Pride Toronto 2013
Bob Leahy with his photo round-up of this past weekend’s festivities, focussing on the mammoth parade down Toronto’s Main Street, an event this year not so much political as just plain fun, he says....
View ArticleThe PositiveLite.com Pride Toronto video report, 2013 edition
The PositiveLite.com crew were on the street for Pride Toronto last week. In this video, publisher John McCullagh (with videographer Guy McLoughlin) speaks to some of the participants and partygoers...
View ArticleSaints, martyrs and human rights: a glitter of hope for Toronto's legacy of dope
Guest Raymond Helkio says that despite Toronto’s awful mayor Rob Ford, the city now has a chance to redeem itself in the global LGBT rights dialogue that is WorldPride 2014, coming to you in Toronto...
View ArticleHappy New Year from PositiveLite.com!
Remember summer? Memories of Toronto Pride 2013 to get you through these cold winter days. We are in the the cold dark days of winter, the December 2013 edition of which has been marked by...
View ArticleRelentlessly speaking about music (Pride month edition)
DJ Relentless: It's the gayest time of the year and it's World Pride in Toronto! So much music and so little time to listen to it all. So, hopefully my reviews can help you sift through all the new...
View ArticleYoung professionals in action
Amy C. Willis on The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR), it’s Young Professional Council (YPC) and why you should know them How do you stay engaged with issues that matter when you’re a...
View ArticleWorld Pride Toronto: What I’m excited for!
Rodney Rousseau with a budget-minded guide to his personal highlights of the World Pride program Pride has been a grand event in Toronto for as long as I’ve been able to attend, but this year Toronto...
View ArticleWorld Pride sponsor a Trojan horse?
Mark Hammon of the AIDS Committee of Durham Region says Trojan Condoms, an official sponsor of World Pride in Toronto, is dictating what kind of condoms can be distributed at Pride events and it's...
View ArticleA tale of two Prides
Bob Leahy lives outside a small rural Ontario Village where World Pride didn’t go entirely unnoticed, or uncelebrated. But he was also in Toronto for the mammoth World Pride celebrations this past...
View ArticleThe gayest city on the planet is . . .
Philip Minaker on how his home-town of Toronto hosted World Pride in style this summer. Throughout the summer months, cities across North America take their turns in celebrating Pride. From the...
View ArticleMy first Pride Parade
Wayne Bristow didn’t come out until later in life – and so his first venture to Toronto Pride in the 90s was, he says, “mind-blowing”,.. When you come out of the closet thinking you are, maybe, one in...
View ArticleHIVnow campaign will change the conversation during Toronto Pride
What is #HIVnow? It’s the HIV awareness campaign Toronto Pride deserves. John Maxwell, executive director, ACT (left) Christopher Thomas, communications coordinator, ACT (right) Ryan Lisk, manager...
View ArticleThe Queer Muslim Conundrum
Guest writer Nadha Hassen with views on Pride by someone with multiple Identities "Year after year, I have heard people in my family and community condemn "gayness" and everything that is not...
View ArticleOrlando: a catalyst for change
Michael Yoder says “small things - Pride flags being lowered, vigils held, mayors and politicians and celebrities speaking out across the planet, rainbow colours decorating monuments are of immense...
View ArticleLGBT people unite with a sense of solidarity
More reaction to the Orlando massacre. The UK’s Christian Dolan weighs in and says that fear cannot and will not weaken us as a community. Last Sunday I woke up at 8am to a BBC news alert on my phone...
View ArticleThe Fire Island Invasion
Felix Garmendia says, "This is how we do it in Fire Island. Happy 4th of July!" “Invasion of Normandy”= World War II “British Invasion”= The Beatles “Invasion Of The Body Snatchers”= epic horror movie...
View ArticleThe first Toronto Pride was a riot.
Jason R. Cole on why the Black Lives Matter sit-in at this year's Pride parade was completely appropriate. Toronto Pride 2016 photos by Bob Leahy It’s a popular meme that floats around during the...
View ArticleMy experience working at this year’s Pride parade in Toronto
Guest author Miguel Torres' experience volunteering at Toronto Pride 2016 lays bare the many racial and cultural divides our community suffers, as well as the need for bridges. Please note that this...
View ArticleReflections: My first LGBT+ pride
Joshua Middleton gives an account of his first LGBT+ Pride as an out bisexual man. Disclaimer: The views represented in this blog are entirely my own and do not represents the thoughts, opinions,...
View ArticleThe gayest city on the planet is . . .
Philip Minaker on how his home-town of Toronto hosted World Pride in style this summer. Throughout the summer months, cities across North America take their turns in celebrating Pride. From the...
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