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FEEDBACK In his tiny, warped brain, Ford Fest flare-up it is quite likely his ignorance Ford Fest I can’t believe you are headlining that regarding LGBT-anything stituency that is loud and proud. Rob Ford apologized for actions of his EDITORIAL supporters [“Rob Ford Apologizes for is fear-based. RE: ROB FORD HG WATSON Whether the Fords are homo- phobes or not, their actions and words Actions of Supporters at Ford Fest,” Above Thomson Memo- have created a space where bigots feel dailyxtra.com, July 28]. I expect more FREE ‘A-Gays’ 36,000 AUDITED rial Park on July 25, the comfortable spreading their views. in-depth analysis from Xtra. He did CIRCULATION This column [“The Life of an A-Gay,” sun hung low in the sky on a warmer Not everyone who attends not apologize for actions of his sup- TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS dailyxtra.com, July 29] is very in- day than Toronto has seen during this Ford Fest or supports the Fords is porters. He said, “It’s terrible that teresting, even the part where Ryan unseasonably cool summer. Rob Ford homophobic. The most vocal anti-gay things like that happen. I apologize 2014 6, 24–AUG JULY #776 Hinds says, “The best things in life are and his family couldn’t have asked for group was only a small percentage of and we have to move on.” There is free, and having stuff , being pretty or a better day to host the semi-regular the thousands of people at Thomson no indication he was apologizing for getting ‘likes’ doesn’t make you a bet- barbecue they call Ford Fest — a cele- Memorial Park that night. the verbal and physical assault his ter gay. And if you truly think it does? bration of all things Rob and family — But as I observed the LGBT protest- supporters perpetrated on the LGBT You’ve got bigger things than letters where, they say, everyone is welcome. ers at Ford Fest, I was genuinely sur- community. For all we know he was @dailyxtra of the alphabet to be worried about.” But a small group of LGBT activists prised how many people whispered apologizing to his bigoted support- BIG GAY

facebook.com/dailyxtra facebook.com/dailyxtra Guys like that are the reason the di- who attended soon felt anything but insults at them — the quiet bigots who ers for having to endure LGBTs. It’s Patio Guide vide in the gay community is so great. welcome. Warily regarded when they were not captured by TV cameras. a shame that you headlined it in Rob dailyxtra.com THE CITY’S GREATEST AND GAYEST TERRACES, ROOFTOPS AND HIDEAWAYS More at More I’d love to ask you more questions fi rst arrived, wearing their rainbow And as the situation escalated, the Ford’s favour. about that group of arrogant gays. leis and pink feather boas, the situa- louder people displayed the kind of SEAN KILLACKEY DAILYXTRA.COM to do with being afraid, rather than GREY JAMES tion escalated as several vocal Ford animosity that is usually reserved for FACEBOOK supporters surrounded them and the most heated political protests. I’m proud of the protesters at Ford hating [“Rob Ford Not a Homophobe, yelled at them to go home. About a week after Ford Fest, Poe Fest [“LGBT Protesters Cause Stir at Brother Says,” Xtra #776, July 24]. We Scott Jones may be giving him too much credit to At its most tense moment, about 30 Liberado, one of the organizers of Ford Fest in Toronto,” dailyxtra.com, If someone attacked me, I would nev- assume he can grasp complex issues at people surrounded the small group the protest, told me that the group July 26]. I would be more than a bit er forgive them [“Gay Nova Scotia any level. In his tiny, warped brain, it and taunted its members. One man, went to Ford Fest specifi cally with the panicked to be swarmed. They stayed Stabbing Victim Refl ects on Last Nine is quite likely his ignorance regarding stone-faced and tall, approached the intent to provoke responses, but it calm and collected. Months,” dailyxtra.com, Aug 1]. This LGBT-anything is fear-based. group and began to debate with them never occurred to them that those re- JACQIE JAGUAR is especially if they stabbed me twice DAILYXTRA.COM TALULLAH — then ripped a sign out of a protest- sponses would be as aggressive as the DAILYXTRA.COM and left me with a slashed throat, er’s hands and tore it apart to cheers ones they encountered. “Even though As disturbing as it was to watch the paralysis, spinal cord injuries and the from the crowd. Another protester, [the protest] was called Queerup- clash, I do admire the gay activists Hep C treatments prospect of never being able to walk later identifi ed as a straight ally and tion, I didn’t actually think we would for having such a calm demeanour The problem in Canada is not aware- normally again. Ford opponent, was allegedly grabbed disrupt much,” she says, adding that in a very diffi cult situation. Not only ness: it is money and greed and a STEVE P by the throat. they had hoped to start a conversation did gay advocates unearth the truth government that will not demand DAILYXTRA.COM Since then, the Fords have apolo- about their actions. about dislike toward LGBT people treatment at a reasonable cost Sex-reassignment gized — in a way. Rob Ford told CP24 Though the protesters stood their (from Ford supporters), their need [“New Hep C Treatments Promise surgeries that he didn’t see the events but that ground, Liberado says it was diffi cult for confrontation was visceral. But High Cure Rates, Few Side Eff ects,” Somebody needs to be accountable he apologizes and “we have to move to listen to some of the things said also the political agenda was front and dailyxtra.com, July 21]. I was told for the reality that trans people can’t on.” Doug told reporters the incident to them. “For me, someone else was centre in this video. Of course, Ford treatment could cost me $40,000. properly access the care they need, was “very unfortunate” but added a saying how my parents must be so dis- will argue he had nothing to do with it. VAN MARC DAILYXTRA.COM anywhere in the country [“Sex- caveat in the form of an analogy: “You appointed in me, to have a gay child,” BARRY DENNISON Reassignment Surgeries Funded in can’t show up to a Yankees game with she says. DAILYXTRA.COM Jon Letke a Red Sox hat on... enticing a fi ght,” It takes a certain shamelessness to All But Two Provinces,” dailyxtra. Having not really lived in Toronto I didn’t know Jon, but this is such com, July 24]. We need a complete he reportedly said. continue to claim after these events since 1995, I always wondered what Both Fords have repeatedly denied that everyone is welcome, as Doug a tragedy [“Mr Leather Jon Letke overhaul of this gate-keeping system type of people would vote for Rob Dies in Apparent Suicide,” dailyxtra. that puts all the power in the hands of they are homophobes. But their ac- claims. But in a way he is telling the Ford. I have expected them to just be tions — their refusal to attend Pride, truth — just his version of it. Because com, July 26]. It is sad that someone CAMH, which has a history of system- conservative blue collar, but it still so young felt he had no other option. atically abusing trans patients going Rob’s attempt to take down the Pride as his baseball analogy indicates, you did not seem to make much sense to fl ag hung to support gay athletes dur- are welcome at Ford Fest, or in the BROCK STACKHOUSE back decades. me given all the baggage that seems to FACEBOOK ing the Sochi Olympics and, more Fords’ circle, as long as you are on CHRIS follow him. I would like to give special DAILYXTRA.COM I saw him jump. I never knew him recently, his sole vote against a report Team Ford. salute to the LGBT activists that were personally but saw him often out It is also important to note that due on LGBT youth shelters — give the brave enough to attend this rally in with his dog. It was very traumatiz- to cutbacks, the surgery is no longer strong impression that the brothers HG Watson is Xtra’s staff reporter. a public park and proudly proclaim ing. I don’t understand why he did it. covered by the Canadian Forces, and are at the very least uncomfortable their dissatisfaction toward the mayor From reading this article, it seems as members of the Canadian military with the segment of their LGBT con- For more on this story, see page 8. of their city. though he was really popular and well cannot access provincial healthcare. COLIN BROWNLEE FACEBOOK liked in the community, had a lot of TERESA The outcome that we seek is this — gay and lesbian friends and a partner. So sad. It was DAILYXTRA.COM people daring together to set love free. Rob Ford awful to see. Xtra is published by Pink Triangle Press, at 2 Carlton St, Ste 1600, Toronto, M5B 1J3. I wonder if, maybe, Rob Ford thinks CHRISTOPHER PARR being “homophobic” has something OTTAWA, ON

