posted Friday, June 17, 2016
The people at Glad Day Bookshop are business savvy community heroes, no doubt about it! Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto is the world’s oldest LGBTQ bookstore since the closure of New York City’s Oscar Wilde Bookshop in early 2009. Glad Day started in 1970 and has occupied its current location on Yonge Street since 1981. […]
posted Wednesday, June 15, 2016
The pink triangle was used during the Holocaust to mark our people, the LGBTQ community, as we were put in concentration camps. Today I was marked with a pink triangle, on the top of my hand. I chose to have it put on me. Taken from Wikipedia – Between 1933 and 1945, an estimated 100,000 […]
posted Sunday, June 12, 2016
“Even though gender issues have been making steady progress it’s imperative we all work towards a more global awareness.” –Kitty Glitter Kitty Glitter is from Sydney, Australia. but has DJ’d at so many Pride, Prism and Fly events that she now considers Toronto her second home. With her upcoming gig A Night At The AQUEERium […]
posted Sunday, June 12, 2016
Three nights of experimental and activist film and video. The first annual Toronto Queer Film Festival will showcase contemporary, innovative queer and trans film and video art. The festival is committed to foregrounding work focused on communities typically underrepresented in mainstream film festivals, including work by and about Indigenous people, people of colour, women, persons […]
posted Friday, June 10, 2016
Part of our theBUZZ Pride Toronto 2016 coverage, part 3 of 3. What Can We Expect From The Blockarama Performance? ADRIAN: It’s going to be epic and never seen before, we are gonna turn it aaaaaaaaaaaalll the way out! JEREL: This is our first time traveling internationally so we are preparing to show up and show out! […]
posted Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Take part, As Bare As You Dare, THIS SATURDAY JUNE 11 in Toronto Gather Noon (or before) at Toronto’s Coronation Park near the foot of Bathurst by the lake at the centre of the park Time: Gather at 12 noon for socializing, body painting (the detailed artists will be there at 10a.m.), bike decorating etc. […]
posted Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Part of our theBUZZ Pride Toronto 2016 coverage (Part 2 of 3) With Pride month already upon us there’s lots to celebrate; our right to get married, have our own children and our basic human rights are more or less protected under the law. The LGBT movement was born out of a rebellion against how we were being treated, […]
posted Thursday, June 2, 2016
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 […]
posted Tuesday, May 31, 2016
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” […]
posted Tuesday, May 10, 2016
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 […]
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