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FEEDBACK What good is ‘WorldPride’ if it Keep calm and neglects voices and concerns of Pride and nudity in other parts of the world? This article contains many inaccura- CENSORING QUAIA cies and does not accurately represent carry on... slowly my issues with Vancouver Pride at all [“Vancouver Pride Censoring Nudity, like the Palestinians do or have their SLACK’S SCANDAL Says Foreskin Pride Founder,” xtra.ca, E 11 movement restricted. With this in mind, PRIDE ROUNDUP TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS simple fact that Regina was out and July 15]. Full-frontal nudity is not an es- E 13–15 heterosexuals, homophobic ones at that, EDITORIAL HEADMASTER sential part of the “Foreskin Pride Salute” LAUNCH are trying to censor queer solidarity in about and having a good time that E 21 PHIL VILLENEUVE 2013 11–24, JULY piece — but I do it with nudity where I am #749 SONGS OF Canada for queers in other parts of the I discovered that her band Light SUMMER Summer is fi nally Fires has a debut album coming permitted to do so. I do it with nudity in E 24 world. This is not only absurd, but dan- here, and since out and that they are launching it Toronto, I do it without nudity in Victoria. gerous. What good is “WorldPride” if it we’re in the thick of it, I want to in August with a high-energy re- Diff erent cities, diff erent rules. I happily neglects voices and concerns of queers keep things light — literally. Light, lease party. wore pants in the 2010 and 2011 Van- in other parts of the world? breezy clothes, short haircuts, All those details equalled sum- couver Pride parades, and I will happily @dailyxtra Criminal SAMI + DAILY XTRA TRAVEL TORONTO, ON wear pants in 2013 and beyond. I didn’t Beyond Buenos Aires, Montreal B&Bs upbeat summer jams and no strict mer cover feature to me. A good E30–33 and more schedule. look, an interesting story and an wear pants in 2012 because I cleared this facebook.com/dailyxtra.com appeal David Beazely kills in Joe Orton’s dailyxtra.com dailyxtra.com FREE E 36,000 AUDITED Slack’s closure with Vancouver director Entertaining Mr Sloane 22 CIRCULATION

Leaving one’s calendar open to electrifying new dance record from at More whatever comes up is a great way a Toronto duo? Yes, please! Tim Kraumanis. My primary complaint I totally disagree with the citing that to transform a summer. There’s I’ve always been an advocate for is that the Foreskin Pride contingent is Slack’s closed down due to changing nothing wrong with planning the Toronto’s gay cultural scene, which being punished by Vancouver Pride for because of nudity. And space restraints: times [“Slack’s Closes Just Before To- odd barbecue in advance, but that’s is why I’m harping on about it now. something a VPS director condoned at the Which other applicants were turned ronto Pride,” xtra.ca, June 27]. Slack’s as far as it should go. In this issue, we have pieces on the time. (Presumably my nudity ended up away for space restraints? Where is the saw declining business because the I’ve been trying very hard not to new production of Angels in Ameri- being more controversial than expected, investigative reporting? two women who ran it were not in tune make plans after leaving the Xtra ca, the launch of a book about some so instead of taking responsibility for it, JAMES LOEWEN with their clientele. I can’t tell you how offi ces every day, just going with Kraumanis sold me out.) The secondary TORONTO, ON many women unanimously would say the fl ow, and it’s led to a lot of fun. complaint is that Kraumanis claimed in that the place was fantastic back in the A random trip to Toronto Island, Like a tall glass an email that Foreskin Pride’s exclusion Censoring QuAIA days when “Chris” was manager and the tall cans in a park, heading down from the parade was partly based on It never ceases to amaze and annoy music was poppin’. If the owners were to Echo Beach (along with an army of watermelon- harassment complaints fi led against last me that non-LGBT people, especially more in tune with their clientele, they of and women) to watch tequila punch, year’s contingent for allegedly harassing those representing religions with vari- would have seen time and time again Björk with some last-minute tick- other parade marchers. I want to see these ous sects antagonistic towards LGBT that women would come in groups and ets, sneaking into a public pool or slowing down the harassment complaints, and I want an people, seem to think they know better leave in 15 minutes annoyed with the just riding my bike very slowly and pace and mixing explanation for why I was not informed than LGBT people what Pride is really music and DJ choices. Music sucked absorbing whatever is happening of their existence until 339 days after the about, what it is or how we should cel- there — and has sucked for a long time around me (I caught a screening things up is key alleged harassment occurred. I demand ebrate it [“Strange Bedfellows Team Up — and they were told many times that of Jurassic Park on a hill in Trinity during summer. that the VPS reveal the identities of the to Fight QuAIA,” xtra.ca, July 4]. It’s like it sucked. The same women who would Bellwoods a few weeks back!) is people responsible for banning Foreskin queer atheists telling devout Jewish come in would then walk down to Crews calming and refreshing. Pride from this year’s parade, disclose people what Yom Kippur is really about and hang out. Like a tall glass of watermelon- of Toronto’s early activists, and the the harassment complaints and other and how they should celebrate it or PIA PRINGLE TORONTO, ON tequila punch (which I stumbled Edinburgh Festival Fringe. On our documentation that formed the basis of Christian fundamentalists what Easter upon the other night at the new El new website we have features about their decision, and explain why these is- is really all about (obviously chocolate) Catrin in the Distillery Disctrict), Leather Pride, which is hosting its sues were not brought forward in a timely and how they should celebrate it. Toronto Pride manner. If Lam, Kraumanis or the as-yet- slowing down the pace and mixing fi rst-ever Toronto Leather Pride RICH Kudos to Toronto Pride 2013 [“The things up is key. march (see our Cultural Listings anonymous offi cers who decided to ban TORONTO, ON Dress Rehearsal Is Over,” Xtra #749, Our cover story came about this section for details), gay gamers, us are found to have acted unethically in July 11]. There were four free, outdoor way. Regina the Gentlelady has trans programming at the Sum- this matter, I expect an apology from the Exactly how does QuAIA equate to stages with shows or DJs. Five addition- been popping up at parties and merWorks Theatre Festival, and all VPS and for Foreskin Pride to be included queers against Jews? Some of the big- al stages also had rotating shows. Kudos in Facebook photos around the things gay at this year’s . in this year’s Pride parade. No full-frontal gest critics of the discriminatory policies to Toronto councillors for allowing last city, spreading her unmistakable There are spectacular events nudity, I promise. of Israel’s rightwing government are Is- call to be extended to 4am and the out- 1990s, sexy-secretary look and being thrown all over the city, and GLEN CALLENDAR raelis and Jews themselves. In fact, there door sound curfew to 1am. Thank you breath-of-fresh-air attitude. She’s now that we can wear stretchy, TORONTO, ON are always groups demonstrating against to Toronto police for being tolerant of a fascinating work in progress and fl ow-y clothes, let’s get out and take their government policies at the Tel Aviv the music spilling out of one restaurant This report failed to mention why Glen still homing in on her look and drag it all in — at a slothlike pace. Pride parade in Israel. I am not saying well past 4am, with revellers dancing on Callender was marching pants-free in craft, but she’s got the music side that Israel practises apartheid, but queer the street. Thank you to councillors for the fi rst place. This was a protest against of things down pat. And it was the Phil Villeneuve is Xtra’s arts editor. Palestinians are not allowed to walk on issuing an extension of the parade route genital mutilation of children! You the same road and live in the same neigh- to Yonge-Dundas Square. This year's reported that Ray Lam said, “I want to bourhoods as their Jewish counterparts. event was a fantastic prelude to next The outcome that we seek is this — gay and lesbian be clear, the Foreskin Awareness group people daring together to set love free. Queer Jews carry a diff erent-coloured ID year's WorldPride. was not turned away because of nudity.” card than queer Palestinians, and they Xtra is published by Pink Triangle Press, at 2 Carlton St, Ste 1600, Toronto, M5B 1J3. CLIFFORD CHAN Then Lam goes on to explain that it was do not have to go through checkpoints VANCOUVER, BC

