A Night Like This – two estranged strangers meet and spend the night roaming and divulging their stories about the complications of life, love, and loneliness

posted Monday, September 8, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

A Night Like This is a great story about complicated lives, love, and loneliness. It’s reflective of much of today’s society who have succumbed to living their social life virtually on social media, rather than through in-person interactions.  Two seemingly mismatched men, one gay/one straight, form an unexpected connection over the course of one cold […]

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Watch These Queer Flicks as part of TIFF’s 50th Anniversary Programming – Sept 4 to 15, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, September 3, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Film, Queer, Toronto

TIFF is back, and celebrating its 50th anniversary! The Toronto Internation Film Festival has always been at the forefront of avantgarde programming, challenging the norm with provocative and disruptive film screenings, and that bold initiative continues through to today, which is why its one of the top international film festivals in the world. We’ve compiled […]

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Errant Records launches as a trans-owned, queer run Canadian music label and management company – Launch party Sept 9, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, September 2, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Montreal, Music, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Entertainment attorney and business strategist, Dani Oliva, known for his work with GRAMMY winners, Billboard #1 songwriters, and leading music companies, has officially launched Errant Records, a trans-owned, LGBTQ+ run Canadian music label and management company dedicated to cultivating groundbreaking talent and delivering truly artist-first representation. Rooted in Canada, but with a powerful global reach, […]

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“Salt Water” and “Baby” – two queer international films about intergenerational relationships

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

Salt Water is a quietly devastating meditation on identity, abuse, and unresolved emotion. It follows Jacobo (Luis Mario Jiménez), a young man confronting a shadowy past as he reconnects with José Luis (Óskar Salazar Ruiz), a Catholic priest facing abuse allegations and preparing to leave the clergy. As past wounds resurface, Jacobo must navigate the blurred lines between […]

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Rent Free – two best friends, one bi/one gay, must navigate the complexies of city living with low paying jobs and escalating rents

posted Friday, June 27, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

Rent Free follows best friends Ben and Jordan, who, after hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers. Best friends since childhood, Ben and Jordan are two young men living in a rapidly changing Austin, where […]

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I Don’t Understand You – comedy and mayhem erupt as a gay couple vacation in Italy before their baby adoption finalizes

posted Friday, June 6, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online, Theatre

I Don’t Understand You follows Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells) as they set out on the perfect Italian getaway, before returning home to become fathers to their newly adopted baby. However, after getting lost on the way to dinner, they end up stranded in a storm, offend the locals, and—whoops—accidentally kill a beloved […]

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The Q Musicale queer music festival takes over The Distillery Historic District – June 10 to 14, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, June 4, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Queer, Toronto

After a wildly successful debut in 2024 that drew thousands, and packed Toronto’s Gay Village, The Q Musicale returns — bigger, bolder, and prouder than ever. In partnership with the iconic The Distillery Historic District, and recognized as a Major Cultural Event of Pride Toronto, The Q Musicale is expanding into a landmark five-day festival, […]

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COLAGE celebrates LGBTQ+ Families Day with an open-house event at Toronto’s Central YMCA on June 1, 2025

posted Friday, May 30, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Family, Queer, Toronto

COLAGE unites people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in their collective communities. Whether you grew up with an LGBTQ+ parent or caregiver, identify as LGBTQ+ and are raising children, or […]

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INSPIRE Awards honours LGBTQ+ leader’s achievements, advocacy, and activism – May 31, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, May 29, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Toronto

The 13th Annual INSPIRE Awards returns with an unforgettable evening honouring 32 exceptional individuals, businesses, and organizations making a difference in the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. This year’s celebration will take place at the stunning St. James Cathedral (106 King Street E) on May 31, 2025 highlighting a powerful lineup of changemakers from across the […]

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A Strange Loop – a convoluted Black queer tale about youth insecurity and uncertainty – on stage until June 1, 2025

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

A Strange Loop masterfully tackles themes of race, sexuality, familial expectations, and personal authenticity with unmatched wit and honesty. With its bold storytelling and unforgettable music, this production is a must-see event for anyone who has ever wrestled with who they are and who they want to be. Created by Michael R. Jackson, A Strange […]

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