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Homophobia and Transphobia I envisioned. While gay rights in 25 Charles St. W.
North America have advanced in leaps and bounds, society still Toronto ON M4Y 2R4
fosters the acceptance of anti-gay attitudes. We have to shake the
idea that as Canadian gays we’re sitting safe and sound. While
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depressed.” Tyler tried to explain himself in NME magazine: “I’m Perfect for dog
lovers & sailors
not homophobic. I just think faggot hits and hurts people. It hits.
And gay just means you’re stupid. I don’t know — we don’t think OPEN HOUSE 2-4 Sat & Sun May 28 & 29
about it, we’re just kids. We don’t think about that shit.”
Queer indie darlings Tegan and Sara decided to call out Tyler Christopher
and the music community that allows his attitude to go unchecked. Kowal Sales Representative
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its ‘brilliance’ when the message is so repulsive and irresponsi-
ble?” Tyler’s Twitter response? “If Tegan and Sara need some hard
dick, hit me up.” Classy. We can only hope that impressionable
“kids” like Tyler don’t adopt his attitude. General and
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A report titled Every Class in Every School: The Final Report
of the First National Climate Survey on Homophobia in Canadian
Schools was released this month, detailing the results of a survey
given out to 3,700 Canadian high school students. It’s no surprise
that it contains some nauseating facts. Sixty-four percent of those
who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans or queer feel unsafe at
school; 55 percent are verbally abused at school; and 21 percent
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are physically harassed at school. Ten percent reported hearing Dr.Stephen Forgacs
homophobic comments weekly or even daily from their teachers.
Real life is not yet as sunny as an episode of Glee, and there isn’t
and Associates
a prep school full of pitch-perfect boys for scared young men to
escape to. So who will help them out if not their fellow gays?
Some issues seem larger than life and knowing where to start
is hard, but there are lots of local homo causes that need warm
bodies and loud voices. The banning of GSAs in Ontario’s Catholic
schools is bound to hurt gay kids, and Rob Ford’s attitude toward
spending and his voting history on HIV funding makes the crucial
Hassle Free Clinic a potential target that needs defending. We’ve
got the power to create some real change, but we have to remember
the difference between outrage and action. We can’t plan the
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Getting leied
“What happens in the showers, stays in the showers,”
says Toronto Triggerfish Water Polo player Dillon
Scheenaard. “That being said, it is pretty hot!” This
July, the Triggerfish will be taking over the beaches
(and the boys) of Hawaii for the 2011 International
Lesbian and Gay Aquatics Championships. Before
they throw their balls around in Honolulu, the team
will give Toronto a sneak peak of their “talents” at the annual Triggerfish Polo Boys & Girls Gone Wild! event.
“It’s a great opportunity to rub Speedos with the players, have a few drinks in the sun and find out what
exactly a ‘hole check’ does.” It’s a party that is sure to be bulging with excitement. — Ryan Carter
Triggerfish Polo Boys & Girls Gone Wild! is Sat, June 4 from 2–5pm at Boutique Bar, 506 Church St. “It’s like in golf. A lot of people
triggerfishwaterpolo.ca are switching to these really
long putters, very unattractive.
I am a traditionalist. I have
so many fabulous friends
Gender bending and balling who happen to be gay, but
I am a traditionalist.”
“It’s more in a cabaret style, where the music will suddenly stop and there Donald Trump explains why he is
will be a performance up on the balcony,” says Todd Klinck, co-owner of opposed to same-sex marriage.
Goodhandy’s, Toronto’s pansexual nightclub. Goodhandy’s is home to
monthly gay events, like Dirty Sexy Party, Sodom and Jock, and will “What I do is wash it with Head
celebrate its fifth anniversary with the Gender Fuck Ball. The Live & Shoulders. I don’t dry it,
Spotlight component of the evening features a range of sexy though. I let it dry by itself. It
performances, from burlesque to drag. Co-owner Mandy takes about an hour. Do I comb
Goodhandy explains, “The Gender Fuck Ball is not people fucking; it forward? No, I don’t comb
it’s people fucking with their gender, and you have the it forward. It’s sort of a little
option to come as any gender.” In the last year bit forward and back. I’ve
Goodhandy’s has turned in a new direction, no combed it the same way for
longer shooting porn or staging it live. “We have no years. Same thing, every time.”
shame, regret or issues with our ongoing reputation Donald Trump is also a
as a porn palace, but we have gotten out of the live traditionalist with regard to his hair.
sex-show business entirely,” Klinck says. Fear not
— the private sex booths are still available and ready “Head & Shoulders is suing
to be dirtied any night of the week. — Ryan English Donald Trump for slander.”
Comedian Conan O’Brien is not
The Gender Fuck Ball is Fri, May 27 at 10pm. a traditionalist.
Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. goodhandys.com
“He suffers from serious
diseases that could be an
impediment to safe driving.”
An Italian man’s driver’s licence
Gays get Wicked is not renewed because he is gay.
“Toronto has Little Italy, Little Korea, Little India, two gay villages —
there is still segregation between cultures, genders and sexualities,” “I think you were born
says The Red Light District theatre company’s artistic director, Ted gayer than a sweet-smelling
jockstrap.”
Witzel. “But sex is the great equalizer.” When Witzel was writing a new
adaptation of La Ronde he wondered, “Where do lonely or sexually Wisconsin Judge Philip Kirk
challenges a defendant’s claim
bored straight people go for a connection?” Red Light District is known
that he’s heterosexual and
for its site-specific productions, and when the swingers’ venue Wicked Club offered its fledgling cabaret therefore couldn’t be guilty
space, Witzel jumped at it. Gay men are a new demographic for Wicked, but Witzel likes that. “The original of molesting boys.
La Ronde is a series of straight hookups, but I have thrown that out. La Ronde was a snapshot of the Vienna
sexual underground, and a snapshot of Toronto’s sexual underground today has to include queers. We’re “If Rihanna wanted me,
here and that’s part of the normal fabric of the city. And I don’t have a lot of hetero hookup experiences.” If I’d do it with her. She’s hot.”
Witzel decides to expand his sexual history, Wicked will be offering discounts for theatregoers who want to
Singer Adele has seen Rihanna’s
stay for the club’s regular erotic activities. — Drew Rowsome “S&M” video.
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CONVERSATION
Brian Finch, Jade Elektra
and Jon Chaisson.
POSITIVELY POSITIVE
T
he Guys With HIV channel is coming
soon! Watch for it. GWH is not your
average public-access programming
— it features a new breed of HIV-positive
guys, ones who are saying no to stigma and
discrimination.
(Full disclosure: this network will operate
on less than a dime and is the brainchild of
my faux production company, Crackhouse
Productions.)
GWH’s star-studded lineup will include,
first and foremost, OutNPoz, a group dedi-
cated to providing a safe social space for
HIV-positive men and women. I meet steer-
ing committee members Mike, Tony and
Tom in my office — Chew Chew’s,
my neighbourhood diner — to discuss an
hour-long special I want to air on the
group’s founder, Patrick Chevalier, who
died last fall. Chevalier’s tireless work has
left an amazing legacy. He is the founding
