Errant Records launches as a trans-owned, queer run Canadian music label and management company – Launch party Sept 9, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, September 2, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Montreal, Music, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Entertainment attorney and business strategist, Dani Oliva, known for his work with GRAMMY winners, Billboard #1 songwriters, and leading music companies, has officially launched Errant Records, a trans-owned, LGBTQ+ run Canadian music label and management company dedicated to cultivating groundbreaking talent and delivering truly artist-first representation. Rooted in Canada, but with a powerful global reach, […]

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ArtAttack! – Buddies in Bad Times Theatre annual fundraiser – Nov 7, 2024

posted Monday, November 4, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Queer, Toronto, Trans

ArtAttack! is back! Buddies in Bad Times Theatre annual fundraiser/live auction/art party returns with this year’s Homecoming theme. It’s about celebrating more than just art, as the organization honours the people that have supported them for over 45 years, with special guest performers Denim + Pythia,  fresh off Canada’s Drag Race and Global All-Stars. The annual event offers […]

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The Trans Filmmakers Summit is back at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival with a new Short Film Fund initiative – Sept 8, 2024

posted Friday, September 6, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Festivals, Film, Toronto, Trans

The Trans Filmmakers Mentorship has announced the return of its annual Trans Filmmakers Summit set to take place at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8th, 2024. Returning for its third year at TIFF, the Trans Filmmakers Summit continues to foster industry exchanges, connections, and dialogue, and supports the reimagining of trans storytelling […]

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“The Q Musicale” founders reveal details on their upcoming LGBTQ+ music event – June 22, 2024 (Toronto)

posted Friday, May 24, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

The Q Musicale is a new LGBTQ+ music event taking place June 22, 2024 in Toronto at Barbara Hall Park (519 Church Street). We had an opportunity to chat with two of the key organizers behind this event to see what can be expected. Details are still being finalized, but check the website for all […]

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INSPIRE Awards honours LGBTQ+ individuals’s achievements, advocacy, and activism – January 6, 2024 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, January 3, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Comedy, Drag, Featured Events, Music, Queer, Toronto, Trans

The 12th annual INSPIRE Awards, an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ activism and advocacy within an inspirational framework, is taking place on January 6, 2024 at the Hart House, University of Toronto. The annual event also brings together all the other honourees for the evening, including community leaders and organizations, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community […]

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Casa Susanna photographs from America’s first trans network on display at the AGO until April 14, 2024

posted Wednesday, January 3, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Toronto, Trans

Casa Susanna is an exhibition of snapshots taken by members of the earliest known American crossdressing network, which operated in upstate New York from the mid-1950s through the end of the 1960s  Now on display at the AGO in Toronto, it’s the first standalone exhibition that showcases more than 350 candid and often playful snapshots, […]

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Orlando, My Political Biography – deconstructing the binary as we move toward a more Orlando universe

posted Friday, November 24, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Orlando, My Political Biography is the rousing, heady debut feature by theorist, critic, and curator Paul B. Preciado. When prodded by peers to write about his experience of transition, he remarks, wryly, that Virginia Woolf had already done so. The work in reference is her classic 1928 novel, centered on the life of an androgynous aristocrat […]

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TIFF Trans Filmmakers Summit – Sept 10, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Friday, September 8, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Toronto, Trans

The Trans Film Mentorship (TFM) is delighted to present the 2nd annual Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF, which will be held on Sunday, September 10th at Malaparte at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Open to all trans and non-binary creators, filmmakers, actors, industry partners and allies, Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF is an afternoon to foster industry exchanges and […]

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Start planning as Pride Toronto takes over the city for the month of June

posted Thursday, June 1, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Drag, Events, Family, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Pride Toronto is one of the largest and most inclusive 2SLGBTQI+ festivals in the world, and will once again take over the city throughout the month of June. This yearʼs theme, “Here, There, Everywhere” is more than just a slogan,  itʼs a rallying cry for the entire 2SLGBTQI+ community. Focused on the present moment, we […]

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Supporting Our Selves (SOS) – documentary explores 40 years of Toronto’s queer history

posted Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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

On the evening of May 30, 2023, hundreds of Toronto’s most influential 2SLGBTQIA+ leaders and influencers will attend the Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Centrepiece Gala screening of Supporting Our Selves (SOS) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5). From award-winning director Lulu Wei (There’s No Place Like […]

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