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Hi!

I was inspired by your asks, so I wanted to hear from you! What do you think of Canada as a country? I had a bit of a Canadian phase long ago and I tried to consume as much literature and history as I could, but reading about a place and living in it are very different experiences, so is there anything you'd like to share about Canada, about the culture or the people? Do you like living there? What are some of your favorites things? How do you survive the winters?

And also, as a character, what do you think of Matt?

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Aaaaaaaaah okay okay *ahem*

If you’re not here for a Ted talk the exit is to your left, have a great day!

I do love Canada very much! I was born and pretty much grew up here, and as I’ve grown older I’ve become more and more grateful for everything that my country has provided for me! I remember my history teacher in high school said once that by being born into the middle class and as a Canadian, you’ve already won the lottery of life. That was not to disparage other countries, but to remind us of how remarkably privileged we are and how much we take for granted.

One of the first things you hear when you ask people what does it mean to Canadian is the word “multicultural.” I find this word realllyyyyyy cringeyyyy and not really reflective of reality, but I suppose it’s a good starting point for more in depth discussion. People often say Canada is a “cultural melting pot”, but the indigenous poet Marilyn Dumont pointed out in her poems that in some ways it’s more of a mosaic — there are many cultures, but they don’t always meld together. To say it’s a melting pot is ignoring the fact that racism and discrimination certainly have and do still exist here.

But I would argue that in some areas it is a “melting pot”, even if I kinda hate that word. I prefer to think of where I live as cultural delta — a place where many mighty tributaries meet as they thunder into the sea. (It is also literally a delta, funnily enough) Here, I grew up absorbing Canadian ideas, studying British history, reading American literature, learning French — but I also grew up listening to Kpop, watching Ghibli, eating rice. When I meet up with friends, we don’t grab a coffee, we grab milk tea. If you ask people here where they would like to visit or live, they will most likely say New York, London, Hong Kong, or Seoul — which tells you a bit about both how powerful and diverse the cultural influences here are.

Perhaps the thing most indicative of Canada’s “multiculturalism” and what I am most grateful for, however, is that I grew up here without fear. I didn’t even know the words “chink” or other words existed until I could access the internet. Recently, the beatings of Asian immigrants in the UK and US brought this home for me — how lucky I am to have such a privileged childhood. And I know this kind of privilege is hard won; in my research of WW2 I found that one of the amusement parks that I used to frequent as a child was built on land that once housed a Japanese internment camp. How fragile our lives are!

But enough about the serious stuff. I can’t really answer your question about how to survive winters in Canada lol, except to say that where I am in Canada it is absolutely necessary everyone own at least 3-4 umbrellas. That’s because this side of the Rockies in BC, the temperatures are pretty mild year round — the coldest it gets is usually 0, and the hottest around 25. But, by god, it rains. I did go to Ottawa in the winter though, where it was -13 one day, but honestly? Everything below 0 feels pretty much the same. Once it gets that cold, you can’t even tell anymore. I wore a skirt and tights that day, with a good, thick winter coat. And I survived :D

Besides not being heckled on the street for being Asian, my favourite things about Canada are probably the amazing diversity of good food and how tremendously beautiful the wilderness here is. And I say this as someone who loses her mind when a mosquito flies past (ie. I am not a nature person). You can kinda tell from these photos here, but the trees and water and whatnot here, are like, real. Maybe I just find that amazing because I lived in Tianjin, but it just feels like this is a city built among the trees and the sky and water that was always here, and not a city where humans have brought in nature for our amusement.

Okay, gotta move on to your other questions or I’ll go on forever. As a state I think Canada does a fairly good job of providing for its own people, but I wish we had a greater global influence. A lot of youth especially express the view that Canada is kinda...boring if your career doesn’t have to do with, like, sports, nature, or medicine, and I would tend to agree. We have great universities, but as someone who studies international relations I often wish Canada would like? Do more? On the global scale. The only thing we really have under our name is the UN peacekeeping, which PM Pearson started after the Suez Canal Crisis. I mean, I’ve heard that many people abroad identify Canada with peace and like ofc I’m not complaining about that, but I just wish our history was a little spicier, ya know? We did kick Americas ass that one time in 1812 and that was amazing. No regrets.