father of saying “Yes!” to making a world
where we can simply be ourselves.
Take note, Gaga.
OutNPoz’s summer barbecues, movie
nights, bar nights and website are more fun
than any reality show. If you want to be a
star, go and volunteer, or simply attend one
of these great events.
Harder hitting than the Sun News Network
is my self-hosted program, Hard News, Gay
Facts, cribbed from my website, Positive Lite.
The roster of roving reporters will wed news
with comedy to get the message out minus
the snooze factor. Watch out, Jon Stewart.
Step beyond MuchMusic and tune in to
GWH for the world premiere of Jade
Elektra’s bitching hit “H-I-Vogue.” Jade and
I whipped up a video for the track in my
studio: the iMac in my bedroom. It doesn’t
get more DIY than that. “H-I-Vogue” is
based on Jade’s husband’s faux-magazine
covers, which feature positive community
members and celebrities. The proceeds
from “H-I-Vogue” go to BlackCAP; watch
for remixes on iTunes.
When you want to dance to the track
— and believe me, it will make you want
to dance — there will be an opportunity,
thanks to the newest HIV-positive scene-
maker, Jon Chaisson. Chaisson is the creator
of the inaugural Poz ’n’ Sexy night, a dance
party for HIV-positive men and women and
their friends, allies and admirers. He is the
new generation of OutNPoz, and for my new
channel, the more the better.
Profits from this fun and sexy night
will be donated to Positive Youth
Outreach, an ACT program run for and
by HIV-positive youth. Shake your butt
to dance, house, top-40 remixes and tunes
from the ’80s and ’90s alongside the
freshly cast and smoking-hot Poz ’n’ Sexy
go-go dancers. Stir in a twisted mix of
local performers, celebrities and Jack
Mackenroth — the athlete/model from
Project Runway, who is coming all the
way from NYC — and it’s a night memo-
rable enough to wipe Jimmy Kimmel off
the map. And Priape, which will get a
racy infomercial on GWH, is offering 15
percent discounts to all who attend.
GWH may be just a dream television
channel, but the dream is a reflection of a
growing Toronto movement of independent
HIV-positive guys who have taken their lives
in the direction they want by creating events
and statements that reflect their realities.
Patrick Chevalier was one individual with
an idea. Tom, Tony and Mike carry that idea
forward; Jade Elektra provides a beat-filled
soundtrack; Chaisson kicks it over the top;
and now we have some real momentum
happening. Forget the upstart GWH network
— there is enough talent and sexiness here
to dethrone Oprah.
Brian Finch is a writer and activist and
the creator and star of The Real Hags of
Cabbagetown on positivelite.com.
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xtravagant performance
of gender is perilous
and double-edged,” says Gigi
L’Amour (aka Stephen Lawson)
of theatrical marvels 2boys.tv.
“It attracts as much disdain as
admiration and, in many places,
it can get you killed. We are very
interested in the role that queens
and trannies have played
throughout our history and the
ways in which these figures
have served at the forefront of
a multitude of liberation strug-
gles, as catalysts for change.”
L’Amour is half of 2boys.tv;
Aaron Pollard’s keen eye and
technical prowess provide the
spectacular landscapes that
L’Amour interacts with. Pollard
and Lawson began working
together in 2002 and are known
for melding drag with music
and video projection and infus-
ing the result with a campy
aesthetic and an explicitly gay
edge. During a performance of
2007’s ArtHouse Cabaret, audi-
ences were stunned into silence
by 2boys.tv’s performance Pas
peur (No Fear). The piece
reflected on the torture of Abu
Ghraib prisoners by projecting
images of hooded and twisted
bodies on a screen while
L’Amour, swathed in black, lip-
synched to a somber operatic
number. At the end of the
number, one audience member
booed. Pollard was pleased:
“I think this work came as
a bit of a surprise to ArtHouse
DRAG
ROPES
audiences, as it was presented
toward the end of a pretty rau-
cous evening of entertainment. In
other contexts, the reaction is
different, though the work — as
was intended — often elicits a
moment of silence.”
2boys.tv returns to the
Buddies stage with Tightrope,
a new work that explores the
void created by AIDS. When
the crisis hit, Lawson and
Pollard had barely reached ado-
lescence. “A huge percentage
of men just a few years older
than us vanished,” Pollard says,
“and there was a deep and last-
ing impact on our lives. This
2boys.tv in
uncharacteristically
subdued drag.
ON THE
crisis left an enormous cultural
gap that remains to this day.”
Drag plays an important role
in Tightrope, beyond Lawson’s
performance. The show calls for
a chorus of “drag mourners” to
appear onstage alongside
L’Amour, and 2boys.tv decided
to recruit queens and performers
from the local community.
Pollard explains that the casting
“situates the work — both the
process and the result — in the
place where it is presented.
When we take our work on the
road, we always aspire to really
visit a place, interact with people,
rather than just dropping in.”
Working with the House of
Bogue, which will join the
Toronto cast for three nights, in
the Montreal production of
Tightrope tied the work to that
city’s AIDS history. The Toronto
queens will mourn our city’s
loss, making the piece that much
more personal, literally hitting
too close to home. “Tightrope is
more about invoking a set of
images and ideas that recall a
past. In doing so, we are
remembering a whole genera-
tion of people we barely met,”
says Pollard — remembering
and honouring with fabulous
costumes and deliciously campy
performances.
Tightrope runs Thurs, May 26
to Sun, June 5 at Buddies in
Bad Times, 12 Alexander St.
buddiesinbadtimes.com
Michael Lyons will appear in the
Tightrope drag chorus. Mourning
black is so slimming.
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TO KNOW G ELLIOTT SIMPSON,
THE DELIGHTFUL DEVIANT
BEHIND THE CAMERA
n the world of photographer G Elliott Simpson,
the male figure is moulded into a dark and
almost devilish presence. A slick sheen or an
ashen veneer coats muscled flesh. Each model’s
face and body is lost and identity is transformed
and obscured.
It’s no surprise that Simpson’s work explores
the darker side of human nature. In his youth,
he faked his own death at school to freak out his
teachers and read books about the occult. Post-
university, Simpson worked as a graphic designer
and dabbled in photography — until a
life-changing “accident” in 2003.
“I think they call it misadventure,”
Simpson says, laughing, as he remembers
the fast living that eventually left him in a coma. “It
was hard partying, drugs, sex, and rock and roll —
self-inflicted. I don’t relate to it at all anymore because
I’ve changed so much since that event. I’m married
now and kind of a recluse.”
After two years of rehab, Simpson needed a hobby
beyond taking snapshots of his cat. What started as
a little diversion soon became his artistic focus, and
he’s now preparing to launch his first major solo
gallery show, Brotherhood.
The models featured in his photographs have a
delectably macabre quality, complemented by layers
of paint, latex and a surreal finish. Recently named
artist of the week by The Advocate, he’s made a name
for himself by exploring kink and notions of identity
influenced by religion and psychology. In Brotherhood,
Simpson creates a world of his own.
“A friend said it seemed like I was making my own
little cult,” he explains. “I really latched on to that idea,
and so the show is based around the idea that my work
is a cult that I’ve created. There’s an insular feel to it, like
if you walked into the freemasons’ guildhall and there’s
pictures of past members. The fact they are all black and
skeletal makes them look like they all belong in the same
secret society.”