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OUT ON THE STREET BY KYLE BURTON Amethyst Amelia Kelly What’s your favourite thing to do at Hanlan’s Point? Iggy Azalea’s ROBERT G.COATES, VALERIE A. CHANG, real name. B.SC, LL.B, TEP B.A., J.D. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR & NOTARY BARRISTER & SOLICITOR CERTIFIED SPECIALIST 1990 (ESTATES & TRUST LAW) Year R.G. COATES ESTATE LAW P.C. Azalea 9 8 1 was born. 120 Carlton Street, Suite 307 Toronto, Ontario M5A 4K2 1 Tel. (416) 925-6490 Fax (416) 925-4492 E C ‘Fake lesbian’ web: www.rgcoates.com N Azalea claimed she is email: [email protected] I

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HEALTH later she developed cirrhosis — advanced Data on hep C and the gay community few to no side effects, the new regimens last year’s Canadian Health Measures DAVE YIN scarring of the liver — and existing treat- is scarce in Canada, but foreign studies would be “a wonderful improvement.” Survey, 70 percent of people canvassed ments left her debilitated, she was cho- point to HIV-positive gay men as a group Yet even as the new treatments are were unaware that they have hep C. De- By the time Cheryl Reitz got the letter in sen for a clinical trial. It worked. at higher risk of contracting the illness. applauded by some, healthcare and spite this, the Public Health Agency has the mail, it was already too late. Reitz’s treatment was novel for the While it’s thought to be transmitted only advocacy groups warn of hurdles such as yet to recommend screening for gay men, It was 1992 and she had just donated time. Today, more drugs are emerg- through blood, not semen, an American cost, a lack of awareness and stigma that or for baby boomers, who experts believe blood for the second time. Canada had ing that are revolutionizing the hep C study published in 2011 that tracked may derail access for many Canadians. make up the largest age group among the just begun ramping up efforts to screen prognosis. Among the new entrants more than 5,000 men who have sex with At $1,000 per pill in the US, or $84,000 more than 300,000 Canadians infected. blood donations for hepatitis C, back are sofosbuvir (brand name Sovaldi) men over 30 years identified “unpro- for a standard 12-week course, Sovaldi Meanwhile, despite reporting four then a rarely discussed disease. and simeprevir (Olysio). Approved late tected receptive anal intercourse” as the has already inspired protests. times as many cases as HIV in Canada, “It was when people got sick that they last year, they already tout cure rates of main sexual behaviour associated with In June, Quebec became the first and hep C receives less than a sixth of the decided to go back and check,” says Reitz, more than 90 percent while reducing hep C. The study suggests that infec- only province to approve Sovaldi for federal funding for research and com- whose results came back positive. For all side effects and treatment times. And tions are on the rise among gay men and coverage. Elsewhere in Canada, only munity outreach. According to Pires, she knew, between her first donation in more options are on the way. names other risk factors, including the private insurers offer varying levels of there is also no anonymous testing for 1990 and 1992, she may have infected “It’s a stunning change,” says Dr Mor- use of intravenous drugs, older age, prior coverage for the new drugs, while prov- anything other than HIV. others with the blood-borne viral liver ris Sherman, a Canadian Liver Founda- syphilis infections and HIV infection. inces continue to negotiate with drug “Awareness of hepatitis C in rela- disease that today kills nearly three times tion chairman and liver specialist at Because of the side effects of the manufacturers. Even when taking into tion to groups like gay men and MSM as many Ontarians annually as HIV. Toronto General Hospital. older treatments, those infected with account the potential cost-sharing ben- especially is needed, and we need to Among those most susceptible to the Sherman explains that there are at both hep C and HIV sometimes had efits of universal healthcare coverage and encourage greater testing among gay infection are injection drug users, pris- least two anticipated oral treatments to choose which disease to treat first, provincial bulk-purchase discounts, the men, especially HIV-positive gay men,” oners and HIV-positive men who have as well that could finally retire the old, says Rui Pires, of the AIDS Committee price tag is “exorbitant,” Sherman says. says Ed Jackson, a program develop- sex with men. lengthy interferon and ribavirin regi- of Toronto (ACT). Cost aside, connecting the new ment director at CATIE, an online Reitz still regrets the possibility she mens, which involved injections and “People used to have to put a lot of treatments with those infected is also Canadian HIV and hep C resource. may have unknowingly infected oth- stacks of pills and cured only half of those things on hold in their lives to undergo a challenge since many don’t realize “It’s one of those things that should ers. But she was fortunate. When years who could tolerate their side effects. hepatitis C treatment,” he says. With they have the illness. According to just happen.”

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8 AUG 7–20, 2014 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS NEWS BRIEFS Fly Nightclub relaunches as Fly 2.0

Apology demanded One of the founders of Fly Nightclub Riker says he didn’t consider relo- reopened the recently closed club on cating the club because there simply from Bunji Garlin for Aug 2, in the same venue, under the aren’t any appropriate venues left in name Fly 2.0. the city. Clubbers can expect the same beats “There are no other locations. This homophobic lyrics and parties that made Fly a core in- place has 23-foot ceilings,” Riker says. A musician scheduled to perform at the stitution of the Village scene for the “We’re going to do some renovations Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival, popularly past 15 years, owner Shawn Riker says. and clean up what should have been known as Caribana, was the subject of pro- Many staff members have returned to maintained over the last little while.” test in the days leading up to the festival. the new club, which will operate Riker says he has signed a long- Adam Williams, a ceramic artist who only on Saturdays at first. term lease for the Glouces- moved to Toronto from Trinidad in 2011, Riker stresses that clos- ter Street space but notes raised concerns about lyrics in Trinida- ing Fly after WorldPride the lease gives the owner dian ragga-soca star Bunji Garlin’s 2005 wasn’t a stunt: the the option to convert to Adam Williams, above, raised concerns over ragga soca star Bunji Garlin’s lyrics. song “Blaze de Fire.” club’s previous owners condos in the future. Garlin’s scheduled performance at questions its message equating gay men about his respect for all people to Coun- had come to the end However, Riker says Caribana was cancelled because of in- with criminals. “We want an apology cillor Joe Mihevc’s office. At press time, of their lease, and the that any conversion clement weather, according to festival from him because I think homophobia the city’s Equity, Diversity and Human landlord was demand- plan is far enough in staff, but he did play at other venues over is on everyone’s hands.” Rights division was still reviewing it. ing too much rent for it the future that it makes the Civic Holiday weekend. Williams sent his concerns to city Representatives from Garlin’s man- to be viable. The previous sense to continue operat- In “Blaze de Fire,” Garlin — whose real council and the festival’s organizers. The agement company declined to comment owners walked away. But af- ing the club. name is Ian Anthony Alvarez — sings that Caribbean Carnival receives city grants, or confirm whether Garlin would issue a ter lengthy negotiations with the “If you’re going to build a condo- he’s the fire man and asks listeners to and organizers must sign and adhere second statement. landlord, Riker says, he got the rent minium, you’re going to have to put up get the fires out of control. He then lists to a statement of non-discrimination. Williams is satisfied with the steps down to a manageable level. He’s now a sales centre for a year and a half. By a variety of people to “bun,” including Because of Williams’s complaint, the Caribana organizers have taken since his the sole owner of the club. the time everything sells, you get your drug users and thieves, and finishes with festival now plans to put in place its complaint was raised. He is still seeking “It would be such a shame if a city financing, it’s a long time. They may the line “Bun some of dem big funny man own guiding principles reflecting an apology and hopes the Trinidadian with a population of six million people never build a condominium,” he says. who taking dem man over gyal.” anti-discrimination. public will weigh in on the situation. did not have an LGBT nightclub where While there are no immediate plans “I think that’s a very dangerous and Organizers also reportedly asked Gar- —HG Watson people could experience a supportive to reopen the restaurant and martini slippery slope,” Williams says. Though lin to issue a statement on “Blaze de Fire.” community, amazing venue and awe- bar that fronted Fly, Riker says, a new he acknowledges that Garlin likely didn’t Earlier, Garlin sent a signed statement Read a longer version of this story some vibe,” Riker says in letter to past restaurant will reopen in the space mean for the song to be taken literally, he that reportedly spoke in generalities on dailyxtra.com. Fly supporters. eventually. —Rob Salerno

