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If you’re the sort of person who gets a lot of news from Twitter, it was going to be a very different election. Olivia Chow would lead a massive horde of hip young progressive thinkers to victory and the city would welcome a slew of new progressive councillors — Andray Domise, Idil Burale, Keegan HenryMathieu among them — who had taken down some of the suburbs’ most conservative and unpalatable councillors. Alas, in reality, barely one in five Torontonians cast their ballot for Chow, and none of the high-profile council challengers I mentioned scored even 10 percent of the vote in their wards. Why such a discrepancy, when the left seemed much more competitive
gressive movement needs to learn the difference between campaigning and squatting over a vanity mirror, cooing lovingly into their own nether regions. I suspect if the shadow organization of backroom players who put Chow forward as the sole standard bearer of the left in this election had talked to anyone outside of the downtown core first, her candidacy would’ve been fired out of a cannon into the nearest dung heap. Like it or not, to suburbanites, Chow was a toxic mix of signifiers, only some of them racist and sexist. She would’ve needed to move heaven and earth to change deeply entrenched perceptions about her before the election. Instead, she offered a poorly communicated campaign seemingly designed to piss off suburban voters: cancelling the
It wasn’t until she was far down in the polls that Chow even spoke of any kind of vision for what a city run by her would look like. heading into E-day? It’s a particular quirk of social media, which users tend to curate into an echo chamber by the tendency to follow people who not only already agree with them, but also have become speakers and activists on things they agree with. Needless to say, this subset of the population is hardly representative of a community of people who generally have too much stuff going on to make political activism central in their lives. And that’s the problem we’re seeing with progressive movements in Ontario — sometime soon, the pro-
Scarborough subway and offering no other improvements to local transit riders, spending a hundred million on rebuilding intersections to slow down cars, thousands of shiny new socialhousing units downtown, and even the emphasis her campaign placed on the Pride parade must’ve seemed like she was on another planet to a voter in Rexdale or Agincourt. Tellingly, it wasn’t until she was far down in the polls that Chow even spoke of any kind of vision for what a city run by her would look like. It’s part of a troubling trend for progressives in Toronto: losing the
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mayoral election, the decimation of the NDP in the GTA in the provincial election in June, NDP losses in every federal by-election in the city since 2012, and polls showing declining NDP fortunes heading into the next federal election. Not to mention the political whiplash of provincial Liberals campaigning on being the true progressive option in June, then lining up en masse behind conservative Tory for mayor in July because they wouldn’t be able to work with progressive Chow. The progressive movement desperately needs to start reaching out beyond the urban core, talking to people who aren’t already predisposed to vote for them, and articulating a clear vision for governance that takes into account their concerns. If residents are complaining that taxes are too high, that traffic is a nightmare and transit takes forever, then progressives have to address that without speaking condescendingly of the virtues of paying tax and taking the bus. If they complain that their children have no safe places to hang out after school and cast their eyes jealously at downtown libraries that are a 15-minute walk from each other, maybe progressives ought to open up about lingering unfairness in our megacity. Astonishingly, queer issues are starting to no longer be wedge issues — while many battles remain, conservatives in Canada rarely use queer antipathy to fire up their bases so much as they point to the emphasis progressives put on queer issues as evidence that they’re out of touch with the everyday concerns of the vast majority. And there may be some truth to that charge. Though it may piss off queer activists to see progressives downplay our issues on the campaign trail, we ought to remember that they can do a lot more for us in office than in opposition. Rob Salerno is a freelance contributor to Xtra.
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When I came out as a young gay man, I fell into a crowd that included a number of “party boys” (I used to be cute back then). I later found out that at least two members of this crowd were male escorts who ran weekly ads in the “adult classifieds” section of the paper editions of Xtra and Now magazine (this was before such ads died out and were replaced by online versions). They were lazy people. They never had “real jobs” and spent most of their time partying, taking drugs and having wild sex with strangers. As they moved from their 20s to their 30s, they became increasingly mean and bitter. Both turned HIV-positive. While their friends from their 20s who had “real jobs” started earning more money from their careers, moved out of their bachelor apartments and formed long-term relationships, the two escorts experienced a decline in their standard of living. As they got older, they became less desirable to potential clients and they had fewer client calls.