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be a walk-on motion from councillors who would attempt to defund the entire organization or place more stringent hopes motion controls on its spending and activities. In the event, the only amendment of- will end annual fered was a friendly one from Council- lor Kristyn Wong-Tam, which clarified threats to that the standard to be used in judging whether funded events meet city objec- funding tives promoting respect and diversity would be the city’s Human Rights and COMMUNITY NEWS Anti-Discrimination Policy, Hate Activ- ROB SALERNO ity Policy and Grants Policy. City staff have previously determined that the passed a slew of term “Israeli apartheid” does not violate amendments to its anti-discrimination these policies or the Criminal Code. policies without debate on July 17, in Pride Toronto had deputed in favour a bid to stifle expressions of dissent of the new policy at the committee against Israeli government policy at stage, hoping that a clear policy applied city events. The amended policy is the to all festivals would end the annual climax of several years of unsuccess- debates over Pride funding that have ful lobbying by several councillors to gone back to 2010. defund Pride Toronto in response to “We are still concerned, of course, its allowing the participation of the that Pride is singled out by name in the controversial group Queers Against motions as they have been passed by Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) to march in council. The policies apply to everyone the annual parade. equally, but Pride is singled out,” says The amended policy singles out Pride Kevin Beaulieu, Pride Toronto’s execu- Toronto as a recipient of city grant tive director. money and directs that “Pride and Beaulieu says that he believes that all groups with competing interests Pride has resolved the QuAIA dispute ensure that they are complying with internally to the satisfaction of the the Ontario Human Rights Code, not requirements set out by council and contravening hate provisions of the hopes that the motion puts an end to Criminal Code and that all sides are the threats to Pride funding. demonstrating mutual respect for the “We can certainly say that we have dignity and worth of all involved.” addressed the issue responsibly. It’s The motion passed by council also a great drain on the organization and directs that any “Major Cultural fund- the community generally to face this ing for the Pride Festival be limited to again and again. It would be helpful if support for cultural elements of the we could put this behind us,” he says. festival including the performance For more on B’nai Brith and Charles stages and not be used to support the McVety, read “Strange Bedfellows Team Pride Parade.” Kevin Beaulieu, executive Several city councillors have been were being lobbied by B’nai Brith and Up to Fight QuAIA” on dailyxtra.com. The latter point doesn’t change any- director of Pride Toronto, remains attempting to remove Pride Toronto’s fundamentalist Christians, including concerned that the amendments thing for Pride, as its cultural funding funding since 2010, in an attempt to the anti-gay fundamentalist speaker For more on B’nai Brith and single out Pride Toronto even has always been used only for its per- though anti-discrimination policies get the organization to ban QuAIA Charles McVety. Charles McVety, read “Strange formance stages and performers, not apply to all festivals. from marching in the parade. Xtra re- Pride Toronto had previously told Bedfellows Team Up to Fight for the parade itself. cently reported that these councillors Xtra that it was concerned there may QuAIA” on dailyxtra.com.

MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! JULY 25–AUG 7, 2013 11 UKINTERNATIONAL approves NEWS same-sex marriage Juice Box The UK House of Commons burst into Juice Box cheers July 17 as Speaker John Bercow Fresh fruit and vegetable juices. announced that Queen Elizabeth II had signed a bill legalizing same-sex Protein shakes and smoothies. marriage in England and Wales. Fresh wheatgrass juice. The law was passed through the House of Lords on July 15, cleared 491 Church St | 416-924-4671 final amendments in the House of Commons, and arrived at the Queen’s desk ahead of schedule. Gay Britons will not be able to marry, however, until the summer of 2014. Legislation was also introduced in the Scottish parliament to legalize gay marriage in June but has not yet been debated. – Niko Bell We want to recruit you! Behave or have Senior .NET prison sex? Officials in Manzhouli City, China, were forced to take down a govern- Web Developer ment poster accidentally referencing gay sex in prison. Pink Triangle Press is looking for a Senior .NET Web The poster featured this caption: Developer to assist with the design, development “The court of Manzhouli reminds and deployment of new features and functions for citizens to respect the law, or else.” The Queen approves (gay marriage in the UK) our squirt.org website. followed by a picture of a fresh chrysan- Come work with us . . . themum fl ower titled “Before Jail” and a tattered sunfl ower titled “After Jail.” less of HIV status. They suggest that Two weeks ago, Lembembe publicly If you are the right person for this role, you will They apparently did not realize that offering vaccines to gay men would warned against “anti-gay thugs.” be a motivated and energetic developer with five in Chinese internet parlance, chrysan- provide “herd immunity,” protecting “There is no doubt: anti-gay thugs to seven years of experience working with highly themums are a euphemism for “anus.” the whole community. are targeting those who support equal interactive web-based applications running in a Offi cials quickly issued a statement “In the light of this evidence, and in rights on the basis of sexual orienta- client/server environment. You are comfortable clarifying that the poster was intended the absence of universal vaccination tion and gender identity,” he said in to suggest “those who respect the law of boys, the argument for introducing a July 1 statement. “Unfortunately, a with taking initiative, enjoy finding solutions to a will stay in full bloom, and those who targeted HPV vaccination for MSM climate of hatred and bigotry in Cam- variety of challenges, are detail-oriented and take break the law will wither.” [men who have sex with men] up to eroon, which extends to high levels in extreme pride in your work. “Who knew the Manzhouli courts age 26 years is strong,” the study says. government, reassures homophobes PTP is committed to employment equity and were so avant-garde?” joked one Chi- Eighty percent of anal cancers are that they can get away with these to providing a fair and equitable work environment nese commenter online. – Niko Bell caused by the HPV virus. – Niko Bell crimes.” “It is a big loss for our community, (as well as a fun one!). and we are a bit scared about what can We encourage applications from women, HPV vaccine Gay activist murdered happen to us,” says Yves Yomb, director aboriginal people, those living with disabilities of the gay rights group Alternatives- and people who are visible minorities. recommended in Cameroon Cameroon. “He was one of the leaders For the full job description, requirements for this of this community. So what can happen A Cameroonian gay rights activist has to the other leaders?” position and instructions on how to apply, for gay men been tortured and killed, according to With the Cameroonian Founda- visit the Jobs section of dailyxtra.com. A new study says gay men are 15 times Human Rights Watch and the Associ- tion for AIDS, Lembembe, who was more likely than straight men to de- ated Press. also a journalist, helped document velop genital cancer and should be Eric Ohena Lembembe had been violence, arrests and threats against vaccinated against HPV. missing for two days before friends gay people. Experts at three British hospitals discovered his burned and broken is illegal in Cam- say their research shows higher anal- body at his home in the Cameroonian eroon and punishable by fi ve years in cancer rates among gay men, regard- capital of Yaoundé. prison. – Niko Bell

