Fellow Travelers series chronicles the lives of two closeted gay political officials over a period of four decades

posted Sunday, October 22, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Books, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto

Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Handsome and charismatic Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) avoids emotional entanglements, until he meets Tim Laughlin (Johnathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a […]

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Greg’s Cookies – Sky Gilbert’s new play on stage Oct 17 to 25, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Monday, October 16, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Greg’s Cookie’s is a one-act satire; a queer cultural comedy that deals with the changes happening on Toronto’s Church Street.  Like all Toronto neighbourhoods, the once very gay Church Street is now under ‘condo attack.’ What was once a proud venue of gay bars, baths, and restaurants, mixed with family owned businesses of all kinds, […]

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What’s Queer at TIFF This Year?

posted Sunday, September 10, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Film, Queer, Toronto

Last year was a stellar year for queer representation at TIFF, and this year the content keeps on coming. What’s different about recent LGBTQ+ character portrayals is that they are becoming more diverse and complex in nature, providing a truer context of what it means to be queer in these current times globally. Below are […]

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AGO fall programming includes Halloween events, film screenings, Art Bash fundraiser, and a Keith Haring-inspired art party

posted Wednesday, September 6, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Art Gallery, Music, Queer, Toronto

AGO Friday Nights return this fall with a line up of exciting talks, performances, screenings and art parties, celebrating new exhibitions, great art and artists. AGO Friday Night programming is free with General Admission, and is always free for Indigenous Peoples, AGO Members, Annual Pass holders and visitors aged 25 and under. 2023 FALL PUBLIC […]

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Rotting In The Sun – Mexican dark comedy grapples with the woes of an indie filmmaker in a gay beach town

posted Wednesday, August 30, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Toronto

ROTTING IN THE SUN is a darkly funny and refreshingly audacious meta-comedy that skewers the business of filmmaking and our self-obsessed culture, when Chilean writer-director Sebastián Silva hilariously turns the camera on himself, as he thunders through Mexico’s city streets and nudist beaches. Depressed, doom-scrolling and downing absurd amounts of Ketamine, director Sebastián Silva takes […]

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The Bow – Canadian streaming platform features free original queer content – launch party Aug 24, 2024 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, August 24, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto

Bulldog Productions is launching its latest initiative The Bow, a brand new free streaming platform featuring elevated original content created for Queer People by Queer People, and you’re invited to the launch party! Details below. The Bow is a brand-new ad driven streaming platform, free to all users, that will feature elevated original content. In […]

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RuPaul’s Werq The World Tour stops in Toronto, Aug 20, 2023

posted Friday, August 18, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Drag, Featured Events, Queer, Vancouver

RuPaul’s Drag Race WERQ the World Tour.will once again be touring across Canada, kicked off in Vancouver on July 27, 2033 and is ending at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on August 20, 2023. A full list of tour stops and ticket information can be found below. The largest drag show will feature a variety of top […]

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Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) screens more than 90 films from 27 countries – Aug 10 to 20, 2023

posted Tuesday, August 8, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online, Vancouver

The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) has announced the complete lineup for its 35th anniversary. From August 10 to 20, 2023 audiences can catch 92 films from 27 countries, with 24 features, 68 shorts, 10 World Premieres, 10 North American/International Premieres and 31 Canadian Premieres among the selections. In addition to in-person and BC province-wide […]

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Stratford’s production of “Rent” stays true to the original production

posted Tuesday, August 1, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre

Rent follows the lives a group of young East Village artists, performers and philosophers living in 1990s New York City, as they struggle through the hardships of poverty, societal discord and, the AIDS epidemic in the search for life, love and art. Created by Jonathan Larson,, and inspired by Puccini’s opera La Bohème, with a […]

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Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York – HBO series delves into biases and discrimination within the criminal justice system

posted Sunday, July 9, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in New York City, Queer, Streaming Online

The HBO Original, four-part documentary series Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York dives into the deep-rooted biases of the criminal justice system and illuminates how the LGBTQ+ community fought to solve the murders and demand fair treatment of queer crime victims. In the early 1990s, with homophobia and hate crimes on […]

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