posted Friday, June 16, 2017
With B-C16 having passed into full legislation on June 15th, 2017, adding gender identity or expression to the Canadian Human Rights Act, this year’s Trans Pride events in Toronto will make for more reason for everyone to celebrate. This year’s Grand Marshal is Maybella, who is Pottawtomi Ojbway and identifies as two-spirit. Maybella serves the community in many capacities, including […]
posted Friday, May 19, 2017
Sandy Duperval is a Montreal native now living in Toronto. She’s been through a lot and it shows in who she is a singer and a person. With training from Whitney Houston’s mom, Sandy originally signed with DJ Records (which later went bankrupt), she’s performed at Rhythm Nation and then in 2004, was a Star […]
posted Friday, May 12, 2017
Venus Flytrap is a new musical comedy web-series following a band of young women intent on grabbing rock and roll by the balls in the land of Trumpistan. Together, it’s something WE can do to fight the powers that be, and laugh our asses off while we squeeze! Follow along as the punk feminist band Venus Flytrap (VFT) and their […]
posted Wednesday, April 26, 2017
“My hope is that through greater awareness about our philanthropic sector and by strengthening our community’s non-profits we can create a more connected and healthier community for all.” –Phillip Wong Philip has worked in the LGBTQ sector for more than 15 years and as much as he’s seen things improve, he notes that there is […]
posted Monday, April 24, 2017
The Olga Korper Gallery is pleased to present Fluid Beauty, an exhibition of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe. The exhibition will open on Saturday April 29th and will remain on view until Saturday May 27th. The opening will take place from 2-5pm on Saturday April 29th at 17 Morrow Avenue Toronto, Canada M6R 2H9 Robert Mapplethorpe’s […]
posted Friday, April 7, 2017
Toronto performer, writer and filmmaker Steen Starr has finished “Older Than What?”, a charming and thought-provoking short film in which Twelve seniors respond to ten questions about aging. The first official public screening will be at QFest in St. Louis, March 29 – April 2, as part of the Queer Voices Shorts Program, and there’s hope […]
posted Friday, March 24, 2017
Wyvern is a kids book by author Kyle McGiverin, featuring illustrations by trans artist Toby Medeiros. The story is as much about a kids journey through the world of Aldia as it is about visibility. I interviewed Kyle about the book and his personal experiences with the trans community. Raymond: How much of your own childhood is […]
posted Monday, March 13, 2017
A broke writer and his rent-boy lover move in with a scrappy old widow and discover that inter-generational living is anything but easy. Based on the article in GUTS Magazine, We Three Queens show creator’s Michael Young and Tom Cable Rees were inspired to turn their story into a web series and share the eccentricities of such […]
posted Friday, February 3, 2017
Do you remember the drag trio The Fabulous Freaks? Imperial Court of Toronto honourees Amanda, Sylvia and Felicia (aka Glen, Ben, and Mark) could turn any room into an instant party that was as classy as they could be trashy, making a name for themselves for fifteen years until 2010 when Felicia passed away at […]
posted Thursday, January 19, 2017
It was reported on January 12th that Superstar DJ Keoki has been arrested for drug possession stemming from an incident where NBC producer Thomas Felty was found dead a few weeks back in a New York City apartment. Keoki is still reportedly in jail, and while friend Patrick Walsh was also charged with the same […]
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