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COMMUNITY moved in, was ready to house another regular Sodom parties. But the audi- HG WATSON restaurant with minimal alterations. ence for the club has expanded since Klinck and Goodhandy’s proposal it opened eight years ago. When Mandy Goodhandy and Todd was accepted, allowing the pair to turn “We are queer-owned and -operated David LeBlanc, Bruce Ferreira-Wells, Successful Clients Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants RCIC – ICCRC Klinck, the co-owners of Club120 at 120 Diner into reality. and we have a lot of queer events, but Church and Richmond streets, were As fi rst-time restaurateurs, Good- we’ve evolved and adapted over the handed a demolition notice for the handy and Klinck are learning how to years,” Klinck says, chuckling as he 100-year-old building that houses their deal with the longer hours and higher recalls straight male comedians who club, they didn’t view it as a defeat — costs that come with running an eatery. have come to the bar’s comedy night they saw it as a call to action. But they have the help of their new ex- prepared with jokes for a gay audience Now, the pair has opened 120 Diner ecutive chef, Richard Henry, the former only to fi nd themselves faced with an — a queer-friendly restaurant in the chef of Toucan Taco Bar, Le Rossignol almost entirely straight crowd. same building as Club120. and Le Canard Mort. “The quality of the Klinck hopes the new diner will at- In a twist that could be ascribed to food and the experience that he brings tract people who normally wouldn’t the luck of the Irish, the building was to it is incredible,” Klinck says. go to Club120, especially the families saved because it sits next to McVeigh’s, The menu will focus on homestyle and couples living in the nearby condo the oldest Irish bar in Canada. Accord- cooking, with a potpie of the day spe- towers. ing to Jimmy McVeigh, Jr, one of the cial as well as other favourites, such The same towers provide a constant owners of the pub, they have no plans as steak and ribs. While the chef is reminder that one day they may have to sell to developers. clearly not afraid of fat, there will be to close or move. “It’s very frustrating,” That gave Klinck and Goodhandy healthy options as well, including a says Klinck, who notes a clause in their an opening to come up with a plan for bodybuilder’s plate tailored to people 10-year lease allows for the building to the street-level space that once held looking to add muscle to their frames. be demolished early. However, Klinck Spring Rolls. The restaurant moved Klinck says the restaurant will begin says they would not have invested in out after its parent company sold the with dinner service and late-night din- 120 Diner if they did not believe they building to the current owners. ing in August, then expand into lunch would be there for a signifi cant amount “It was sort of an organic thing that and brunch service in the fall. of time. happened,” Klinck says. “Mandy has Club120, which has also been known always wanted to have the whole build- as Goodhandy’s and Club Rockit 120 Diner is located at 120 Church St, ing.” The downstairs, which was reno- throughout the years, has a history of at Richmond. For more information, vated completely when Spring Rolls throwing wild events, including the visit 120diner.com.

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We all know that person, the one so obsessed with his own appearance or success he’s completely blind to the experiences or needs of anyone around him. But narcissism isn’t just excessive self-involvement; it’s an actual clini- cal disorder. First formulated by the American Psychiatric Association in Hunter Lee 1968, narcissistic personality disorder Hughes and is thought to aff ect one percent of the Brionne Davis, population. in Narcissist. In fi lmmaker Eric Casaccio’s case, it wasn’t a psych textbook that intro- ceremoniously dumped via video chat have suffered post-traumatic stress duced him to NPD, but a disastrously by his middle-aged lover Rob (Brionne from having a relationship involving failed relationship. Davis) and Rob’s new fuckbud Jon narcissistic abuse,” he says. “During my Jenny Young plays “I met someone during a vulnerable (Jonathan Looper). But when things healing process, I learned why this kind the title character time who came on strong and told me between Rob and Jon quickly sour, Rob of situation hurts so much. Any victim in Christina, The Girl King. DON DIXON everything I wanted to hear,” he says. “I tries to lure Evan back into the relation- of narcissistic abuse could spend the was a bit skeptical at fi rst but ignored all ship by making him feel worthless. rest of their life going over why they the red fl ags. When it ended, I couldn’t Casaccio initially wrote the script were abused. But it’s more important KILLER understand the pain over something solely as a personal therapeutic exer- they recognize why they allowed it to that had lasted only a few months until cise while recovering from his destruc- happen.” —Chris Dupuis a friend said it sounded like I’d been tive romance. But a conversation with a abused by someone with NPD.” fellow fi lmmaker helped him see its on- Narcissist screens as part of the Casaccio’s Narcissist provides a screen potential. One year and $6,000 Toronto Queer Arts Festival’s fi lm surprisingly dreamy, sensual take on worth of online fundraising later, he fest, Sat, Aug 9, 6–10pm, at Buddies abusive relationships. Budding screen- stepped on set to start shooting. in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Queen writer Evan (Hunter Lee Hughes) is un- “My goal is to inspire others that St. artsfestival.queerwest.org