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A very well-written blog — witty, funny and unapologetic. I’m not an escort, but I’ve used escorts in the past. I’ve treated every escort with respect, and in turn, they’ve treated me well. I think there’s a stigma to being an escort (ie they’re forced into it), but I’ve met a few escorts that do the job because they simply enjoy sex, enjoy meeting new people and the money is pretty good. I look forward to your next column. LEVEL HEADED GAY DAILYXTRA.COM
Femme vs masc First of all, I agree that the guys that say “masc only” are being pretty closed-minded and rude [“Femme Vs Masc,” dailyxtra.com, Oct 17]. However, I also think it’s closed-minded and rude to accuse someone of “acting” just because they dress like most other men. I spent much of my childhood and my entire adolescence being harassed for seeming too gay. It was painful irony when recently I was accused of being too straight. Sometimes it feels like there’s no place for me. I refuse to feign any specific behaviour other than what occurs to me. Because I’m a geeky person, I never really got into pop culture or fashion. My clothing and personal appearance amply demonstrate this lack of enthusiasm. While it’s fun to be more flamboyant, it feels just as dishonest for me as raving about hockey and cheerleaders. I know I’m not alone. GR8M8 DAILYXTRA.COM
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Bryn Hendricks had just gotten out of the shower June 18 when he says he got an angry email from his boss at Rainbow High Travel, Liz Devine, accusing him of being incommunicado. Rainbow High Travel is an LGBTfocused travel agency located in the Church-Wellesley Village. Along with informing travellers about the gayfriendliness of international locations, Rainbow High provides tour and travel packages, such as the RuPaul’s Drag Race cruise co-hosted by OUTtv. Hendricks, who was contracted in late April to oversee social media for Rainbow High’s WorldPride travel packages website, had promoted blog posts and worked on press releases. But the relationship had turned sour, with Devine allegedly accusing Hendricks of not doing his job despite evidence he presented to the contrary. Two days later, Hendricks emailed Devine asking for his paycheque, only to be told there wasn’t one. Hendricks claims that Rainbow High’s management owes him $2,550 in wages. And he’s not the only one. Three other former contract employees claim Rainbow High and Liz Devine owe them unpaid wages, while a fourth man, Alan Beck, claims he is owed $2,500 (US) that he loaned to Devine. Hendricks, Richard Oakey, Wendy Limbertie and Bryen Dunn were all employed on a short-term contract basis in the weeks leading up to WorldPride to help Rainbow High publicize a number of travel packages for WorldPride. As part of his pay, Hendricks says, he was promised three tickets to the cruise. Oakey, Limbertie and Hendricks filed in small claims court for their wages (Dunn says he plans to file his claim soon). Beck also filed a claim for the MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM
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money he says he loaned Devine. Two of the cases are ongoing, while Oakey’s was resolved in a settlement conference in October. The results of the settlement cannot be made public. All four had worked with Devine before; some even considered her a friend. “I just got shafted here by somebody I’ve known for 20 years,” Oakey alleges. Limbertie and Hendricks had previously worked with Rainbow High in putting together material for a travel show held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Toronto. Dunn was brought on last October to work on social media and marketing on a freelance basis. While the employees were on good terms with Devine before WorldPride, they allege that there were indications that something was awry. Dunn said getting paycheques from the company was like “pulling teeth,” though in the end, he says, he always got them.
Limbertie, who was hired to do backend work on the website, claimed that the workload was well above the expectations of the job and that deadlines changed constantly. She says that she ended her relationship with Rainbow High early, asking that she be paid for the work already completed — she says she received only half of what she was owed. Oakey was hired to continue the work, and he says that he, too, found communication from Devine to be unclear. In responses filed with small claims court, Devine alleged that Hendricks did not show up for work for a few weeks and did not respond to attempts to contact him and that Limbertie did not perform the tasks asked of her. While Beck was not employed by Rainbow High Travel, he does have a long business relationship with the company. He is the publisher of Columbia
FunMaps, a US company that produces maps for tourists that Rainbow High has purchased advertising in. He has also sat with Devine on the board of directors of Travel Gay Canada for four years. He alleges that Devine approached him in late June saying that she had a shortfall of $30,000 and that she needed his help to bridge it until WorldPride was over. “So I asked her . . . how long she needed the money for and was I assured of getting it back,” Beck claims. “She said, ‘Oh yes, no problem. I just got to get over this hump.’” He alleges he wired her $2,500 in US currency shortly after and has had no luck collecting it back. Shortly after all five tried to collect, Devine took a medical leave from the company. According to emails provided to Xtra by the claimants, an employee named Bob Bezanson took over some of her duties and continued communication with each ex-worker as they tried to seek their unpaid wages. Beck claims that Bezanson agreed to pay him back $100 per week but stopped after making a single payment. For the others, no money was forthcoming. Bezanson did not respond to Xtra’s requests for comment on this story. After repeated requests for an interview, Devine emailed a statement to Xtra. “Rainbow High contracted different people to assist in the execution of various promotions, some of which were not as successful as anticipated,” she writes. “It would be inappropriate to discuss individual performance or outcomes, as we are in the midst of a settlement process to finalize some outstanding items.” She noted in the email that while WorldPride sales were mixed, the long-term benefit was that advanced sales for their winter programs were strong. She also said that she is slowly resuming her role as president of the company. Employees at Rainbow High confirm that Devine is still president but would not say anything further. None of the former contractors is happy to have had to go to court to be paid — Oakey told Xtra during one interview that he hates having these conversations — but it has become a necessary step, they all say. XTRA! OCT 30–NOV 12, 2014 7
