RuPaul’s Drag Race star, Manila Luzon, takes her Gangsta Paradise tour across Canada, starting in Toronto June 14, 2023

posted Tuesday, June 13, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Drag, Toronto

Manila Luzon is an international drag queen most famous for her campy twist on glamour, silly cross-eyed expressions, and signature black and blonde wigs. Her tongue-in-cheek style combines humorous themes with elegant fashion; from dresses inspired by cartoon characters to iconic gowns designed after her favorite foods. She rose to prominence after finishing as the runner-up […]

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NXNE brings live music to more than 20 venues throughout Toronto – June 13 to 18, 2023

posted Monday, June 12, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Music

Since 1995, NXNE has been presenting thousands of essential emerging artists from across Canada and around the world, many performing here in Toronto just before they break big. From June 13 -18, 2023, over 20 of Toronto’s best live music venues will again come alive with great new music!  NEW IN 2023 NX HQ, the […]

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You Hurt My Feelings – a story about the complications of being coupled

posted Saturday, June 10, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Streaming Online, Theatre

A novelist’s longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book. Available from Elevation Pictures.

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Heritage Toronto Pride Month Queer-Themed Walking Tours – June 10/11. 2023

posted Thursday, June 8, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Pride Month  is upon us and Heritage Toronto are offering two LGBTQ+ themed walking tours to provide both locals and visitors an opportunity to get a better understanding of the queer history of Toronto. It Takes A Village  – June 10, 2023 Discover the stories of Toronto’s 2SLGBTQ+ community — from advocacy fuelled by the […]

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Blue Jays Pride Weekend – June 9 and 10, 2023

posted Thursday, June 8, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Sports, Toronto

The Toronto Blue Jays present their fourth annual Pride Weekend as the Blue Jays take on the Minnesota Twins. Visit Rogers Centre on Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10 to kick-off Pride Month in Toronto.  For those who attend on the Friday, the first 15,000 fans to enter the stadium will receive a Blue Jays Rainbow Flag Jersey. […]

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Canadian Music Week presents 6 nights of live music, with a special salute to 50 years of Hip Hop – June 5 to 10, 2023

posted Sunday, June 4, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Toronto

Canadian Music Week will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop with an electrifying concert from East coast legends The Lox on June 9 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with special guest Kardinal Offishall. Tickets here. That same day the CMW Music Summit will also host The Lox x Steve Lobel: Making Moves, Building Empires, and Paving the Way for Hip […]

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The One Night Only Festival – 18 shows, one performance only – June 4 to 11, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Saturday, June 3, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

The One Night Only Festival takes place June 4th to 11th, 2023 at the Attic Studio and Theatre (1402 Queen Street East, Unit C3) with 18 new and diverse productions each with one performance only.  The festival was created by Vikki Velenosi, the founder of the artist-run company Space Space Revolution, with a mission to […]

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Queen of the Deuce chronicles the life of Chelly Wilson, the savvy business woman who managed the seedy Times Square porn theatres

posted Thursday, June 1, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Theatre, Toronto

Queen of the Deuce tells the story of New York’s 42nd Street during a more seedy period from the 1960s to the 1980s when it was commonly referred to as The Deuce, the porn core of Times Square. Presiding over several of its busiest theatres was a formidable Jewish Greek-born woman named Chelly Wilson, who […]

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Start planning as Pride Toronto takes over the city for the month of June

posted Thursday, June 1, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Drag, Events, Family, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Pride Toronto is one of the largest and most inclusive 2SLGBTQI+ festivals in the world, and will once again take over the city throughout the month of June. This yearʼs theme, “Here, There, Everywhere” is more than just a slogan,  itʼs a rallying cry for the entire 2SLGBTQI+ community. Focused on the present moment, we […]

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Buddies Queer Pride offers a month of innovative theatre, comedy, cabaret, and more- June 3 to 25, 2023

posted Thursday, June 1, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Bar/Club, Comedy, Featured Events, Queer, Toronto

Buddies Queer Pride is a series of events held at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (23 Alexander St) that showcases the LGBTQ+ community’s unstoppable spirit, featuring Toronto’s most exciting queer entertainers. Queer Pride is radical love and defiant self expression. It’s a time to celebrate everything that we are and all that we can be, […]

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