12 JULY 25–AUG 7, 2013 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS You too will be saying ‘...Thanks Ditch smartphones, Nicholas Banks Banks...’ 416-462-1888 head for woods www.nicholasbanks.ca SOY youth discover themselves and each other while communing ROBERT G.COATES, VALERIE A. CHANG, with nature B.SC, LL.B, TEP B.A., J.D. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR & NOTARY BARRISTER & SOLICITOR CERTIFIED SPECIALIST GREAT OUTDOORS (ESTATES & TRUST LAW) ELAH FEDER R.G. COATES ESTATE LAW P.C. When they reached the lake, Elvis Tji- 9 8 1 jorokisa protested that the water was 120 Carlton Street, Suite 307 Toronto, Ontario M5A 4K2 1 E too deep, that he didn’t trust his life Tel. (416) 925-6490 Fax (416) 925-4492 web: www.rgcoates.com C jacket, but to no avail. Before he knew N email: [email protected] it, his campmates tipped his canoe I email: [email protected] S and he was fl oating in Lake Temagami. “After that, I didn’t want to come out of the water,” he recalls with a smile. The canoe test was a relatively minor challenge for Tjijorokisa, who just one year earlier had immigrated from In a canoe, Elvis Tjijorokisa discovered camaraderie and more about gay life in Canada. Namibia seeking refugee status. Na- mibia does not recognize gay rights and tion, Robert Bateman says, “New im- climbing trees and rock climbing. inherited Roman-Dutch anti-sodomy migrants, if they want to really partake Still, he wasn’t totally prepared for laws from South Africa. of Canada, devour Canada, become a the Get Out camping experience. A For Tjijorokisa, the decision to leave bit more Canadian, I think that nature snappy dresser, Tjijorokisa was dis- Namibia was a sudden one. It hap- is absolutely a must.” mayed to learn that his suitcase of pened the day he turned 21. His aunt But communing with nature may clothes couldn’t come along for the was hosting his birthday party, and as not be the quintessential Canadian trip. His phone, loaded with music, he was heading over, he received a text activity it once was. In a David Suzuki had to be left behind, too. from a friend warning him to stay away, Foundation survey of Canadian youth, But when they got to the lake, he that the police were waiting for him. 70 percent of respondents said they felt great. “I just wanted to stay on the His uncle, suspecting he was gay, had spend an hour or less outside each day, water and paddle and paddle,” he says. reported him. while according to Active Healthy Kids On the fi rst day of the eight-day trip, That evening, he skipped the party Canada, youth spend six to seven hours some of his campmates complained and got on a plane to Canada. “Nobody a day in front of screens. about having to share tents, but after knew about it, not even my mom,” Programs like SOY’s encourage staying up all night talking, Tjijorokisa he says. youth to drop their gadgets and get says, the group bonded, and the week On his own in a new country, he some fresh air. Get Out offers free fl ew by with portaging, canoeing, sing- wasted no time setting up his life, monthly events like cycling, skating ing and dancing. quickly getting a lawyer and immersing and skiing to queer people under 29. Since that trip, Tjijorokisa has been himself in Toronto’s LGBT community. No experience is necessary. attending Get Out events regularly and Initially, public displays of aff ection “It’s about being outside and partici- keeping busy within the queer commu- felt risky, even receiving a hug from pating,” says coordinator Adam Benn. nity. He’s now applying to universities a friend, but he soon adjusted, going “It’s not about winning or losing, so I and ultimately hopes to study interna- clubbing for the fi rst time and attend- think it makes it a positive experience tional human-rights law. In the near ing his fi rst Pride. for everybody.” future, he is gearing up for August’s “Every day, it was a mission for me Though he had never canoed be- canoe trip, where he’ll be taking on . . . to go on Church Street and just ex- fore, Tjijorokisa knew he’d love the more of a mentorship role. plore,” he says. Keen to try everything, experience. “Going out into nature, “People on my trip, they’re going to when Tjijorokisa discovered Support- me coming from Africa, that was just have a good time,” he promises. ing Our Youth’s (SOY) Get Out canoe a connection,” he says. Back in Namib- trip, he signed up immediately. ia, his family had a farm, where they For more information on SOY In the documentary Nature’s Invita- would spend weekends riding horses, and Get Out, visit soytoronto.org.

MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! JULY 25–AUG 7, 2013 13 Over time, I start believing these negative things. I think, I’m South Asian and it’s not a good thing. NEIL CHAUDHURY Blocked In the world of dating apps, race is a major factor

TECHNOLOGY South Asian and it’s not a good thing.” as a human being based on something KAJ HASSELRIIS Chaudhury has lived in Canada for al- completely arbitrary. And I’ve experi- most three years, and, in that time, he’s enced this from both men and queer Neil Chaudhury wants to stop doing it. never been turned down face-to-face women, so it’s not really a gendered But like so many other gay guys in To- because of his race. But the online dat- thing.” ronto, the recent George Brown grad de- ing world is an alternate universe where Jaime Woo, author of the book Meet sires a boyfriend, or at least the chance people express things they wouldn’t Grindr: How One App Changed the Way to meet someone new. So Chaudhury in real life — and it’s not just gay men. We Connect, says he never realized how goes on Grindr, the notorious hook- Muna Mire, a recent University of much race matters in the dating world up app, even though it means risking Toronto grad, was excited when she first until he started advertising himself another hit to his self-esteem. joined the dating website OkCupid. She online. “I never really thought of race He thumbs through other guys’ pro- advertised herself to men and women as a first step in terms of who I am,” he files and sees warnings like “No Asians.” and started sending messages to both. says. Then he discovered that his white Fellow users sometimes ask him, “Do What Mire got in response surprised friends get two to three times more you smell like curry?” Almost always, her: a few curt responses saying, “Sorry, responses on Grindr than he does. One guys ask, “Where are you from?” When I’m not that into black girls.” Then she day, Woo switched his profile photo he responds, “India,” the conversation noticed people pointing out the same from a face picture to a headless torso often ends there. thing in their profiles, too, right next to shot (not uncommon on Grindr) and “I feel like there is a lot of stigma at- preferences like “Must love dogs” and his response rate spiked. But when guys tached to being a gay person of colour “No smokers, please.” asked for a corresponding face pic and in Toronto,” Chaudhury says. “I start “It’s jarring that someone would write discovered Woo is Asian, he got blocked, doubting my own identity. I internalize you off as a person without even getting meaning the exchange was over. it and think maybe there’s something to know you,” Mire says. “Black women Nowadays, it’s common for apps and wrong with me. Over time, I start believ- look all different kinds of ways. It’s a websites like Grindr and OkCupid to

ing these negative things. I think, I’m matter of the door being closed to you ask users to identify themselves by race COISH ADAM BY PHOTOGRAPHS

14 JULY 25–AUG 7, 2013 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS Everyone agrees who has it easiest on Grindr: fit, youthful white men. JAIME WOO

