A gui to Toronto's gay scene cludg reviews of gay bars and clubs and a list of the bt hotels.
Contents:
ELEVEN AMAZG PHOTOGRAPHS THAT TELL THE GAY HISTORY OF TORONTO
Tracks like “The ‘Ellen’ Page” and “We’re Gay (But Not for Each Other)” have earned them a cult followg and ma Partner the most beloved lbian Canadian group sce Tegan and Sara. Shraya’s next book, I’m Aaid of Men, will reflect on toxic masculy, homophobia, and transphobia, and will h shelv fall 2018.
GAY TORONTO
Our Lady of Perpetual Realns & Other Stori, Sharpe’s chapbook of short stori published by Metatron Prs, follows six gay men of lour as they e of age Toronto and Montreal. The imag are often ma rponse to and nversatn wh historil artworks and referenc such as the vanas motif, relig patgs, and inic gay artists who shaped my unrstandg of queer self-reprentatn, like Pedro Lemebel, David Wojnarowicz, and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Fortunately, alternative events to the official gay Pri are now available: ralli, march, and parti that rever the urgency, ant, and cril spir that our social polics need and serve. In the last 50 years alone, Keh Harg’s drawgs have raised awarens for the AIDS crisis of the ’80s; Nan Gold’s hntg photographs of New York’s unrbelly has shed light on the queer muny; Robert Mapplethorpe shocked the public wh his graphic imag of gay sex acts, promptg a revaluatn of bety and propriety. Thk Ryan McGley’s gay kissg photographs, Juliana Huxtable‘s provotive multi-media work and Wu Tsang’s vio and performance art, to say nothg of J.
In the meantime, we’re takg you on a big gay art history tour through bohemian f, funky studs and dty mm basements to retroduce you to some well-known nam that you might not have known were queer.