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 The world of cults, secret societies and
maligned religious practices like voodoo
has always been a source of inspiration.
“Visual cues from The Day of the Dead you
can see in the work,” Simpson says. “Santa
Muerte is also fascinating. They are
Mexican groups of Catholics worshipping
Saint Death as if it was a person. It’s fan-
tastically interesting. It’s the only saint they
believe you can pray to for revenge. I try
to take ideas from all those different places
so that I’m not specifically referencing
Baron Samedi or Santa Muerte, but I love
the collision of ideas and images.”
For Simpson, an individual piece can
take upward of 35 hours to complete, and
the final result is tense and erotically
charged, confidently straddling the worlds
of art, erotica and pornography. But while
his work is quite graphic, it doesn’t feature
full-frontal nudity.
“I don’t usually photograph naked
people because I think dicks look kind of
weird on guys,” says Simpson. “Especially
when they’re painted the way I do. I also
think a lot of people aren’t artistically open
enough to look at a picture and not be
distracted by the dick, so I don’t shoot them
nude generally. It’s implied nudity — you
just don’t see the parts.”
While the models aren’t naked, that
doesn’t mean that being photographed by
Simpson is for the shy.
“It’s often more awkward when I ask the
model to put a corrugated tube down their
pants or drool on themselves,” he explains. It can be impossible to identify the models
“I had a J-Lube phase, and it was quite when Simpson is finished with them, giving
stringy and messy and looked pretty sug- the work an element of mystery; alien-like
gestive without showing anything. Models textures replace skin, and shadows are care-
are as hesitant to do those things as they fully cast to obscure faces.
are to be photographed nude. They’re all “It’s interesting that you can line up my
worried about how they look.” pieces and not be able to identify who the
The men in Simpson’s work are defi- models are,” he says. “I think people are
nitely part of the draw, and his photographs more interesting than they appear. It’s
have become so popular that models have always the case, but it’s hard to get at that
begun to seek him out. His technical pro- with the way we interact in our world, as
cess adds to the allure: he creates people classify themselves and dress cer-
hyper-masculine figures with mythical tain ways, and I like to get past that. By
qualities, but he doesn’t limit himself to dressing someone up or modifying them
the He-Man body type. to an extreme, you can get closer to the
“I tend to like someone who has good idea that how someone appears on the
definition with what I’m doing now, paint- outside is not really who they are. I like
ing people,” he explains. “The definition that idea that the obliteration of identity
is what adds to the interest. Some people almost makes the models interchangeable. G Elliott Simpson.
would say I shoot twinks, but I’d say I’d Maybe that says something about men.”
photograph anyone: skinny to athletic to
very muscular, depending on how much Brotherhood opens Thurs, June 2 at
definition they have. Often the men end Pentimento Fine Art Gallery, 1164 Queen
up looking like twinks in my photographs St E. pentimento.ca, gelliottsimpson.com
because we shave them head to toe to paint
them or to apply latex to them, simply Andrew Robertson is a fab writer who loves a
because it has to be done.” scary skeletal hunk as much as the next guy.

