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Introducing Pride Toronto’s 2015 Grand Marshall’s

posted Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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

Pride Toronto has announced Scarborough native David Furnish as the 2015 Grand Marshall, and he will be leading the Pride Parade on Sunday June 28, 2015 along with International Grand Marshall Celina Jaitly from India. Pride Toronto annually selects an International Grand Marshall (IGM) who acts as an ambassador to represent global LGBTTIQQ2SA communities during […]

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Kids in the Hall make a triumphant return to stage

posted Monday, April 27, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Comedy, Featured Events, Theatre

Canada’s top sketch comedy troupe, Kids in the Hall, made their triumphant return to the stage in their hometown of Toronto this past weekend, before they begin of a mini-tour that has them playing Hamilton tonight, before heading stateside for a bunch of shows, and back up through the west coast of Canada. The entire […]

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And the winner is…Miss Crews and Tango, Scarlett Bobo!

posted Sunday, April 26, 2015

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Music, Trans

After my performance as American Horror Story’s Elsa Mars at the Great Hall with Illuminair Entertainment on Sunday April 19, I trucked across town to legendary drag bar Crews and Tangos to witness one of the most turnt out drag pageants Toronto has seen for a while. Organiser Matteo Cassano ( aka Heroine Marks) showed […]

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South Africa is a Drag

posted Sunday, April 26, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Events, Fashion

When I was but a young tater-tot making my way through the gay community of Cape Town, South Africa, we had two clubs (Bronx and 55), and one drag queen no one saw. So this year, after eight years away , I was invited to drag night at the new Crew Bar down in the […]

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Fashion Art Toronto – (Un)Doing Gender in Fashion

posted Thursday, April 23, 2015

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Music, Trans

“We act as if that being of a man or that being of a woman is actually an internal reality or something that is simply true about us, a fact about us, but actually it’s a phenomenon that is being produced all the time and reproduced all the time, so to say gender is performative […]

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Pride Toronto 2015 Official Events

posted Thursday, April 23, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Drag, Events, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Pride Toronto are slowly announcing their line up of entertainment this year via social media, as opposed to the more traditional way of press releases.  As well, it was just announced that Pride Toronto are officially partnering with The 519 to present the popular DJ-driven Starry Night at Green Space fundraising event this year. Here […]

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Merry Mujercitos at Double Double Land

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2015

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Music, Trans

Kensington Market in Toronto is in for a treat tonight! A queer dance party and book launch in one, held at the infamous Double Double Land, will be thriving from 10pm till late, April 22 2015. Author Susana Vargas has recently published a book of photographs and essays on “highly sexualized subjects taking centre stage […]

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Hot Docs – Orion- The Man Who Would Be King

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2015

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Film, Music, Trans

Elvis. I don’t even have to say his last name. That’s how well known the man was and still is. I once heard that Eddie Murphy had a room in his house filled with paraphernalia completely dedicated to The King as so many of us refer to him. Murphy’s personal fascination apparently stemmed from the […]

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Fashion Art Toronto – Made in Canada

posted Friday, April 17, 2015

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Music, Trans

When many people think of traditional fashion shows, “fat” is the last word that comes to mind. But for Toronto’s alternative fashion festival, FAT is where it’s at. Fashion Art Toronto, now in it’s tenth year, brings over 200 Canadian and international designers, performers and artists into the spotlight. With over 50 runway shows, there’s […]

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Final Weekend – Dame Edna’s Possum Party Onstage in Toronto

posted Monday, April 13, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Drag, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

The divine Dame Edna (Everage) has returned to Toronto for her “Glorious Goodbye (Final) Farewell Tour. The ads are up across the city, online, and on television, and the crowds are showing up in droves to catch this one person extravaganza. Decked out in a very sparkly gown, she harkens as to why no one […]

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