Whether it’s wants the best for her people. She’s do- Shakespearean ing everything she can to reconcile her nobility or a certain type of gay man, inner needs and her public duty. I guess Beach bums Stratford sees its share of queens. that really drew me to the play the fi rst This season, however, Ontario’s the- time I read it — the character.” When Andrzej Kardys and Jared Scratch, co-founders of atre capital plays host to the English- Bouchard’s play condenses approxi- Yogi Bare, “Toronto’s barest yoga studio,” headed out to language premiere of a play based on mately eight years of history into one Hanlan’s Point to test run a potential clothing-optional the life of one of history’s more unusual evening of theatre, focusing on a period yoga class, they were prepared for just about everything, monarchs. when Christina was contemplating ab- except the amount of sand their asses would gather. “We came early, just the two of us, and brought way too Michel Marc Bouchard, the mind dication. “She was the Lutheran queen much stuff : cooler, extra water, six yoga mats,” Kardys says. behind Lilies and Tom at the Farm — of Sweden in 1649, and that’s when she “We also had an 8-foot-by-10-foot backdrop with our logo both plays that have been adapted into began to ask herself whether she really all over it — you know, the type of thing people do selfi es in Yogi Bare co-founder feature fi lms — is the author of Chris- belonged and whether she was the best front of at media launches — and strung it up in the trees.” Jared Scratch is a showboat. tina, The Girl King, the story of a 17th- thing for the country — and the country “We took a big tree trunk and fl attened the sand out a century Swedish queen. was the best thing for bit,” Scratch says. “We hadn’t advertised the class, so we beach, they decided to make it a recurring event, called Queen Christina was CHRISTINA, her,” Porteous says. didn’t really expect anyone to come. We just wanted to go Beach Bums at Hanlan’s. infamous for her mer- THE GIRL KING She notes that the me- and work out the logistics of holding a class there.” Weather permitting, the class takes place every Sunday. curial political career, as Thurs, Aug 14–Sun, Sept 21 ticulously researched Once they were set up, with bunches of folks chuckling Folks can just show up, sunscreen applied, with their water Studio Theatre at them from nearby blankets, Scratch started doing yoga bottles, towels and yoga mats — look for the backdrop or well as her unconvention- 34 George St E, Stratford play doesn’t shy away the Yogi Bare umbrella — or can register in advance online. al gender expression and stratfordfestival.ca from Christina’s un- moves to see what it would be like on the beach. “After you Those who register receive notifi cations if the class is can- sexuality. The produc- doubtedly queer sexual- put your hands on the ground and reach over your head, all the sand falls off your hands into your eyes,” he says. celled or the day is changed because of bad weather. tion’s director, Alberta-based theatre ity. “The play is such a wonderful thing, “We also quickly realized that if you do certain moves, With a cheeky wink, Kardys half jokes that participants veteran Vanessa Porteous, is excited to and in my knowledge a really unusual your ass gets fi lled with sand,” Kardys says. “So we decided can stay after class and fi nd a buddy for some sunscreen tackle such a singular historic fi gure. thing, because it’s kind of like an epic that in the future we’d use a great big blanket as well as reapplication and partner poses. — Jeremy Willard “She’s so full of contradictions; she’s coming-out story,” she says. “I think yoga mats.” such a heroine, but she’s so flawed,” Michel Marc is making an ideological Having ensured the purity of their future attendees’ ass- See pages 16–19 for our cover feature on Hanlan’s Point. Porteous says. “She’s impulsive, she’s or political point there. He’s showing cracks and worked out some of the other kinks involved in Beach Bums at Hanlan’s is every Sunday, 11am, at passionate, she doesn’t understand that the drama of coming out is worthy running clothing-optional, all-gender yoga classes on the Hanlan’s Point, Toronto Islands. yogibare.ca her own feelings, she’s intelligent, she of an epic retelling.” — Michael Lyons

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The queer events that shaped Toronto’s clothing-optional beach GETTING TO the Point

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n a sunny Sunday in mid- and farming before the Crown purchased July, it’s hard to believe that the land and established a military outpost Hanlan’s Point was ever there under Lieutenant-Governor John anything other than the Simcoe. Invading American troops de- sandy oasis many Toron- stroyed the fort in the War of 1812, and the tonians have grown to love. area soon gave way to private residences Perched atop the dunes at established by local citizens looking to the south end of the beach escape the crowded mainland. and looking north toward Still, it was hotelier John Hanlan who the city, I watch as nude made the most significant impact on the sunbathers wade in and out area. After another major storm destroyed Oof the water and groups of friends gather his family’s cottage on the Point, Hanlan on blankets to gossip, chat and sneak swigs opened a hotel in the mid-1860s to take from hidden bottles of alcohol. advantage of the area’s growing popular- Behind me, the leaves rustle as strangers ity as a vacation spot. Ownership of the sneak past on the sandy trails, eyeing each islands also transferred to the city around other tentatively before pairing off and this time, and so improvements were disappearing deeper into the brush. The made to the area surrounding the hotel air buzzes with possibility. In a city famous to make it more attractive to visitors, with for prudishness and good behaviour, the the addition of parks, a boardwalk system beach feels like a place where anything and gardens. can happen, and it often does. Hanlan’s son Ned, a world-famous scull- er, brought additional attention and rev- enue to the resort, and soon more hotels BIRTH OF THE ISLANDS and various attractions began to populate Like much of Toronto, the Point has always the area, including a shooting gallery, car- been in a state of flux. Before a severe ousel, dance hall and an open-air theatre storm cleaved it from the city in 1852, the that brought in vaudeville acts. An official islands were actually a sand spit that ex- amusement park featuring a number of tended out from the mainland just west of popular roller coasters opened in 1895, present-day Ward’s Island. The earliest re- followed by a stadium built for cords available suggest that the local native the local minor league baseball populations used it as a place of recreation team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Cianan, Kinnon and Chris take a summertime stroll along the shore at Hanlan’s Point. For more photos of their beach shenanigans, go to dailyxtra.com. MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! AUG 7–20, 2014 17 TAKING IT OFF It was also around this time that local na- turist groups lobbied successfully to make Hanlan’s Point a clothing-optional beach, an attractive choice for many of the visit- ing Europeans who were used to bathing in the nude back home. The area gained a bit of a salty reputation as a result of the bylaw, and attendance numbers went up. With much of the Western world en- tranced by theme parks and various other industrial advances of the time, Toronto was leading the pack with outdoor en- tertainment facilities on par with those found on New York City’s Coney Island or in Blackpool, England. In fact, many of the same ride promoters and performers travelled between the parks and advertised as such in their materials. The Point continued to be a popular destination for both locals and tourists until a series of events led to a decline in attendance. One such event was the open- ing of Sunnyside Park in the early 1920s, followed a few years later by the creation of a mainland baseball stadium. As Toron- tonians embraced the automobile, trips across the lake became a less attractive proposition. Moreover, motion pictures had replaced vaudeville as the leading and more affordable form of popular entertain- ment during the Depression era, leaving many of the island’s live performances seeming dated in comparison. Concerned citizens’ groups, put off by the public nudity on the beach, were suc- A NEW PARK EMERGES The beach cessful in getting the permit repealed in Few paid much attention to Hanlan’s Point 1930. By the time the city razed a large for most of the first half of the 20th cen- attracted many portion of the theme park to make way tury. The Metro Parks Commission took Top left, a flyer for the first Pride event in Toronto — a gay picnic at Hanlan’s Point, for the island airport in 1939, the area had control of the islands in the mid-1950s, young gay in 1971. Above, revellers relax on the beach after the conclusion of Doing It, a gay conference held in 1982, organized by the Toronto Gay Community Council. fallen largely into decline. and the area was cleaned up and promoted people THE CANADIAN LESBIAN & GAY ARCHIVES interested in as a day-use recreational space, with the ful in getting the beach reinstated as a installation of park benches and picnic clothing-optional space, and attendance getting some tables. Eventually, a marina was built and numbers steadily increased. What had been the Centreville theme park was created, unofficial and under the radar for several sun and cruising although it was only a sliver of what the decades became more commonplace, and Hanlan’s theme park had been at its height. advances in gay rights made the beach at- in the dunes that Hanlan’s Point took on a queer iden- tractive to a larger swath of Torontonians. tity of sorts during this period. The beach Behind me, the leaves rustle once again, isolated the continued to have a reputation as an “un- and a man appears. He smiles for a brief official” clothing-optional space despite moment, then disappears back into the beach from the possible fines, and this attracted many darkness. I glance back over the beach, at city. In fact, the young gay people interested in getting the laughing faces as the sound of tinny pop some sun and cruising in the dunes that music floats in over the waves. Although first-ever Pride isolated the beach from the city. In fact, the the specifics may have changed, the general first-ever Pride event — a gay picnic on the atmosphere has remained consistent — a event was held island — was held there in 1971. space of amusement and recreation. In 1999, nudist groups, with the help of I rise and disappear into the brush there in 1971. then-councillor Kyle Rae, were success- behind me.

