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Rendezvous with Madness – Where Art, Film & Minds Meet – Oct 10 to 21, 2018

posted Tuesday, October 9, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Charity, Disability, Events, Featured Events, Film, Music, Outdoors, Photography, Theatre, Toronto

FESTIVAL OPENS ON WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY WITH THE TORONTO PREMIERE OF CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY FEATURE THE SONG AND THE SORROW, ABOUT LEGENDARY CANADIAN SONGWRITER GENE MACLELLAN In July, the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival, the first and largest mental health film festival in the world, announced that it was dropping “film” from its title, and evolving into its next twenty-five […]

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Taste of the Middle East Food Festival – August 4, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Saturday, August 4, 2018

by: in Charity, Dining, Events, Featured Events, Music, Outdoors, Toronto

Toronto’s first-ever Taste of the Middle East Food Festival will transform Yonge and Dundas Square this summer, serving up a delicious sample of the exotic flavours and cultures of the Middle East. Inspired by the theme of 1001 Flavours, the Taste of the Middle East Food Festival on August 4, 2018 will feature a variety […]

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Bricks and Glitter – Grassroots LGBTQ+ Community Arts Festival – July 18 to 29, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Monday, July 9, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Bricks and Glitter is a community arts festival, celebrating Two-Spirit, trans and queer talent, ingenuity, caring, anger, and abundance. Centered around the Junction Triangle and Parkdale, sites of multiple queer, precarious, and creative histories, the festival runs from July 18th-29th, 2018. The festival brings together multiple thriving collectives of young queer artists, musicians, culture producers, […]

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Show Your Pride at The Drake Hotel in Toronto

posted Wednesday, June 20, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Bar/Club, Charity, Comedy, Disability, Drag, Events, Fashion, Film, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

This LGBT-friendly boutique hotel in the heart of West Queen West is part of the expanding Drake experience, which includes other properties committed to the same arts-focused mission. The Drake is very invested in the community in which it is situated, and is actively involved in supporting Second Harvest and The Parkdale Food Bank to name […]

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Pride Toronto – Ch-Ch-Changes

posted Monday, June 18, 2018

by: in Activism, Charity, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

With a festival as large and as politically charged as Pride Toronto, there’s always going to changes happening, which undoubtedly will lead to disenchantment from some community members, and applause from others. Pride means something different to everyone, and for many it’s a very personal and passionate experience. While many see the festival as losing […]

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Men’s Room Toronto bestows first-ever leather title to Taliesin Wolf

posted Tuesday, May 22, 2018

by: in Charity, Events, Fashion, Montreal, Queer, Toronto

Considered a village gem, Men’s Room Toronto has solidified its place as a leading and involved local business in the heart of the Toronto’s LGBT community. Owned and operated by Steve Palmer and Francis Gaudreault, the one-stop neighbourhood shop offers exclusive fashion, fetish wear, and grooming products for every type of queer man, including a large selection of […]

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Toronto’s beloved Green Space Festival previews it’s 10 year anniversary for Pride 2018

posted Friday, May 11, 2018

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Charity, Dance, Drag, Entertaining, Events, New York City, Pride, Queer, Television, Toronto

The Green Space Festival is an extremely popular outdoor celebration which has grown in size and numbers over the course of a decade. Beginning in Barbara Hall Park (adjacent to the 519 Community Center ) in the heart of Toronto’s LGBTQ+ community, the Green Space Festival produces a gathering for queer people and allies in […]

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INSPIRE Awards holds Press Conference at Toronto City Hall

posted Thursday, May 10, 2018

by: in Activism, Charity, Dance, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Trans

The Board of Directors of Inspire Awards officially announced the 2018 nominees and recipients for the 8th annual INSPIRE Awards at a recent press conference at Toronto City Hall. Watch the video of the conference here. INSPIRE Awards was founded eightt years ago and the Awards have become a cornerstone of celebrating and bringing the […]

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Community activist, Susan Gapka, receives honorary “Key to the City”

posted Tuesday, May 1, 2018

by: in Activism, Charity, Queer, Toronto

Mayor John Tory will be presenting the Key to the City to seven distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to the City of Toronto, including LGBT activist Susan Gapka. Gapka is well-known as a tireless and effective campaigner for social justice. The Mayor is presenting her with a Key to the City for her long and proud record of addressing issues related to affordable housing, education, mental health, and community safety in the LGBTQ2S […]

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We Belong: Voices of Youth IDAHOT – May 17, 2018 (Mississauga)

posted Thursday, April 26, 2018

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

Peel HIV/AIDS Network (PHAN) wants you to join their We Belong: Voices of Youth International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT) Breakfast, to be held on May 17, 2018, at the Grand Victorian Convention Centre in Mississauga.  We Belong: Voices of Youth will convene over 200 of the Peel Region’s most influential policy makers […]

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