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Bringing home the I

“
t’s not 1982 and I’m not Phoebe Buffay,” says first acoustic guitar by cutting lawns for four months.
singer/songwriter Nathaniel Bacon. “It’s hard And then I taught myself to play.” Bacon comes by
to find gay venues for a guy with an acoustic his affinity for melody and song structure honestly.
guitar.” Bacon is a graduate of a strenuous the- “My parents listened to AC/DC, Aerosmith or Dolly

BACON
atre program that earned him both a University Parton. Dolly writes the most hokey stuff — and the
of Toronto degree and a diploma from Sheridan most heartbreaking.”
College. “But all the time I was writing and Being a contestant in Queer Idol is a big commit-
honing my craft and doing coffee shops,” ment. “It’s a year of your life. A few people said ‘Nuts
he says. “The biggest challenge to my career is to that’ and dropped out, but I’m dedicated,” Bacon
that I love both things and can’t give either up and says. In spite of the competition, the show is a real
focus. This is a big step. I’d been focusing on my acting, bonding experience: “People want each other to do
but then I saw a poster for Queer Idol.” well. It’s sad when someone loses.”
Bacon’s first audition, a pre-screening for the com- Bacon claims, “I didn’t look up the prizes at all
petition, was nerve-wracking. “I have a theatre before entering,” but the full list rolls easily off his
background, so I’m used to auditions, but Goodhandy’s tongue. “$54,000 in total! The winner gets a ‘career
has a reputation as a sex club. I’d never been there, launch’ studio package and Joey Wargachuk builds
but I knew about their sexually themed events,” he them a website. The Sugar Ridge retreat was an amaz-
says. “I was so not sure what kind of audition it was. ing thing. Converse running shoes, gift certificates at
I vowed, ‘My clothes are staying on.’” Steve’s Music, one-year GoodLife Fitness member-

DRASKO BOGDANOVIC
All trepidations vanished upon meeting Queer Idol ship, Rainbow Cinema movie passes…” He has to
producer Ralph Hamelmann and, pause for breath. “And Mill St
particularly, Mandy Goodhandy her- Brewery,” he adds. “I don’t drink,

