Rhubarb Festival Opens Tonight
Week One of The Rhubarb Festival opens tonight and is jam packed with amazing new projects in theatre, dance, performance art, and everything in between – every night, Wed-Sun, starting at 8pm. Look for work by Sarah Stanley, Mikiki,Alex Napier, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, Adam Lazarus, and some special presentations you won’t want to miss. Justin Vivian Bond Thursday-Friday, [...]
What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. LeVay helped create this field in 1991 [...]
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In the midst of Nazi Germany, the cabaret is an oasis where people go to escape reality and share in some scrap of happiness. In the cabaret anything goes: loose women, looser men and a cocktail of drugs, booze and music that keeps the fantasy alive. This dark, sexy musical has played around the world [...]
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Reducing Stigma & Building Our Capacity A FREE Workshop For Sex Workers | Jan 28 & 29, 2012 in Toronto Are you interested in reducing prejudice and stigma against sex workers when accessing public services? Do you want to reinforce your capacity to do public education and enrich trainings on sex work that are offered [...]
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The last time same-sex marriage was debated in the Washington state Legislature, lawmakers voted to ban it. Now the issue is before the Legislature once again and there’s a strong possibility that Washington could become the seventh state to legalize it. Bills to legalize same-sex marriage have been introduced in the House and Senate, sponsored [...]
Continue reading …Three men convicted of hate crime in Britain based on sexual orientation
January 23, 2012 No Comment
Three men have been convicted of a hate crime in Britain for distributing brochures calling for the execution of gay people. Prosecutors said the landmark verdict marked Britain’s first successful prosecution under a hate crime law involving sexual orientation. Ihjaz Ali, Kabir Ahmed, and Razwan Javed were found guilty in Derby Crown Court of distributing [...]
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What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. LeVay helped create this field in 1991 [...]
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Mayors of more than 70 cities are joining forces to support gay marriage. The mayors of Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and San Diego will co-chair the Mayors for the Freedom to Marry group being formally launched Friday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. The office of New York City Mayor [...]
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Fresh on the heels of many large meals, the astoundingly funny Dina Martina makes her semi-awaited return to Toronto in DINA MARTINA: SITTING OVATIONS. Miss Martina wowed Toronto audiences at We’re Funny That Way in 2006 & 2009, but this is her first-ever solo run in our fair city! Containing 100% material new to Toronto, [...]
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Out In The Vineyard and the Napa Valley Wine Train are pleased to announce the return of the one-of-a-kind-experience, The (Bigger) Gay Train, a food and wine event. On Saturday, March 31st, local LGBT Winemakers will be pouring their wines paired with the inspired cuisine of Executive Chef Kelly Macdonald. The evening be filled with [...]
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