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New Queer Visions: Right Beside You – five queer shorts about friendship

posted Monday, August 31, 2020

by: in Film, Queer

In times of strife it’s important to have someone by your side. Whether it is a shoulder to cry on or a source of confidence, a best friend or a distant lover, these five tales from Mexico, Brazil, France the UK and the Netherlands prove that the search for companionship is a journey worth taking. […]

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Thom Fitzgerald’s “Stage Mother” – the feel good movie we need

posted Friday, August 28, 2020

by: in Celebrity, Film, Queer

Stage Mother follows the story of Maybelline (Jacki Weaver), a Texas housewife and church choir director estranged from her gay son. When Maybelline learns of her son Ricky’s untimely death due to a drug overdose, she leaves her husband and travels to San Francisco to pay tribute to his life. When she arrives, she gets […]

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Benjamin – English romantic comedy about a nerdy gay film director

posted Friday, August 21, 2020

by: in Film, Queer

  Benjamin is described as a charmingly offbeat gay romantic comedy about a mess-of-a-filmmaker juggling the anxieties and excitement of his upcoming film premiere with the fear and awkwardness of a burgeoning romance. Written and directed by British comedian Simon Amstell who peppers this charming, laugh-out-loud funny tale with hilariously deadpan one-liners and a scene-stealing […]

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Big Freedia set to release a tell-all memoir later this year

posted Wednesday, August 19, 2020

by: in Books, Queer

From the eponymous star of the most popular reality show in Fuse TV’s history, Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva! is a no-holds-barred memoir tells the story of a gay, self-proclaimed mama’s boy who exploded onto the formerly underground Bounce music scene—a hip-hop subgenre—and found acceptance, healing, self-expression, and stardom! “I am so excited about […]

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Exclusive Interview with Trixie Mattel, who has released a new album, and wrote a book with Katya

posted Tuesday, July 28, 2020

by: in Celebrity, Drag, Music, Pride, Queer

Trixie Mattel has turned her success as the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars into pop culture gold, also co-creating and starring in the wildly successful comedy web show UNHhhh, with fellow Drag Race alum Katya Zamolodchikova, that was later adapted into the Viceland program The Trixie & Katya Show. The pair also collaborated […]

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Producers of musical based on the Marc Hall story release new music video to raise funds for PFLAG

posted Tuesday, June 30, 2020

by: in Music, Pride, Queer

On the heels of receiving Calgary Theatre Critics Award nominations for Best Leading Performance(Evan Kinnane) and Best Production of a Musical, the producers and creative team behind the hit musical THE LOUDER WE GET are thrilled to release a new video of the song THIS DANCE IS FOR YOU. The video, shot and produced remotely, is being released in honour of the […]

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A Black DJ’s Life

posted Sunday, June 28, 2020

by: in Music, Queer, Toronto

I started DJ-ing with my uncle Herb King back in 1980 when he relocated from Las Vegas to Tampa, Florida and took a job at WMNF 88.5. He did an R&B / Jazz show. This was how I came to be his assistant, as he was blind and needed someone to pull his records for […]

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Quench Your Thirst With These Five Brews That Celebrate Pride

posted Friday, June 26, 2020

by: in Entertaining, Pride, Queer

It’s Pride, which is the official start to summer partying, so why not celebrate in style while supporting local charities. Here are six breweries who are showing the true colours. Many are limited quantity, so call ahead if stopping by the brewery, or check online for supplies at your local LCBO. Support those who support! […]

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We’re Funny That Way – Virtual Pride Special – June 26, 2020

posted Thursday, June 25, 2020

by: in Comedy, Lesbian, Pride, Queer

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 19th annual WE’RE FUNNY THAT WAY festival with host Maggie Cassella is adapted from a live event into a virtual special. Every live event collects funds for various LGBT charities. There are clips from past events, and the new virtual one-hour show celebrates the LGBTQ2+ community and includes […]

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Hamilton’s Collective Brewing introduces their Pride series of “Life in the Clouds” cans

posted Thursday, June 25, 2020

by: in Business, Hamilton, Pride, Queer

For Pride month Collective Arts Brewing are celebrating the talents and perspectives of LGBTQ+ artists with a limited edition run of Life in the Clouds, a DDH IPA (Double Dry-Hoppe, India Pale Ale). The brewers have brought forward the Simcoe and Mosaic hops and malt balance, to optimize this juicy IPA’s pleasantly fruit forward (think […]

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