viewpoints" discussion on the meaning of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, his overall legacy, and the social relevance of Roman Catholicism today. Interview part one and part two.

Daniel Gawthrop reads at “Word on the Street” festival

Post published:May 1, 2011

WRITING FOR CHANGE--Daniel Gawthrop reads excerpts from "Dear Joe", a satirical critique of Pope Benedict, in CUPE's tent during the 2011 "Word on the Street" festiva"l, on September 25, 2011. The other writers were Charles Demers and Derrick O'Keefe. VANCOUVER — Daniel Gawthrop joined fellow authors Charles Demers and Derrick O'Keefe "under the tent" at this year's Word on the Street book and magazine festival at Library Square on September 25, 2011. Readings by the three authors,…

Praise for The Rice Queen Diaries

Post published:April 30, 2011

That rare book that has something interesting and provocative to say about both desire and culture. It is personally frank and politically sophisticated. And in these days of moralism on the right and political correctness on the left, it suggests that in our bumbling pursuit of the obscure object of desire, we may be a lot more innocent than we think. —Stan Persky A graceful narrative….entwined with an alluring roué’s decadence (think of Henry Miller…

Dr. Peter, and the Hard Work of Legacy Building

Post published:September 30, 2010

Posted on thetyee.ca, September 27, 2010 Heroes are complicated and none is perfect. Case in point: the famed AIDS Diary doctor. By Daniel Gawthrop This month marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable event in local television news broadcasting: the debut on CBC's Evening News of AIDS Diary, a five-part miniseries -- later a weekly segment -- that introduced viewers to Peter Jepson-Young, a 33-year-old medical doctor suffering from AIDS who would one…