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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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Toronto City Council Passes Pride Toronto Funding Request

posted Thursday, May 10, 2018

by: in Pride, Toronto

Toronto City Council approved Pride Toronto’s 2018 funding request for $260,000. Pride Toronto stated they were pleased that the City of Toronto continues to support their festival, one of the largest in North America. Thanks to the support of the City of Toronto, the 2018 Pride Toronto Festival will be bigger and better than ever. […]

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Pride Toronto announces first round of programming, including new initiatives

posted Thursday, May 3, 2018

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

Pride month will officially begin on June 1, 2018 at 12:30 pm with the flag raising at City Hall. Pride Toronto have also announced their opening night headliner on Friday, June 22nd at Yonge -Dundas Square, with actor, and R&B recording artist, Brandy. Programming will begin at 5 pm and continue until 11 pm, with full bar service in the […]

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“Create A Better Tomorrow, Tonight” – diversifying nightlife – May 3, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, May 1, 2018

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Dance, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

  Absolut, a global pioneer of progress and creativity, is hosting a panel discussion featuring cultural leaders who will explore the emerging trend of progressive nightlife and its role in creating tangible change. This is the latest in a series of initiatives supporting Absolut’s ongoing platform, Create A Better Tomorrow, Tonight. Panelists including New York […]

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Pride Toronto announces Honoured Positions for 2018

posted Thursday, April 19, 2018

by: in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Pride Toronto has announced the organization and individuals who have been selected to receive the prestigious titles of Honoured Group, Honoured Grand Marshal, Honoured Guest, Trans Ambassador and Honoured Youth.​The honourees were selected in recognition of their leadership and achievements in the LGBTQ+ community. They were chosen based on their contribution to fighting discrimination, equality […]

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Pride Toronto’s 2018 theme is “35 Years of AIDS Activism”

posted Tuesday, April 17, 2018

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

Pride Toronto has unveiled its 2018 Pride Month theme, 35 Years of AIDS Activism, to express the spirit of North America’s largest Pride Celebration, and our fight for our lives. The 2018 creative reflects the change our community is undergoing, and how deeply impacted the community has been by loss, both in the past and […]

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Review: “Alone Together” – on now until April 14, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, April 12, 2018

by: in Bar/Club, Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Music, New York City, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Alone Together is a double bill consisting of There she was and Taking Breath which use dance in an examination of human connection. Constructed as a reality that is both chaotic and calming, Alone Together merges two performances that are similar in structure yet different in every other way. Taking A Breath is a comment on communication barriers […]

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REVIEW: “I Cook, He Does The Dishes” (While The Audience Sorts The Laundry)

posted Saturday, March 24, 2018

by: in Bar/Club, Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Music, New York City, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Written and directed by Sky Gilbert, I Cook, He Does The Dishes is as much about the value of relationship as it is a questioning of how we relate to being in, out of, or enmeshed in it. The play is a modern take on the real-life love affair between John Cage and Merce Cunningham who were […]

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Tim Arnold’s “What Love Would Want” / “Que Désire l’Amour” – anthem for acceptance

posted Wednesday, February 14, 2018

by: in Activism, Music, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Last year, original British recording artist Tim Arnold released ‘What Love Would Want’ – a simple, poetic song celebrating love as a unifying force to overcome discrimination and hatred for sexual and cultural diversity. The song was playlisted on BBC 6 Music in the UK and spread across Canada, receiving spins on SiriusXM and CBC. […]

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“Nuit Rose” – Call for Submissions and “Drag in a Bag” Fundraiser

posted Monday, February 12, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Bar/Club, Comedy, Dance, Drag, Events, Fashion, Featured Events, Film, Gallery, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

NUIT ROSE celebrates its fifth year of LGBTQ Art and Performance during Toronto’s Pride Month, on Saturday June 16, 2018. There’s also a special fundraiser event happening on February 17th if you can’t wait until June. To date, Nuit Rose has presented 250+ artists and projects from Canada, the US, Mexico, Jamaica, Italy and Spain. Nuit Rose offers […]

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