“White Night” – a film about navigating through Toronto’s Nuit Blanche – Opens Sept 29, 2017

posted Wednesday, September 13, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Events, Featured Events, Film, Toronto

WHITE NIGHT is set in Toronto, and highlights five stories about various people over the course of one night at Nuit Blanche. It stars, Canadian actor, Adam Booth, as well as Jonathan Keltz, Sara Mitich, and Natalie Brown. Nuit Blanche Toronto happens this year on Sept 30, 2017 across the entire city. It’s a free annual city-wide celebration of contemporary art, produced by the […]

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch on stage at Hart House Theatre opens Sept 22nd

posted Monday, September 11, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Featured Events, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Opening September 22, Hart House Theatre presents the cult-favourite, glam-rock extravaganza, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed by Hart House Theatre alumnae, Rebecca Ballarin, and starring a stellar cast, Hedwig and the Angry Inch promises to open the 2017/2018 Hart House Theatre Season on a high note. Winner of several awards and international acclaim, this musical transforms the theatre into a […]

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AIDS Walk Toronto – Sept 10, 2017

posted Wednesday, September 6, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Sports, Toronto

The annual AIDS Walk Toronto happens on Sunday, September 10th, 2017, and organizers are looking forward to another spectacular turnout. Help end stigma, and join thousands of Canadians across the country in giving your support to those living with HIV and AIDS. The Scotiabank AIDS Walk Toronto takes place at Barbara Hall Park, where festivities begin […]

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“On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi” – World Film Premiere at TIFF

posted Tuesday, September 5, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Film, Queer, Toronto

The World Premiere of ON MY WAY OUT: THE SECRET LIFE OF NANI AND POPI at TIFF 2017 is a Special Event screening happening on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 3 PM at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Roman (Popi) and Ruth (Nani) Blank, Holocaust survivors, aged 95 years old, are the personification of an enduring and loving relationship.   […]

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Original Rocky Horror cast members to appear at Toronto’s Fan Expo – Aug 31 to Sept 3, 2017

posted Tuesday, August 29, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Queer, Toronto

In their first-ever Canadian convention appearance together, the original cast members of iconic cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show will gather at this year’s FAN EXPO CANADA, the country’s largest pop culture convention.  Fans can meet “Dr. Frank-N-Furter” (Tim Curry), “Eddie” (Meat Loaf), “Brad” (Barry Bostwick),“Magenta” (Patricia Quinn) and “Columbia” (Nell Campbell) at the […]

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Club 120’s Third Anniversary Party (Toronto)

posted Monday, August 14, 2017

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

The multi-plex building located at Church and Richmond is home to both Club 120 and 120 Diner. The main level 120 Dinner is going to be three years old, while the elder sibling Club 120 has been going strong for a decade now, including its incarnation as Goodhandys. All musicians, singers and customers who have supported […]

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The Switch – the world’s first transgender sitcom debuts August 15, 2017

posted Saturday, August 12, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Celebrity, Comedy, Television, Trans

The Switch is the world’s first transgender sitcom in the history of television. No – really! Not only that, but it features transgender actors in transgender roles. And not only that, but it’s damn funny. What do you get when you mix contract killing, teenage blues, LGBT rainbows, weirdness, and a murder mystery? Welcome to East […]

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Baby Steps – A Taiwanese-American Gay Dramedy

posted Wednesday, August 9, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Comedy, Family, Featured Events, Film

Danny, a Taiwanese-American man, longs to have a baby with his American boyfriend Tate, but their attempts at international surrogacy are complicated by Danny’s meddling mom, who wants to control every aspect of the process — all the way from Taipei. From the Oscar-winning producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwanese-American LGBT film BABY STEPS will release on DVD, […]

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Join Toronto’s Famous Canadian Beer Run on September 17, 2017

posted Monday, July 31, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Featured Events, Outdoors, Toronto

More than 3,000 runners, walkers and beer lovers are expected to lace up for the second annual Famous Canadian Beer Run on Sunday, September 17, 2017. The event features a scenic 5-kilometre run through Ontario Place, followed by a Craft Beer and Food Festival for participants at the finish line. This beer-themed event offers participants […]

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“Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer”

posted Friday, July 21, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Books, Celebrity, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer is a new book from Coach House Books that draws on range of voices from Toronto’s queer community. Named after a song by Jackie Shane, the Nashville born, pioneering trans R&B singer who made good in Toronto, Any Other Way is an eclectic illustrated history of a city that so […]

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