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Buddies Queer Pride – June 8 to 24, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, May 22, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Bar/Club, Comedy, Dance, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Queer Pride is radical love and defiant self-expression. It’s a time when all of the queer communities come together to celebrate everything that we are and all that we can be. It is in this spirit that Queer Pride 2018 thrives – a festival of queer theatre, comedy, art, music, and parties that showcase our community’s […]

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Toronto’s beloved Green Space Festival previews it’s 10 year anniversary for Pride 2018

posted Friday, May 11, 2018

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Charity, Dance, Drag, Entertaining, Events, New York City, Pride, Queer, Television, Toronto

The Green Space Festival is an extremely popular outdoor celebration which has grown in size and numbers over the course of a decade. Beginning in Barbara Hall Park (adjacent to the 519 Community Center ) in the heart of Toronto’s LGBTQ+ community, the Green Space Festival produces a gathering for queer people and allies in […]

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INSPIRE Awards holds Press Conference at Toronto City Hall

posted Thursday, May 10, 2018

by: in Activism, Charity, Dance, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Trans

The Board of Directors of Inspire Awards officially announced the 2018 nominees and recipients for the 8th annual INSPIRE Awards at a recent press conference at Toronto City Hall. Watch the video of the conference here. INSPIRE Awards was founded eightt years ago and the Awards have become a cornerstone of celebrating and bringing the […]

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Inside Out LGBT Film Festival announces full line up of screenings – May 24 to June 3, 2018

posted Wednesday, May 9, 2018

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Toronto, Trans

The 28th annual Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival takes place May 24 to June 3, 2018, and includes both feature and short film programming championing innovative LGBTQ filmmakers from across the globe. Opening the festival is the international premiere of Silas Howard’s A KID LIKE JAKE, and to close is the Canadian premiere HEARTS BEAT […]

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The Art of Bansky exhibition opens in Toronto June 13, 2018

posted Monday, May 7, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Gallery, Photography, Toronto

The Art of Banksky exhibition will be coming to Toronto for a limited four-week run, June 13 to July 11, 2018. Corey Ross, President, Starvox Entertainment, Michel Boersma, Senior Vice President Family Entertainment & Theatre, Live Nation, and Steve Lazarides, Exhibition Curator made this massive announcement at a press conference held in Toronto on May 7, […]

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Community activist, Susan Gapka, receives honorary “Key to the City”

posted Tuesday, May 1, 2018

by: in Activism, Charity, Queer, Toronto

Mayor John Tory will be presenting the Key to the City to seven distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to the City of Toronto, including LGBT activist Susan Gapka. Gapka is well-known as a tireless and effective campaigner for social justice. The Mayor is presenting her with a Key to the City for her long and proud record of addressing issues related to affordable housing, education, mental health, and community safety in the LGBTQ2S […]

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“Create A Better Tomorrow, Tonight” – diversifying nightlife – May 3, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, May 1, 2018

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Dance, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

  Absolut, a global pioneer of progress and creativity, is hosting a panel discussion featuring cultural leaders who will explore the emerging trend of progressive nightlife and its role in creating tangible change. This is the latest in a series of initiatives supporting Absolut’s ongoing platform, Create A Better Tomorrow, Tonight. Panelists including New York […]

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We Belong: Voices of Youth IDAHOT – May 17, 2018 (Mississauga)

posted Thursday, April 26, 2018

by: in Activism, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Toronto

Peel HIV/AIDS Network (PHAN) wants you to join their We Belong: Voices of Youth International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT) Breakfast, to be held on May 17, 2018, at the Grand Victorian Convention Centre in Mississauga.  We Belong: Voices of Youth will convene over 200 of the Peel Region’s most influential policy makers […]

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Gladstone Hotel receives glittering reviews

posted Thursday, April 26, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Drag, Events, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

The Gladstone Hotel is an historic hotel with beautiful artist-designed guest rooms, that allow you to sleep-in-a-work-of-art. The entire venue is focused around their relationship to the arts community, with plenty of queer programming, such as Same-Sex Weddings and Pride at the Gaystone, a Gay Country party. There’s also the annual That’s So Gay Exhibition, and […]

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“Queering Family Photography” Exhibition – Until May 26, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Sunday, April 22, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Events, Featured Events, Gallery, Lesbian, Photography, Queer, Toronto, Trans

The Family Camera Network (FamCam) and the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) present, Queering Family Photography, an original exhibition that explores how family photographs reflect, shape, and expand queer forms of affective connection and kinship. On display until Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Stephen Bulger Gallery 1356 Dundas St W, Toronto, the exhibition is a featured exhibition […]

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