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Taking stock Mayor-elect John Tory will be closely watched by Toronto’s queer activists HG WATSON PHOTOS BY NICK LACHANCE
For a few tense minutes, John Tory supporters at his election night party watched while he maintained a solid, but not as wide as they expected, lead over Doug Ford. But 26 minutes after the polls closed, the CBC and other major news networks declared what polls had predicted all summer — Tory was elected mayor of Toronto. He walked away with 40.3 percent of the vote, with Doug Ford trailing with 33.7 percent and Olivia Chow in a distant third, with 22 percent. “Tonight we begin the work of building one Toronto,” Tory told supporters during his victory speech. For the LGBT community in attendance, it was a relief to see someone win who doesn’t shy away from the Church-Wellesley Village. Jordan Allison and Justin Smith, two Tory campaign volunteers, said they saw him on a campaign visit at Woody’s bar on Saturday night and were impressed that he could name some of the drag queens there from memory. However, Tory’s win almost certainly means there is a battle on the horizon for the LGBT community — he has publicly stated, on multiple occasions, that he would vote to end Pride’s city funding if Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) marched in the parade. “One hopes that those comments were simply a crass appeal for rightwing votes,” says QuAIA member Tim McCaskell. He says that just because Tory is now mayor he can’t overrule the decision of the city solicitor or manager, who had previously determined that use of the phrase “Israeli apartheid” 8 OCT 30–NOV 12, 2014 XTRA!
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does not violate the city’s discrimination policies. “You can’t just decide that I’m going to decide what free speech means.” QuAIA has no plans to protest — for now. McCaskell notes that Pride is still a long way away. Ward 27, the home of the ChurchWellesley Village, voted overwhelmingly in favour of Tory; he received approximately 57 percent of the vote there. Voter turnout was high citywide — just over 60 percent, about 10 percent higher than the 2010 election. John Clifford, one of the organizers of ProudTOVote, a non-partisan organization dedicated to getting the LGBT community out to the polls, says that turnout in Ward 27 was higher this year. “We were able to reach hundreds of thousands of people in Toronto, both within our community and outside
of the community,” he says. Though there is no way to measure how many in the LGBT community voted, Clifford notes, he believes ProudTOVote made a difference. Ward 27 incumbent Kristyn WongTam won a decisive victory — she received 62.5 percent of the vote, far higher than her closest opponent, Megan McIver, with 17 percent of the vote. At her victory party at Mick E Fynn’s on Carlton Street, Wong-Tam jumped right into talking about priorities in the ward. “We’ve started some extraordinary work in the Village that you’ve already started to see,” she said, citing the renovation of Barbara Hall Park and the Church Street Mural Project. “The next term will be focusing on building on top of that, including better street modifications [and] improving the pe-
destrian feel of the environment.” Queer candidates Jane Farrow in Ward 30 and Bobby Beckett in Ward 18 both lost their races, to incumbents Paula Fletcher and Ana Bailão, respectively. Aidan Johnson, an openly gay lawyer, was elected to Ward 1 in Hamilton, thereby becoming the first LGBT member of Hamilton’s city council. In Ottawa, Catherine McKenney became the first openly queer woman elected to that city’s council, replacing the retiring Diane Holmes in Ward 14-Somerset. Several politicians who have come under scrutiny from the LGBT community for past actions were elected. Jim Karygiannis, who as a Liberal MP voted against same-sex marriage and a bill that would include trans people in Continued on page 10 E TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS
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the Canadian Human Rights Act, was elected to Ward 39 in Toronto. He told Xtra earlier this year that those issues are dead for him and shouldn’t cause LGBT people any concern. The Toronto District School Board saw significant change during an election when all but one Toronto incumbent held their council seats. Trustee Sam Sotiropoulos, who wanted to ban nudity at Pride and tweeted that he reserves the right not to believe in transgenderism, lost his seat, along with Harout Manougian, who, Xtra revealed earlier this year, had written a letter decrying gay marriage while he was in university — a letter Manougian later distanced himself from. Elected to the board was progressive candidate Ausma Malik, who bore the brunt of several Islamophobic and
sexist attacks during the campaign, and Michael Ford, the nephew of Doug and Rob Ford, who quickly took an opportunity to differentiate himself from Sotiropoulos. “I think everyone — it doesn’t matter your sexuality, your race — everyone should feel included and welcome in our school system,” he told Xtra at the Ford’s election night party at the Woodbine Banquet Hall. With the election over, people will be watching closely for Tory’s next move. The ward-by-ward breakdown indicates that Tory carried wards with highincome populations, while Ford carried predominantly wards with low-income populations (Chow carried three of the downtown wards). With these divides in place, it’s time to see how Tory will carry out his goal of creating “one Toronto.” With files from Rob Salerno and Nick Lachance.
