New “Heritage Minute” Tells the Story of Transgender Soul Singer Jackie Shane

posted Sunday, November 13, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Celebrity, Queer

To honour Transgender Awareness Week (Nov 13-19), and the Trans Day of Remembrance (Nov 20), Historica Canada has released a new Heritage Minute celebrating iconic soul singer Jackie Shane, a pioneering transgender performer and a prominent figure in Toronto’s R&B scene. Born in 1940, Jackie Shane grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, singing in church choirs and gospel groups. At 13, she […]

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International AIDS Conference, AIDS2022 – global lessons, local action – July 29 to August 2, 2022 (Montreal)

posted Monday, July 25, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Montreal, Queer

AIDS2022, the world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS, will convene leading scientists, policy makers and grassroots activists in Montreal from July 29 to August 2, 2022. It is taking place in Canada for the first time in almost 20 years. In 1989, the International AIDS Conference was in Montreal and it is remembered as the moment […]

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The Toronto AIDS Candlelight Vigil returns June 21, 2022

posted Sunday, June 19, 2022

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

After two long years, the Toronto AIDS Candlelight Vigil is proudly returning in-person to Barbara Hall Park (519 Church Street, Toronto) on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. EST.  Finally, hundreds of 2SLGBTQIA+ community members and allies will be able to gather together to honour the lives of those who have passed from AIDS or AIDS-related illnesses or have given […]

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General Idea exhibition at Ottawa’s National Gallery of Canada on until November 20. 2022

posted Friday, June 3, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Ottawa, Queer

The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) presents the most comprehensive retrospective exhibition of General Idea to date, on now until November 20, 2022. Challenging both the art world and the world at large, General Idea (1969–1994) remains one of the most influential artists to have emerged from Canada. Together, Felix Partz (1945–1994), Jorge Zontal (1944–1994) and […]

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Toronto’s Geary Street Art Crawl features art, performance, music, and more (Oct 1/2, 2021)

posted Thursday, September 30, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Music, Toronto

Geary Art Crawl is a two day, rain or shine celebration of art and culture on Geary Avenue in Toronto from Ossington to west of Dufferin with music, dance, visual art installations, pop-ups, food and more! Watch the neighbourhood come alive with music, visual art installations, pop-ups, food and more in a creative emergence from […]

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International LGBTQI+ Rights Festival – virtual arts festival in solidarity for global LGBTQI+ rights – September 24-26, 2021

posted Thursday, September 23, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Streaming Online

ILRF aims to collectively elevate the voice of the oppressed in a celebration of diversity through music, art, and positivity. Featuring over 200 artists from all 5 continents, presenting works of music, drag, and video art – with the goal of raising important funds to benefit queer outreach and support organizations in countries that target […]

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Queer Artists You Need to Hear: PRIDE 2021 Part Three

posted Thursday, July 29, 2021

by: Kenney Fitzpatrick in Activism, Celebrity, Music, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans, Uncategorized

June is designated the official international Pride Month. but it’s also the month that so many queer music artists release music because naturally. It’s one of the few times per year that they may get major notice for their work. While mainstream artists flood the airwaves, LGBTQ music artists are often overlooked, ignored or relegated […]

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PRIDE – new FX series documents LGBTQ life through the decades

posted Thursday, May 20, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Streaming Online, Television

PRIDE, a six-part FX Network documentary series chronicling the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights in America from the 1950s through the 2000s. Seven renowned LGBTQ+ directors explore heroic and heartbreaking stories that define us as a nation. The limited series spans the FBI surveillance of homosexuals during the 1950s Lavender Scare to the “Culture Wars” […]

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Interview with Board of Directors for the 10th Anniversary INSPIRE Awards – May 14, 2021

posted Wednesday, May 12, 2021

by: Geri Atrick in Activism, Celebrity, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Online Events, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto, Trans

Pigeon! It is finally coming! The Inspire Awards are making their way to social media live stream, and it’s free to watch. What could be better then free? Streaming live through Rogers Community TV and via Facebook on May 14, 2021 at 7pm. You can see some inspirational folks from the GTA who support our […]

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Goddess Day Arts Festival 2021 – now in three separate acts – March, June, and December

posted Thursday, March 18, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

The Goddess Day Arts Festival is a not-for-profit women-run festival celebrating International Women’s Day, featuring women artists from different genres. Read below on how the event was brainstormed into fruition in 2019, and how the current team is continuing to make things happen despite the current challenges of today. This year the festival will be presented […]

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