So that brings me to Matt. A lot of Canada’s existence has just been dominated by trying to carve a way between the US and the British while not being swallowed by either. Britain gave us the protection and strength and diversification of identity to not be annexed by the US, but at the same time it hobbled Canada’s relation with our only neighbour. One of the very first treaties Canada negotiated alone, if I’m recalling correctly, was a trade contract with the US over fishing (?) in BC and Alaska, where London was like no you can’t and Canada was like uh we gotta make money too, bro. So yes, while I do believe Mattie is just a very loyal person in general, he was also loyal to the empire because he needed to survive. A lot of Canadian identity was solidified around our prompt assistance of England and the sacrifices made in the two world wars, especially the campaigns in the Low Countries and Italy. Essentially, Canada has historically differentiated itself from the US through its loyalty.

Uuuuh just realized that has nothing to do with my opinion of Matt. Um. I like him? He’s real best friend/big brother material, and I do hc him as far more cunning and capable than canon portrays him to be. However, sometimes he’s just...too nice. He doesn’t have that edge that England has that makes me wanna slap him tf up and sob and call him my baby at the same time. Also, as oumaheroes mentioned here, that kind of selflessness can get pretty toxic. After all, by consistently not voicing or examining your own needs, you make it incredibly and unnecessarily frustrating for the people who care about you to help you, and that creates a relationship just as one sided as one where the person is extremely selfish. Actually, now that I think about it, my biggest gripe with Mattie as a character and Canada as a country is in that word: selfless. Without self. Perhaps because Canada is still so young, but it feels a little lost, a little like it doesn’t know quite know yet why it exists.

TLDR: If you’re under 18 or over 60, Canada is the place to be. If, however, you’re like me and wish you could touch a building that’s over 150 years old and maybe visit a square somebody’s been guillotined in, perhaps try someplace else. Personally Portugal’s golden visa is lookin especially tempting lately

#I’m not on my laptop and I don’t know how to add a cut on my phone #so I’m really sorry if this takes up ur dash #I will fix this as soon as I get home #it’s reining again #thanks for indulging me needcake #ask #also rip i was gonna give book recommendations but tbh does Canada even have literature #I mean we do we DO but #uh have you tried Margaret Atwood? lmfao #i mostly read American and European lit and I feel kinda bad about that #Canadian history is...kinda dry tho idk #maybe it’s cuz I learned it in school

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GAY MUSIC CHART - 2018 week 33

Welcome to the Gay Music Chart, the LGBTQA related music videos TOP 50 actuality and most request.

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Here is the recap for this week :

OUT : Aja feat. AVG JO - I Don't Wanna Brag (LW: 24 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 24)

OUT : Aquaria - Burn Rubber (Lyric Video) (LW: 46 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 17)

OUT : Jason Mraz - Have It All (LW: 31 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 31)

OUT : KC Ortiz feat. Big Dipper - "Let's Talk About PrEP" (LW: 37 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 37)

OUT : Hercules & Love Affair feat. Mashrou' Leila - Are You Still Certain (LW: 48 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 38)

OUT : Aretuza Lovi feat. IZA - "Movimento" (LW: 42 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 42)

OUT : HUSH - [ 對等關係 ] / [Peer Relationship] (LW: 45 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 45)

OUT : Davi - "Tenho Você" (LW: 46 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46)

OUT : Merlot - Bad for You (LW: 49 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 10)

01 (+ 8) : P!nk - "Secrets" (LW: 09 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

USA - 2018 / from the album "Beautiful Trauma"

02 (+ 1) : Years & Years - All For You (PSEN Televisual Exclusive) (LW: 03 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

UK - 2018 / from the album "Palo Santo"

03 (- 2) : Adore Delano - 27 Club (LW: 01 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

USA - 2018 / from the album "Whatever"

04 (- 2) : Lizzo - Boys (LW: 02 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

USA - 2018

05 (+ 3) : Eureka O'Hara - The Big Girl (LW: 08 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 04)

USA - 2018

This is the first single of the drag queen who was runner up in RuPaul's Drag Race season 10.

