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 [...]
Continue reading …
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, [...]
Continue reading …
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 [...]
Continue reading …
Always enlightening and entertaining. Advised to catch as much as you can! Canada’s]longest-running new works festival returns for a 33rd year with a stellar line-up of local and international talent. For two weeks, over 100 artists transform Buddies into a hotbed of creativity and experimentation. For her sophomore year, festival director Laura Nanni has assembled [...]
Continue reading …
A coalition of health and education groups says young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts. And, by the fifth grade, they say they should know that “sexual orientation is “the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender.” That’s according to new, non-binding [...]
Continue reading …
Malaysian LGBT rights activists have launched a legal challenge against a police ban on an arts festival aimed at curbing homophobia. The case highlights complaints about discrimination against gays at a time when international rights groups are urging authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia to abolish laws criminalizing same-sex relations. The acquittal this week of opposition leader Anwar [...]
Continue reading …
Announcing two events in trans studies organized by the Centre for the Study of the United States (CSUS), University of Toronto Roundtable: Trans Studies: State of the Field Tuesday, January 31, 10 am-12 noon. Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility Munk School of Global Affairs Chair: Elspeth Brown, Director, American Studies Program and Centre for [...]
Continue reading …
A new musical drama that explores the fear, complications and realities of living with HIV/AIDS in our society today. Living With Henry premiered in the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival and subsequent Best of Fringe Uptown. Acclaimed for its honesty, boldness and inventiveness, NOW Magazine gives Living With Henry 5 N’s and states, “This fully staged [...]
Continue reading …
Have you always dreamed about seeing the Northern Lights? Walking along the Continental Divide between the tectonic plates of Europe and North America? Seeing geysirs, waterfalls and nature of unparalleled beauty? Relaxing in turquoise geothermal springs of the world-famous Blue Lagoon? Or dining in the World-Class restaurants, sitting in cosy cafes and partying until the [...]
Continue reading …
Two California women are suing a Hawaii bed and breakfast for denying them a room because they’re gay. Lambda Legal on Monday filed a discrimination lawsuit against Aloha Bed & Breakfast in Honolulu on behalf of Diane Cervelli and Taeko Bufford, of Long Beach. Cervelli says she called the Hawaii Kai business in 2007 to [...]
Continue reading …
