posted Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Hey Pigeon! I am so excited today to write to all of you and let you know about Here & Queer! It’s a new show on NewMusicNation that celebrates 2SLGBTQ+ artists from all over Canada and I am the host! Do you remember a while back, I wrote about Ed The Sock, who was starting […]
posted Friday, December 17, 2021
Lola and the Sea tells the story of Lola (Mya Bollaers), who lives in the city with her best friend Samir (Sami Outalbali, SEX EDUCATION) studying for her diploma as a veterinary assistant. Emboldened by her life changing transition and support from her mother, she has the world at her feet with no plans of […]
posted Friday, December 17, 2021
Hello Pigeon! It has been a while since I wrote something about music.. A long time ago, I used to think a DJ would push a button and the music would play, never fully realizing what a true DJ does. They create music and atmosphere, change music, drive the party, and if they are not […]
posted Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Not Knowing tells the story of Umut, a young water polo player, who is a gentle and quiet high school senior, just trying to live his life in a complicated world. When a fellow player spreads a rumor that he is gay, Umut refuses to acknowledge the allegation either way, without apology, or an explanation. His […]
posted Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Circus Boy is a story about a gay man named Thomas who seeks reconciliation with his mother after he and his husband, Michael, adopt a boy he’s training for circus school. Thomas is an avid believer that the circus is accessible to all people, and he takes joy from helping others find their flow by developing […]
posted Friday, December 10, 2021
The pandemic has been disruptive to most everyone and everything in some form of another, however there have been many good things to come from it as well. One that I’m particularly happy with is the greater online accessibility to film festival feature films, documentaries, and shorts that were previously limited to only in person […]
posted Friday, December 10, 2021
Toronto’s Mouth Congress — friends Paul Bellini and Scott Thompson of Kids In The Hall fame — wrote and recorded hundreds of songs between 1984 and 1988 without ever putting out a proper release. Alongside various cohorts and conspirators, the band drew on their experiences as gay men in the ‘80s to craft hilariously crude punk songs that run the […]
posted Monday, November 15, 2021
After the year we’ve had, we could all use a good night of celebrating. Inspired by the bright lights of disco and the legends of the New York City ballroom scene, come celebrate the incredible achievements of Canada’s LGBT+ community, hear stories from some of our fearless LGBT+ leaders, and enjoy an evening of […]
posted Monday, November 8, 2021
The new CBC and HBO Max original series, SORT OF, made its North American premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Sort Of will make queer-story by becoming the first (Canadian) primetime TV series to have a queer / trans-feminine South Asian and Muslim performer cast in the lead role, as well as featuring […]
posted Friday, October 29, 2021
In Cicada, young bisexual Ben comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of colour struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben’s past crawls to the surface. New York City, 2013. Some things are worth waiting seventeen years for, others […]
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