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Happy 10^th Anniversary to theBUZZ and Happy Pride! According to queer-istory, Toronto’s first officially recognized Pride Parade was in ‘81, but an initial Pride March (of a dozen Toronto Gay Action members) and the first Pride Picnic on Toronto Islands happened in ’71—just two years after the Stonewall Riots. Plus, the first major march was held on University Ave., and our first Gay Pride Week happened in ’72.

In our first feature, Aaron Rothermund shines the disco ball on Canada’s Disco Queen, Claudja Barry of Sweet Dynamite (1976) and Boogie Woogie Dancin’ Shoes (1979)—she’s also Pride Toronto’s headliner this year! Our second feature talks about life imitating art when it comes to Broadway’s queer season in 2024, featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ activist playwright Paula Vogel’s Mother Play (starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons, and Celia Kennan-Bolger) and queer playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate (starring Sarah Paulson). Bryen Dunn takes us down memory lane to commemorate 10 fabulous years of theBUZZ in our third feature.

Deep Dish spotlights Hanlan Point’s Rainbow Road by Rolyn Chambers. In Wigged Out, Deena Dazeem shares her experience as a cis woman in drag. Jackie Manthorne reflects on what Pride stands for in She Beat. Boyd Kodak speaks with journalist and trans rights activist Erin Reed in A Kodak Moment. Sherry Sylvain doubles down in Beyond the Village with Take Five Bistro and Wheat + Thistle. Check out BUZZpicks for the best upcoming events!

“No Pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” – Marsha P. Johnson

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