posted Friday, June 22, 2018
Are you a fan of Indigenous music but often don’t know where to start your search for the best artists out there? Behold Revolutions Per Minute, AKA RPM, a global Indigenous music platform, label, and artist collective. This year they present Catalyst, an exciting evening of music showcasing some of today’s most compelling Indigenous voices […]
posted Thursday, June 21, 2018
Stop by Alterna-Queer at Pride Toronto to get a taste of Toronto’s West End queer scene with the city’s most vile vixens: the House of Filth. They’re loud, rude, and like to roll around in gutters and sit on cakes. They are the queens who do things other queens haven’t dreamed up even in their darkest […]
posted Wednesday, June 20, 2018
This LGBT-friendly boutique hotel in the heart of West Queen West is part of the expanding Drake experience, which includes other properties committed to the same arts-focused mission. The Drake is very invested in the community in which it is situated, and is actively involved in supporting Second Harvest and The Parkdale Food Bank to name […]
posted Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Celebrate Pride this summer by watching some films that look at LGBTQ diversity in Japan. Free admission, registration required for each film below Hush! ハッシュ！ June 22, 2018 6:30 PM & July 12, 2018 1:00 PM Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi [2001] 135 min. Naoya and his partner Katsuhiro receive a proposition from Asako, who they met by chance: […]
posted Monday, June 18, 2018
With a festival as large and as politically charged as Pride Toronto, there’s always going to changes happening, which undoubtedly will lead to disenchantment from some community members, and applause from others. Pride means something different to everyone, and for many it’s a very personal and passionate experience. While many see the festival as losing […]
posted Monday, June 18, 2018
Toronto’s very first Pride-style celebrations happened on Toronto Island in 1971, and this weekend Pride Toronto kicked off Pride Week in style with their new ‘Til Sunrise all-day dance party and celebration that took place on the grounds of Artscape Gibraltar Point. Hundreds of partiers caught the ferry over to Hanlan’s point, and then connected […]
posted Friday, June 15, 2018
Pride Weekend is just around the corner, and anyone who lives in Toronto knows exactly what that means: the largest Pride festival in Canada (and one of the largest in the entire world) is underway! Every queer stone is overturned and local entertainers, businesses and residents work together as a driving force to accommodate this […]
posted Friday, June 15, 2018
The House of Filth Family Showcase, is this collective’s longest standing family tradition, and the whole gang (bang) returns this Pride week with a very special guest. That’s right, the delectably deportable kiwi krusader Judy Virago, returns to take her seat at the head of the table. So bring your button eyes children, she’s here to sew […]
posted Friday, June 15, 2018
Omar Beretta is the co-author of the new novel, Shaman Express, a humorous and provocative look that’s partly based on real events, about the dangers of pursuing cheap or intense enlightenment, be it at sex, with drugs, or even in the search for spirituality. Beretta is a former lawyer, yoga instructor, and publishing company owner-turned world […]
posted Thursday, June 14, 2018
I had a chance to chat with Waseem Shaikh, one of the founders and creative director of Rangeela about their upcoming party “Samundar” that is part of Pride Toronto celebrations. Tell us about the concept behind this, what got it started. I understand it to be a not for profit initiative? Rangeela is Canada’s largest […]
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