The top Pride Toronto events this year aren't all about partying; they're more about talented artists, filmmakers, sporting events and cultural happenings to get people thinking about LGBT life in the city and how it affect us all.
Now in its seventh year, the 10X10 photography show asks 10 photographer to take 10 photos of 10 people in the community. It's become a staple in visual art programming during Toronto's Pride celebrations.
The Gladstone Hotel's eighth annual TSG exhibition is a group show celebrating new works looking at uprisings by LGBTTI2QQ artists. It's all curated by local activist and artist Syrus Marcus Ware.
See this Emmy Award-winning film that tells the story about a significant moment in history – one of the first recorded uprisings by the transgender communities against social oppression and mistreatment.
This doc looks at the popular phrase on queer social networks, apps, and dating sites to refract issues of fatphobia, masculinity, and racism. This is a free screening.
Filmmaker Lydia Nibley explores the cultural context behind the tragic and senseless murder of Fred Martinez, a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 who identified as two-spirit.
Join drag queen extraordinaire Allysin Chaynes for a cinematic journey through this campy, cult film. Watch the full movie, with live and potentially very drunk commentary.
Watch the rollicking big-screen version of the stage musical adaptation of John Waters magnificently weird 1988 comedy, Hairspray and feel free to sing along as you watch under the stars and next to the water.
Pride Toronto's innovative Queer Icon Series returns with an on-stage discussion with the Pulitzer prize-winning author of the two-part epic, Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.
This memorial pays tribute to members of the LGBT community that were lost in the Orlando tragedy. This night will include the unveiling of a new community-informed art piece.
The theatrics of aerial and acrobatic performance merge in Flying Solo's dirty circus in their fourth production called Blown. The show mixes hippiedom, The Wizard of Oz, and 70s porn, naturally.
Join Kulanu Toronto, CIJA, the 519, and Pride Toronto for their Pride Shabbat Dinner. Talia Johnson will lead an optional renewal Shabbat service before dinner starts around 7:15 p.m.
This is a campy tribute to the 1995 film, featuring an all-star cast, including drag queen Beardonce as Dionne. Complete with queens, show-stopping musical performances, and followed a 1990s dance party.
This is a queer craft, art, fashion and lit fair inside the Gladstone. It features things made by LGBT folks. There'll be over 50 vendors from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This is a super fun, interactive musical theatre love-in. Grab some drinks, cozy up to a cabaret table, and belt out your favourites with the live band.
Naked Boys Reading is exactly what it sounds like: a titillating queer literary salon featuring sexy, unclothed literary buffs reading, in the buff, to you.
Toronto's adored queen of filth, Igby Lizzard will host.
Check out a star-studded lineup of youth making a big impact in pop culture and in music. Brighid Fry, Jordan Alexander, The Skins and some of Toronto's best young drag performers will entertain all afternoon.
Disco legends Boney M, Purple Disco Machine and JoJoFlores will have you seeing disco balls at this full day of disco and funk classics and performance.
Celebrating 19 years of Black queer, trans and intersexed magic, this stage will feature shows from Zaki Ibrahim, Cakes Da Killa, and "Love Come Down" hit making queen Eveylyn "Champagne".
This is a 5K run to Hair of the Dog Pub Toronto in partnership with the Pride And Remembrance Run and Sawdust City Brewery. The fact this is happening on 6/6 and 6:00 p.m. is merely coincidence and not an invitation to beasts.
Head down for a pint or some food and celebrate Pride with Toronto Muddy York RFC. If you're a fan of big, burley rugby players, then this is where you should plan to hang out all afternoon.
Take part in a night of flying, dancing, and special guests; Jezebel Bardot and Marc Lalonde. When we say flying we literally mean flying inside of a wind tunnel with a drag queen bonus.
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