During the summer, walking out her door became a trial for Enza Anderson. The trans activist, who works at a Bank of Montreal branch in the Village, says she was the subject of frequent harassment from two separate construction crews, first by a crew employed by SkyGrid Construction working on a CentreCourt Developments condominium at 21 Grenville St, then by a crew working on the water mains for the City of Toronto. It wasn’t an issue until the construction workers reached street level after working in a pit for some weeks. But when they did, Anderson says, it seemed they almost waited for her to leave her home. Each morning as she left, she was subjected to a variety of slurs, including “faggot,” “georgie boy” and “he-legs.” “One guy would say, ‘Don’t touch my boyfriend, leave my boyfriend alone,’” Anderson says. After several weeks of the harassment, which Anderson says she ignored initially, she contacted Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam’s office to make them aware of the situation in late Au-
handbook, which includes a program to prevent workplace violence and harassment. CentreCourt and SkyGrid did not respond to Xtra’s requests for comment on this story. Shortly after the letter was sent out, the harassment died down. However, another crew, this time contracted by Toronto Water, arrived on the street
As a citizen of the city, I have the right to live, work and travel where I want and be free and safe. gust; the office contacted the developer on her behalf. “I was very alarmed to hear of what had happened to Enza,” Wong-Tam says. Anderson also filed a police complaint. CentreCourt and SkyGrid responded quickly. A letter, provided to Xtra by Anderson, shows that SkyGrid told their contractors that there is a zerotolerance policy on all projects for violation of the terms of their orientation
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Enza Anderson experienced harassment throughout the summer from two separate construction crews who worked near her home. KYLE BURTON
to work on the water mains and began gawking at Anderson as she walked by. This was the last straw for Anderson. She again alerted Wong-Tam’s office and they again contacted the company, which, according to emails the company sent Anderson, took disciplinary action. But Anderson also wanted to have her say and asked for a meeting with the relevant parties, including the LGBT liason for the Toronto Police Ser-
vice. The meeting took place on Oct 6. “As a citizen of the city, I have the right to live, work and travel where I want and be free and safe,” Anderson read from a prepared statement that she shared with Xtra. “I want to walk out of the front of my home and not be subjected to any form of bullying and harassment.” Wong-Tam hopes that there is a silver lining to the experience. “Perhaps we could create a training tool for other construction companies and also bring it forward to other developers,” she says, adding that she wants people to feel safe walking across construction sites. Anderson was pleased with the results of the meeting and since then has not been harassed by construction crews near her home. But, as someone who has spent her life fighting against harassment, she says she hopes that she can have some rest. “I’ve reached an age in my life I want to start living. I don’t want to start fighting,” Anderson says. “I did all my fighting — but it doesn’t seem that the world is changing.” TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS
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LGBT seniors often have limited support systems. A new year-long research project from a professor at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University aims to change that and will seek input from seniors across Canada. BEN WELLAND
Empowering the elderly New Canadian study assesses needs of LGBT seniors SENIORS SHAUNA LEWIS
A professor at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University is leading a new research project aimed at helping lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors make end-of-life preparations. Brian de Vries says he hopes to “empower people to take charge of their life.” The adjunct professor of gerontology received a $100,000 grant to study the needs of Canada’s LGBT seniors from the Technological Evaluation in the Elderly Network, a notfor-profit organization that supports multidisciplinary research and knowledge sharing for seriously ill elderly people and their families. “Nobody talks about death. We live in this culture of death-denial,” he says. “We have such ambivalence with death, especially in North America. On one hand, we’re fascinated with MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM
