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Samuel Engelking
Review: Kehlani's headlining set was a coup for Toronto Pride
Kehlani headlined Toronto Pride at Yonge-Dundas Square, and the Oakland-based R&B/pop singer/songwriter's set mixed relatability and pop-star proficiency more
Samuel Engelking
In photos: the faces of Toronto's Trans March 2018
At Pride Toronto's annual rally for transgender and non-binary folks, marchers called out police failure to take cases of missing and murdered trans people seriously. more
Maxhole Edison
Not into Pride? Alternative queer festival to launch in July
Bricks and Glitter will showcase young queer, trans and two-spirit artists, musicians and performers in venues across the city's west end more
Luminato review: Out The Window is a powerful piece of documentary theatre
Liza Balkan's play about witnessing the death of Otto Vass by four Toronto police officers in 2000 is over-produced but still essential viewing more
Kyo Maclear wins Trillium Book Award for Birds Art Life
Birding memoir takes $20,000 prize for excellence in writing by an Ontario author more
Sylvia Pereira
The Ethnic Rainbow wants to be your Pride alternative
Stand-up comic Brandon Ash-Mohammed created monthly comedy showcase The Ethnic Rainbow to support LGBTQ+ comedians of colour who have felt excluded from Toronto's non-inclusive comedy scene. The June 23 show is an alternative Pride event for QBIPOC. more
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The best weekend events in Toronto: June 22-24
Including the Pride Parade, Luminato's final weekend, Toronto Jazz Fest, Toronto Craft Beer Festival, Indigenous Day Live and Christie Pits Film Festival more
Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre (@TO_CouncilFire) via Twitter
Toronto sign's Medicine Wheel increases Indigenous visibility
In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Toronto sign at Nathan Phillips Square has gotten two upgrades: a custom-vinyl wrap around its famous photo-op letters and the addition of a Medicine Wheel. more
Ten years since Katy Perry kissed a girl, pop still stumbles around queerness
Katy Perry released I Kissed A Girl a decade ago to heavy backlash from LGBTQIA+ communities. As the recent release of Rita Ora's Girls shows, the culture hasn't changed as much as we like to congratulate ourselves for. more
Scarborough Arts
Scarborough gets its own city name sign
Scarborough has joined key Canadian metropolises including Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa, with the launch of a public, city-named sign that will travel to six different locations in north and central Scarborough, including a stop at Nuit Blanche. more
Samuel Engelking
Why are there no superstar gay male stand-ups?
While many comics should be household names – Scott Thompson, James Adomian and Guy Branum, for starters – the gay community would rather line up for an eighth-place Drag Race queen than see one of them more
David Hou
Stratford review: The Tempest is a moving tribute to Martha Henry's stage magic
The veteran actor brings over half a century's worth of experience to the role of Shakespeare's wronged sorcerer more
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Bisexuals are carving out their own space at Pride
Nearly half of all queer folks identify as bi, yet bisexuals and pansexuals have never had official representation at Pride. That changes at Pride Toronto 2018, where the Bi+ Pride initiative ensures bi visibility. more
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (NCCT)
Celebrate Indigenous History Month 2018 at these Toronto events
June is National Indigenous History Month. Celebrate Canada's Indigenous peoples at events across Toronto including the Indigenous Arts Festival at Fort York and Masters Indigenous Games. more
Estate of Kenojuak Ashevak
In a first, Inuit art takes over the AGO's largest gallery space
The expansive exhibit Tunirrusiangit showcases the work of Kenojuak Ashevak, Tim Pitsiulak and three other Inuit artists more
10 queer books to read in summer 2018
Here are some titles, published over the last year, to be proud of more
Queer quips: Pride 2018 performers sound off
Catherine Hernandez, Monét X Change, Elvira Kurt, Anders Yates and others on Pride fails, sex ed, reality shows and Roseanne more
Luminato review: At The Illusionist's Table serves up wonders
Scott Silven's immersive, atmospheric show – complete with three-course dinner and whisky tastings – is truly magical more
The best weekend events in Toronto: June 15-17
Including NXNE at Yonge-Dundas Square, a rally for fair wages, Pride on the island, Bells on Danforth and Elaine May at TIFF Bell Lightbox more
Luminato preview: mass movement at Nathan Phillips Square
Sylvain Émard’s large-scale, free outdoor Le Grand Continental finds 220 non-professionals dancing up a storm more