— and many do. It gives the impression much different for homos, either. Ac- “Asians preferred.” that race is, indeed, just another prefer- cording to OkCupid, “straights and gays “There’s nothing wrong with that,” ence, like enjoying long walks on the share many of the same inclinations.” Kunal says. But he admits that when a beach. But is it? “It’s not just a matter Woo’s book includes a whole chapter white guy writes, “Whites preferred” of preference; it really isn’t,” Mire says, on this phenomenon called “Race to that makes him think, “That guy’s prob- and for evidence, she points to statistics the Bottom.” In it, he writes, “Everyone ably a racist.” from OkCupid. agrees who has it easiest on Grindr: fit, Woo also says that, even if terms In a document titled “How Your Race youthful white men. While the trendy like “No Asians” or “No blacks” don’t Affects the Messages You Get,” the web styling of white men can change — blond appear that often on dating profiles, it company spells out what Mire refers and wispy for a while, more recently still creates a chilling effect for people to as “love laws.” The North American bearded and tattooed — their place on of colour. “Given the attention raised dating scene reflects wider socioeco- top of the beauty ideal and, thus, the on the issue by media mentions,” Woo nomic patterns, with white people at queer hierarchy, doesn’t.” writes in Meet Grindr, “it suggests that the top and blacks on the bottom. For It’s pretty clear whom most people even when a low percentage of men use instance, when it comes to women seek- want to date. Then why do some online these phrases, the negative, exclusion- ing men, women of all races respond to users feel the need to express who they ary effect resonates loudly.” white men the most. Meanwhile, black don’t want? In Meet Grindr, Woo tackles Looking on the bright side, Woo sees women put out the most messages but the phenomenon of men who write “No the trend turning, as indicated by an get the fewest in return, including from Asians” on their profiles. The figure is upswing in interracial relationships. black men. “This suggests an overall actually quite low (less than two per- Since the online dating world is a reflec- desirability for white men congruent cent, judging from a study by Australian tion of the real world, he figures that, as to the cultural standard of beauty,” says researcher Damien Higgs), but on the people broaden their attitudes about OkCupid. It also reflects the fact that, other hand, the overall percentage of the “beauty ideal,” web and app profiles generally speaking, men and women Asians online is also low (just four to will evolve with the times. In the mean- prefer to partner up with people from eight percent on the website that Higgs time, Woo encourages people to follow an equal or higher social status. studied). Since there’s such a minimal the advice of most dating sites and apps A 2011 poll of nearly 2,000 Lavalife chance of being approached online by and state what you like instead of what users backs up OkCupid’s information. an Asian, Woo wonders why anyone you don’t. Also, if you encounter racism, Seventy-four percent of women said feels the need to preemptively reject there’s usually a way to report it directly ethnicity affected their dating decisions, them, especially on an app like Grindr to the app and site operators. And, of compared to 49 percent of men. It’s not that allows so few words. Considering course, you can always confront online the types of stereotypes that abound bigots directly. The problem is that, on about Asian men, Woo surmises that most dating sites and apps, fellow users the guys who write “No Asians” are us- can block you before you get very far ing it as code for what they really want: with your complaint. a white, “straight-acting,” so-called Chaudhury and Kunal have experi- masculine dude. mented with another option: stretch- It must be noted that white men ing the truth. Kunal says that he gets aren’t the only ones who discriminate blocked so often when he tells guys his according to race on apps like Grindr country of origin that he sometimes — and when they do discriminate, it’s answers the question “Where are you not always against other races. It’s fairly from?” with “Canada.” Mostly, though, common to open up Grindr and see an Kunal says he’s taken to dealing with Asian guy with a profile like “I prefer online racism by waiting for other guys my men the way I like my chocolate to message him instead of making the — white” or a white guy with a profile first move. “I’m just protecting myself like “Really like Latinos, blacks and from rejection based on my skin colour,” Asians!!” In fact, Chaudhury and his he says. best friend Kunal, a fellow immigrant Mire has found another solution: quit. from India, awkwardly admit that they “I love building community online, and prefer trading messages and making I thought OkCupid would be a cool way dates with white guys. to meet people,” she says, “but I’m not so “We’ve internalized this oppression,” sure anymore. I’m starting to feel like I explains Kunal (who prefers not to pub- can do better in real life. I feel like when Dating apps and websites commonly ask users to list their race, leaving the licize his last name). He finds it helpful you meet me in person and talk to me, impression that race is just another when guys spin their racial preferences it’s a lot harder for you to write me off arbitrary preference. in a positive way by writing things like in the ways you would online.”

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ENCOUNTERING THE QUEER GAY AUTHORS ’s new memoir, Encoun- ters with Authors, deals with three deceased gay authors from Toronto: Scott Symons, Robin Hardy and Norman Elder. According to Young, they were “well known in their time but are now in danger of being for- ARCADE gotten.” Young was acquainted with all three, and his book deals not only Trans game developer Anna Anthro- Dys4ia was originally presented at with their literary accomplishments, py’s autobiographical project Dys4ia their Vector Art Festival. but also with their fascinating lives. deals with her transition from male “Vector has a great deal of program- Scott Symons came from a to , detailing her struggles and ming surrounding issues of gender in wealthy, establishment family, and triumphs throughout the process. games, largely discussions of feminist in 1967, two years before gay sex While the game was not covered by practice within the medium,” Deem- was decriminalized, he published mainstream video-game journalists, ing says. “[But] we felt that, even in- Place d’Armes, a novel about a man many critics within the community cluding a game such as Anthropy’s who goes to Montreal and has sex — including the widely respected gam- Dys4ia, there still wasn’t a great deal with hustlers. It caused a scandal, ing blog Penny Arcade — took notice, of queer games being represented.” lieve, other media has yet to accom- work being made by queer game-mak- but even though “the praising it as an effective telling of Deeming hopes Queer Arcade will plish. It’s important to Team Vector ers across the continent and illustrate called him the ‘monster from Toron- an experience not many would be bring more projects like Anthropy’s to champion these works as forms of the expressive power of games as an to,’ it sold fairly well,” Young says. familiar with. into the limelight, showcasing a va- contemporary art.” art form.” — Andrew Jacome Robin Hardy wrote for The Body Now, Dys4ia is being included in a riety of games that represent a queer The two-day pop-up arcade will Politic, and Young describes him as queer video-game exhibit at Videofag. narrative. “There are members of range in tone from playful to sombre, Queer Arcade begins Sat, July 27 “a very handsome man, a sex god Skot Deeming, part of the Team Vector the queer community using games but Deeming is clear about Vector’s and runs until Sun, July 28, 7–10pm, and a cutie pie,” meaning “pretty art collective, says the idea for Queer to represent themselves and their goals for the show. “What we’re trying at Videofag, 187 Augusta Ave. much everybody was attracted to Arcade was born early last year, when experiences in ways in which, we be- to accomplish is to show the range of queerarcade.tumblr.com him, including me.” Hardy wrote many things, including a short story called “The Day the Homos Disappeared: A Cau- tionary Tale” (1980), which, Young says, was “eerily predict- Scotland-bound funny boys ing of the AIDS crisis.” Two of Toronto’s best-loved gay co- they’re going to Edinburgh at Norman Elder explored the world, medians, Shawn Hitchins and Gavin the same time. travelling to such Crawford, will soon pack their sassiest Crawford’s performance, A places as the upper tartan G-strings and head to Scotland Bummer Abroad, consists most- headwaters of the for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ly of material from his live shows, Amazon River, Papua New Guinea, Hitchins has spent the last few including standup bits and character Namibia and . His book months polishing his ginger-themed monologues. The punny name indi- on the Amazon is called This Thing solo show, called Ginger Nation, which cates his insecurity about performing of Darkness (1979). He brought centres on his recent experience as for the first time at the notoriously back all types of animals, includ- a sperm donor. “I parallel that with overwhelming Edinburgh Fringe. It ing snakes, monkeys and tortoises, trying to save gingers from extinction also prepares audiences for jokes about which he kept at his mansion on by making more of them, one lesbian flouncy gay subjects, like gay sex, gay Bedford Road. “All three of these at a time,” he says. marriage and the homosexuality of guys were a little kooky. Their stories He’s excited that his hope of holding Cole Porter. are worth knowing,” Young says. a ginger-pride parade in Edinburgh “I don’t really know what to ex- — Jeremy Willard is on the verge of official approval: pect,” Crawford says. “But it’ll be fun “On Aug 10, I’m going to try to rally to strike out internationally a little bit.” Encounters with Authors launches 20 to 50 gingers to walk together as — Jeremy Willard Thurs, Aug 1, 7:30–9pm, at the Ca- a community.” The parade will likely nadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, have fewer than 50 people, which is Crawford, who recently won a Dora TV job years ago, on The Gavin Craw- The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 34 Isabella St, and is available probably for the best, because gingers Award for his role as a 58-year-old ford Show. Hitchins claims not to have takes place Fri, Aug 2–Mon, Aug 26. at . clga.ca, are like teens: one is fine, but a pack is British lady in Sky Gilbert’s A Few been very good but says Crawford was edfringe.com gladdaybookshop.com terrifying. Brittle Leaves, gave Hitchins his first always very kind, and he’s thrilled that

