Storyteller 🎙️✒️Lesbian Feminist |🇻🇨Mixed🇩🇪| Columnist: Queer & Now @NowToronto 🏳️🌈| Women & Gender Studies @carleton_fist | Tired of Endometriosis🎗️
Toronto, Ontario
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I recently had the pleasure of speaking with @FaeJohnstone about the Ask a #Trans Person Anything Tour by @queermomentum — which sees Johnstone & her colleague Victoria Bucholtz hit the road from coast-to-coast for a series of events tackling transphobia🏳️⚧️
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The federal government is investing $136.3 million over four years into the Black Justice Strategy, a move advocates say will help strengthen community-led programs and tackle the systemic barriers contributing to the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system, including as victims of crime.
#BlackCanada #Black #BIPOC
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The federal government is putting $60 million toward renewing its #2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan. But while advocates welcome the investment, they say more is needed to meet the growing needs of Queer and Trans communities across #Canada and internationally 🏳️🌈
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Thousands of post-secondary students across Ontario, including students at U of T, walked out of class today in a province-wide protest against recent OSAP changes introduced by the Ford government. #onpoli
I’ve always loved #burlesque, so speaking with these incredible artists about the power behind the performance was a dream🩷
Read the latest Queer & Now to find out more about #Toronto’s Burlesque Festival 👇
Taking up space, telling stories and reclaiming the spotlight. 💃 The #Toronto #Burlesque Festival is celebrating the artistry, diversity and power of burlesque with its 2026 edition, REVERIE. We explore what makes this art form so much more than glitz and glamour in the latest Queer & Now:
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After experiencing conversion therapy at a U.S. Christian university, Toronto scholar Dr. Lucas Wilson is helping amplify the stories of survivors and expose the harm of anti-Queer religious teachings. #LGBTQ #Transgender #Queer #ConversionTherapy
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Ottawa is investing $6 million in Black Canadians’ health — but advocates say short-term commitments aren’t enough to tackle systemic barriers and are calling on the federal government to think long-term. #CDNpoli #BlackCanadians
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#Transgender rights advocates are raising concerns about proposals from OneBC to restrict how sex and gender are recognized in #BritishColumbia, warning that policies targeting #Trans youth could undermine their well-being.
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Transgender rights advocates are raising concerns about proposals from OneBC to restrict how sex and gender identity are recognized in British Columbia, warning that policies targeting Trans youth could undermine their safety, access to healthcare and well-being 🏳️⚧️
#BritishColumbia #Transgender #BC
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The only Black-owned bookstore in Kansas is fundraising to stay open ksn.com/news/wichita-black-o…
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A night of Queer celebration with a purpose. ICONIC: The Big Fun Party is bringing Deborah Cox, Van Goth and Toronto’s Queer community together to raise funds for Sherbourne Health’s year-round 2SLGBTQ+ programs. Here’s why supporting Queer healthcare matters💃🏾 #Toronto #LGBTQ
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We still remember and mourn for the violence and discrimination inflicted on LGBTQ+ people around the world. 💔
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Queer #softball and messy Sapphic drama? ⚾️ #Toronto creator J. Stevens is bringing both to the screen with Crave’s new comedy Slo Pitch. Read the story here: nowtoronto.com/news/slo-pitc…
A new Sapphic comedy with softball? It’s what we deserve 🥰🥎 Read Queer & Now to find out more 👇
Queer softball, messy hookups and lovable losers? ⚾️ Toronto creator J. Stevens tells Queer & Now how their own experiences in Queer sports inspired Crave’s new comedy "Slo Pitch."
Read the full story in the latest Queer & Now: nowtoronto.com/news/slo-pitc…
#Queer #SloPitch #Toronto #QueerTV
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He didn’t just bring the beats; he helped create space for Black Queer Toronto. After more than 30 years shaping the city’s nightlife and ballroom scenes, DJ Blackcatt is keeping that legacy alive with The Almighty Ball. ✨🌈 #BlackAndQueer #LGBTQ #Toronto
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More than 40 #2SLGBTQIA+ organizations gathered in Ottawa today to call on the federal government to invest $450 million over five years to renew and expand the federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan. Read more in the latest Queer & Now:
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Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth who helped make it a national holiday, celebrates her 100th birthday today dmagazine.com/publications/d…
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Delegates from dozens of Queer and Trans-serving organizations across Canada gathered in Ottawa this week to call for a $450 million investment in their communities ahead of the expiration of the 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan.
Here’s why advocates say that funding is needed now. Read more in the latest Queer & Now — nowtoronto.com/culture/canad… 🏳️🌈
#LGBTQ #CDNpoli #Canada #Transgender #Queer @RainbowRailroad @tenoaksproject @queermomentum
