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posted Sunday, June 12, 2016
“Even though gender issues have been making steady progress it’s imperative we all work towards a more global awareness.” –Kitty Glitter Kitty Glitter is from Sydney, Australia. but has DJ’d at so many Pride, Prism and Fly events that she now considers Toronto her second home. With her upcoming gig A Night At The AQUEERium […]
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 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, […]
posted Thursday, June 2, 2016
Hailing from Alabama, The Prancing Elites are stars of the reality television series, The Prancing Elites Project, and despite the show’s glittery veneer there’s a very real and political gender battle being waged. The term reality TV’ typically suggests a cast of caddy characters each trying to outdo the other for witty comebacks and mean spirited attacks, but with this show it’s […]
posted Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Part of our theBUZZ Pride Toronto 2016 coverage. David Bateman is an internationally recognized performance poet, and last year he co-wrote the music and starred in thirteen public presentations of Brock Hessel’s hit Hamlet In A Hot Tub starring Paul Bellini, Amy J. Lester, plus a host of cameo appearances by notable queer Canadian starlets. Photo taken by Ben […]
posted Saturday, May 21, 2016
Keith Cole is a queer Canadian performance artist and political activist. An alumnus of York University’s Fine Arts program, Cole has worked in film and video, dance and theatre performance, both as himself and in character as drag queen Pepper Highway. Theatrical works include: the shows Mine, Alma, The Needle Exchange and Dodged Bullets/Missed Opportunities. He […]
posted Tuesday, May 10, 2016
RuPaul is no stranger to controversy, and her latest comments have exploded all over social media. When asked about allowing biological females on RuPaul’s Drag Race she responded with “That show already exists. It’s called #MissUniverse” and while her comment is humorous, it’s also insensitive to those who are seeking acceptance. We are witnessing an […]
posted Thursday, April 28, 2016
Organizations such as Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York has been providing youth services to at-risk LGBT youth since 1979 and they have had extraordinary successes including attracting such notable ambassadors as Andy Bell, Judy Gold, and Carole Pope to name just a few. Targeting services to at-risk LGBT youth is not about providing separate services, […]
posted Friday, April 15, 2016
In the current issue of theBUZZ Magazine I spoke with the Bob The Drag Queen who is taking over RuPaul’s Drag Race. You can read the official interview here, but off-the-record we talked about a number of pressing issues like left boobs, God and the merits of a thin waistline. What follows may not be pretty but it is funny. Ray: What is […]
posted Friday, April 1, 2016
Originally from Ohio, Shirley U. Jest left her job teaching to move to New York to pursue her true love, performing. I met Shirley at G Lounge where she was doing some numbers at Marti Gould Commings’ Drag Suicide – which incidentally is rumoured to be a trial sport at the upcoming Gay Games. Drag Suicide is […]
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