RAUL DA SILVA
self, who would pretend to hate hearing but everyone else is excited about
herself referred to as a welcoming that. I’m a little bit of a health nut
maternal figure. “It’s such a warm, and my new year’s resolution was
friendly place,” raves Bacon. “My first not to have a drop of alcohol.”
audition was in front of Melissa Azore, Bacon is a vegan, and thank you,
who was the musical director. I’d seen but he’s heard all the jokes involving
her before: a sassy black lady with a his last name. “People think I eat
great voice. And I was doing ‘At Last’ seeds, dry leaves and twigs that I find
by Etta James. Turns out it is Melissa’s in the park. Actually, if I want pizza
The third signature tune, and here’s this little
white country boy doing it.”
I just have to go to Kensington. It’s
all about self-control and determina-
edition of Crossing racial and gender lines
is part of what Queer Idol is about.
tion. If you really want it you can
make anything happen.” Just the
Bacon sizzles onstage.
the singing In contrast, Bacon experienced
shoddy treatment when auditioning
qualities he needs for the final rounds
of Queer Idol.
competition for the mercifully defunct Canadian Idol. He was told, Bacon has a channel of videos on YouTube and now
“I would rather have a root canal than listen to you several more on the Queer Idol site. Also, contestants
Queer Idol again. There’s nothing you can do about it, I just hate have a prime slot at Pride this year. The exposure is
your voice.” This triggered an argument between the good because each competition is decided not only
is entering its judges, with another judge claiming that if Bacon by the celebrity judges but by the audience. It’s a 50/50
were a woman he would have been let through. “When split, so the more friends and fans you have in the
final phases, and he insulted me I made the split decision to not react,” house the better your chances of advancing.

the talent is really Bacon says. “They don’t put boring people on TV.” “I’m building a fan base,” Bacon says. “It’s a chal-
Canadian Idol’s loss was Queer Idol’s gain. During lenge. I’ve always had a small group of close friends,

starting to shine. the Steve’s Music Elimination Round, Bacon delivers but I have no aspirations to be Britney Spears.”
a riveting rendition of Beyoncé’s “If I Were a Boy.” He laughs, “Please come. I will buy you candy.” But

Drew Rowsome Beyoncé is one of the rare current divas that Bacon candy is all that’s on offer for now. Despite Bacon’s
admires: “Most current pop has no singing, no notes, alluring performance style, he is in this for the long
talks to competitor no arc, no growth — it’s all confetti and fireworks so haul and states there will be no distractions. “I’m not
people will watch. Even I’ll watch it and I hate it.” allowing anything to come up in my personal life,” he
Nathaniel Bacon (There is an irony in hearing Queer Idol contestants says, and laughs again.
sing their hearts out on real songs just to see the crowd
to discover what dance ecstatically to non-songs by Britney and Ke$ha Queer Idol is the second Friday of every month at
during the interludes.) Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. queeridol.ca
motivates his quest “I’m a child of the ’90s,” says Bacon. “I heard Alanis
Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill and listened to it thou- Drew Rowsome is an associate editor at fab and the
to become sands of times. I grew up in an old farmhouse in the lead vocalist in Crackpuppy. As one of the judges for
forest outside of town with no artistic input, so I’d Queer Idol, he admires all the contestants for having
an idol. sing, watch TV and read plays. I saved up to buy my the balls to get onstage and just do it.

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 DEEP DISH Rolyn Chambers Photos by Tony Fong and Wingo Du
JJ, Jordan and Reece and
Taylor put the hot Maha are going

W
hen popularity is thrust upon ass in class @ to dance until Popularity contests
you, it is like a commoner There Goes the the world ends among people who
becoming a princess for all Neighbourhood @ Business think they are already
the right reasons. Tonight, even in Woman’s popular is like reality
the torrential rains, the lineup to Special show participants who
enter the popular monthly party takes themselves too
Business Woman’s Special is longer Ryan and Jack seriously. Tonight, pop-
than a soup kitchen in a depression. are riding the ular Saturday night
Inside Augusta House, organizer April booze train @ Scooter and Mike cut their feet party There Goes the
Wozny slinks about the red wallpa- There Goes the earlier and their shoes are Neighbourhood cele-
Neighbourhood Joey and slowly filling up with blood
pered interior in a black lace negligee. Aeryn run brates its second
“I’ve put black tape over my nipples,” she @ Business Woman’s Special anniversary. Creator
the world
says, whipping out her left breast as proof. @ There Produzentin and Mary Messhausen Matt Sims and his army
“Because people are drinking.” Heaving Goes the are never business casual of hosts, including
with delicious goods, the dancefloor is a Neighbourhood @ Business Woman’s Special Monty T, Marco Agostino, Aeryn Pfaff, Jeffrey
yummy sample platter of beefy, skinny, Lopez, Matt Barker and stiff-lipped Jamie
Derrick and
hairy, smooth, humpy, dumpy, cute and Lynne Harper (no relation to our popular
Roy and Warren Phil will have two
tough boys, some of whose deodorant clearly Matt, Gia, Matt and Jamie are professional party prime minister) are on hand to blow out the
burgers, two fries and
ran out a few songs before I arrived. With three are an army of fierce @ people @ Business Diet Cokes @ Business two candles. The turnout is kind of sparse on
DJs rotating (Phil V, Sammy Rawal and Nino There Goes the Neighbourhood Woman’s Special Woman’s Special this rainy night, and only the second floor is open.
Brown), it’s understandably sweaty. Romy & Michele’s Sims, however, is solidly behind the night and is
High School Reunion plays continuously as I exhaust focused on his all-ages events. “I plan to have my
myself by eye-fucking a hot bastard in jeans hung Hey Rebel parties operating in four cities across
dangerously low down his breathtaking bubble butt. Canada very soon,” he says, while DJs Barbi, Mark
Falco, Rolls Royce, Blackcat and Betti Forde take
Being popular by being a showoff is the goal of any turns trying to get the party started before
drunken drag queen stumbling down the street in Gia takes to the stage. “Every time I hear
ripped pantyhose. Up the narrow stairs leading to Nicki Minaj, I think Gia,” Barker adds
Zelda’s second floor, Roxy Rollover stands guard. “Do with a wink. Trust.
Woodrow
you have a reservation?” she asks with straight face
and Calvin are
and crooked tits. Zelda’s Monday night Dirty Bingo style mavens Those who believe that once popular
is so popular the space is at capacity. Each month, @ Massive is always popular are like silent-
proceeds from the bingo go to a different charity. film stars who pretend sound is just
The PWA Friends for Life Bike Rally has the honour Neel, Alin, Sergio a fad. But some things, apparently,
tonight. Wade Borges, and Yassim are really Jennifer are timeless. Entering the
bike rally co-chair, is big @ Massive holds the Guvernment nightclub for another
power of the
on hand as two buff edition of Massive, my heart skips a
universe in
guys charitably strip Olivier, Billy her hand beat as I play catch-up to the thumping
naked and roam the and Matt are @ Zelda’s bass coming from the main room. The
room collecting dona- bouncing off Dirty Bingo heaving dancefloor oozes with shirtless
tions while clutching the walls @ men clutching water bottles. I haven’t
itsy bitsy teenie weenie Massive seen a scene like this since the early
unmarked bingo cards 2000s. Party boys Ali Tabrizi, DJ Cesar,
in front of their goods. Gloria Hole and Lena Lance Kovh and birthday boy Ryan
Special rounds with Over call 0-69 every time Holbert celebrate among the crowd,
names like “butt plug,” @ Zelda’s Dirty Bingo which includes a few new faces, while
cunty commentary, DJs Isaac Escalante and Stephan Grondin
and the occasional spin a set mostly devoid of vocals. “I’m
whiff of poppers from excited about Prism this year,” Gairy Brown
the queens keep the Kevin and says. “Not only do we have a new party, but
night interesting. “We Adam we’ve also got Kazaky [the Ukrainian pop-
suck it back @
used to pass the pop- dance quartet]!” Adding to this is the
Zelda’s Dirty
pers around the room,” return of Sofonda to the fold after
Bingo
recalls Lena Over. “But trying her hand at her own parties
some straight chick last year. The popular kids always
drank it once.” Robbie, Mike and Elijah seem to stick together.
bring the peace and love
Caitlin and Sloen are fiends @ Massive
@ There Goes the Neighbourhood deepdish@fabmagazine.com
Lee isn’t afraid of a little
Cliff and Faisel sweat it out double-ended challenge
20 May 25, 2011 fab and then some @ Massive @ Zelda’s Dirty Bingo
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BELLINI AT LARGE Paul Bellini