it through television and movies, and on another, we’re deathly afraid of it.” The aim of the study, he says, is to find out what barriers prevent people from speaking about end-of-life arrangements, how to navigate those barriers and how to safely discuss the topic and share information. De Vries says aging LGBT people dread death as much as heterosexual seniors. Research shows that LGBT seniors are also more likely to age alone with limited support systems available, he adds. The result, he says, is poorer overall health among LGBT seniors and less end-of-life preparedness. “In the ’70s and early ’80s AIDS happened, and everything turned to trying to understand the experience of dying and living with HIV, and the issue of aging was lost,” he says. But with the success of antiretroviral drugs in the last 20 years, gay men have started talking about aging again, he says. “It’s
been a relatively recent conversation.” During the year-long project, de Vries and a colleague plan to host focus groups in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton and Halifax, where they will ask, among other things, how prepared LGBT seniors are for death. The Vancouver focus groups were successful, he says. A future town hall meeting, which de Vries hopes will “serve as a stimulus for better planning,” will gather input from community groups and service providers. Information from the study will also be available online. The website will be the final piece of the project, he says, and is still being designed. De Vries, who is also a professor of gerontology at San Francisco State University, has led past focus groups examining end-of-life needs for LGBT seniors in Palm Springs, where a significant proportion of the population is gay and lesbian, and many of them are seniors. There he found that less than half the LGBT seniors sampled had documents such as wills prepared. “Those who had documents were still largely under-prepared,” he adds. Standard heterosexual family models generally include children and a partner, which, according to de Vries, establishes a “default network” to help handle end-of-life details. “But in the LGBTQ community, the majority, especially gay men, are without a partner and children at the end of life,” he says. De Vries says he wants to hear from LGBT seniors across Canada “about what needs to be done for them and how we can provide action.” XTRA! OCT 30–NOV 12, 2014 11
Monuments to de Connecting the dots of Michelangelo’s love for men HISTORY BOYS MICHAEL LYONS
Since it was unveiled in 1504, the world has been aquiver over Michelangelo’s David, a specimen of perfect, marble, adolescent boy flesh. Young David of biblical legend, nude, lean, standing contrapposto, muscles pulled taut, his brow furrowed in apprehension, anticipating single combat with the giant Philistine Goliath. This pinnacle of art hints at Michelangelo’s relationships with men: the subject remains at a tortured, artistic distance. Basically, divine creative wanking over hot young man flesh. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born in 1475 in an Eastern Tuscan village; his family returned to their home in Florence before he was a year old. After his mother’s death when he was six, Michelangelo was sent to live with a stonecutter in a town where his father owned a quarry and farm. At 13, Michelangelo was positioned as the paid apprentice of a master fresco painter, and he was soon handpicked to study at Florence’s Humanist Academy, under the patronage of Lorenzo de’ Medici. Michelangelo’s fame as a sculptor came not only within his lifetime, but at a relatively young age. At the Humanist Academy he completed a sumptuous Madonna of the Steps relief and an orgiastic Battle of the
Michelangelo’s sculpture David hints at his relationships with men: the subject remains at a tortured, artistic distance. SISSYDUDE
of his life. While he is renowned as a sculptor, painter and architect, little attention is paid to his poetry; he was, after all, a Renaissance man. Later in life, around 1532, he met a young Roman
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nobleman named Tommaso dei Cavalieri. One biographer notes this was a period when Michelangelo was at “the richest in poetical compositions.” He doted on the youth, giving him poems and artwork. Cavalieri, who
would have been about 23 when he met Michelangelo, was described by one contemporary poet as having “not only incomparable physical beauty, but so much elegance of manners, such excellent intelligence and such graceful behaviour that he well deserved, and still deserves, to win the more love the better he is known.” The poet recounts a poem Michelangelo wrote for Cavalieri that begins: Why should I seek to ease intense desire With still more tears and windy words of grief, When heaven, or late or soon, sends no relief To souls whom love hath robed around with fire?