06 (- 1) : Years & Years - If You're Over Me (LW: 05 / WO: 13 / PEAK: 02)

UK - 2018 / from the album "Palo Santo"

07 (+ 4) : Sandro Cavazza, P3GI-13 - High With Somebody (LW: 11 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 07)

Sweden - 2018

A sweet song and a music video which shows bisexuality.

08 (- 4) : Troye Sivan feat. Ariana Grande - Dance To This (LW: 04 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 03)

Australia / USA – 2018 / from the album 2018 "Bloom"

A music video is finally available.

09 (+ 4) : Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It (LW: 13 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 07)

USA - 2018

Brendon Urie comes out as pansexual. The funny music and his puppet illustrates that fact.

10 (=) : HOLLAND - I'm Not Afraid (LW: 10 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 03)

South Korea - 2018

Revealed by his first music video "Neverland", the out gay South Korean singer continues to represent LGBTQ issues in his new music video to change mentalities in his country. He hasn't be contacted by the big record label compagnies yet in the kpop industry, which means that the fight isn't over.

11 (+ 12) : Nacha La Macha - Eres Cobarde (LW: 23 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 11)

Spain - 2018

12 (+ 4) : Madblush – Homophobic (LW: 16 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 16)

Brazil - 2018 / from the EP "Cactus II"

The single has finally a music video.

13 (- 6) : BeBe Zahara Benet - Jungle Kitty (LW: 07 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 07)

USA - 2018

14 (+ 3) : MNEK feat. Hailee Steinfeld - Colour (LW: 17 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 05)

UK - 2018

15 (- 3) : Not.Your.Regular.Boy. - Crazyland (LW: 12 / WO: 16 / PEAK: 03)

The Netherlands - 2018

Revealed on X-Factor and the Voice, this is his debut single.

16 (- 2) : Troye Sivan - Bloom (LW: 14 / WO: 15 / PEAK: 01 (x5))

Australia - 2018

The Australian singer deleted a tweet where he said that the song was talking about bottoming. Now, he answer that it only talks about flowers. If the first explanation is real, the brilliant metaphore makes this song an enjoyable gay sex anthem.

17 (+ 5) : Sharon Needles - "666" (LW: 22 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 17)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Battle Axe"

18 (- 3) : Not.Your.Regular.Boy. - Get Down Make Love (LW: 15 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 15)

The Netherlands - 2018

19 (+ 1) : Cheat Codes, Little Mix - Only You (LW: 20 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 19)

USA / UK - 2018

This music video shows a lesbian love at first sight between a mermaid and a woman.

20 (+ 16) : Bruno Gadiol, Gabriel Nandes - Seu Costume (LW: 36 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 17)

Brazil - 2018

The 20 years old singer has been revealed in The Voice Brasil in 2016. He comes out as gay with this music video.

21 (+ 26) : Monét X Change feat. Bob The Drag Queen - Soak It Up (LW: 47 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 08)

USA - 2018

The drag queen was voted Miss Congeniality of the 2018 edition of RuPaul's Drag Race.

22 (+ 13) : Brandon Stansell - "For You" (LW: 35 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 22)

USA - 2018

A sweet love triangle story.

23 (+ 5) : Blair St. Clair - Call My Life (LW: 28 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 13)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Call My Life"

24 (NEW) : Sam Bluer - "Body High" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 24)

Australia - 2018

This is his debut music video. A revelation.

25 (+ 8) : Blair St. Clair - Now or Never (LW: 33 / WO: 19 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

USA - 2018

This is the first music video of the drag queen who was a contestant on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

26 (- 8) : Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (LW: 18 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 18)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Pray For The Wicked"

27 (+ 7) : Kim Petras - Heart to Break (LW: 34 / WO: 19 / PEAK: 02)

Germany - 2018

She will be on first part of Troye Sivan's Bloom Tour.

28 (+ 12) : Years & Years - Palo Santo (Live - Vevo x Years & Years) (LW: 40 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 28)

UK - 2018 - from the album "Palo Santo"

29 (+ 10) : Mint Julep - The Promise ("Alex Strangelove" OST) (LW: 39 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 22)

USA - 2018

"Alex Strangelove" is a gay coming of age movie from Nexflix.

