Sherry Vine: BiPolar and in Therapy

posted Thursday, March 24, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Celebrity, Drag, Events, Fashion, Music, New York City, Queer, Theatre, Uncategorized

For the past 25 years Sherry Vine has dominated the scene as an internationally renowned drag artist. In the 90’s Sherry cofounded Theatre Couture which allowed her and her friends to mount off-the-wall camp productions like their notorious remake of the horror classic Carrie. She has lived in Barcelona and Berlin and she has recently returned to New York City after the wildly successful National Treasures tour featuring Lady Bunny, Bianca Del […]

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IRISH QUEERS: Green With Pride

posted Thursday, March 17, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Activism, Events, Featured Events, New York City, Outdoors, Queer

In this episode of Closet Case we chat with Gabrielle Cryan from Irish Queers NYC who will be joining hundreds of other NYC queers marching in the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the first year ever in an official capacity. Emmaia Gelman, also from Irish Queers NYC wrote – This Thursday, Irish […]

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Beryl Mendelbaum: Straight Advice From An Internet Drag Sensation

posted Friday, March 11, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Queer, Uncategorized

“[Beryl Mendelbaum] is a bitter, seething, mean-spirited Jewish retiree from Boca.” –Lady Bunny Bruce Jope co-founded the Hit Parade Magazine, and infamous clubs such as the former Love Shack in Provincetown, but most recently he’s the mastermind behind the Facebook drag persona Beryl Mandelbaum, his alter ego and an internet drag sensation who delivers straight advice that’s only universal in it’s offensiveness. Originally born in New York […]

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Marti Gould Cummings: The Queen of Drag Suicide

posted Friday, March 4, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Art, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Fashion, Music, Queer

“The love child of Liza Minnelli and Johnny Weir.”–Michael Musto New York based Marti Gould Cummings is a singer and host of some of the cities most notorious drag spectaculars. His career includes off Broadway theatre, national tours, red carpet interviews, a hit single Real Girl and Show Me Your Dick. Marti has been nominated for Glam […]

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Not-To-Be-Missed Upcoming Nights at Leslieville’s “The Duke”

posted Thursday, March 3, 2016

by: SK Dyment in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Bar/Club, Charity, Comedy, Disability, Drag, Events, Fashion, Film, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Last Friday night I dropped by The Duke, a red brick Leslieville landmark built in 1870 and an historic night spot that offers 5 dollar pints, karaoke, sports TV, open pool tables, and claims of a great kitchen backed up by the sight of several generous servings seen sliding past on their way to delivery! […]

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Kensington’s “The Round” Hosts an Eating Disorders Event

posted Wednesday, March 2, 2016

by: SK Dyment in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Bar/Club, Charity, Comedy, Disability, Drag, Events, Fashion, Film, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

  Here’s something worth checking out.  If you go to the gym often and wonder about some of the things you overhear, or if you have friends who engage in negative or conformist body image talk, you are not alone. At The Round in Toronto’s Kensington Market on February 4th, a collection of performers in […]

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Outsiders: American Photography and Film, 1950s – 1980s – March 12 to May 29 at AGO

posted Wednesday, March 2, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Art Gallery, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Film, Gallery, Lesbian, Photography, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Outsiders, a special exhibition of unforgettable images opening at the AGO March 12, 2016, and highlights photographers and filmmakers working in the United States from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s in a time of intense political and cultural turmoil. It’s no accident that artists at the time turned to photography and film — mass […]

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Anarres Natural Health – A Gem in the West End of Toronto

posted Tuesday, March 1, 2016

by: SK Dyment in Art, Books, Queer, Toronto

Great times at a delightful health resource on Dovercourt, Anarres Natural Health This cool little shop is run by Tracey Tief, a holistic health practitioner who also runs a collection of amazing workshops both in the store and around the city. With everything from healing “mojo” oils and workshops emphasizing sexual health for womyn, lgbti, […]

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Elle Emenopé: Turning Drag On Its Ear

posted Thursday, February 25, 2016

by: Raymond Helkio in Art, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Events, Fashion, Photography, Queer, Theatre

“It’s what I’m trying to do with drag; look at it, learn it and then turn it on it’s ear.” -Elle Emenopé, Closet Case Born in Shorewood, Wisconsin Elle Emenopé (boy name: Elliott Reiland) came to New York and to study at NYU Tisch while he co-founded the “Negative 30 Dance Company”. He’s performed at such […]

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Pride Month Toronto – June 1 to July 3, 2016 – Trudeau, Wynne, and Tory

posted Monday, February 22, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

  Pride Toronto unveiled today its 2016 Pride Month theme, announcing to the world that this June, “YOU CAN SIT WITH US.” The campaign for Canada’s first-ever Pride Month, kicking off in 100 days, features Canada’s top political leaders: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and partner Jane Rounthewaite and Toronto Mayor John […]

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