posted Wednesday, June 15, 2016
The pink triangle was used during the Holocaust to mark our people, the LGBTQ community, as we were put in concentration camps. Today I was marked with a pink triangle, on the top of my hand. I chose to have it put on me. Taken from Wikipedia – Between 1933 and 1945, an estimated 100,000 […]
posted Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Drag ON! takes over Dundas Square on July 2nd starting at 2pm, as Pride Toronto serves up a ferocious sequel to last year’s over-the-top and overwhelmingly successful event. Be a part of drag history as DRAG ON! snatches the official Guinness Book of World Records title for Largest Drag Stage Performance. Featuring the fiercest looks […]
posted Sunday, June 12, 2016
A weekend of queer-themed events in Toronto’s West Queen West area of Parkdale. Three different nights, three different experiences. Friday June 24th – ElectricLadyLand – Field Trip Go West Launch Party for ladies and friends, featuring shake-your-groove thang tunes by DJ Lesbian Menace (ElectricLadyLand) Cardinal Rule – 10pm – 5 Roncesvalles Ave – PWYC Show […]
posted Sunday, June 12, 2016
Three nights of experimental and activist film and video. The first annual Toronto Queer Film Festival will showcase contemporary, innovative queer and trans film and video art. The festival is committed to foregrounding work focused on communities typically underrepresented in mainstream film festivals, including work by and about Indigenous people, people of colour, women, persons […]
posted Friday, June 10, 2016
Part of our theBUZZ Pride Toronto 2016 coverage, part 3 of 3. What Can We Expect From The Blockarama Performance? ADRIAN: It’s going to be epic and never seen before, we are gonna turn it aaaaaaaaaaaalll the way out! JEREL: This is our first time traveling internationally so we are preparing to show up and show out! […]
posted Thursday, June 9, 2016
This wonderful Lebanese band will be playing Pride Toronto 2016 as part of a landmark celebration of Middle Eastern culture, where traditional meets modern at Yalla Barra (Arabic for come out/get out). Mashrou’ Leila is an outfit of impeccable artistry, earning international praise for their unparalleled sound, unflinching sociopolitical convictions, and searing live performances. theBUZZ […]
posted Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Take part, As Bare As You Dare, THIS SATURDAY JUNE 11 in Toronto Gather Noon (or before) at Toronto’s Coronation Park near the foot of Bathurst by the lake at the centre of the park Time: Gather at 12 noon for socializing, body painting (the detailed artists will be there at 10a.m.), bike decorating etc. […]
posted Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Bestival is back, but we won’t be taking boats to the Toronto Islands this year. Although a great concept, and well attended last year for the inaugural event here in Toronto, the organizers have chosen Woodbine Park on the mainland as the site for this year’s festivities on June 11 and 12, 2016 The wonderful […]
posted Wednesday, June 8, 2016
This year’s Inside Out LGBT Film Festival was full of memorable moments – from Stonewall veteran and black trans activist, Miss Major to Christopher and Gia, the young and inspiring subjects of our Closing Gala, Kiki to the Toronto cast and crew of the Women’s Gala, Almost Adults, the over-the-top presence of Hurricane Bianca’s Bianca […]
posted Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Part of our theBUZZ Pride Toronto 2016 coverage (Part 2 of 3) With Pride month already upon us there’s lots to celebrate; our right to get married, have our own children and our basic human rights are more or less protected under the law. The LGBT movement was born out of a rebellion against how we were being treated, […]
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