Mixologist
Angus Winchester

The
Newlyweds
1½ oz Tanqueray gin
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup
3 chunks fresh pineapple
1 small slice fresh ginger Colour
Blushing Soda Me Royal
Bride Muddle the fruit and add the ¾ oz Tanqueray gin
¾ oz Tanqueray gin
remaining ingredients, except
the soda. Shake hard and
Yin and Yang ½ oz maraschino liqueur
¾ oz triple sec strain into a tall ice-filled glass. ¾ oz Tanqueray gin ½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz orange juice Add a dash of soda and ¾ oz dry vermouth 1 tbsp blue curaçao
½ oz lemon juice garnish with a pineapple leaf
and pineapple wedge.
Dash orange bitters Shake all ingredients
½ oz grenadine Stir all together and strain (except the curaçao)
Shake all very hard and into a chilled cocktail glass. hard and strain into a chilled
strain into a chilled cocktail Garnish with an orange twist. cocktail glass. Slowly pour
glass. Garnish with flamed the curaçao down the
orange zest. inside of the glass so it
sits at the bottom.

Royally drunk
R
ecently, a great many of the people
I’ve interviewed for this column have
passed away. In the past few months,
we’ve lost Tura Satana, Farley Granger, Ken
Kostick and Steve Roseland, all of whom
joined the previously deceased Jack
Wrangler and Beatrice Arthur. Good Lord
— Bellini at Large is the kiss of death.
Needing to shake that thought, I accept
a fortuitous appointment with mixologist
Angus Winchester. Angus is in town to
promote four new cocktails he designed
for the royal wedding. Now, if there are
two things I could not care less about, it’s
the royals and weddings. But booze is a
different story. Angus is employed by
Tanqueray, my favourite gin producer, so
how can I go wrong?
We meet in a Pink Triangle Press board-
room. Angus sweeps in with a doctor’s bag
full of martini shakers and bar tools. “I’ve
never actually met someone named ‘Bellini’
before,” he says, referring to my namesake
cocktail: puréed Venetian white peaches
strained through cheesecloth and poured
into a champagne flute with Prosecco.
Honey, I taste great.
“I’ve drunk some of the most incredible
liquids in the world,” says the cosmopoli-
tan Angus. He claims to live nowhere,
endlessly travelling from city to city pro-
moting drink culture. He’s 41, smooth as
silk and single. “My passport makes for
better reading than a John Grisham novel,”
he says. “I wake up every morning and
think, What a great life, and secondly,
Where the hell am I?”
He dislikes both Absolut and Grey
Goose, considering them “iconic but
crappy products.” He champions the use
of unconventional ingredients, such as
beets or bell peppers, but stops short of
using carrot juice because “it looks like a
glass of baby sick.” His philosophy is
simple: “The balance between sweet and
sour is key to any drink.”
As he speaks in that melodious British
voice, Angus mixes me the first of four
drinks, called the Blushing Bride, which is
gin, triple sec, orange juice, lemon juice
(squeezed fresh with a Mexican elbow), and
a splash of grenadine. He garnishes with a
flourish, setting an orange rind ablaze and
dropping the flaming fruit in the glass.
“On to the next drink!” I bark impa-
tiently, and Angus does not disappoint.
This one is called The Newlyweds: fresh
pineapple and ginger, which he peels and
cores right in front of me. Then he adds
lemon juice, gin and ice, eventually pour-
ing the concoction into a highball glass
with some club soda. It is so refreshing.
Suddenly, I notice that Angus’s vest and
socks are lime green and his tie is red. He
has dressed to coordinate with the
Tanqueray bottle!
“A drink should look great, smell great
and even feel great in your hand,” says
Angus, who should know. He’s tried it all.
“I keep finding strange and obscure alco-
hols to mix, like shochu or pisco or even
screech,” he tells me. “HL Mencken once
paid a mathematician to estimate the
number of possible drink combinations.
There are around 17 billion, but only about
140 drinks are any good.” We talk about
trendy ingredients, like Thai basil or
human breast milk. “I had a drink in China
made with chicken blood,” he admits.
Then it is time for drink number three,
called the Yin and Yang, which is basically
a nice dry martini, and the final drink, called
Colour Me Royal. For this one, Angus mixes
gin with maraschino liqueur, lemon juice
and a shot of blue curaçao, which lays at
the bottom of the glass, creating a luminous
effect. Apparently, it pays homage to Kate’s
dress or Diana’s sapphire or some other royal
baloney, but by this point I’m so intoxicated
I’m seeing two Anguses.
I figure now is as good a time as any to
toast all our dear friends who have shuffled
off this mortal coil. And for Angus’s sake, let’s
hope the Bellini at Large curse has lifted.
paul@fabmagazine.com