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sire This burning, tortured desire for other men was routine for Michelangelo. During a relationship with Gherardo Perini, one of his models, Michelangelo was often stood up. The spurned artist would pass a lonely, anxious night, then write notes like this to himself: “Whereas other men take their pleasure, I do but mourn, prostrate on the ground, lamenting and weeping.” His passionate friendship with Cavalieri was at least emotionally reciprocated. Cavalieri cared for and respected Michelangelo deeply. The two remained lifelong friends, and Cavalieri was present at the artist’s death. Even more fascinating is the idea that Michelangelo’s collected poems to Cavalieri predated Shakespeare’s “Fair Youth” sonnets by half a decade. The relationship seems to have caused some discomfort for Michelangelo’s family. His nephew, also named Michelangelo, writing about the aforementioned piece, stressed “that this sonnet, as well as the preceding number and some others, are concerned, as is manifest, with a masculine love of the Platonic species.” Michelangelo’s letters to Cavalieri, however, suggest feelings of a different nature: “I know well that, at this hour, I could as easily forget your name as the food by which I live; nay, it were easier to forget the food, which only nourishes my body miserably, than your name, which nourishes both body and soul, filling the one and the other with such sweetness that neither weariness nor fear of death is felt by me while memory preserves you to my mind.” These sentiments, as divine and affecting as his sculptures, make even jaded old me blush. Visit dailyxtra.com for our look at the AGO exhibit Michelangelo: Quest for Genius.
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Out in the City
Jack Layton was a very good sport, modelling a pair of chaps and a harness once. Sky Gilbert E16
BUTCH-ITUDE
A portrait of Vanessa, part of the Butch exhibit.
For SD Holman, the creative motivation behind her most recent project was clear from the very beginning. “We crave images of ourselves,” she says. “I wanted [butch dykes] to have a reflection of ourselves that we can look up to, admire, jerk off to. Something in which we can take pride and not feel that we are freaks who need to change to fit into our own skin and this world at the same time.” The end result is Butch: Not Like the Other Girls, an exhibit that will be stopping at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) as part of its North American tour. The show debuted at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre in March 2013, with a simultaneous public art project in transit shelters around the city. An immediate success, the exhibit has since travelled across the continent and inspired a book. The images in the collection celebrate the “beauty, power and diversity of women who transgress the gender binary” and include subjects of varying sizes, shapes and ethnicities. “We are so thrilled to be presenting Butch at the CLGA,” says Will Craddock, vice-president of the CLGA. “SD’s works bring us such a close and personal exploration into a sometimes overlooked part of our community.” “There are so few images of butches and such maligning of masculinity in women,” Holman says. “I wanted to counter that, especially for young butches. I want them to know they are glorious in their myriad styles of butch-itude.” — JP Larocque
Butch: Not Like the Other Girls opens Thurs, Nov 6 at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, 34 Isabella St. clga.ca
Improv dance
Dance is usually very precise. Even the smallest gestures a dancer makes onstage, everything from the swing of a leg to the flick of a finger, are tested, debated and set. But for choreographer Thomas Hauert, leaving things to chance is far more interesting. “I’m interested in more subtle things than what the conscious mind can command,” the Brussels-based artist says. “When you’re repeating the same movements over and over, there’s a process of reducing things, making them as simple as possible for yourself . . . I’m more interested in what a group of people can achieve together in the moment than what I can plan in advance.” “It takes a lot of discipline and good will on the part of the dancers to make it work,” he says. “They have to keep challenging themselves to create the thing together.” Hauert’s Pond Skaters has no set MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM
BACKING UP THE BACKUPS
The dancers of Pond Skaters. GUNTAR KRAVIS
movement. Instead, it employs a series of structures and rules his five dancers work within as they create the piece together. Improvisation can sometimes mean total autonomy for dancers, with nothing pre-planned. But here, Hauert’s structure ensures that the piece stays fresh each time it’s performed. “The body stores certain movement patterns to manoeuvre through the world, so you don’t have to command things each time you do them,” he says. “With dance training, those patterns get
very much built up, and so we have to constantly challenge ourselves in new ways; otherwise, we’ll just keep performing the same stored memories each time.” “I think the result is something that’s very easy to connect with because it’s meant to trigger the audience on a visceral level.” — Chris Dupuis Pond Skaters, presented as part of Triple Bill, runs Tues, Nov 4–Sat, Nov 8 at Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. tdt.org
R Kelly Clipperton has long been fascinated by backup singers. As frontman of the band Kelly and the Kellygirls he’s tasted musical fame, but in his mind, backup singers belong to a sorority to which he’s never been granted membership, no matter how dearly he wants to belong. So, when Clipperton was formulating a thesis for his next photography project, he turned to backup singers. What resulted is a series of photographs printed directly onto Plexiglass and metal. It will be shown alongside Troy Brooks’s Scratch, a series of oil paintings also focused on strong women. Clipperton wanted to create interesting scenarios rather than photograph actual singers. Inspiration for one image came when he heard that his friend was pregnant. “I thought about how women in the ’60s were still expected to have a family and look after their kids even when they were working,” he says. “I asked her if she’d be open to me dressing her up as a backup singer and taking a photo where she’s backstage, about to go on, and she’s breastfeeding her
