Pride 2017
Why the internet is the worst thing ever to happen to gay lib
If this is what the post-gay-lib world looks like, then I preferred it when everyone else disliked us and there was always a party going on somewhere more
Cheol Joon Baek
BLM–TO's Pride action is a reminder that a good time cannot always be had by all
If the celebration of the radical idea to accept and support the rights and existence of marginalized Canadians is not extended to queer Canadians of all intersections, then what celebration is there to be had? more
Photographer: Samuel Engelking
Photo gallery: faces of Pride's South Asian Express
The South Asian stage was reinstated this year thanks to Black Lives Matter, and brOWN//OUT was a colourful, joyful success more
Tanja-Tiziana
In photos: Resistance at the heart of Toronto’s Pride Dyke March 2017
Fists and flags were raised high at the this year's Dyke March more
Photographer: Samuel Engelking
Photo gallery: the faces of Trans Pride March 2017
The rainy day didn't stop trans and non-binary folks, friends and allies from celebrating and marching in solidarity more
What it's like to apply for refugee status in Canada as a gay Jamaican man
"My life if I hadn’t been granted asylum would be remarkably different – possibly ending with suicide," writes Vaughn Gray. "Canada saved my life, and for that I am eternally grateful." more
Adam Ouahmane
RuPaul's Drag Race snatches the spotlight
The reality series has helped propel drag to a new level of visibility, and season 9 queens Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé – as well as Toronto performers – want to see the show's popularity uplift an even greater variety of drag artists more
Where to eat at Pride Toronto 2017
Get out of the sun and refuel near the Pride street fair and parade route more
R. Jeanette Martin
Don't miss the Toronto Pride parade this Sunday: Big 3
NOW editors pick a trio of this week's can't-miss events more
Flowers While We're Living is a call to action to celebrate, love and fight for trans women of colour
"We face some of the highest rates of interpersonal violence, often at the hands of people in our own 'communities,'" says co-host Coco Supreme more
Samuel Engelking
Olivia Nuamah on Pride Toronto's honoured Indigenous guests, Canada 150 and police presence at this year's parade
"We’re trying to run a festival that feels like it includes everybody no matter what you do or what you think because it’s a celebration of sexual identity," says Pride Toronto's new executive director. more
Kelly Boutsalis
Drag Queen Story Time trend is going strong at Pride 2017
The continued popularity of drag queens reading books to children aligns nicely with the Ontario curriculum's new emphasis on diverse gender identities more
Rob Salerno
Toronto's Pride parade needs a shot of L.A.-style resistance
Pride Toronto should do more to incorporate and promote the voices of equality-seeking groups within our community at the parade and other Pride events more
Six queer books to read in summer 2017
There’s nothing like soaking up the sun with a book and it’s even better when whatever you’re reading reflects your queer experience. These recent and upcoming releases will expand your mind while confirming LGBTQ reality more
The best Pride Toronto parties and events for 2017
Toronto’s Pride festival and satellite events are full of impressive music, theatre and comedy talents from the local scene and the international queer underground. These are the parties and shows you don’t want to miss more
Samuel Engelking
Local hero: Queer Songbook Orchestra's Shaun Brodie
Chamber-pop ensemble recruits Cris Derksen, Beverly Glenn Copeland and Gentleman Reg to explore and celebrate the queer Canadian songbook more
Ethan Eisenberg
The new face of gay lib in Toronto is profoundly racialized
The wave of radicalism sweeping the LGBTQ community has new demographic and class foundations more
R. Jeanette Martin
The Unity Festival for LGBTQ police officers is a bad idea
Toronto's Bryn Hendricks wants an alternative to the Pride Parade, but no one else seems to care more
Ethan Eisenberg
How did CBC Radio's Black Lives Matter versus Pride funding coverage go so wrong?
The issue was framed as one of inclusivity, but the idea of inclusivity in the LGBTQ movement has to do with its origin among mostly white, middle-class male activists more