posted Friday, February 26, 2021
The Operation Soap bathhouse raids, which took place 40 years ago in 1981, generated a string of protests against queer oppression. Later in the year, “Lesbian and Gay Pride Day Toronto”, now Pride Toronto, was legally incorporated and an estimated 1,500 people celebrated Pride Day on Sunday, June 28th, 1981 at Grange Park. Near the […]
posted Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Based in 1980s London England, It’s a Sin follows a group of friends across a decade as they experience the joys and heartbreaks of young adulthood during the height of the AIDS crisis. The limited five episode series is available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video Canada. Set in 1981, Ritchie (Olly Alexander), Roscoe (Omari Douglas) and […]
posted Tuesday, February 16, 2021
When we look at various large media outlets, you must wonder if there is real diversity when it comes to programming? In Canada, under the CRTC rules, Canadian broadcasters must include Canadian Content, however do they truly fulfill the requirement? Not only is Canadian content a requirement of licensing, it is the right thing to […]
posted Friday, February 12, 2021
The 9th annual Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) is on now until February 10 – 21, 2021, returning for an impactful 9th edition which amplifies more Black voices through a record number of 154 films from 25 countries and variousspecial events. #TBFF21 promises to inspire through a strong, diverse, and bold programming, available entirely ONLINE across Canada and around the world, which highlights important topics such as the Women’s Rights, Mental illness, US […]
posted Monday, February 1, 2021
Tynomi Banks, iconic Toronto-based Drag Entertainer and Canada’s Drag Race alum is honouring Black History Month by partnering with Black Lives Matter – Canada to create an exclusive line of merchandise in support of raising awareness for the organization. For the entire month of February, a portion of the proceeds from this collection are being donated to dismantle all […]
posted Tuesday, December 1, 2020
The 9th annual Human Rights Film Festival is an extremely timely and massive Film and Arts Festival for everyone who wants to “give a sh*t about the world”. All of these films are based around current Human Rights crises, including Indigenous Rights, Political activism, Disease and pandemic, Accessibility rights, Transphobia, and much more. It’s a […]
posted Thursday, November 26, 2020
Marry Me However tells the stories of Orthodox-Jewish LGBT men and women who, for religious reasons, decided to marry against their own sexual orientation/identity, to comply with Torah laws and be accepted into their families and religious communities. Choosing to raise a heteronormative family, and obeying the rules of their societies, while denying their own […]
posted Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Trans Scripts centres on the lives of seven transgender women. These true stories, compiled from over 70 interviews from around the world, are honest, funny, moving, insightful and inspiring. But most of all, they are human, shedding light not on our differences, but on what all people share. Presented as part of Trans Awareness Week. Co-presented […]
posted Friday, October 30, 2020
After conducting extensive consultations and planning, the LGBT Purge Fund unveiled plans to build a LGBTQ2+ National Monument in Ottawa, that will memorialize discrimination against LGBTQ2+ people, including the period known as the LGBT Purge. The monument site will be located at the northeast side of Wellington Street near the Portage Bridge, next to the […]
posted Wednesday, October 21, 2020
The Rendezvous with Madness Festival is the first and largest arts and mental health festival in the world. Using art as the entry point to illuminate and investigate the realities and mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction, programming spotlights the human capacity for endurance in the face of great challenges. As community members are feeling […]
