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Boys on Film 21: Beautiful Secret – tantalizing stories from around the world

posted Sunday, March 14, 2021

by: in Film

BOYS ON FILM 21 takes you on a voyage of self-discovery, where same-sex attraction is celebrated, first loves are tenderly formulated, and beautiful secrets burn and bloom. Featuring over two hours from the world’s best filmmaking talent from Australia, Canada, Romania, Switzerland, the UK, USA and even the Isle of Wight: MEMOIRS OF A GEEZA […]

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Sampson McCormick’s “Love The One You’re With” – connecting in complicated times

posted Saturday, March 13, 2021

by: in Film

Sampson McCormick, award winning veteran, black queer comedy pioneer and filmmaker, recently completed his newest film “Love The One You’re With“, which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. This comes on the heels of his most recent, highly acclaimed comedy special “Church Boy”, filmed at the DC Comedy Loft. The film “Love The One You’re […]

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Two films that say “Goodbye”, one to vintage porn, the other to a loved one

posted Wednesday, March 10, 2021

by: in Film

Goodbye Seventies is the latest feature film from pioneering arthouse filmmaker Todd Verow. Verow’s debut feature Frisk was released in the mid-90s, blazing a trail in the early era of gay indie forebears Swoon, Poison, and The Living End. Since then, he has directed over twenty-five feature films and numerous shorts, establishing himself as the […]

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Jump, Darling – Cloris Leachman’s swan song, with drag performers in leading roles

posted Tuesday, March 9, 2021

by: in Film, Queer

Russel (Thomas Duplessie) is an aspiring drag queen from Toronto who just broke up with his boyfriend, and decides to head to the Prince Edward County countryside to visit his grandmother Margaret’s (Cloris Leachman). He soon discovers that her health is failing, and her ability to live on her own is becoming problematic. SNAPSHOT REVIEW […]

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Toronto’s Leah Canali releases new music that includes collaborations with RuPaul’s drag elite

posted Tuesday, March 9, 2021

by: in Music

Leah Canali is a Toronto songwriter known in the international drag world, having collaborated with Brooke Lynn Hytes, Priyanka, Lemon, BOA, Katya Zamo, Tynomi Banks, and many others, as well as finding herself on RuPaul’s radar several times. The past year has been a difficult one for nearly every industry – to say the least. […]

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Buddies’s Call For Submissions for Queer Pride 2021 – Deadline March 26, 2021

posted Tuesday, March 9, 2021

by: in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Streaming Online, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Buddies in Bad Times is Toronto’s leading destination for artistically rigorous alternative theatre and a world leader in developing queer voices and stories for the stage. Buddies offers a year-round program that includes a full season of queer theatre, new works festivals, artist residencies, and intergenerational training and education initiatives. This past year, we have witnessed […]

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“Underplayed” explores inequality in the music industry

posted Monday, March 8, 2021

by: in Activism, Music

Following its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, Canadians will finally have the opportunity to watch the critically acclaimed Canadian documentary Underplayed when it begins streaming exclusively on Crave, beginning International Women’s Day, Monday March 8th. The film explores gender, ethnic, and sexual equality issues in the music space, through the lived experience of artists […]

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Rain Beau’s End – lesbian couple deals with challenges of raising a child with behavioural issues

posted Sunday, March 7, 2021

by: in Film, Lesbian

Rain Beau’s End is an intimate drama set in the late 1990’s depicting how a progressive lesbian couple’s relationship is tested when their adopted son is mislabeled with a genetic predisposition for violence. This film has the ability to unify so many women with overlapping parallel challenges, while showing the adversity and strength that many […]

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19th Century Bedroom Interiors Are Experiencing a Resurgence Thanks to Netflix Series

posted Saturday, March 6, 2021

by: in Entertaining, Hospitality, Streaming Online

From Bridgerton to The Crown, some of the most popular Netflix series have impressed us with their beautiful interiors and juicy storylines. As part of a new study by Essential Living, colour expert Momtaz Begum-Hossain and relationship expert Jen Kaarlo give us a deeper insight into the interior designs of our favourite shows, and whether they […]

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The Balcony presents five queer shorts in under an hour – March 7, 2021

posted Friday, March 5, 2021

by: in Streaming Online

The Balcony is a virtual venue where playwrights can have their plays read, workshopped and performed. Actors and directors can dive into pieces and work their craft. Theater-makers can collaborate and continue creating relationships during the global pause. It was started by NYC-based artists and their colleagues across the world.  They’ve featured work from: Kenya, Italy, US, […]

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