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STYLE Max MacDonald
Clayton Williams:
The Clothing Wizard
T
he Clothing Show was started in
1977 by Marlene Campbell and was
originally named The Old Clothing
Show and Sale. In 2000, Bonnie Meacham
and Clayton Williams bought it from
Campbell and gave it a much-needed make-
over. The duo made it into a forum for
designers, artisans and anyone with a
unique perspective on the world of
fashion.
Over the past few years, The Clothing
Show has become a Toronto fashionista’s
must-do, thanks to its runway shows,
unique vendor opportunities and some of
the best vintage shopping in the city. The
premise is simple: give local designers a
space to sell garments that were primarily
or partly made in Canada. Williams has
been known to recruit unknowns out of
small stalls in Kensington to give them
their first mainstream exposure. With the
spring edition of the TCS approaching, I
asked Williams about his passion for cloth-
ing, what’s new for 2011 and why you
should be in attendance this season.
Max MacDonald: How would you describe
the evolution of The Clothing Show?
Clayton Williams: At first the show was
simply about vintage clothing until Bonnie
took it over and made some big changes.
We took the focus off just vintage and
started putting the focus on local designers
and very small designers who had great
lines but needed that push. I call it “kitchen-
counter couture.”
MM: What can attendees expect to see this
May?
CW: Well, the biggest change is that we are
not in the Better Living Centre — we are
in the Queen Elizabeth Building for 2011.
We moved to a different location where it
will be more intimate. We have merged
and expanded certain areas, and there is
more menswear this season than before.
MM: Where does The Clothing Show fit in
Toronto’s fashion landscape?
CW: You know, it’s interesting: I kind of
view The Clothing Show as sitting on the
sidelines like an underdog. However, LG
Fashion Week is an event that took time to
grow, too. I look at us as the foundation for
designers; we give them the ability to test
the waters and the marketplace. We are
constantly compared to FAT for the expo-
sure we give designers.
Retro G designs go down the
runway at The Clothing Show
MM: What advice would you give a designer
who wants to participate in The Clothing
Show?
CW: For the first-time vendor, make sure
you have enough stock and understand
merchandizing and how to make a profit.
Plus, you have to know how to sell things
to those who attend. It’s also about simple
marketing basics, like having a way to
capture visitors’ email addresses to help
with post-event sales.
MM: Who are your favourite designers that
show?
CW: I’m one of those people who loves
hunting through the vintage section for
clothes. I do love Clothing Brand
Experiment and a few other designers,
though. It’s one thing to say you support
local designers but another to pull out your
wallet and actually buy something.
theclothingshow.com
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tunes Phil Villeneuve
Ms Things
Queen diva
Deep down south, there’s something
pumping out of speakers that makes
people literally flip onto their heads and
shake their asses with such agility it makes
booties writhe like lava lamps. It’s called
bounce, and it’s a ridiculously high-energy
style of New Orleans hip hop with lots of
call and response, dance commands and
Grande dame
Could Louise Pitre be vying for the posi-
tion of Toronto’s favourite gay-musical
icon? If her resumé is any indication, she’s
definitely near the top. “I love the support
and appreciation I get from the gay com-
munity,” she says. “Guess we like the
same kind of music.” She is being modest.
After having played Fantine in Les Mis,
Edith Piaf in Piaf and Donna Sheridan in
both the Toronto and Broadway runs of
Mamma Mia (and these are just the super
gay ones), Pitre is staging a one-night-only
show called La Vie en Rouge.
“I think the Piaf show I did years ago
is one of the things people comment on
the most,” she says. “I figured ‘La Vie en
Rose’ was probably the most famous of
her titles, but I know I sing with much
passion and gusto — at least that’s what
I’m told again and again — so I decided
to play on that title and change the colour
word from a soft pink to a red-hot red.
Plus the fact that I’ll be doing songs made
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frantic larger-than-life
beats. Think Beyoncé’s
“Get Me Bodied” on speed
(and crack and ecstasy).
Within this world of
bounce exists Big Freedia.
She’s often called the
Queen of Sissy Bounce,
but she insists she’s the
Queen Diva of Bounce,
period. The macho-isms
of hip hop don’t exist in
this world, especially not
for a towering androgy-
nous creature like Freedia.
Miss Thing and her jiggly
dancers are bringing all
their “azz” to Toronto, with special guest
Javelin. It’s all presented by the Yes Yes
Y’all crew and it’s going to be out of con-
trol. Don’t miss this show.
Big Freedia performs Wed, June 1 at 10pm
at The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St  W.
garrisontoronto.com
famous by other artists as well: Brel,
Bécaud and some Broadway gems.”
A fiery night with songs sung in both
French and English by our city’s fiercest
musical-theatre diva? Oui, s’il vous plaît!
La Vie en Rouge is Wed, June 1 at 8pm
at the Jane Mallett Theatre, St Lawrence
Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St E.
louisepitre.com
Vixen
The birds are singing again, but somewhere
amidst all that chirping is a new songbird,
a Dolly Parton bluebird mixed with a little
red-winged blackbird squawk. This bird’s
name is Lindi Ortega. She’s been writing and
singing her own barn-burnin’ honky-rock,
bluegrass brand of music for years on her
own, but she’s now being managed by Last
Gang Records (sometimes home to folks like
Tiga, Chromeo, Boys Noize and The New
Pornographers). Her new album — Little Red
Boots — will be released Tuesday, June 7.
The Little Red Boots CD release party at
9pm on is Mon, June 6 at the Dakota Tavern,
249 Ossington Ave. lindiortega.ca
Spani-tranny
I saw the name La Prohibida on a friend’s
Facebook page the other week, so I clicked
on it and my world hasn’t been the same
since. La Prohibida (“the forbidden
woman”) is the stage name of Amapola
López. She’s like a space-age Jane Fonda
and has a new electropop album out called
Sr Kubrick, ¿Qué haría usted? If you’re a
fan of gorgeously synth-splattered dance
pop, you’d best get downloading.
tunes@fabmagazine.com
GaY aGenDa John Crouch, Ryan English, Michael Lyons,
Drew Rowsome, Eduardo Sabate & Jonathan Valelly
Dwayne Minard @ Smith on Sat, May 28
WeD, MaY 25
Break out those dancing shoes for
Disco, a fundraiser for the Pencer Brain
Tumor Centre at Princess Margaret
Hospital, featuring special performances
by the legendary Village People.
7:30pm. Liberty Grand Entertainment
Complex, 25 British Columbia Rd.
$400+. pencerbraintrust.com/disco
Granny Boots presents Subvert with
Heather Gold: An Interactive Talk
Show.. A live and online inquiry into life’s
big questions. 7:30pm. The Gladstone
Hotel, 1214 Queen St W. No cover.
gladstonehotel.com
Dusty Balfour @ George’s Play
on Sun, June 5
Impromptu Splendor: The Script-Tease
Project features a contribution from actor
and playwright Daniel MacIvor. 8pm.
Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave.
$15–20. passemuraille.on.ca
Games Night with Bears of Toronto.
Things get hairy at this night of fun and
games. 8–10:30pm. Pegasus, 489B Church
St. No cover. pegasusonchurch.com
DJ Deko-ze @ fly on Sat, June 4
ThurS, MaY 26
Tightrope is an evening of cabaret and
drag, with 2boys.tv and a live performance
by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh. Runs till
Sun, June 5. 8pm. Buddies in Bad Times
Theatre, 12 Alexander St. $23.
buddiesinbadtimes.com
The Boom comedy troupe presents their
Third Anniversary Show, featuring
guests Scott Thompson
Thompson, Colin Mochrie,
Nikki Payne and many more. 9pm.
Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave. $10.
Supermarket
boomcomedy.com
Official Launch Party of IGBO
Bowling Tournament at 9pm, with
hundreds of bowlers from across
North America and a welcome by
none other than Miss Conception at
10pm. Smirnoff Best Chest Contest,
hosted by Georgie Girl and Donnarama,
at midnight. Woody’s, 465 Church St.
No cover. woodystoronto.com
Flasher of the Week contest, with host
Dan the Man searching for new talent
and fresh meat. 9pm. Flash, 463 Church
St. Membership or $5 day pass.
flashonchurch.com
Cock Fight.
Fight The popular and happily
smutty series of contests continues.
Black Eagle,
Eagle 457 Church St. No cover.
blackeagletoronto.com
Shane MacKinnon @ Sweaty
Betty’s on Tues, May 31
Fri, MaY 27
The Clothing Show has runway shows
and more than 300 booths of local
designers’ fashion, samples and more.
Runs till Sun, May 29. 5pm. Queen
Elizabeth Building, 200 Princess Blvd.
$8–10. theclothingshow.com
Male Erotic Photography Workshop.
6:30pm. Limelight Books &
Photographs, 892 Pape Ave at Mortimer.
$5. 416-389-2275.
SLAM! (Sex, Love, Asian Men!) is a
weekend-long forum featuring a dozen
workshops on sex, health and love for
and by Asian men of all kinds. Guests
include Dr Alan Li, André Goh and Ben
Cabangun. 6:30–9:30pm. Ramada
Plaza, 300 Jarvis St. Free with
pre-registration. acas.org
Impromptu Splendor: The Script-
Tease Project features a contribution
from playwright, provocateur and
screenwriter Brad Fraser. 8pm. Theatre
Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave.
$15–20. passemuraille.on.ca
Deep, Dark and Naked. Three simple
rules for a deliciously sinful night. 8pm.
Spa Excess, 105 Carlton St. Regular