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LYND AVE LYND PARKWAY Roncesvalles’ village atmosphere is anything but skin-deep GRENADIER RD 3 For starters, this is a great place for food lovers. frozen yogurt from Gurts 4 (283 Roncesvalles 11 NEIGHBOURHOOD SERAFIN LARIVIERE There are specialty foods, bakeries and an honest- Ave) and you have a meal to die for. to-god fish market, complete with a bubbling Of course, if you don’t feel like cooking, Roncie Been up and down this road waterfall window display that makes me feel boasts several unique and delicious restaurants. GEOFFREY ST I hear it’s paved with gold like the Little Mermaid — or at least the fat old Barque Smokehouse 5 (299 Roncesvalles 5 Or so the story is told sea witch. For those of us who are accustomed Ave) may not be the ideal destination for your 2 1 Gonna follow this trail to scrounging for the least-dead off erings at the vegan friends, but this place boasts authentic pit 9 Straight down to Roncesvalles supermarket’s meagre fi sh counter, De La Mer 1 barbecue cuisine and a brisket that positively 4 Where I hear love overfl ows (291 Roncesvalles Ave) is a revelation. The cod melts in your mouth. My arteries might be clog- WESTMINSTER AVE As Jully Black sings in her song “At the Ron- is shiny and fresh, and the staff is well versed in ging, but my stomach is in rapture. If you like cies,” there is a lot of love out there for Ronces- both product and cooking suggestions. live music with your meal, Gate 403 6 (403 valles, one of Toronto’s quirkiest and homiest Just a few doors down, you can fi nd the per- Roncesvalles Ave) has a respectable menu and neighbourhoods. Maybe it’s the historic store- fect accompaniment for your seafood entrée fi rst-rate jazz acts playing both nightly and on fronts running south of Dundas Street West at The Mercantile 2 (297 Roncesvalles Ave), selected afternoons during the week. Juno- HIGH PARK BLVD down to King Street, or maybe it’s the absence a specialty-foods mecca that looks like the fi lm nominated artist Elizabeth Shepherd, for one, of shopping behemoths like the Gap. Either set from every chick fl ick ever made. Chutneys got her start here. way, it’s certainly refreshing to see a slice of and jams stand alongside exotic spice mixtures Amidst these wonderful food shops and boîtes Toronto that isn’t dominated by condo towers and tea blends, and the smell of fresh baguette lies a truly enchanting store called Maggie’s and golden arches. is absolute bliss. Farm 7 (407 Roncesvalles Ave). Filled with

RONCESVALLES AVE RONCESVALLES Mabel’s Bakery 3 WRIGHT AVE Unlike Yorkville or even Cabbagetown, Ronc- For dessert, (323 Ronces- whimsy and charm, this secondhand/consign- esvalles is very much a working neighbourhood. valles Ave) has everything from glossy, elaborate ment shop is packed full of vintage LPs (Tony 13 Sure, some of the shops are downright adorable cakes to the most delicious cookies I’ve had since Orlando and Dawn!), fabulous old clothes and 8 with old-world bijou out the yin-yang, but a body my Great Macaroon Pig-Out of 2007 (I was in a paperback edition of that great lesbian liter- could get everything needed to survive and thrive North Carolina, and those scary church ladies ary masterpiece Forbidden Love. The owner, a without having to leave the ’hood. know how to bake!). Spooned up with a little vivacious gal named Heather, jokes that she was

20 JULY 25–AUG 7, 2013 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS Clockwise from far bottom left: Fetch; Scooter Girl; Alternative Grounds; Mabel’s Bakery; Toni Cusson and Cam Cash at De La Mer; Barque Smokehouse; Shannon Doyle, proprietor of The Mercantil; Smock ADAM COISH

rior food and sundries compared to their downtown cousins. Hell, even the ancient Revue Cinema 14 (400 Roncesvalles Ave), a community-run, not-for-profit heritage movie theatre, has the best popcorn in neighbourhood the city. After speaking with shop owners and clientele alike, it’s clear that this village forced to open the store after she ran out of on the same street, and neither of them is atmosphere is anything but skin-deep. The storage space at home. “I’ve been collecting owned by Heather Reisman. Another Story locals are adamant that their street con- stuff for 40 years,” she says. “It had to go 11 (315 Roncesvalles) sells books for children tinue to prosper and rallied around the somewhere.” and adults, with an emphasis on social justice beleaguered shops during a two-year period The street is certainly kid-friendly, a re- and diversity, while A Good Read 12 (341 of street work that saw sidewalks torn up flection of the many single-family homes Roncesvalles) has the rich, solid feel befitting and the road frequently impassable. These in the neighbourhood. Scooter Girl 8 (187 a vendor that specializes in signed modern loyal neighbours trooped through mud and Roncesvalles Ave) is perhaps the cutest toy first editions. across teetering plank walkways to keep the store I’ve ever seen, with educational toys, It must be said that a certain hipster vibe money flowing. imaginative crafts and just plain fun stuff can be felt here. Many of the stores have a “They really kept us going,” says Shannon loading the walls. I pick up some fair-trade retro feel, and there’s more than a passing Doyle, owner of The Mercantile. “It was finger puppets for my toddler and escape nod toward environmental responsibility. tough times, but people really stuck by us, before my Visa leaps bodily from my wallet Ecotique 13 (191 Roncesvalles Ave) blends and we got through it somehow.” Doyle’s been and drains me dry. both of these sentiments, with its stock of on Roncesvalles for five years, after a nerve- Smock 9 (287 Roncesvalles Ave) is an- recycled, reused and repurposed items. My wracking move from her previous College other great place for the whole family, with favourites are a line of jewellery boxes and Street location. “I love this neighbourhood. an arts-and-crafts classroom for kids and a picture frames made out of green circuit It was a gamble to move her, but I’m so glad I cool café for caffeine-deprived parents. The boards, salvaged from old computers and did. The other storeowners are friendly, and little darlings can get a sugar jolt afterward at electronics. There’s also a gorgeous line of it’s just a beautiful street to be on.” nearby Sweet Thrills 10 (399 Roncesvalles), leather-bound journals with cotton pages Michael, the manager at Sweet Thrills, which stocks all the usual treats as well as a that contain no wood pulp. agrees wholeheartedly and recalls a personal large number of British foodstuffs normally I can’t help but think that these sorts of crisis that showed them all how devoted unavailable in Canadian shops. If you haven’t small, independent shops wouldn’t stand a their customers are. “This was my brother- tried Branston Pickle, then this is the time to ghost of a chance in other areas of the city in-law’s store,” he says. “He passed away crack open a jar with your favourite crackers- where corporate stores and big-ticket rents three years ago, and within the hour we had and-cheese combo. reign supreme. This is not due to a disparity people offering to run the store for us. They Books are clearly a welcome commodity in quality or variety of goods; if anything, ran it for us for two weeks. It was the most here as well. There are two actual bookstores the Roncesvalles businesses offer far supe- amazing thing.”

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appearance, and also among this lineup DJ Blackcat brings gay flair to is, of course, Blackcat himself. With 20 years of experience in Toronto, he’s Caribana with The Urban Jungle the perfect artist to be heading a queer THE SCENE major festivals and all year round. It Caribana event. His Go Hard parties NICK GREEN should be readily accessible by the com- have been pushing people to “go hard munity.” It’s this passion that compels or go home” for over three years by Mykel Hall, better known as DJ Blackcat, him to launch The Urban Jungle party bringing in both established and up- wants everyone dancing this Caribana. once again. Well, that and the desire and-coming DJs. In case you’re new, Toronto’s Caribbean for there to be something awesome for If you’ve been before, don’t expect the Carnival (Caribana for short) is one of the queer community during Caribana. same old thing. This year, in addition the city’s most anticipated annual events, Since its inception, the party has been to the killer DJ lineup, Blackcat’s using appreciating and exploring all things cul- known for its fresh combination of hip the space at Fly nightclub. “For the fi rst tural and traditional from the eponymous hop, reggae, soca, house and R&B. This time, in the lounge downstairs we’re region. It’s a colourful few weeks, invok- year is no exception, with Urban Jungle having a video dance party,” he says, so ing the carnivals of Trinidad and Tobago teaming up with west-end hip-hop joint get ready for some major urban sensory and serving up authentic (and delicious) Big Primpin’ and a hot lineup of DJs. overload as you dance the night away. food, music and performance. There’s a “This year we step it up a notch by bring- Also, who doesn’t like free stuff ? “I’ll lot to do, but for the last four years, DJ ing in some new blood that have been be giving out my first Urban Jungle GO HARD: Blackcat has been a standout by giving introduced at my monthly Go Hard mixtape, to at least the fi rst 200 people THE URBAN JUNGLE Toronto’s queers and allies the chance to parties” Blackcat says, meaning DJs through the door.” So get there early Sun, Aug 4 appreciate some seriously wicked music. Sikh Knowledge, his protégé Pensive, to avoid the line and score some swag. 10pm–4am Fly, 8 Gloucester St “I feel very strongly about urban Greg, as well as Liam Skinner and Nino With a mixtape like that, you can turn fl ynightclub.com music, and I feel that it’s necessary. It Brown, of Yes Yes Y’All fame. your bedroom into your own urban is needed in our community during the Jully Black is rumoured to make an jungle for the rest of the year! CHRIS CUSHMAN