30 (+ 11) : Blonde feat. Bryn Christopher - Me, Myself & I (LW: 41 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 27)

UK - 2018

31 (- 10) : Keiynan Lonsdale - Preach (LW: 21 / WO: 6 / PEAK: 19)

Australia - 2018

The singer and actor took on stage the award for Best Kiss at the MTV Movies and TV Awards 2018, for the movie "Love, Simon". Meanwhile, the movie is censored in India.

32 (- 5) : Renato - "Cruel Summer" (LW: 27 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 27)

Czech Republic - 2018

33 (- 4) : FRANKIE x Scott Hoying feat. One Night - Ghost (LW: 29 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 14)

USA - 2018

The music video is an interesting queer remake of Grease.

34 (- 15) : Tiago Braga - Ilusão (LW: 19 / WO: 12 / PEAK: 06)

Portugal - 2018

A story of infidelity.

35 (- 10) : Kodaline - Shed a Tear (LW: 25 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 12)

Ireland - 2018 / from the album "Politics of Living"

36 (+ 14) : THE TRIPLETZ - "You Better Fucking Dance" (LW: 50 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 36)

Spain - 2018

"Better fuck with them boys

Better fuck with them girls

Better fuck with them both

Who fuckin cares?"

37 (- 31) : Scott Free - Man Meat (LW: 06 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 06)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Zombie Bathhouse: A Rock Musical"

38 (- 8) : Pussy Riot - Track About Good Cop (LW: 30 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 06)

Russia - 2018

The band's members, disguised as cops, invaded the stadium during the final of the FIFA World Cup 2018, in front of Putin, to claim more democracy.

39 (- 7) : Oxygen - "All For You" (Audio) (LW: 32 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 32)

UK - 2018 / from the album "TBA"

40 (RE-ENTRY) : GoodLuck - "I've Been Thinking About You" (LW: - / WO: 2 / PEAK: 26) South Africa - 2016

Incredible: it took two years for this music video with a gay storyline to be officially uploaded on YouTube and available outside South Africa.

41 (+ 7) : Jinkx Monsoon feat. Fred Schneider - She Evil (LW: 48 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 39)

USA - 2018 / from the album "The Ginger Snapped"

42 (+ 1) : Jill Shaw - "Game" (LW: 43 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 41)

Belgium - 2018

This song is about who you are and who you want to be. That's why we can see in the music video transwoman Maxime.

43 (+ 1) : Ryan Amador - Loverboy (LW: 44 / WO: 13 / PEAK: 06)

USA - 2018

Such a romantic love song...

44 (NEW) : King Princess - "Holy" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 44)

USA - 2018 / from the EP "Make My Bed"

45 (NEW) : The Aces - "Last One" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 45)

USA - 2018 / from the album "When My Heart Felt Volcanic"

46 (NEW) : Dana International - מי האיש ("Who's The Man?") (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46)

Israel - 2018

A music video realized for the Gay pride of Jerusalem.

47 (NEW) : The Internet - "La Di Da" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 47)

USA - 2018 / from the album "Hive Mind"

48 (NEW) : Ryan Beatty - "Haircut" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 48)

USA - 2018

49 (NEW) : CARSON - "Good Love" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 49)

USA - 2018

The debut music video of Carson Rammelt has been promoted on Billboard Pride's July 2018 Playlist.

50 (NEW) : Vini Uehara - "Perigo" (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 50)

Brazil - 2018 / from the album "Hear Me Now"

The fashion designer, Youtuber and singer comes out of the closet as gay with this music video.

ALSO NEW THIS WEEK

星屑スキャット Hoshikuzu Scat - 「半蔵門シェリ」 "Hanzo Mon Chérie"

Japan - 2017 / from the EP "Hanzo Mon Cherie"

We're in love with the first music video of this trio, composed with drag queens Mitz, Meili and Kazue!

はるな愛 Ai Haruna -「BONダンス」

Japan - 2018 / from the EP「BONダンス」

Ai Haruna is a famous transgender TV personality and singer in Japan.

清貴 Kiyotaka - "Feeling So Right"

Japan - 2017 / from the album 「あなたがいてくれたから "Because You Were There"」

The singer made is coming out as gay in 2015.

東京ゲゲゲイ Tokyo Gegegay - 「BlackCat (short ver.)」

Japan - 2018 / from the album「黒猫ホテル "BlackCat Hotel」

MIKEY and his band has finally a new album and an official fan club.

