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posted Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Purdys Chocolatier is a family-owned Canadian chocolatier that was established in 1907. In celebration of Pride month, Purdys has commissioned Canadian-Taiwanese, queer artist, Edward Fu-Chen Juan, to design a special edition chocolate gift box called the “All Together Now Gift Box” that eatures Edward’s incredible artwork and includes 16 pieces of Purdys chocolate, hand-picked by […]
posted Monday, May 31, 2021
Lambda Literary, the nation’s premier LGBTQ literary organization, has announced the finalists of the 33rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards (a.k.a. the “Lammys”). Winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony on June 1, which is free for all to watch. The event will also be captioned and include live ASL interpretation. Created over thirty years […]
posted Monday, May 31, 2021
REMEMBERINGS by Sinéad O’Connor is a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, struggles with illness, and of the enduring power of song. Sinead O’Connor hasn’t released any albums in the past few years, but she has been getting some writing done. Blessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sinéad O’Connor rose to massive fame […]
posted Friday, May 28, 2021
The state of Jalisco is Mexico’s go-to LGBTQ+ destination, and has made great efforts to develop inclusivity for all. This includes the appointment of Andrés Treviño, as Mexico’s first Sexual Diversity Director to guide the state on LGBTQ+ goals and issues through public policy and more. Policy: Jalisco is the first and, at the moment, […]
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Testing the Wind by Peter Ilgenfritz (Coffeetown Press, April 2021) is a memoir of coming out and coming of age in the 1970’s and 1980’s. It tells the story of Peter’s wrestling with the meaning of sexual identity in the 1970’s and the particular challenges of coming out as a gay man and young pastor in the […]
posted Sunday, May 23, 2021
Green Energy Company GoSun – known for their ingenious solar ovens and appliances – introduces their latest innovation: Flatware. The size and shape of a credit card, Flatware – a pop out travel utensil set – aims to target single-use plastic head on by bringing you your own spoon and fork in a practical, clean, and stylish package. […]
posted Friday, May 21, 2021
Muskoka Brewery is constantly releasing new products, and they offer an added joy to springtime sipping with each release. Below are their newest products to hit LCBO shelves, along with a reminder to grab your “Born This Way” nano IPA to kick off your Pride celebrations! All can be ordered and shipped directly from the […]
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Set in 1998, “Tramps Like Us” is the story of a group of gay men in Toronto who are struggling with the process of growing older in the community. Sound familiar? The first draft was written the year before the UK series Queer as Folk was broadcast, and so the author had no choice but […]
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021
A Canadian playwright’s rise to fame amid the terrors of the AIDS era. Brad Fraser suffered an impoverished and abusive childhood, living with his teenage parents in motel rooms and shacks on the side of the highway in Alberta and Northern British Columbia. He grew to be one of the most celebrated, and controversial, Canadian […]
posted Saturday, May 15, 2021
Repent Sinner BC Book Prize winner (Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes); Forest of Reading Evergreen Award finalist Ivan Coyote is one of North America’s preeminent storytellers and performers, and the author, co-author, or co-editor of eleven previous books, all but one of which have been published by Arsenal Pulp Press. Their most recent […]