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Power Station Neve Midbar, Israel Pihlajasaari, Finland Guvano Bodrum, Turkey Olho de Boi (Bull’s Le Centre Beach, Lamma “During good, not too A unisex nude beach Beach, Liguria, Italy This port city has Eye Beach), in Hélio-Marin, Island, Hong Kong hot weather, espe- “consisting almost Accessible from a “rocky wild shore Búzios, Brazil Montalivet, France “Reportedly used for cially on Saturdays, entirely of rocky the railway station, where mostly gays go The most popular Voted best nude nude night swimming many nudists gather cliffs, with no sand. via a disused railway to socialize naked.” official nude beach for beach in the world at times.” at this beach to Not very suitable tunnel. gays in the country. by Traveler’s Digest.

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18 AUG 7–20, 2014 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS A guide to cruising the dunes at Hanlan’s BEATING AROUND THE bush CHRIS DUPUIS

have a confession to make: I’m terrible at outdoor cruising. I’ve had plenty of fun in saunas and darkrooms, at sex clubs and coordinated indoor orgies. SLAVOJ But when it comes to getting it on in Slavoj has been hitting Hanlan’s for nearly the great outdoors, my batting aver- 10 years. The burly, 40-something free- age verges on triple-zero. It’s not that lancer tends to work evenings and week- I haven’t tried. I’ve given the parks ends. That’s not a problem, though, as a go, checked out nude beaches and weekdays are his prime beach time. Ipassed by a few truck stops. But despite “It’s less crowded and you really get to my distinctly high sexual IQ, fucking en know the regulars,” he says. “It’s a very plein air never seems to work out. friendly, community feel. On the week- Tasked with drafting a cruising guide for ends, it’s more people coming from an Hanlan’s, I realize I’m sadly ill-prepared. afterparty, looking to show off their new It’s unlikely I’ll fi gure it out on my own by swimsuit.” press time, so I assemble a team of experts He’s been in the know since his earliest for advice. days on the sand; when he moved to To- ronto in the 1990s, he researched cruising spots and printed himself a map. Though COREY he also cruises washrooms and parks, he Corey’s been a regular for fi ve years. Keep- loves the beach for its relaxed attitude. ing a nine-to-fi ve schedule, the early-30s “There isn’t the same pressure of time offi ce worker is there only on weekends you have other places,” he says. “It’s a more and always with his boyfriend in tow. social, friendly approach to hooking up.” “The first few times, I wasn’t totally For him, cruising starts before he’s even aware what was going on,” he says. “I’d hit the sand; he recommends checking just started going to bathhouses and was out people on the ferry. He also suggests getting accustomed to the concept and stopping by the showers on the way home. Look for a two-way connection, don’t try to force anything, and wait for a signal before you jump in. JAMO BEST etiquette of cruising in general. I’d heard “It can be hit and miss, but sometimes people had sex in the bushes but didn’t “They’re young, twinky guys who are people watching me, but I love to watch,” there’s really hot action in there,” he says. have any fi rsthand experience.” just there to gawk at what’s happening and I’m kind of he says. “Usually I walk around and check His hook-up tips are simple: look for Thanks to his years of practice (and no laugh,” he says. “They’re usually drunk and out the action to get excited, then take my a two-way connection, don’t try to force doubt the boyfriend who’s “very experi- not there to hook up. They tend to just a hypocrite dick out and see what happens. But I’m anything, and wait for a signal before you enced” in the public sex department), he’s break the mood, and then whatever scene a little particular, and if there’s nothing jump in. He admits he scores nearly 100 learned the lay of the land. He estimates you’re in dissolves.” because I hate happening I’m into, I’m not going to just percent of the time he’s there. But for him, he hooks up on 80 percent of his visits. suck whatever dick comes along.” that’s not the main point. “Be observant and look for guys walk- people watching As for cruising advice, his main tip is “During the week, there’s more of a ing into the bushes,” he says. “Don’t be NATHAN simple: go it alone. nudist population,” he says. “You can afraid to smile and nod at someone if you Nathan’s in his mid-20s and has been go- me, but I love “Sometimes you see guys walking meet anyone. Doctors, lawyers, construc- think he’s hot, and check who’s checking ing for eight years. More of a voyeur than to watch. around in pairs where it’s really obvious tion workers, people outside your normal you out.” a participant, he makes a love connection one of them is not into it but the other is social circle. No one asks what you do or On the downside, he admits a frustration less than a quarter of the time but enjoys kind of curious,” he says. “Just leave your whether you rent or own. The pressures of with people he refers to unaff ectionately watching the action as it unfolds. friend on the beach and look around alone. who we are in our daily lives are literally as “the tourists.” “I’m kind of a hypocrite because I hate It’s better for everyone that way.” all stripped away.”

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20 AUG 7–20, 2014 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS Power principle Tori Amos on being the Helen Mirren of rock and roll ily — where I am now at my age. It was a diff erent Tori Amos sitting RYAN ENGLISH pretty in a publicity MUSIC battle I had to fi ght over the last year, and that was shot for her new with myself and realizing that being 50 and older as album, Unrepentant Tori Amos is one of the most infl uential and prolifi c a woman in this business, we’re not getting as many Geraldines. songwriters of our time. Since her stunning debut, of the contracts as the men are, and that’s just true. AMARPAUL KALIRAI Little Earthquakes, in 1992 she has sold more than 12 million albums, staged 16 tours and left an artis- Can you talk more about those challenges over tic and musical imprint for generations to come. the last year or so? At 50, she has written and staged her fi rst mu- So, the battle has been, “Okay, then how do I change sical, The Light Princess, dropped Unrepentant that?” Change always has to start with the self. Geraldines, her most impressive record in over a I had to really confront how our culture proj- decade, is in the middle of an 80-city world tour, ects onto men 50 and up. Look at George and is producing the cast recording for the musical Clooney! He’s at the height of his magical while on the road. Xtra spoke with Amos by phone ahead of her upcoming Toronto show. I was very aware XTRA: Congratulations on the success of your that the culture musical and your new record. You didn’t let anyone hear the new material before recording; is that a accepts men talking common process for you? about certain TORI AMOS: No, I don’t know if it is because I waited so long to play anything to anybody be- subjects as they cause I’m doing these other projects, so everybody get older because was hearing those things, and I kept these to myself and walked with them through the process. You there is that salt know, they kept me company through everything. and pepper, lines Did you plan on releasing the material that’s on the face, beards, become Unrepentant Geraldines? aphrodisiac Not necessarily. While I’m out there, out and about in the world — and I travel a lot — I guess it’s part sexy thing. of processing things, fi guring things out, how I feel about things. The muses tap me on the shoulder, powers. And if you look at women and the songs come to visit. They took about fi ve who are his age, not all of them are years to come. It is just a secret kind of conversa- the objects of desire in film. So, as tion; it wasn’t a conscious decision, and it’s just much as I love Helen Mirren and all happening, quietly, privately. Because it’s what I’ve those ladies, you can’t think, “Okay, I’m been doing since I was a tiny little girl, two and a going to be the Helen Mirren of rock and half or something. These are just my little friends. roll.” I would love to be, however, I have to say to you. After so much struggle between your albums Storytellers are telling stories at all ages, Y Kant Tori Read to Little Earthquakes, what did it and I was very aware that the culture accepts feel like when you fi nally started to break through? men talking about certain sub- Was it surreal? TORI AMOS jects as they get older because Yeah, it was surreal. It was. But because UNREPENTANT there is that salt and pepper, lines of the struggle and those years from GERALDINES TOUR on the face, beards, aphrodisiac Y Kant Tori Read and what it took to Fri, Aug 8, 8pm Massey Hall sexy thing. So, we have to be fair make Little Earthquakes, I mean, that 178 Victoria St about it. Women have to fi nd their was quite a few years there, ’88 to ’92, toriamos.com own power and then have to take before it really happened. But there it out there. There are not a lot of was a huge gift in having to climb that big mountain, women 50 and up that are really impacting and that means when success was coming, then I people. You need to really think about it. I’m didn’t take it for granted because it was very, very not talking about the big songs I did in the diffi cult to get there. Many battles were fought, ’90s; I’m not talking about that. I’m talking and many battles had to be fought after that and about writing things now. Getting out there are still being fought. Not with the label, necessar- and being powerful, powerful now.