LOBODA - "SuperSTAR"

Ukraine - 2018

In this MV, a man is cheating his girlfriend with a guy on the beach. When she see that, she slaps him and then she kisses Loboda in return to revenge.

Swanky Tunes & LP - "Day By Day"

Russia / USA - 2018

Ryan Beatty - "Powerslide"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Boy in Jeans"

His debut album has been released.

Big Freedia feat. Lizzo - "Karaoke"

USA - 2018 / from the EP "3rd Ward Bounce"

AB Soto - "No More 2 Say"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Visibility, Part.1"

Jake Shears - "Big Bushy Mustache"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Jake Shears"

His debut album has been released.

Nikki Borodi - "Lezbionic"

USA - 2018

John Grant - "Love Is Magic"

USA - 2018 / from the album "Love is Magic"

Domo Wilson - "Facts"

USA - 2018

Tish Hyman - "Fake Smiles"

USA - 2018

The track is #1 in the Top 40 LGBT Urban Chart.

Taylor Olson feat. DJ Brynn Taylor and Rhea Litre - "Damn"

USA - 2018

Cher - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" [Audio]

USA - 2018 / from the album "Dancing Queen"

An ABBA revival, thanks to "Mama Mia 2".

Peter Wilson & Sean Smith - "Verona"

UK - 2018 / from the album "The Passion and The Flame"

This awesome cover of the 2017's Estonian Eurovision track from Koit Toome and Laura is produced by Matt Pop.

Smashby - "Someone"

UK - 2018 / from the EP "Wild One"

Matt Fishel - "I'm Totally Obsessed With Him"

UK - 2018 / from the album "M/F"

Calum Scott - "What I Miss Most" (Lyric Video) (LW: 27 / WO: 17 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

UK - 2018 / from the album "Only Human"

There is finally a lyric video. A music video will probably come soon.

QUEST - "Got Me Good" (Lyric Video)

Sweden - 2018

This is the first single of this new boyband, composed by members Alexander, 17 years old and gay, Oscar, 17 and gay, Isak, 16 and straight, and Marvin, 17 and straight.

Troye Sivan - "Animal"

Australia - 2018 / from the album "Bloom"

Bilal Hassani - "Djadja" (Aya Nakamura Cover)

France - 2018

The video was #25 on YouTube Trending France, but a lot of homophobes send him and his family horrible messages to in return.

Alice Caymmi, Pabllo Vittar, Junior Fernandes - "Eu Te Avisei" (Junior Fernandes Remix)

Brazil - 2018

Gray Pop - "Princesas"

Argentina - 2018

Dani Umpi - "Lechiguana"

Uruguay - 2018 / from the album "Lechiguana"

אליעד מלכי Eliad Malki -「לאמור To Say」

Israel - 2018

See you next week and don’t forget to vote for your best LGBTQA music videos ! Here are the rules :

1 ) You can vote for many videos as you want under the videos on YouTube in the comment section. It could be recent or past music videos, which must provide at least one among the following conditions:

- the music video has LGBTQA related content, in the lyrics or the music video

- the artist is LGBTQA, an LGBTQA icon or eventually ally

- LGBTQA medias talked about it.

2 ) You can’t vote more than 3 songs of a same artist per week.

3 ) In case of an artist who receive votes mostly by a fan base, we will count only one song, in a limited time of 4 weeks of presence in the top.

4 ) You can vote with only one account.

5 ) If you make 5 votes or less, your first vote will represent 5 points, your second vote 4 points, etc… until your last vote and following 1 point. If you make 6 to 10 votes, your first vote will represent 10 points, your second vote 9 points, etc… If you make more than 10 votes, your first vote will represent 20 points, your second vote 19 points, etc…

6 ) People who make 1 to 5 votes form the amateur ranking, those who make 6 to 10 votes form the fan ranking, those who make more than 10 votes form the expert ranking. We form the jury ranking (but this one is for the moment suspended as experimentation). And we count now the ranking of minutes of views of our weekly playlist of the previous week. The Gay Music Chart is the addition of the five charts. In case of equality, the number of votes and the dates of votes will count.

7 ) The votes will close on Thursday, 8 PM, European time.

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