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George Takei talks about “House of Cats”, his new app tackling Trump

posted Thursday, July 19, 2018

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Gaming, Queer

Actor, activist and social media icon George Takei has launched House of Cats, a new political app sure to rile up the White House. The app combines what the internet loves best: cats and politics.  This New Augmented Reality App Gives People a New Way to Play a Part in World’s Politics Using cool new […]

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Brave: Festival of Risk and Failure – July 12 to 29, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, July 11, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Celebrity, Events, Family, Featured Events, Film, Music, Outdoors, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

The Harbourfront Centre is launching a new festival that will push the boundaries of what it means to be brave. Presenting some of the world’s most courageous and outlandish artists, thinkers, writers and musicians, the inaugural BRAVE: The Festival of Risk and Failure asks the question: If all we have to fear is fear itself, […]

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Bricks and Glitter – Grassroots LGBTQ+ Community Arts Festival – July 18 to 29, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Monday, July 9, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Bricks and Glitter is a community arts festival, celebrating Two-Spirit, trans and queer talent, ingenuity, caring, anger, and abundance. Centered around the Junction Triangle and Parkdale, sites of multiple queer, precarious, and creative histories, the festival runs from July 18th-29th, 2018. The festival brings together multiple thriving collectives of young queer artists, musicians, culture producers, […]

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Chhoti Maa performs at Pride Toronto’s Catalyst Event – June 22, 2018

posted Friday, June 22, 2018

by: in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Are you a fan of Indigenous music but often don’t know where to start your search for the best artists out there? Behold Revolutions Per Minute, AKA RPM, a global Indigenous music platform, label, and artist collective. This year they present Catalyst, an exciting evening of music showcasing some of today’s most compelling Indigenous voices […]

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Q&A with Alterna-Queer performers at Pride Toronto – June 22, 2018

posted Thursday, June 21, 2018

by: in Activism, Dance, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Montreal, Music, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Stop by Alterna-Queer at Pride Toronto to get a taste of Toronto’s West End queer scene with the city’s most vile vixens: the House of Filth. They’re loud, rude, and like to roll around in gutters and sit on cakes. They are the queens who do things other queens haven’t dreamed up even in their darkest […]

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Show Your Pride at The Drake Hotel in Toronto

posted Wednesday, June 20, 2018

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

This LGBT-friendly boutique hotel in the heart of West Queen West is part of the expanding Drake experience, which includes other properties committed to the same arts-focused mission. The Drake is very invested in the community in which it is situated, and is actively involved in supporting Second Harvest and The Parkdale Food Bank to name […]

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Pride Toronto – Ch-Ch-Changes

posted Monday, June 18, 2018

by: in Activism, Charity, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

With a festival as large and as politically charged as Pride Toronto, there’s always going to changes happening, which undoubtedly will lead to disenchantment from some community members, and applause from others. Pride means something different to everyone, and for many it’s a very personal and passionate experience. While many see the festival as losing […]

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Omar Beretta opens up the BDSM Closet

posted Friday, June 15, 2018

by: in Activism, Fashion, Queer

Omar Beretta is the co-author of the new novel, Shaman Express, a humorous and provocative look that’s partly based on real events, about the dangers of pursuing cheap or intense enlightenment, be it at sex, with drugs, or even in the search for spirituality. Beretta is a former lawyer, yoga instructor, and publishing company owner-turned world […]

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“Samundar” the HOT Bollywood Party at Pride Toronto

posted Thursday, June 14, 2018

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Dance, Entertaining, Events, Pride, Queer, Toronto

I had a chance to chat with Waseem Shaikh, one of the founders and creative director of Rangeela about their upcoming party “Samundar” that is part of Pride Toronto celebrations. Tell us about the concept behind this, what got it started. I understand it to be a not for profit initiative? Rangeela is Canada’s largest […]

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Nuit Rose Festival and Art Crawl – June 16, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, June 13, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Drag, Events, Family, Featured Events, Gallery, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

NUIT ROSE is back for its fifth annual festival of queer art and performance. Taking the theme of Unbound, the festival features art that crosses borders, both real and imagined.  Join us on June 16th from 7PM till late for our annual ART CRAWL with programming across Toronto neighbourhoods West Queen West and the Church-Wellesley […]

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