10%-Qtv season five, episode nine (2000.03.20)

episode nine		season five
	original broadcasts	Monday, 2000.03.20 Saturday, 2000.03.25 Sunday, 2000.03.26
	repeat broadcasts	Monday, 2000.03.27 Saturday, 2000.04.01 Sunday, 2000.04.02

Bert Archer's "End of Gay"
	As you might expect, critic and literary journalist Bert Archer has had a rough ride since publishing his book End of Gay, which predicts the end of sexual identity. From accusations of a selective use of statistics to speaking from the "luxury of a comfortable white gay male perspective," Archer has caught flak from all sides. We bring you a bit of both sides (well, Bert vs. everybody else) from a recent forum.
Jim Egan Remembered
	Jim Egan passed away recently at the age of 78. He and his partner Jack Nesbitt took their legal challenge to provide pension benefits to same-sex couples all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1995, where they lost in a split decision. The court however did ask the government to review its definition of spouse, an important step to measures like Bill C-23, The Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act being debated today. We look back at an interview we did with Jim last year at the launch of his book "Challenging the Conspiracy of Silence."
"Dragging it Outta' You"
	Keeping with the "Benefits and Obligations" theme, we take to the het streets to ask folks "Do you think gays and lesbians deserve the same rights and responsibilities as straight people?"
Perception of Queer Youth in our Community - Part One
	Young people have the dubious distinction of being both exploited by some at the same time as they're ignored by others. In the first of a two-part series, we examine how the queer community views its youth, this time by speaking with some folks from Rye Pride - Ryerson University's queer student association.
Homo History
	In this episode our new historian (and a fan mail favorite!) Brad explains the history behind the rainbow flag as a symbol of queer community.
"Village Voice"
	The nights are getting warmer, and you seem to be even more talkative (if that's possible) Friday nights at the corner of Church and Wellesley.

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