rates. spaexcess.com
Dance Camp, hosted by Daniel
McBride, with DJ Mark Falco and
a special performance by Flo. 10pm.
fly, 8 Gloucester St. $5 before 11pm,
$10 after. flynightclub.com
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Alessandro @ WAYLA on Sat, May 28
Goodhandy’s celebrates its fifth
anniversary with the Gender Fuck Ball.
Hunky DJ Todd Klinck spins retro,
wedding reception and prom-style
music. 10pm. 120 Church St. $5.
goodhandys.com
Shake & Pop. Superstar DJs Blackcat
and Sumation team up to drive the
dancefloor crazy with top 40, dance,
house, electro and more. 10pm.
Zipperz-Cellblock, 72 Carlton St.
No cover. zipperzcellblock.com
Destination Friday, hosted by Monty T
and Joey Viola, with DJs Cajjmere Wray
and Kevin Bailey, a performance by
Sofonda Cox and a chance to win an
all-inclusive getaway. 10pm. The Barn,
418 Church St. $10. thebarnnightclub.com
SaT, MaY 28
Monthly Doggie Park Meet and Greet
for Dog Owners. Let your best friend
help you meet a new friend with
benefits. 11am-12:30pm. Rosedale area
park location supplied upon RSVPing.
No cover. torontogaysingles.com
Jaded, with Jade Elektra at 7pm; Triple
Threat, with Devine Darlin, Lady G and
Jeda Hudson at 9pm; Robyn DeCradle
and guest at 11:30pm; DJs Quinces and
Craig Dominic spin. Crews & Tangos,
508 Church St. No cover.
crewsandtangos.com
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Micah Barnes @ the Rivoli on Sat, May 28
Micah Barnes’ melodious
Domesticated tour kicks off in TO.
Daniel Barnes, Jon Maharaj and
special guest Gavin Bradley join in.
Ariana Gillis opens. 7:30pm. Rivoli,
334 Queen St W. $15. rivoli.ca
Big 3 @ the Big Z, hosted by Clint
Lyckher, Daytona Bitch and Heroine
Marks. 9pm. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St.
No cover. zeldas.ca
Pop Machine, hosted by Alessandro,
with DJ Shane Percy spinning all things
pop. 10pm. WAYLA, 996 Queen St E. $5.
whatareyoulookingatbar.com
Hotnuts at the Lobster Beach Resort,
with host Mary Messhausen, and DJs
Das Hussy and Produzentin, celebrates
Hotnuts’ fifth anniversary. Performances
by Lex Vaughn and Keith Cole. 10:30pm.
The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W. $5,
no cover if in drag. beavertoronto.ca
Mr Big, hosted by Charles Pavia,
celebrates one year on the block with
über-delicious DJ Dwayne Minard.
10:30pm. Smith, 553 Church St. $10.
dwayneminard.com
Tapette. Come French with DJ Phil V.
10:30pm. Naco Gallery, 1665 Dundas
St W. No cover. nacogallery.com
DJ Cajjmere Wray
@ The Barn
on Fri, May 27
Sun, MaY 29
Sticky Buns. Continental breakfast
and hot guys — a perfectly balanced
breakfast. 5–7am. Steamworks,
540 Church St. Regular rates.
steamworksonline.com
All Things Musical at the Mr & Miss
Trillium Pageant, as ladies and gents
of the stage compete for the prestigious
titles at 6pm; Michelle Ross and Lady G
at 7pm; Sexy Sunday, with Devine
Darlin and guest, at 9pm; Sultry, with
Kera Keys and Farra N Hyte, at
11:30pm; DJ Quinces spins. Crews
& Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover.
crewsandtangos.com
Urge, Toronto’s downtown sex maze.
8pm–4am. 199 Church St. $9.
urgetoronto.com
Mon, MaY 30
Monday Night Drop-In. SOY’s
mentoring program brings youth
and mentors together for fun and
community-building. 5:30–8pm.
Sherbourne Health Centre, 333
Sherbourne St. soytoronto.org
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Doggie Park Meet and Greet @
Rosedale park on Sat, May 28
Dirty Bingo, with the unstoppably
naughty Gloria Hole and Lena Over.
8:30pm. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St. No cover.
zeldas.ca
Glitz & Glam, with Carlotta Carlisle and
the Candice Star Search winner at 9pm;
at 11:30pm last week’s winner does a
paid show. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church
St. No cover. crewsandtangos.com
TueS, MaY 31
So You Think You Can Strip? A weekly
amateur night. 9pm. Remington’s, 379
Yonge St. $5, no cover with student ID.
remingtons.com
Joyride features road-trip tunes from
DJ Shane MacKinnon. 10pm. Sweaty
Betty’s, 13 Ossington Ave. No cover.
WeD, June 1
PFLAG Toronto Support Meeting. Come
together with friends and family in this
warm, caring environment to talk or just
listen. 7:30pm. Kimbourne Park United
Church, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. pflag.ca
Viva Cabaret is a one-man
impersonation-themed theatrical
performance starring Yura. 7:30pm.
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W.
No cover. gladstonehotel.com
DJs John Caffery and The Robotic Kid
want things to get real, Mighty Real,
as they celebrate all things disco, house
and more. 10pm. The Beaver, 1192
Queen St W. No cover. beavertoronto.com
Yes Yes Y’all joins the Southern stylin’
of Big Freedia, performing New Orleans’
own bounce music, with special guest
Javelin. 10pm. The Garrison, 1197
Dundas St W. $10 advance, $15 door.
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Thurs, June 2
Send in the clowns. The Toronto
Festival of Clowns offers up
performances that will delight or terrify.
Runs till Sun, June 5. Check website
for specific showtimes and details.
Scotiabank Studio Theatre at the
Pia Bouman School, 6 Noble St. $10+.
torontofestivalofclowns.com
The Toronto Burlesque Photography
Exhibit’s opening night reception
celebrates Craig C Cochrane’s new
show, which runs till Tues, June 7.
6:30–9:30pm. Liss Gallery, 140 Yorkville
Ave. lissgallery.com
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Inked Kenny
Triggerfish @ Boutique
Bar on Sat, June 4
The Pentimento Fine Art Gallery
presents Brotherhood, the photographic
works of G Elliott Simpson. Runs till
Sun, July 3. Opening night reception,
7–11pm. 1164 Queen St E. No cover.
pentimento.ca
Multidisciplinary artist Carlos Celdran
takes a look at the former first lady of
the Philippines, Imelda Romualdez
Marcos, in the North American premiere
of Livin’ la Vida Imelda. Runs till Sun,
June 5. 8pm. Twist Gallery, 1100 Queen
St W. $15+. kapisanancentre.com
Fri, June 3
The Cheap Show, hosted by Miss
Conception and Lena Over. 9pm.
Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St. No cover. zeldas.ca
Come out (and then come again) for
Steamworks Toronto’s Birthday,
Rear Entry: Hardline Play Party,
with DJ Neill MacLeod. 10pm–4am.
540 Church St. Regular rates.
steamworksonline.com
The Robyn Afterparty has special
performances and DJ Craig Dominic
spinning the Swedette’s greatest hits.
10pm. The Barn, 418 Church St. $5.
thebarnnightclub.com
The Village People @ the Liberty Grand
on Wed, May 25
Master Tony gives a shocking
demonstration on the delicate art of
Sun, June 5
electric stimulation at this Violet Wand The Hidden Gardens & Private Spaces
Demo. 11:30pm. Black Eagle, 457 Church Tour will give anyone a serious case
St. No cover. blackeagletoronto.com of garden envy. 10am–3pm.
Cabbagetown. $15. cabbagetownpa.ca
Sat, June 4 Andrea Martin at The 519. Canada’s
comedienne extraordinaire presents
Halton Pride 2011, hosted by Enza
her hilarious new one-woman show,
Supermodel Anderson, has live music
Final Days! Everything Must Go!
from Random Order and Sonya
The evening includes a cocktail reception
Anderson, prizes, dancing and, of
and a dinner catered by Fabarnak. Also
course, cruising. 11am. Central Park,
on Mon, June 6. 6pm. 519 Community
258 Drury Lane, Burlington. No cover.
Centre, 519 Church St. $500 individual
haltonpride.org
ticket, tables $5,000–10,000. the519.org
Get wet and party with sexy Speedo-clad
Super White Wonder gets all ladylike
players from Toronto Triggerfish at
with Dusty Balfour, Empress XXIV, and
Polo Boys & Girls Gone Wild! A steamy
Katana TLC, Empress VI, strutting in
afternoon of sun, skin and dancing, with
their pristine virginity. 8pm. George’s
fabulous prizes and giveaways. 2–5pm.
Play, 463 Church St. No cover.
Boutique Bar, 506 Church St. $10.
playonchurch.com
triggerfishwaterpolo.ca, boutiquebar.ca
Poz ’n’ Sexy creates a safe and fun
Jaded, with Jade Elektra, at 7pm;
place to party the night away for
Triple Threat, with Devine Darlin,
HIV-positive men and women and their
Lady G and Jeda Hudson, at 9pm;
friends, with celeb Jack Mackenroth
Robyn DeCradle and guest at 11:30pm.
mingling and DJ Relentless spinning
DJs Quinces and Craig Dominic
while the go-go dancers gyrate. Profits
spin. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St.
No cover. crewsandtangos.com
benefit Positive Youth Outreach. 10pm.
Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. $2.
Cherry Bomb Live, with DJs Cozmic poznsexyparty.com
Cat, Denise Benson and Joe Blow
and performances by Light Fires,
LAL and MC Jazz. 9pm. The Garrison,
Mon, June 6
1197 Dundas St W. $10. Older Mondays is a safe space for
cherrybombtoronto.com older gay, lesbian, bi and trans people
to connect. Kathleen O’Connell will
Reality Bytes, with DJs 4est, Lindzrox
introduce and demonstrate chair yoga.
and Jrox spinning all ’90s, all night.
1–5pm. 519 Community Centre,
Unbreak my heart. 9:30pm. Augusta
519 Church St. the519.org
House, 152 Augusta Ave. No cover.
Karaoke at the Henhouse, with queers
belting out the campiest tunes. 10pm.
Tues, June 7
1532 Dundas St W. No cover. Student Discount Night. Time for
henhousetoronto.com some real education. 4–11pm.
Steamworks, 540 Church St. Regular
Mischief, with DJs Deko-ze, Chris Ink rates, $5 discounts with university ID.
and Sumation causing all kinds of steamworksonline.com
trouble on the dancefloor. 10pm. fly,
8 Gloucester St. No cover before 11pm Bad Boys Night Out. DJ Chris
for the first 100 people, $10 after. Steinbach spins rock, retro, classic and
flynightclub.com R&B. 10pm. Woody’s, 465 Church St.
No cover. woodystoronto.com
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