Pitch your show in a tweet
Carolyn Taylor, comic: Homo Night In Canada at Buddies, June 27, and Dawn Patrol at Comedy Bar, June 22: Maybe you come?
Sharaya J, DJ: Blockorama (Wellesley Stage) on June 28: I’m coming to F*#K tha stage up!!
Andrew Johnston, comic: Bitch Salad Pride at Buddies, June 26: Toronto’s legendary queer/female comedy show returns for its eighth Pride edition!
Regina, stage performer(of the band Light Fires): Do I Have To Do Everything My Fucking Self?, at Buddies, June 19-20: Regina’s one-woman cabaret show, featuring comedy-based storytelling, Light Fires songs and high kicks for days.
Yung Bambii, DJ: Blockorama as DJ Bambii, June 28: Come levitate and twerk in da Skyy!
John Caffery, DJ: Bizarre Ball 3: A Fucked Up Fairy Tale, June 19 & SOY Pride Prom, June 22, both at Buddies and -Central Stage, 4 pm, June 28: Do you choose the way of the wicked or the path of the pure? All the children will be battling it out at this ball.
Tynomi Banks, DJ: Starry Night outside the 519, June 25 and Yonge-Dundas Square (9:45 pm) and Church and Wellesley (10:30 pm), both June 28: tweet: N/A.
Erin Foley, comic: Stand-up comedy at Yuk Yuk’s, June 25-27:Gay American in her second favourite country. I also love to dance. Let’s do this.
Who’s your Hollywood crush?
Carolyn Taylor: Frances McDormand – don’t get me started on the pool scene in Laurel Canyon.
Andrew Johnsron: Backgrounder: I just re-watched Nine To Five. That said, Dabney Coleman.
John Caffery: Mr. Mad Max Tom Hardy does it for me, although let’s be real: Furiosa was the best thing about that movie.
Tynomi Banks: Everyone with the first name Chris #Pratt #Pine #Evans.
Erin Foley: Heidi Klum.
Orange Is The New Black or Grace And Frankie?
Sharaya J: Grace And Frankie, definitely. Jane and Lily, duh!
Andrew Johnston: OITNB, hands down. Grace And Frankie was way too “here’s a 70-plus woman saying ‘fuck’… here she is doing peyote… isn’t that nuts?!” The Golden Palace was more biting.
John Caffery: If OITNB had way more Laverne Cox it’d be my vote, but until then I’m loving
Grace And Frankie.
Erin Foley: Grace And Frankie guest starring on Orange Is The New Black.
Favourite Pride accessory
Carolyn Taylor: Sexy kitten ears.
Sharaya J: My Bambo earrings because I’m BANJI alllllll day!
Andrew Johnston: A durable yet discreet adult diaper, because who has the time for those lineups?
Regina: Parasol. To protect my fragile alabaster self.
DJ Bambii: Crop top.
Erin Foley: Rainbow wristbands.
Who should play you in a movie?
Carolyn Taylor: Keith Cole.
Sharaya J: Me!!
Andrew Johnston: Faye Dunaway, if she’s available!
DJ Bambii: The love child of Brandy circa 98 and Grace Jones.
Erin Foley: Cobie Smulders (on my best day ever).
The state of Arkansas has made it legal to discriminate against LGBTQ* people. Would you avoid the place or go there to shake things up?
DJ Bambii: Avoid. Homophobia makes me sleepy.
Erin Foley: Since I live in the U.S., I’m allowed to say that some of our states should be removed and floated out to sea. I would include Arkansas.
Advice for Caitlyn Jenner
Andrew Johnston: Resist joining a Real Housewives franchise.
Regina: I haven’t spent one moment thinking about the Kardashians and I won’t start now.
DJ Bambii: Fuck the haterz. (PS: remember your privilege as white trans person, make space for others.)
John Caffery: Would love to see you leverage your fame and power to support the struggles of trans people everywhere.
Tynomi Banks: Steer clear of your #dashians #byefelicias.
Erin Foley: Dance like nobody is watching.
Grindr, Tinder… what’s next?
Carolyn Taylor: Hinder – an app that cautions you on youronline dating choices.
Tynomi Banks: #BacktoBasics #therealfacetime.
DJ Bambii: I don’t know… real life maybe?
John Caffery: There’s this new thing I’ve heard about where you meet people in person out at an event or bar.
Essential Pride anthem?
Andrew Johnston: The newly reformed Chic featuring Nile Rodgers with a delectable throwback called I’ll Be There. Perfect. Pride. Song.
Regina: Shame by the Hidden Cameras.
John Caffery: Sylvester’s Mighty Real.
Tynomi Banks: One Last Time by Ariana Grande because it gives me life and makes me want to celebrate my life.
Erin Foley: I’m So Excited by the Pointer Sisters. That’s how I feel when I see a gaggle of gays taking over a city for a weekend.
Planned Pride outfit
Carolyn Taylor: Whatever goes with sexy kitten ears?
John Caffery: Too many outfits for this word count, but I’m particularly looking forward to my pig couture number for the Barn-themed edition of Hot Nuts.
Andrew Johnston: Backwards cap, vintage Reba McEntire Read My Mind tour tank top purchased off eBay, mid-thigh jorts.
DJ Bambii: I have this outfit called Naked on layaway.
Erin Foley: V-neck, jeans, high-tops, and then dipped in glitter.
Describe a cocktail concocted in your honour
Sharaya J: Snatch Yo Wig Spritzer, containing splash Ketel One, splash Don Julio, mad limes and topped off with Champagne )
DJ Bambii: I don’t like cocktails. I drink only straight whisky like a stressed stockbroker.
John Caffery: I’ll just have your fruitiest beer.
Erin Foley: High Five: gin, ginger beer, mint and ice and then more gin. And you have to wear a hat when drinking it.