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play Never Cry Wolfman. Not expect- ing a response, they were shocked to get a note a few weeks later inviting them to develop their script on the condition they spend two weeks in the Two plays at the group’s rural British Columbia conver- sion camp. To make matters slightly annual theatre more complex, Johnston is gay, while Schwartz identifies as straight. fest hinge “One of the first things you realize is how seductive these groups are with their messaging,” Johnston says. “As on gender we started getting deeper into the ma- terial, it began to affect me in a way I and sexuality didn’t think was possible. I found myself starting to ask if certain things from my THEATRE childhood had led me to being gay and CHRIS DUPUIS whether being depressed sometimes was actually because I’m gay.” Jonathan Seinen’s play Unknown Sol- The easy route would have been to dier was conceived three years ago on make a show that smacks down the a plane from San Francisco to Victoria. increasingly discredited therapy and its He’d been vacationing off the grid in proponents. But as the pair got further California, and the in-flight movies into their research, they were surprised were his first taste of electronic en- by how it affected their positions. tertainment in weeks. One of the films “You can easily look at someone ad- was a documentary on Chelsea (for- ministering this therapy and say they’re merly Bradley) Manning, the soldier doing it because they’re a complete who released hundreds of classified bigot with their own internalized ho- documents on American diplomatic mophobia,” Schwartz says. “But that’s and military operations, later published not necessarily the case. You have peo- by WikiLeaks. ple who are trained therapists working Alternately called a traitor and a with people who have feelings they hero, Manning avoided the death pen- can’t explain or don’t want to have, and alty but was sentenced to 35 years. The that’s not necessarily coming from a other side of the story, however, that of place of hate. Sexuality is pretty elastic, Manning’s post-arrest gender transi- and some people go through different tion, was largely ignored by the media. phases in their life. If I go through a Set in what fans of Orange Is the New gay phase in high school and grow up to Black will know as “the SHU” (a formal marry a woman, does that automatically term for solitary confinement), the play mean I’m denying something in myself? opens with a soldier waking the morn- From that perspective, we need to be ing after being sentenced, needing to open to the idea that sexuality actually formulate a public statement and want- does change for some people.” ing to come out to the world as female. Jeff Ho, in Unknown Soldier. “As you look into it more, things start “Manning broke down the illusions ALEJANDRO SANTIAGO to get very grey,” Johnston adds. “Why that kept the activities of the war behind should helping someone become some- a veil of national security,” Seinen says. thing they believe they should be inher- “She did the same when faced with her Our government is moving towards ently wrong? If someone believes they own inner truth. The courage to do more secrecy for themselves while put- were born in the wrong-gendered body, this, when the weight of the military ting their citizens under surveillance it’s perfectly acceptable to have them go and society is pushing down on you, is to a greater degree. Too often, we as through the kinds of therapy they need inspiring.” Canadians look at these kinds of stories to help them become the person they Though inspired by a documentary, and think, ‘Oh, those Americans ...’ But see themselves as being. So if someone Unknown Soldier is a fictionalized take we’re facing the same challenges and naturally has a same-sex attraction, to on Manning’s experience rather than a they need to be addressed.” put it in the terms of this therapy, but direct recounting of her story. Anthony Johnston and Nathan deep down believes they are straight, is “I can’t know all the details of her Schwartz did some serious research on it inherently wrong to help them?” life, so I needed some theatrical fic- gay conversion therapy for A Quiet Sip tion to connect the dots,” Seinen says. of Coffee (or, This Is Not the Play We’ve Unknown Soldier runs Sat, Aug 9–Sat, “But mainly, I wanted to write a play in Written). In 2004, the Brooklyn-based Aug 16, at Theatre Passe Muraille Back- which Canadian audiences would feel theatre duo sent a prank letter to Hope space, 16 Ryerson Ave. A Quiet Sip of implicated. We went to war in Afghani- Nathan Schwartz and Anthony Springs (a “reparative therapy” organi- Coffee runs Fri, Aug 8–Sun, Aug 17, at stan and participated in handing over Johnston, in A Quiet Sip of Coffee. zation) proposing the group give them Pia Bouman Scotiabank Studio Theatre, detainees who faced possible torture. funds to workshop their non-existent 6 Noble St. summerworks.ca

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The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W. hosts the amateur So You Think St. $15. oasisaqualounge.com $10. thebeavertoronto.ca You Can Strip? competition, with a Full Fetish Party Bump N’ Hustle DJs Paul E Lopes $100 cash prize up for grabs. 11pm. Tues, Aug 19 — Black Eagle, and Mike Tull spin old school, funk, Remington’s, 379 Yonge St. $5 Quizzed in the Face Allysin Fri, Aug 8 hip hop and house. Hosted by Carlos before 11pm, $7 after; no cover with Chaynes hosts the weekly trivia night Mondesir. 10pm. The Rivoli, 34 student ID before 11pm, $2 after. of general knowledge, with special Roxxie Terraine remingtons.com Queen St W. $10. rivoli.ca Barbershop Toronto’s ho-Motown weekly categories. Individuals or — Zipperz, Mon, Business Woman’s Special: Pump Tuesday DJ Relentless spins party, with DJ Michael K spinning teams compete for prizes. 8pm. Aug 11 I Couldn’t Find My Top Edition and Devine Darlin hosts the weekly Motown, soul and retro. Beer Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St W. 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ANNA POURNIKOVA PHOTOS BY MAHA RISHI