Ma, He’s Making Eyes at Me, by R Kelly Clipperton
kid. She said, ‘Sure, I’d love to.’” In this way, his images not only convey his fascination with these musicians, but provide commentary on the lot of backups, mostly those working in the 1960s and ’70s. — Jeremy Willard Scratch and Los Coristas run Sun, Nov 2–Sat, Nov 22 at TAC Gallery, 568 Richmond St W. mrtroybrooks.wix.com/ kellyandtroy
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Buddies’ annual ArtAttack! auction has something for every budget VISUAL ARTS CHRIS DUPUIS
Ever wanted to hang an extra-large neon-coloured print of Madonna’s 1980s head in your living room but couldn’t even afford the thought of such an act? Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s ArtAttack! makes dreams like this possible. Once a year, the specially curated auction (and, let’s face it, wild and messy art party) brings affordable paintings, photographs, sculptures and artifacts to the people, often at very affordable prices. Artist Chris Ironside has served as the event’s curatorial advisor for the last three years. Working with a rotating team (which this year includes Alex McLeod, April Hickox, G N’ S Projects and Suzanne Carte), he’s assembled 30 works by local artists, including paintings, photographs, collages, sculptures and textiles. This year will also see the Cabaret space dressed up to resemble Warhol’s Factory, complete with interactive performances and food courtesy of the bearded boys of westend hotspot Parts & Labour. No word on whether artistic director Brendan Healy will be dropping his pants for cash again, but one can hope. The auction has been a Buddies mainstay since 1981. Conceived in equal parts as fundraising event and debaucherous party, the evening is nothing like the stiff black-tie events that many other organizations throw. Founding artistic director Sky Gilbert co-hosted many of the early events (typically as his drag alter-ego, Jane), though he admits the booze-addled evenings left his memories fuzzy. “I was always a very bad auctioneer,” 16 OCT 30–NOV 12, 2014 XTRA!
he says. “I think I ended up doing a lot of demonstrating of products and just being glamorous, as was Jane’s wont. Jack Layton and Olivia Chow were there for several years, and Jack was a very good sport, modelling a pair of chaps and a harness we had on offer once. All the boys loved him!” Actor and director Clinton Walker got his start as an intern at Buddies in the 1980s at the tender age of 19. Tasked with doing “whatever needed to be done,” he found himself not only planning, but also modelling in the show
Madonna, by Kirsten McCrea.
his first year on the job. “The vibe of the auction was very scrappy,” Walker recalls. “There was a great sense of anticipation that we were creating something really new and exciting. I had to model a full leather
iHearplastic, by Jose Angeles.
body harness. I was nervous I was way too skinny to fill it out. But thanks to the endless supply of free beer, I strapped it on and chucked myself down the catwalk. It was so liberating and was one of the many experiences I had at Buddies that helped me achieve a greater sense of personal courage and permission to celebrate my sexuality.” Former Buddies publicist Jonathan Da Silva worked on the event through the 1990s, starting in the company’s old space on George Street. Usually staged in November or December, the evening took a variety of forms, including the XXX auction and Sexy Santa. “Everything that was done at Buddies had a decidedly queer bent,” Da Silva says. “It was operated in the early years by a committee that also ran the Dungeon parties [the controversial SM soirées that sparked a spat with Toronto Sun columnist Christina Blizzard, who tried to have the company’s funding yanked]. The committee would bring in donations through their friends, like hair-
Treasure Trail, by Stephen Andrews.
cuts, massages and home porn video services. There were lots of donations from sex shops across the city. There was always art, too, but mostly erotic.” While both the event’s profile and its prices have shot up over the years, ArtAttack! maintains its community spirit, offering a variety of options for the lessmoneyed. The silent auction features such affordable items as pole-dance lessons from Kitty Neptune, beauty essentials by MAC Cosmetics, bathhouse passes, gym memberships and art books. Now in its third year, relentless provocateur Keith Cole’s Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop offers goodies starting at $10. “He has a bad reputation now, but I still love Rock Hudson,” Cole says. “The tuck shop is named in his honour because he went slightly off the designated area. The auction is what the big deal is all about, but the tuck shop steals a bit of the limelight by being on the fringe.” The tiny Christmas-light-speckled cave, which fits a maximum of five people at a time, provides an alternative to the glitzy main event. It often features works by emerging artists, thereby providing a great opportunity to snatch up early pieces by potential future art stars. “I go to a lot of auctions and I find the whole process exciting, but I can never afford the prices,” Cole says. “The tuck shop was born of that necessity. People want to participate but lack the funds, and the tuck shop allows them to find great affordable items. You could walk away with three or four original works of art for less than $100. Absolutely no stealing, though. Even I don’t do that anymore.”
