Performance Art Party at AGO kicks off Pride Month June 2, 2016

posted Thursday, June 2, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Art Gallery, Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Photography, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Join Toronto-based artist, filmmaker, writer and photographer Bruce LaBruce tonight as he takes over AGO First Thursdays to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month in Toronto. LaBruce invited four internationally celebrated queer performers, all leaders in their fields, to participate in this special edition of AGO’s First Thursdays. Highlights include: Performance artist Ron Athey, who has been at the forefront of his field […]

The Prancing Elites Project: Gender Mentors

posted Thursday, June 2, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Activism, Art, Celebrity, Pride, Queer, Trans

Hailing from Alabama, The Prancing Elites are stars of the reality television series, The Prancing Elites Project, and despite the show’s glittery veneer there’s a very real and political gender battle being waged. The term reality TV’ typically suggests a cast of caddy characters each trying to outdo the other for witty comebacks and mean spirited attacks, but with this show it’s […]

NXNE Taking Over the Port Lands in Toronto – June 15 to 19, 2016

posted Wednesday, June 1, 2016

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

NXNE 2016 to include a new outdoor festival experience at the Port Lands Celebrating 22 years as Toronto’s essential music and arts festival, NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE), taking place June 15-19, 2016, is adding a major outdoor festival experience at the Port Lands, a new Interactive, Music and Gaming Conference at the Ted Rogers School […]

David Bateman: Performance Poet & Butter Tart Police

posted Wednesday, June 1, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Art, Art Gallery, Books, Celebrity, Drag, Uncategorized

Part of our theBUZZ Pride Toronto 2016 coverage. David Bateman is an internationally recognized performance poet, and last year he co-wrote the music and starred in thirteen public presentations of Brock Hessel’s hit Hamlet In A Hot Tub starring Paul Bellini, Amy J. Lester, plus a host of cameo appearances by notable queer Canadian starlets. Photo taken by Ben […]

The Innovative Sharing Depot has an intriguing inventory

posted Tuesday, May 31, 2016

by: SK Dyment in Charity, Events, Toronto

The Sharing Depot at 1803 Danforth is now open and it is bustling with many visitors, workshops, and a lively Twitter feed. Like house parties, games and sports? There are many very cool things in sporting goods, and with 118 items in the games section, this place looks fun! They have a community-building spirit as […]

Faux Girls at Joy Bistro

posted Tuesday, May 31, 2016

by: SK Dyment in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Bar/Club, Charity, Comedy, Disability, Drag, Events, Fashion, Film, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Joy Bistro, located on the corner of Booth and Queen St. East, is an elegant example of historic architecture at 884 Queen St. East now hosting FAUX GIRLS on selected Sundays. After only three shows which began back in April, “Toronto’s only fine dining and drag experience with celebrity lookalikes, traditional drag and live performances” […]

Keith Cole: Butter Tarts, KFC and Queering Up the AGO

posted Saturday, May 21, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Bar/Club, Events, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Uncategorized

Keith Cole is a queer Canadian performance artist and political activist. An alumnus of York University’s Fine Arts program, Cole has worked in film and video, dance and theatre performance, both as himself and in character as drag queen Pepper Highway. Theatrical works include: the shows Mine, Alma, The Needle Exchange and Dodged Bullets/Missed Opportunities. He […]

NO GIRLS ALLOWED: Bio Queens, Boy Drag & Belonging

posted Tuesday, May 10, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Activism, Art, Celebrity, Drag, Lesbian, New York City, Queer, Theatre

RuPaul is no stranger to controversy, and her latest comments have exploded all over social media. When asked about allowing biological females on RuPaul’s Drag Race she responded with “That show already exists. It’s called #MissUniverse” and while her comment is humorous, it’s also insensitive to those who are seeking acceptance. We are witnessing an […]

Serving Our LGBT Youth: From New York to Toronto

posted Thursday, April 28, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Activism, Charity, Lesbian, New York City, Queer, Toronto, Trans, Uncategorized

Organizations such as Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York has been providing youth services to at-risk LGBT youth since 1979 and they have had extraordinary successes including attracting such notable ambassadors as Andy Bell, Judy Gold, and Carole Pope to name just a few. Targeting services to at-risk LGBT youth is not about providing separate services, […]

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival – May 26 to June 5, 2016

posted Tuesday, April 26, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Fashion, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival, the largest event of its kind in Canada, announced today the Opening and Closing Night Galas for the 26th edition of the Festival, taking place May 26 to June 5, 2016. The Festival will open with the International Premiere of Chris Kelly’s (Saturday Night Live, Broad City) writing-directing debut […]