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22 JULY 25–AUG 7, 2013 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS The pain of being human

It’s me expressing sadness about how An interview I never had a dialogue with myself in a loving manner, and how I wasn’t with Sinead able to be gentle with myself or see myself as a human being. The total O’Connor’s rejection of the self is what led me to escape into alcohol and drugs. That favourite singer, self-destructive behaviour is some- thing I was still holding on to when John Grant I went out and had unprotected sex and got HIV. That song is expressing the regret about not being able to love PLAYLISP yourself, protect yourself or take care KEVIN RITCHIE of yourself. You use a lot of film references in your When John Grant answers the phone, lyrics. Can you tell me about the song he is stuck in traffic en route to a gig in “Ernest Borgnine” and why you like Chicago, yet he is making the best of it. him? “Ooh, there’s a Nissan next to us and it’s a beautiful blue colour,” he says. I always liked his face and his voice. “And look who’s driving it! There’s some He was just a part of growing up — he hot beef on this highway.” was always there. I was never sexually The 44-year-old baritone-voiced attracted to him, but I loved him as has a way of finding humour an actor. The song is about my love in more dire circumstances. Formerly for Woody Allen movies. He has one the front-man for Denver rock group called Purple Rose of Cairo, which is The Czars, Grant has chronicled his about a woman who escapes into a battles with addiction and depression, movie. “Ernest Borgnine” is loosely , a particularly devastating based on that. It’s about me escaping breakup, and an HIV diagnosis on solo al- from reality, the psychological mind- bums Queen of Denmark and Pale Green fuck of dealing with the diagnosis and Ghosts, which came out earlier this year. dealing with forgiving yourself because His candour and heartbreakingly you only have yourself to blame, in my self-effacing songwriting has attracted case, anyway. Sinead O’Connor, who covered “Queen There is a lot of anger on this al- of Denmark” on her most recent album bum. How has it been revisiting that and sang backup on five Pale Green on tour? Ghosts songs, and Elton John, who invited Grant to cover “Sweet Painted There are some nights where I think, Lady” for an upcoming reissue of his “Oh fuck, I don’t want to think about 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. this or talk about this right now,” but Recorded with producer GusGus’s once you get into the song, it’s fine. It’s Biggi Veira in Grant’s new home base not something that weighs on me for in Iceland, Pale Green Ghosts is large- more than a few moments. I’m an adult, ly about his adolescence. It’s full of and I can understand that everybody squelchy synths and icy balladry that has a bunch of shit going on. I also nods to the dark new-wave music he don’t think that negative things are grew up listening to in the 1980s, a necessarily negative. There are a lot of sound he plans on incorporating into people who could think, “Why are you John Grant - anything his music from now on. but a Pale Green Ghost. talking about this shit? This is a total buzzkill, dude!” But I don’t see it that Why did you move to Iceland? way. I don’t think of confronting these I had always wanted to go and spend Does learning different languages influ- Just because you were born in America which is , issues as a bummer. time in Iceland, since 1987, when I ence you as a songwriter? or England doesn’t mean that you’ve and new wave and all the music I still The best pop songs are often about discovered The Sugarcubes and saw mastered the English language. That’s listen to. You’ll hear that more in my subjects that might not seem suitable pictures of the landscape. It was a long My love for languages shows in my something that I’ve learned. music from now on. I was just starting for pop songs. time coming. And then, when I went songs. The greatest way it’s impacted my to discover those things. It does seem to With this album you revisited the 1980s, there, I met lots of great people and songwriting is that it’s forced my English sonically and thematically. make a lot of sense, even though I didn’t It’s good to do that. There is a lot of Biggi, and we hit it off. I went there to to get better. You can’t learn another lan- consciously plan it that way. humour built into my songs, which do my record, and I ended up staying. I guage without really knowing your own It’s as if I’m taking inventory of my life. indicates that I’m aware that the pain Can you tell me about the song you like the silence. I like that there aren’t so language. It’s going to make it a lot easier Queen of Denmark was more based on wrote with Hercules and Love Affair, I talk about is a universal theme. I’m many people. I love getting to know new for you to build into other languages if my childhood and the ’70s. Next is the “I Try to Talk to You”? not talking about my pain; I’m talking cultures and tackling new languages. you understand your own first language. ’80s, where I really discovered my love, about the pain of being human.

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24 JULY 25–AUG 7, 2013 XTRA! TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS Igniting the Flame

Regina the Gentlelady strikes a chord with her Light Fires debut album

LAURYN KRONICK with Ohbijou, and Gentleman Reg was Regina’s bring to it. And it wasn’t interesting as some- to think [Light Fires] is a joke band; this is a way primary performance role. While on tour, Bunton thing for me to pursue unless I was going to do of presenting differently. The band began before On a sunny afternoon on the patio of what could sent Regina some beats something unique with it. Regina was created at The Beaver, and then they be her second home, at The Beaver on Queen he had created, which she What’s so fascinating to just morphed.” West, Regina the Gentlelady sits elegantly poised, calls a “really serendipi- me now about this is how Regina describes her style as “real girl” drag, dressed in a black bra top under a studded jacked, tous thing — I immediate- THERE ARE SO someone like Will was which, she explains, is less pageanty and char- accompanied by leopard-print pants, heels on her ly wrote a bunch of songs.” able to see that I would acter and more focused on a “real girl.” At the feet and beer in hand. Her blonde curls frame her Regina had made some MANY DIFFERENT be capable of this before beginning, she notes, took a lot of work. She face, which features piercingly bright, shimmery dance beats previously, I was,” she says. didn’t know much about women’s clothing or made-up eyes. but this was new territory. WAYS OF DOING DRAG, Regina was surprised at makeup, and it took time for her to learn and Regina is the face of Light Fires, the two-piece “Being able to make an how quickly she felt com- develop Regina’s identity. She goes for a Blondie, electro-pop group that has been making waves album in your bedroom fortable being in drag. Her 1980s, new-wave look mixed with a late-1970s in Toronto and gaining momentum across the is fascinating as someone AND I DON’T THINK debut was at The Beaver. punk-rock vibe and finds her clothing at vintage country. Regina, the lyricist, whom you may also who comes from bands. “The HotNuts girls asked stores, H&M and even Forever 21. know as Gentleman Reg, along with bandmate Same with the drag fit- THE GENERAL PUBLIC me to perform at their “There are so many different ways of doing James Bunton (who provides the catchy, pulsing ting so well — so did the night, and Miss Margot drag, and I don’t think the general public realizes beats but does not grace the stage) are releasing band. We didn’t think it REALIZES THIS. came up with the look. On this. I think they lump drag as one thing, their full-length debut album as Light Fires next would ever take four years the day of the show, I had but the spectrum is so diverse, and I just fit in as month, appropriately titled Face. to make an album, and as no idea what Regina was one example of maybe a slightly less extreme, Regina says that Face has been in development Regina I wasn’t ready. Now I actually am,” she says. going to do or wear. Once Margot did my face, more utilitarian form of drag,” she says. for a few years. Light Fires had already recorded While we’re sitting on The Beaver’s patio, we people didn’t know who I was or whom I worked Regina has a busy rest of the year following the many songs, released a seven-inch LP and a video talk about how the venue was her old workplace, with; it was that transformative,” she says. launch of the Light Fires’ album. She will appear but, with an iTunes library full of material, it was and it’s also where “Regina” materialized. She Her character was a work in progress. Reg in her first film, Portrait of a Serial Monogamist, time to choose 12 tracks and make the album. credits the late , who co-owned the would write songs and then present them as Regi- several music videos and would eventually like to “I think of us in the vein of Robyn — we make bar and worked in the kitchen and encouraged na. She mentions Peaches, who sings as Peaches, do a one-woman show. She also continues to DJ. intelligent dance and pop music with really ac- Reg to try drag. (It’s worth not- not as Merrill Nisker, as an ex- “I only DJ as Regina. It’s so much more fun,” she LIGHT FIRES ALBUM RELEASE cessible, outward-looking lyrics,” Regina says. ing that the Light Fires song PARTY, WITH SPECIAL ample of someone she looked says. “There are possibilities with DJing that don’t “These are pop and dance songs with clear into- “Last of His Kind” is about GUESTS TRIPLE GANGERS to as an influence. “I don’t want get explored a lot; you’re a persona and a character. AND KEN PARK nations vocally so you can hear what I’m singing. Munro.) Thurs, Aug 1, 9pm the drag to take away from the I could sing one of my songs in the middle of my set. They make a grand statement.” “I never thought of doing drag, The Piston, 937 Bloor St W seriousness of the songcraft,” When I DJ at The Beaver, sometimes I’m on top of light-fires.com Prior to Light Fires, Bunton was making music as I wasn’t sure what I would Regina says. “I don’t want people the bar doing runway.”

