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Community Heroes Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Leather, and Queer Community Seasonal • Summer 2018 free copy Community Heroes Then & Now In this issue we look at some of our most respected community heroes, including Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, AA Bronson, Jack Pearce, and The Fabulous Freaks. Our annual Pride Guide starts on page 31 Pride Month Festival June 1–24 June 22–24 Pride Toronto Kehlani Brandy Friday, June 22 Sunday, June 24 Kapri / Blockorama 20th Anniversary SWV / Deko-Ze / Cabana Pool Party Seamus Haji / Ben DeLaCreme DJ Lissa Money / Alyson Kalagna Kitty Glitter / ’Til Sunrise Island Party TRP.P / Ab Soto / Jasmine Infiniti / Elysia Crampton BBYMUTHA / Drag Ball / Bruno Capinan / Yes Yes Y’all Tush / Saye Skye / Precolumbian / Above Top Secret Over 200 Performers. 14 Stages. Extended Festival Footprint For full event listings, please visit pridetoronto.com or download the Pride Toronto app today! #prideTO 4 summerplay! 2018 Community Heroes From the Publisher I have a long history and immense respect Speaking of Pride, we are very excited this and love for our cover and main story year to have INspired Media partner with hero for this issue, Councillor Kristyn Pride Toronto, Ontario Gay & Lesbian Wong-Tam. I was first introduced Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Gay to Wong-Tam as an advertiser in the & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate section of The Pink Pages and Berkeley Events, with the support Directory a couple of decades ago when of Toronto Region Board of Trade, to I was working for the ex-publisher of present an all-day business and consumers the directory. Then later I got to know event and trade show, “Pride in Business”. her as a business owner on Church Street Readers who might be business (Timothy’s Coffee), and eventually as one professionals, own or operate a business, of the founders of the Church Wellesley or thinking of launching a new venture Village BIA. Lastly, we remain friends in will find many opportunities to learn, her current capacity as as many of us here network, and grow their connections. in the city know her as a City Councillor, For others who might just be looking to and a champion of community. Now, find more about businesses and services I will let you find out more about her catering to our LGBTQ community, and many other heroes in our LGBTQ this is a great opportunity to do so. Find community as you browse this edition more information and details and how to register or get a table in the market place Welcome to our continuation of this at www.prideinbusiness.LGBT year’s theme, “Community Heroes: Then & Now.” With that I wish you a Happy Pride and a Happy Summer, with much love; thank This is also our Pride issue, and I am you for continuing to be our loyal readers! very excited about this year. We hear that Pride Toronto has a lot of great things going on this year, like a geographically Antoine Elhashem longer street closure that goes all the Publisher way to Dundas Street, more events, [email protected] more community grass roots events, and many fantastic performances and diverse entertainment offerings. Community Heroes summerplay! 2018 5 summerplay! In this issue Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Leather, and Queer 9 Kristyn Wong-Tam — Jerry Schaefer Community Seasonal from PinkPlayMags 16 AA Bronson — Paul Bellini Free • Summer 2018 20 Jack Pearce — Sherry Sylvain Publisher/Creative Director: Antoine Elhashem 24 Travel: Caribbean Pride Editor-in-Chief: Bryen Dunn — Bryen Dunn Art Direction and Production: Mychol Scully 39 The Sparsholt Affair Contributors — Alan Hollinghurst Writers: Jerry Schaefer, Paul Bellini ,Sherry Sylvain, Bryen Dunn, Raymond Helkio, Kelly Wilk, Alan Hollinghurst, Mychol Scully, Julie Antoinette, Ben McGuire Regular features 29 Hot Artist: Alaska B — Raymond Helkio 45 Community Cornerstone: Gladstone Hotel — Kelly Wilk 47 Spring in the City — Sherry Sylvain 52 From the Heart — Mychol Scully 56 Spring Horoscopes — Julie Antoinette 58 Looking Back: The Fabulous Freaks — Ben McGuire Cover Kristyn Wong-Tam 2018 Pride Guide Concept + Direction Antoine Elhashem PinkPlayMags’s 2018 Pride Guide Photography Angel Torres Photography starts on Page 31 Published by Websites www.inspiredmediainc.com INspired Media Inc. 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In this special Pride summer issue of PinkPlayMags, we continue our look at Community Heroes: Then & Now, with stories on individuals who have done great work here within our city and beyond. Fiction excerpt is “The Sparsholdt Affair”, Our cover feature this issue is on Toronto the new novel by established author, Alan Ward 27 Councillor, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Hollinghurst, who also gives us some a strong advocate for community and insight into the inspiration behind writing this business issues, the arts, and human rights. wonderful work of historical gay fiction. Her riding of Toronto Centre-Rosedale is Our Hot Artist feature is written by Raymand one of the largest and most diverse areas Helkio who caught up with musician/ of the city, including the Church-Wellesley artist Alaska B to discuss their new album, neighbourhood. She chats with writer Jerry touring, and mixing in the right amount of Schaefer on her family immigrating to political awareness with their work. With this Toronto, the process of coming out within the month being all things Pride, our Community Asian community, the initial rejection and then Cornerstone spotlight is on the Gladstone acceptance from her family, her unrequited Hotel, one of the most queer -friendly love of Toronto, and of course politics. venues in Toronto’s west end, with plenty of Our other two main features are with gay-themed events happening throughout the individuals as equally compelling and inspiring. month of June. Writer Kelly Wilk caught up Paul Bellini caught up with long time activist with visionary Christina Zeidler to find out and artist, AA Bronson, to chat about how more about this cultural hub and hotel. Finally, his work with the 1960s art collective, General Ben McQuire (aka Sylvia) reflects back on Idea, broke down barriers and is still as The Fabulous Freaks, a legendary Toronto important today as it was then. Bronson has drag troupe, and the loss of his two dear recently released two pictorial type books that friends, Felicia and Amanda. offer a great retrospective of these past works As always, we have Horoscopes by Julie of art. Additionally, our very own Events Antoinette, From The Heart by Mychol Editor, Sherry Sylvain, had the opportunity Scully, and Event Listings by Sherry Sylvain. to interview well-known leather community As well, we have included our annual special member, Jack Pearce. He’s not only a multi- supplement Pride Guide that will give you all title holder from winning competitions around you need to know to navigate yourself around the world, he’s a strong supporter of several the city to the hottest events happening. community organizations, and continues his work in the leather community by way of Stay cool, and enjoy the read! organizing events behind the scenes. Bryen Dunn Our travel feature is on Caribbean Pride, Editor-in-Chief where we take a look at events on different [email protected] islands that showcase everything from huge parties, to community politics. Our Community Heroes summerplay! 2018 7 A wide selection of natural stone and precast concrete products Your one stop shop for Natural Stone & Cultured Stone Veneers • Flagstone • Masonry products • Interlocking • Cultured stone • In-Lite LED Lights • Aggregates • Bulk/bag road Salt • Retaining walls • Accessories • Kichler LED Lights www.beavervalleystone.com t: 905-886-5787 or t: 416-222-2424 Main Office & Yard: 8081 Woodbine Ave. SE Corner Woodbine/407 Office & Yard: 125 Langstaff Rd E., SE Corner Yonge/Hwy 7-407 We Deliver! Manufacturing Plant: 12350 Keele St., Maple Date: Sep 27, 2016 Filename_ Version# 2350_BV_Inspire Media AD pink pages w5.25xh1.75_CLR Client: BEAVER VALLEY Built By: Desc: Artist: MC 10 Carriage House Court Supplier: Acct. 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