posted Monday, June 21, 2021
June is international Pride month. It’s also the month that so many queer music artists release music because naturally, it’s one of the few times per year that they may get major notice for their work. While mainstream artists flood the airwaves, LGBTQ music artists are often overlooked, ignored or relegated to, well the month […]
posted Thursday, May 13, 2021
Canadian pop/R&B quaret rIVerse has been blowing our mind for a few years. Now they are set to blow the stage as they prepare to ignite the 10th annual INSPIRE Awards as performers at the much heralded Toronto event. Started in 2011, the INSPIRE Awards recognize the everyday initiatives and positive work for the LGBTQ […]
posted Thursday, May 13, 2021
Hello Pigeon! It is finally here, and this will be our last blog before the big INSPIRE Awards event on Friday May 13, 2021 We sat down and talked to the amazing Gavin Crawford. You may know him from shows like This Hour Has 22 Minutes”, “Second City Toronto” and many more as well as on […]
posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Hey Pigeon! We are sure getting closer to the Inspire Awards, which is streaming live on May 14, 2021 at 7pm. You can find it on Roger’s Media or Facebook through the Inspire Awards. We caught up to the one and only Bif Naked! Bif, is performing one of her big songs, “Love Myself Today”, […]
posted Tuesday, May 4, 2021
With the upcoming 10th Anniversary INSPIRE Awards set for May 14th, we wanted to introduce readers to a few of the incredible artists who will be performing, including Canadian Country music artist Drake Jensen. The INSPIRE Awards is an annual event celebrating the contributions that activists, change makers, groups, organizations, and individuals have made to […]
posted Thursday, April 15, 2021
Each week LGBTQ artists from around the world release new music only to have it go unheard, unplayed, and unknown. As members of a community who are often under-represented, it is vital that we know and support our artists as they write their place in history. Music is universal and can be a support and […]
posted Thursday, April 8, 2021
A Whole New World: Discover the Best in LGBTQ Music! Hello queer music fans, supporters and junkies! Are you ready to have your life changed? I hope so. We all know that when it comes to LGBTQ representation in music, things are far from firing on all cylinders. “A” cylinder would be a start. But […]
posted Thursday, March 4, 2021
Looking back, it’s almost like I knew that 2020 would be a shitshow for the theatre community and the rest of the world in general. By coincidence, in 2019, I decided to part ways with two annual theatre festivals that I founded almost a decade ago. The Toronto Queer Theatre Festival began its life as […]
posted Thursday, February 18, 2021
Hey Pigeons! “If you cannot love yourself, how in the hell can you love anyone else?” These are true words from RuPaul! It is time for Mama Pigeon to tell you a few things about dating. It’s not easy, and it can be challenging for so many reasons, and we are not just talking COVID-19 […]
posted Tuesday, February 16, 2021
When we look at various large media outlets, you must wonder if there is real diversity when it comes to programming? In Canada, under the CRTC rules, Canadian broadcasters must include Canadian Content, however do they truly fulfill the requirement? Not only is Canadian content a requirement of licensing, it is the right thing to […]
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