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were disappointed in/hurt about Day- Is this form tona Bitch’s recent performance as Miss Cleo but didn’t want to hurt their The reality is of performance friendship with her, while others stood that, for a queer by her. Various nightlife denizens had art acceptable much to say, and while their answers person of colour, were wide-ranging, many were also a night out in gay in the world ill-informed. I am not someone who will stand circles will of drag? here and say all use of blackface is bad. probably involve Ben Vereen, memorably, performed in blackface at President Ronald Reagan’s mockery of your TORONTO inauguration, making a powerful politi- race, culture, AT NIGHT cal point about the Republican Party. RYAN G HINDS I adore Spike Lee’s film Bamboozled. heritage or Mandy Patinkin (a white actor) gave traditions. Another Pride season an incredible performance in The Wild come and gone. For many, the weekend’s Party in blackface as a rage-filled, psy- highlight was Blockorama, celebrating chotic vaudeville performer. These her with that brush. However, it is the 15th anniversary of Blackness Yes’s are works of art that used the tool of possible for people who aren’t racist wildly popular celebration of the black blackface as something more than a to do racist things, and here I look to queer community. Organizers pulled punch line. Many of the white Toronto my own family. My Irish grandmother out the big guns with headliners Diana performers in the past few years who’ve was one of the painfully few people of King and 1990s divas En Vogue. King been grotesquely painted up say things her generation who supported my par- told me Blocko made her feel “free, like “This is my art; it’s an artistic state- ents’ early-1970s interracial wedding. strong and proud. In Jamaica, there’s ment” but then can’t follow up with She danced, hosted the Irish/Domini- a law that if you’re caught having sex, what exactly that statement is. can wedding dinner, and welcomed even in your own house, you can go to The reality is that, for a queer per- her new black in-laws into her family jail for 10 years. I am going to be myself son of colour, a night out in gay circles without hesitation. No racism there with no fear. , I expected the will probably involve mockery of your whatsoever. However, until her dying worst, but people write me letters daily race, culture, heritage or traditions. In day she referred to Brazil nuts as “nig- from all the islands. It’s been 95-percent Canada, there is a long history of black- ger toes,” and when people called her positive!” En Vogue’s set was plagued face in Toronto (even Al Jolson used to out, she would say many of the things with sound issues, but backstage af- grace the stage of the Royal Alexandra that people are saying now when they terward, Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis singing “Mammy” with fat red lips and try to normalize blackface. were nearly hyperactive about their love shuffling feet) and Quebec (with contem- Please, please, please Toronto per- of Toronto. “Being here for porary performers like Jean Lapointe formers: if you have to do blackface, pre- is un-frigging-believable. We want to and Mario Jean), so pretending that pare a solid artistic reasoning. Are you come back for WorldPride. Tell the it’s an American phenomenon of the doing it in a venue where there’s room for organizers to have us back! We love past is willful ignorance. So is trying context and decent artistic exploration, the energy, especially here at Blocko. to posit blackface as something freed or are you doing it in a drunken bar scene Shopping’s good here, and oh my god, of its vaudeville roots; many shameful where it’s about getting a cheap laugh? the food: roti, shawarma, salads, fish instances of black-, yellow- or brown- As performers, we can’t always go for soup, sushi.” They’re proud to rep the face have stung since vaudeville died in cheap laughs. Mel Brooks, the man re- 1990s, saying, “It’s been so many years the 1930s. Those who spoke out against sponsible for a movie scene of cowboys since we were here last, but the songs Daytona’s performance were told by her sitting around a campfire endlessly far- still feel good to sing. We love taking fans, “Get over it — don’t be so PC sensi- ting, once told me, “You can’t always people back.” tive” and “I’m not racist, but I thought it depend on the cheap stuff.” We have Not wanting to kill their post-show was funny.” To my eye, this line of think- seen time and time again that blackface vibe, I didn’t ask them about what I’d ing implies that racism is over, racism is imagery is often not worth the trouble been asking everyone else all day: their something we’ve gotten past together, it will bring you, so my challenge to thoughts on recent incidents of black- and racism doesn’t exist anymore. you is to find a laugh that’s strong, not face in Toronto’s bar and club scene. I don’t think that Daytona Bitch cheap. Go for a smart laugh. Put your Blockorama seemed like a perfect place is racist. Based on my personal and training and experience to use. And to gauge opinions, but I had trouble professional interactions with her, I for the love of all things holy, do not getting folks to go on the record; many would encourage folks not to paint sing “Mammy.”

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Tony Kushner’s epic play lands in Toronto for the first time in 16 years

