Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival features sketch and musical comedy, drag, storytelling, and clowns – March 4 to 15, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Monday, March 2, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Cabaret, Comedy, Drag, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival  is Toronto’s longest-running comedy festival, now celebrating its 21st anniversary with over 70 high-energy showcases by more than 75 comedy troupes, spanning sketch comedy, drag, storytelling, musical comedy, and clown. Mark your calendar to attend Toronto’s Live Comedy Party as it returns, March 4-15, 2026 at The Theatre Centre and Comedy Bar Bloor. […]

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“All Things Go” female and queer-led music festival features Kesha, The Beaches, Lorde, Wet Leg, and more – June 6 and 7, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Festivals, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Toronto

All Things Go music festival returns to Toronto on June 6 and 7, 2026 at the RBC Amphitheatre. Following its inaugural Canadian edition last October, the female and queer-led festival is set to return to start of the summer festival season this time, and Pride Month! All Things Go was found in 2011 as an […]

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Double gold medalist figure skater Stef Vachon’s podcast “Together Moving Forward” is creating a safe space for connection, resilience, and self-love

posted Friday, January 30, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Queer, Social Media, Sports

Stef Vachon’s story is one of resilience, artistry, and the power of community. A double gold medalist in figure skating at both the Gay Games and the World Outgames, Stef has lived a life full of inspiring highs and deeply challenging lows. His journey through sport, self-discovery, and healing has shaped him into the advocate, […]

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HER Dating App Launches Provocative New Campaign – The Sapphic Restart

posted Friday, January 23, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Dating and Relationships, Lesbian, Queer, Social Media

HER is the world’s largest sapphic dating app for queer women and non-binary people. They recently launched “The Sapphic Restart,” a culture-first campaign pushing back on the pressure of “New Year, New Me” dating. New data from the platform shows 68% of queer women are recalibrating their dating lives for 2026, prioritizing healing, emotional safety, and alignment […]

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Heated Rivalry music soundtrack being released to listen to while awaiting Season Two

posted Friday, January 9, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Queer, Television

Heated Rivalry is so hot that ice rinks around the world are melting faster than chocolates in the sun. By now, it’s safe to say that anyone with access to the internet has either watched, or at least heard of the unforeseen gay global sensation that caught the entire world by surprise. It has far […]

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Queer Creators Are Making Space on TikTok – Catch Up With Exclusive Interviews (Part 2)

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Social Media

In Part Two of our exclusive interview series, we continue taking a look at how TikTok has become more than a platform for dance trends and lip syncs, and has developed into a space for queer visionary voices to express their storytelling, knowledge, and visibility. We look at this aspect via the leading lens of […]

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Queer Creators Are Making Space on TikTok – Catch Up With Exclusive Interviews (Part 1)

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Social Media

TikTok has become more than a platform for dance trends and lip syncs. It’s a space for storytelling, education, and connection, and for 2SLGBTQIA+ creators across Canada, it’s a digital stage where visibility, humour, and activism meet creativity. Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world’s most popular social platforms, using recommendation algorithms to […]

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Male Gaze: Heavenly Creatures – four gay short films that explore faith and passion

posted Friday, November 21, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

Heavenly Creatures is a quartet of international gay short films, the latest in its popular The Male Gaze collection.  These films explore faith and passion. Forgive them, father, for these boys have sinned. Witness how the power of God works in mysterious ways, from sexual tension high up in the Spanish mountains to the castles of medieval […]

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Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps – documentary about transitioning that was two-decades in the making gets a gallery film screening with post discussion – Nov 13, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Sunday, November 9, 2025

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

The Women’s Art Association of Canada presents An Evening with Scott Turner Schofield, an Emmy-nominated actor, creator, and producer whose intimate, funny, and deeply human 60-minute film Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps screens in Toronto on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 7:00pm. This exclusive, one-night-only event offers a rare chance to experience the film […]

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Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon – the untold story of Toronto’s trailblazing drag queen

posted Sunday, October 5, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Drag, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto

Long before drag became a staple of pop culture, Michelle Ross made her indelible mark as a powerhouse, dominating and defining the Black queer drag scene in Toronto and beyond. To her community, she was a dazzling trailblazer; to her family, she was Earl Barrington Shaw, or simply “Barry.” It wasn’t until Michelle’s sudden death […]

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