Pride Toronto announces Parade Grand Marshal, Honoured Group and Youth Ambassador

posted Tuesday, June 13, 2017

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

Pride Toronto has announced its Honoured Positions for 2017, with the selections reflecting the importance of indigenous and two-spirit voices within the LGBTQ+ community, and honouring the tireless work done by groups based on their contribution to fighting discrimination and equality; violence, torture and abuse.  As well as,  criminalization of LGBTQ+ people, identities, and activities […]

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Toronto Queer Film Festival – June 14 to 16, 2017

posted Monday, June 12, 2017

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

The Toronto Queer Film Festival showcases contemporary, innovative, queer and trans film and video art. We are especially interested in supporting formally experimental films and/or social justice themed projects that center the experiences of Indigenous people, people of color, people with disabilities, transgender people, sex workers, porn makers, and other communities often marginalized in contemporary […]

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Pride Toronto’s Human Rights Panel, Queer ICON Speaker Series, and Remembering Orlando

posted Friday, June 9, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto

Pride Toronto’s successful Human Rights Panels continue this year during Pride Month, voicing and discussing issues that face LGBTQ+ communities around the globe. Also returning for the second year in a row is the Queer ICON Speaker Series, with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tony Kushner as the keynote speaker. Mr. Kushner is a prolific writer, addressing […]

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Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer – Panel Discussion June 12, 2017 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, June 7, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Books, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Pride, Queer, Toronto

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. Toronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. Any Other Way is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how these individuals […]

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Counterpoint Community Orchestra premieres “Elegy for Orlando” – June 10, 2017 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, June 7, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Music, Queer, Toronto

LGBTQ orchestra premieres Elegy for Orlando and the Toronto premiere of Mennonite Piano Concerto on Saturday, June 10th at Saint Luke’s United Church Counterpoint Community Orchestra is pleased to announce its third concert of the 2016/17 Season, Love & Light: Celebrating Canada 150 with Pride. This concert will showcase the dynamism that has sustained the […]

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REVIEW – Toronto INSPIRE Awards

posted Monday, June 5, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Celebrity, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Montreal, Music, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

INSPIRE Awards was pure community magic on Friday June 2nd. Attended by hundreds of members of our LGBTQ community, friends, families, allies, and the media, the theme for this year’s celebration was #WeAreFamily. After enjoying a fantastic reception with some wonderful garden entertainment, guests made their way to the Great Hall for a seated awards […]

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Queer Pride at Buddies – June 7 to 27, 2017

posted Monday, June 5, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Gallery, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents Queer Pride 2017, a festival of queer theatre, comedy, cabaret, art, music, and parties that showcases our community’s unstoppable spirit. For three weeks, Buddies hosts a stellar line-up of Toronto’s most exciting queer entertainers. FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS New theatrical works from local Queer artists Dainty Smith, Nick Green, Johnnie Walker, […]

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Dragonette Supports LGBT Rights on Latest Album

posted Tuesday, May 16, 2017

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

Together since 2005, the JUNO award winning band (won Dance Recording of the Year for “Hello”) has been at the forefront of Canadian dance music.  Collaborating with some of the most influential acts around, like Basement Jaxx, DJ Martin Solveig, Kaskade and more – they have carved out a special niche within the Canadian landscape.  […]

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“Venus Flytrap” – stories from a punk feminist punk band

posted Friday, May 12, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Celebrity, Film, Lesbian, Music, New York City, Queer

Venus Flytrap is a new musical comedy web-series following a band of young women intent on grabbing rock and roll by the balls in the land of Trumpistan. Together, it’s something WE can do to fight the powers that be, and laugh our asses off while we squeeze! Follow along as the punk feminist band Venus Flytrap (VFT) and their […]

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“It’s All Tru” – a new play about AIDS, by Buddies founder, Sky Gilbert

posted Friday, April 7, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

Kurt and Travis are a perfect gay couple – a young prince charming and a charming silver fox – whose marriage is threatened by the appearance of a sexy street boy named Gideon. Did Gideon have condomless sex with Travis? Did Gideon have permission? Did Travis take his PrEP? The once a day PrEP pill (Truvada) has […]

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