1E You know you live I was there. Michael did in Canada when the me the honour of a very waspiest, most bougie well-put-together casual cottage area in the outfi t. He could also be country hosts a gay pride the long lost son of Sissy celebration. And here’s Spacek, dontcha think? the kicker: at Muskoka 6E Jada Hudson co-hosted Pride, chair Heather Hay Best Chest with Brooke (far right) was able to get Lynn Hytes, and the two two mayors out — Alice of them together were the (Muskoka) and Graydon perfect match. Brooke 4 (Bracebridge) — and the Lynn’s sequined gold City of Toronto couldn’t number complements even get one out for Jada’s blonde hair and WorldPride. Someone sparkly top. Plus, don’t should hire her for think I didn’t notice all downtown. that gold body shimmer. 2E My awesome 7E Could you just die for photographer and cottage- Brooke Lynn’s Studio country correspondent 54–era outfi t at Best Maha Rishi, left, posed Chest? I love, love, loved with friends Simon (he’s it. I’m sorta getting over French Canadian, in case this nouveau queen thing you’re keeping score) where everyone wants to and Brendan. You might look like Beyoncé. Bring know Brendan as his me up-to-date kitsch like alter ego, Igby Lizzard. this any day. I can feel the Mmmmmhhhmmm, Ice Capades moment in girl: turns out Igby is this already. man-butch by day. 8E Braeden is a breeder 3E Just so the local (you don’t get more 5 politicians don’t get normie than that), but 7 all the credit: Parry since he’s the gayest 9 Sound–Muskoka MP straight guy in the Village, Tony Clement came out I think he and his for-real 3 to support Muskoka Pride beard, Gelsy, deserve to be with host (an incredibly in here. You might recog- 6 stunny) Judy Virago. nize him from every half- Really, though, I’m used naked ad ever in Fab and to Judy as much more Xtra. If only every breeder dragalicious makeup and was more like him, then getup; this down-tempo the world would fi nally be Katy Perry look is just in perfect harmony. breathtaking. What a 9E Ivory Towers didn’t beaut. know what to do when 4E We went hunting for Maha got up onstage for normies at the Woody’s her snap, so she stood 8 Best Chest Contest, and there, looking perfection. we found really cute ones. I love her stance, I love First up is Ryan. Doesn’t her hair, I love her suit. he remind you of an ’80s And this is the best ad for TV heartthrob? Let’s be Crews & Tangos out there. honest here: who kicks She’s been really updating this guy out of bed for eat- her makeup lately — I ing crackers? almost didn’t recognize 5E It was nice to be back in her. It’s pretty/she’s very Woody’s, normally more pretty, but I kinda miss the of a Rolyn Chambers do- gothic grey shadow. Never main. Feels like ages since forget your roots, girl.

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Getting maximum enjoyment out of South Florida’s largest gay festival Miami Pride machine

PHIL VILLENEUVE former mayor, it’s a festival without a history of protest — it’s always been Any gay tourist already knows that about celebration. These people don’t South Beach, Miami, is one of the seven have deep roots in gay history like New gay wonders of the world. There is York, San Francisco or Toronto. They’re no place on earth like 12th Street and young and they want to have fun (okay, Ocean Avenue. The weather, the bodies, they also want to make money: theirs is the friendly people, the music, and did the largest Pride in South Florida and I mention bodies? Without exaggera- brings in mountains of tourist dollars). tion, it’s like a living, breathing Jennifer The 2014 grand marshal was Gloria Lopez video. Estefan, who is basically the unofficial This is what makes Miami Beach mayor, president and queen of South Pride such an incredible event. With the Beach. The pint-sized pop star spoke groundwork already laid for a weekend at the Pride main stage extravaganza of guaranteed homo high jinks because (which also featured Lady Bunny and of its location, Pride makes everything Drag Race finalist Courtney Act), thank- seem amplified, friendlier, happier, ing the gays for their support and wish- more delicious and beautiful. ing for a world where everyone can live For many, the Miami celebration as equals. She didn’t sing, but she didn’t in April marks the perfect kickoff to need to; the crowd ate up her every the North American Pride season (the word. This was definitely Miami’s big- 2015 festival takes place April 10 to 12). gest Pride yet; it’s certainly a festival to Launched in 2009, the event is relatively watch for next season. new to the scene, but that is also what Below is a guide to getting maximum JIPSY makes it unique. Started by the city’s enjoyment out of Miami Pride. In all but the location and cleanliness are all a Clockwise from top: the Miami Beach honesty, a tourist could walk around visitor will need for the weekend. Pride parade, on Ocean Drive; Pérez randomly and be completely enter- Having said that, for a more exclusive Art Museum Miami; a room at Hôtel TRAVEL TIP Gaythering; 2014 Pride marshal Gloria tained, but let us give you some helpful experience that’s off the beaten path, Estefan; Shepard Fairey’s mural in the Pack for every occasion. Have tips to get the most out of your weekend. book in to the Hôtel Gaythering. This Wynwood Art District; the fried chicken a light bag with you at all times place is the unicorn of gay hotels. It may taco at Huahua’s. loaded with sunscreen for your Where to stay be a half-hour trek to the beach, but the face and body, a bathing suit, a When experiencing Miami Pride, try details and the potential for fun here towel, a bottle of water and lip to stay as close to the beach as possible; make it worth the journey. It’s South balm. A day out in South Beach, that’s where everything is happening, Beach’s only “straight-friendly” hotel, especially during Pride weekend, will most likely turn into evening and you won’t want to miss out. The with a stellar bar and cocktail menu, and then into night without a Breakwater, an Art Deco boutique hotel a self-service spa (they provide the return to the hotel to freshen up. with a fishbowl pool, is a great little place products, pool and saunas; you do the on Ocean Drive. It’s nothing too fancy, rest) cute parties —like Bears & Hares