CHRIS DUPUIS during the communist witch-hunts of the 1950s. Prior’s boyfriend, Louis “I remember this deep, white-hot rage (Gregory Prest), is struggling to sup- at the realization hundreds of thou- port him through his illness when sands of gay men had been allowed he falls for Cohn’s protégé Joe (Mike to die because they were considered Ross), a closeted Mormon lawyer to be disgusting and not important working his way up the ranks of the to society.” Republican Party. Joe’s wife, Harper Actor Damien Atkins is describing (Michelle Monteith), spends much how he felt the first time he read Tony of her days in Valium-induced hallu- Kushner’s Angels in America. Still in cinations, obsessing about the ozone college in his hometown of Edmon- layer and contemplating a move to ton, he discovered the play early in Antarctica. his coming-out process, along with Much is made of the work’s un- another seminal AIDS drama, Larry flinching treatment of AIDS and Kramer’s The Normal Heart. sexuality (conservative critics have “I was making decisions about how occasionally picketed productions), I wanted to live in the world as an art- but Angels is about much more than ist and as a gay man, and I was being that. In fact, it’s kind of about every- confronted by the realization there thing. Love, death, faith, religion, are people who essentially want to see politics, class, slavery, the Holocaust; me dead,” he says. “At the same time, it touches on nearly every theme here’s the character of Prior Walter, imaginable. a gay man with AIDS who’s chosen as Atkins’s long-time obsession with a representative of all of humanity to the work finally shifted to action when go to heaven and speak to the angels. he pitched a production to Soulpepper That was an incredibly invigorating a few years ago. The last Toronto pro- and inspiring moment. Not only was I duction was Canadian Stage’s 1996/97 not degenerate; in that universe I was version, and Atkins (considering the incredibly important. Playing this role piece a modern classic) proposed to has always been a dream.” artistic director Albert Schultz that The word epic is often a default it was time to bring it back. descriptor for works of art poten- “I’m sure he had similar conversa- tially challenging to contemporary tions before,” Atkins says. “The only attention spans. But in this case, it’s new thing I brought to the table is that a label Homer would applaud. Span- I wanted to play Prior. He has lots of ning seven hours, split into two parts, people who could have played this Angels is such a complex, thematically part. I don’t know why he chose me. I dense play that a simple distillation of told him what a turning point reading its multiple interwoven storylines is the play was in my life, and I’m just near impossible. not someone who can let those things Set in New York in the mid 1980s, it slide away without at least giving it a centres on two very different gay men shot. It’s an incredible gift when your dying of AIDS: Atkins’s character Prior personal and professional lives con- (a former designer and ) verge in such a glorious piece of art.” and Roy Cohn (Diego Matamoros), When he learned he’d landed his based on the fiery New York lawyer dream role last fall, he began prepar-

CYLLA VON TIEDEMANN CYLLA VON who assisted Senator Joe McCarthy ing immediately. Along with rereading

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1 and receive an Exploring Audiences will get plenty of time istic collectivism and individualistic Leslieville ›10 Summer skin care ›16 to check out the results of his diet/ capitalism is even sharper now than it Highlights of ›32 Summer patio exercise regime; as per the script, he ever fucking was. The reality of a world early booking guide ›39 has multiple nude scenes (as do some where everyone is only concerned with other cast members). If he’s uncom- themselves has come true in horrifying discount of 15% fortable about airing his bits to a house detail.” of hundreds, you’d never know it.

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XL-TOR_2013-1_Pages_4.i bodies and about sex,” he says. “There’s Runs until Sat, Sept 14 OUTndd 1 ON OUR immediate shock that happens when Parts I & II run separately and together (special pricing available Wednesday, Oct 23 WINTER / someone is naked onstage because it’s a for combined shows) FALL betrayal of the social trust that says we’re Young Centre for the Performing Arts Release date: 50 Tank House Lane EDITION! not supposed to be naked in front of soulpepper.ca strangers. With this show, it’s absolutely Thursday, Nov 14

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ROLYN DEEP DISH CHAMBERS Willam College Night FRI, JULY 5 @ MOJO LOUNGE WED, JULY 17 @ CHURCH On one of the hottest nights of the On one of the hottest nights of the summer, I spy with my sweaty eye summer I spy with my sweaty eye two people, half naked, trying to two guys, dressed in denim, trying keep cool in a walk-in fridge. Both to keep cool on Church Street. Both have just fi nished performing to are DJs and both work together. a packed crowd of dirty young But not tonight. It’s too hot for things on the stage of Toronto’s DJ Blackcat and his sidekick DJ newest eclectic mashup nightclub Pleasure to be mixing anything experience. Sometimes more other than a cocktail. It’s defi nitely gay, sometimes more straight, too hot inside Church, where it MoJo Lounge on Dundas West is seems there are about the same capitalizing on this area’s hipster number of people dancing to DJ rejuvenation. Trendy restaurants, Sumation as there are outside hip bars and chic clothing compa- seeking refuge from the heat. But nies now dot the landscape once it is College Night after all, the occupied by shops owned by Por- long-standing mighty mid-week tuguese families. The brainchild weekly that has seen more rebirths of partners Monty T and Joey than Madonna’s career. Papa don’t Viola (Mo and Jo), who worked preach, I’m dating a baby. Remem- their asses off for a couple of years ber when College Night was at 5ive building their MoJo Productions Nightclub, then briefl y at Alibi, brand with one-off parties and then The Barn? Messy memories. their weekly industry-night party, Tonight the promise of out-of-class FML Mondays, at The Vic. Part students attracts may regulars, like dance club, part lounge, part per- fast-talking twink-terror Nicholas formance stage, MoJo’s attracting Silverie and quick-witted tranny- some interesting names. Scott terror Tatiana. The club itself is Fordham’s performed here, Mas- changing weekly. A new bar one sari played here a week later, and week, an improved DJ booth an even bigger star is rumoured another, and new little knick- to be in negotiations to perform knacks to make the spot more soon. Tonight, however, the stage visually appealing are always belongs to opener Cassandra being added. But when it Moore and headliner Willam, who comes down to it, as the once- appeared on Season 4 of RuPaul’s legendary club owner Peter Ga- Drag Race. Both burn up the tien once said, “You can adorn your stage so much they need to cool walls with gilt and gold, but it’s the off . Which is why they are in the people inside your club that make fridge. “It’s so hot,” Willam cries it last.” Unless it’s too hot. 2 out. Then get a better air conditioner. “I’m dripping.” 4E Will & Nicholas 1E Electra Couture, Ivory Towers, 5E Dennis, Tatiana & Michael Greg & Bobbie 2E JD, Phil & Mark 6E DJ Pleasire, Blackcat & Jermaine 3E Willam & Cassandra Moore 7E Ben, Steven & Ryan 3 4

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ANNA POURNIKOVA PHOTOS BY XPOSED BECCA LEMIRE 1E Rosetta Stoned is wearing all of 5E Donna is making that bathing my favourite things: a Portuguese suit work hard for the money! grandma-knitted child’s Baptism She’s gonna cause traffi c jams in shawl, a Mary-Mother-Of-God them shorts too. The earrings and rose wreath and a Frieda Khalo necklace are a great compliment to sparkly uni-brow and matching a full Pitt of hair. And I have to say Ashanti mustache. Can we just that the shorts plus nylons colour please stop and take a second to scheme is a perfect match to her love her matching doily purse too. Rhianna topper. Shamazing! 6E I have seen Conor somewhere 2E Howie is wearing a lovely tee before. Can’t quite put my fi nger here. My version of this shirt would on where. It’s so hard to tell when be: "Lezzie, Queer, Fenced, Tranny, they wear this much clothing. Like Pride", though. PC be damned, how am I supposed to even rec- these are the words I identify with. ognize my friends and foes on the Ozy has got an amazing summer streets when we insist on all these 2 traveller look rocking as well. It’s pants and tees? Dallas and Mat- almost like this was taken at a bar thew do a great job of fi lling out in Thailand on the circuit instead this crew of babes at Her. 3 4 of at Her. Love live Toronto tropi- 7E Augusta House, the home of cal summers! Business Women’s Special, is clos- 3E Matthew is cruising for a bruis- ing down for renovations and a ing in this absolutely perfectly change of management. So this was draped crochet, boatneck chemise offi cially the last BWS (for now) and boat shorts. His clavicle is so in the space ever (for now). Abdul beautiful, I want to pull up a chair and Fadi came out as did many in and eat a pulled pork sammie off droves to celebrate the awesome it. He was also handing out friend- Kensington Market juggernaut ship bracelets at the door at Her that we all know and love. Romy to celebrate the 10th anniversary of and Michele would have been OMG Blog. proud.

4E Her has been quite the sleeper 8E It’s a testament to what a great hit, chugging along through the diverse night this is in the crowd. madness of the come-and-goes Gillian, Vinny, Joel and Brae are around town. And the reason a perfect example of that. Love they’re doing so well? A hot man this night, love that Clueless shirt, alternative to College Night par- looking forward to attending the ties as evidenced by Dylan, Eric and resurrection of BWS in the near Patrick right here. future.

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