28 AUG 7–20, 2014 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS authentic Latino nightclub madness. They’re all packed over Pride weekend and are open late. We ended up at Twist every single night of the weekend (as many do) in the top-40 room, the strip- per hut and the starry patio. It’s a gay mecca that never disappoints. What to see Take an Art Deco tour down Ocean Drive. Learning about this architectural style and its history in South Beach (spoiler alert: they owe a lot to Miami Vice and Gianni Versace) is a must. Every building along the strip, and the colours they’re painted, has a story. The Pérez Art Museum (PAMM), designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architects Herzog & de Meuron, is not to be missed. A visit won’t necessarily eat up a big chunk of time, as the mu- seum is new and somewhat sparse, but it’s worth the trip to see the stunning building and the refurbished urban PAMM park that surrounds it. It must be said again: get to the beach. The gay block at the bottom of 12th Street is an experience. During Pride, it’s more of a beach buff et. Where to escape If you need a break from the bulging bodies and cruising, visit the revital- ized Wynwood neighbourhood. It’s an art district splattered with aban- doned factories, impressive restaurants (check out Wynwood Kitchen & Bar) and more than 70 galleries. It’s a little forced, but don’t think too much about JUAN SACO MIRONOFF it — just take a stroll and enjoy the very expensive graffi ti. The backyard at the Freehand hostel off ers another great breather. It’s away from the beach, but the adorable space is like walking into a Solange music video. Eff ortlessly good-looking tourists from all over the planet linger around the pool, Ping-Pong table and tiki bar. Where the locals go La Sandwicherie: This cute little sand- JUAN SACO MIRONOFF PHIL VILLENEUVE wich hut on 14th Street serves French- every Friday — and fantastic coff ee. The tious tacos (we highly recommend the of-house staff appears to have been style sammies on fresh baguettes. Run service is impeccable and the clientele fried chicken version with a margue- picked from a line of supermodels. by a French ex-pat, it’s a fave for lunch- is exactly what you want during a Pride rita). Be sure to pick up a homemade If you’re feeling adventurous, take a ing locals and curious tourists. Any weekend away: lots of friendly and dev- popsicle on your way out. taxi to the Wynwood neighbourhood Pride dwellers you meet at this spot will astatingly handsome men. While queer Naked Taco is a close second for ser- and visit SuViche for some traditional make instant weekend pals. women also frequent this boutique vice, variety and deliciousness. They Peruvian ceviche. It’s the best in the area. DecoBike. This easy-to-use bike-rental hotel, the clientele is mainly men. We win for location (the expansive space is Finally, at the end of any night out service will save you cab fare and is a great highly recommend this place. at the perfect people-watching corner in South Beach, don’t be embarrassed way to get around South Beach, with its of Collins Avenue and 11th Street) and to stop at Burger King’s Whopper Bar. many bike lanes and lock-up locations. Where to eat tequila selection. Whoppers the size of small pizzas and Base Superstore. Shopping on the fa- Finding good food along Ocean Drive If you get bored of tacos and Latino one last beer on the patio are a hilarious mous Lincoln Road open-air mall is can be tricky. The restaurants on the fare, head to Khong River House for way to coat the stomach before calling fun, but it’s fi lled with generic American famous street have a view unlike any some incredible Thai-Vietnamese fu- it a night. brands. The Base store is tucked away in other, but the food is often cheap and sion food. With its stunning interior and an alley off the main drag and features greasy and really doesn’t leave one the kitchen’s delicious family recipes, Where to go out cool brands, scents and drinks. wanting to take one’s shirt off on the it’s hard to stop eating. During Pride, just make your way to beach. Take a stroll away from the main Villa Azur feels like somewhere Dona- the beach. It’s bustling with stunning For more on Miami, visit drag to Huahua’s Taqueria, a little hide- tella Versace would eat on a Tuesday examples of gay men and women on dis- miamiandbeaches.com. away where you’ll fi nd the best tacos in night. It has its own art gallery and play and at play. When the sun starts to South Beach. Chef Todd Erickson is an a chic, gorgeous, all-white patio. It’s set, head to Palace for the traffi c-halting The online version of this story, at up-and-coming culinary sensation, and completely over-the-top, but the crowd drag shows, Twist for its multi-room dailyxtratravel.com, contains web he really impresses with his scrump- watching is top grade and all the front- dance-party options and Score for its links to select businesses. PHIL VILLENEUVE MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! AUG 7–20, 2014 29 A world of gay adventure and a now infamous Stellaaaaaaaa- screaming contest that sees tourists in varying states of sobriety drop to their knees and bellow to balconies in the Travel French Quarter. So proud of its queer- lit heritage is New Orleans that LGBT authors get their own celebration in May. Past guests of the Saints and Sin- ners Literary Festival have included Christopher Rice, Val McDermid and Lambda-winning Toronto author Jef- frey Round. To fi nd the neighbourhood that in- spired Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire, trek just beyond the French New Quarter to The Marigny. Frenchmen Street is where the locals go for their authentic jazz and cheap eats, and even though most of the LGBT part is centred in the Quarter, several neighbourhood restaurants and bars thrive here and Orleans on nearby Elysian Fields. A few doors up lies a cross between a gay bookstore and your favourite crazy aunt’s attic The South’s most gay-friendly — minus cats — called Fab on French- men. A ramshackle maze of quality new city is rich in history and folklore and secondhand books, music, film, knickknacks and random tat, this mu- CHRISTIAN BAINES seum of queer history is an explosion of quirk and an essential stop on any walk There were no “vampires” in New Or- around the Marigny. leans until Anne Rice made them up. This is the fi rst unsolicited but valu- able lesson I get in New Orleans folk- That voodoo magic lore, from the grimly half-smiling man Like its prolifi c ghost lore, New Orleans’ behind the counter of Garden District voodoo underbelly is a major tourist Book Shop. He’s spied me lifting an au- draw, and fakes abound, determined to tographed hardcover edition of the au- separate those tourists from their cash. thor’s breakout novel Interview with the Dodging them in the French Quarter Vampire from a small, semi-permanent narrows the fi eld to two main locations. display dedicated to the famous writer. The New Orleans Historic Voodoo Mu- One of New Orleans’ favourite book- seum, on Dumaine Street, isn’t afraid shops, the store stands proudly behind RIAN CASTILLO to indulge the imagination or play up its local authors. Though Rice hasn’t its creep factor without straying too been one of these for years, the immacu- far from the religion’s true history. late Garden District is fi lled with sights Those wanting a closer look at voo- that have inspired her and countless doo practices today should trek north others. These include Rosegate, the to Rampart Street, where priestess 1857 First Street property purchased Miriam Chamani founded the Voodoo by Rice in 1989, adapted as the setting Spiritual Temple. Believers worldwide for her novel The Mayfair Witches. Just have fl ocked to the temple seeking her over the road from Garden District services, and whether you count your- Book Shop, Lafayette Cemetery No 1 self among them or not, a visit here served as the not-so-fi nal resting place is far more likely to yield results than of Rice’s beloved vampire Lestat. But CHARLES GANDOLFO tacking “XXX” on Marie Laveau’s sup- this historic labyrinth of aboveground through the Garden District, the French posed grave! tombs also served the city of Lafayette, Quarter, St Louis Cemetery No 1 and VOODOOMUSEUM.COM Rich with history and folklore, the which occupied much of the Garden on ghost tours throughout the Quarter Clockwise from top: 1239 First St was once home to author Anne Rice; the South’s gayest city is an ideal destina- District until it was annexed by New after dark. Historic Voodoo Museum plays up the creep factor without straying too far from tion for thinking queer snowbirds want- Orleans in 1852. Every morning, tour Tours in this last category are a dime the religion’s true history; the tomb of voodoo queen Marie Laveau gets more ing more than beaches and cocktails visitors each year than the grave of Elvis Presley. groups peer between the monuments, a dozen, and unless you love theatri- from their winter vacation. In keeping one of several that each day lure visitors cal stunts so campy most drag queens tortured and mutilated many of her the queers have long moved on to Cafe with New Orleans’ tradition as a haven looking to separate fact from folklore in would tell them to tone it down, many slaves. Former owner Nicholas Cage Lafitte in Exile (which does openly of tolerance, nearly all accommodations this death-obsessed city. are worth about as much. Tour bro- was reportedly so disturbed by super- claim the title), leaving behind a favou- in the popular parts of town — including Most have arrived in the company of kers can help sift through the schlock, natural goings on that he refused to stay rite tourist stop — and allegedly, the a staggering selection of B&Bs — are guides arranged in the French Quarter, though Magic Tours and French Quar- in the house. Still, for those content to ghost of a local pirate in the fi replace. LGBT-friendly. Just be ready to pay a heart of the city’s cultural — and gay ter Phantoms rank among the best. stand outside and imagine if there can premium if you’re planning to stay over — life. How many of those guides will All of them are familiar with the be anything scarier in there than Cage, Mardi Gras or other major festivals. reveal the truth about New Orleans’ de- LaLaurie Mansion — and thanks, now, it’s an essential creepy stop. Literary adventures Of course, The Big Easy also holds a votion to interring, rather than burying, in part, to American Horror Story, so Another is Lafi tte’s Blacksmith Shop, The Tennessee Williams Literary Festi- reputation as one of America’s friend- its dead? Magic Tours is one, specializ- are the rest of us. In the fi nest tradi- purported to be the oldest bar in Amer- val lures more than 2,500 book and arts liest towns. You may even leave with ing in tours that unearth the city’s real tion of lies television told you, there is ica. The confi rmed local writing den of lovers to the city each March. Dedicated the invitation of a spare bed for your history. Local journalists and historians no public access to the former house Tennessee Williams, it could well have to all things Williams, it combines read- inevitable return visit! passionate about their city take visitors of horrors, where Dalphine LaLaurie once been the oldest gay bar, though ings, writing contests, theatre, art shows

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