Men Hard at Work, by Maurice Vellekoop.
ARTATTACK! Thurs, Nov 6, 7:30pm Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 12 Alexander St buddiesinbadtimes.com
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FOR THE WIN Team Wang suits up for city life STYLE LIFE DIEGO ARMAND
Fashion fanatics have been anticipating the arrival of Alexander Wang’s collection for H&M ever since a teaser video premiered at Coachella this past summer and every bad gal’s (and gay’s) fave fashion icon, Rihanna, debuted a look back in September. Unlike past collaborations with other high-profile designers, this H&M collection is based on functionality and geared to active urbanites. With sport style and streetwear heavily influencing high fashion, Wang’s timing couldn’t be better. The collection features athletic performance wear, streetutilitarian outerwear and lifestyle accessories (including yoga mat, key chain and water bottle, most of which have his name written all over them), perhaps a nod to exclusive menswear line Supreme. And much like a Supreme release (not to mention every H&M designer collaboration), this collection will drop and sell out in a New York minute. What I like most is that much of it looks unisex; the sculpted outerwear and oversize, cropped sweaters could be worn by boyish girls or girly boys. These are clothes for straight-up city kids (as seen on our models DJ Bambii; man-about-town Tristan; and Daniel, co-designer of Three Eighths). In Toronto, a lot of us don’t have time to get home between points A and Z. If we did, we’d likely change into some sweats and never leave the house, so these pieces that will get us from work to gym to club are always in need. The fact that they come in only black and grey makes them that much more versatile. So how badly do you want this? If you describe your style with words like #tech #urban #sport and #street, then do it. Start honing your “fashlete” skills now; copping this collection (much like city life) will take some patience, strategy and a bit of fight. The collection drops Thursday, Nov 6 at the following H&M locations: Toronto: Eaton Centre, Bloor Street and Yorkdale Mall Montreal: 1200 St Catherine Street Calgary: The Core at TD Square Vancouver: Pacific Centre and Metropolis at Metrotown PHOTOS: Sammy Rawal MODELS: DJ Bambii @bam_bii, Tristan @tristan101, Daniel @finlandaniel
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ART & LITERATURE
COMEDY & CABARET
Stephen Andrews: Possible Outcomes
Gavin Crawford: Live and In Persons
An exhibition in two parts: part one is about finding ways to describe light using paint; part two is a “sexcelebratory” work commissioned by the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange. Runs until Sat, Nov 8. Paul Petro Contemporary Art, 980 Queen St W. Free. paulpetro.com
A night of Crawford doing what he does best: hilariously portraying other people. Sat, Nov 1, 7pm. The Flying Beaver, 488 Parliament St. $20 advance, $25 door. pubaret.com
Scratch and Los Coristas Both Troy Brooks’s oil paintings and R Kelly Clipperton’s photographs pay homage to strong women. Runs Sun, Nov 2–Sat, Nov 22, 11am–6pm. TAC Gallery, 568 Richmond St W. Free. mrtroybrooks.wix.com/ kellyandtroy
ArtAttack! Artwork by more than 150 artists is auctioned off at this annual benefit for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Includes work by Stephen Andrews, Maurice Vellekoop and James Fowler. Thurs, Nov 6, 6pm. Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander St. $30– 150. buddiesinbadtimes.com
Fabulous Junk — Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Sat, Nov 1 CLGA
Queer Cab This open-mic night for people 25 and under features everything from burlesque to spoken-word poetry. Includes a performance by Olive-orOliver. Wed, Nov 5, 7:30pm. Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander St. PWYC. buddiesinbadtimes.com
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SOY Monday Night Drop-In
Circle Jerk — lemonTree creations, Thurs, Nov 6–Sun, Nov 23
Queer youth ages 14 to 29 gather to watch movies, participate in art projects and workshops, and chat with Supporting Our Youth’s community mentors. For more info, contact jcaffery@sherbourne. on.ca. Every Monday, 5:30–8pm. Sherbourne Health Centre, 2nd floor, 333 Sherbourne St. Free. soytoronto.org
Wicked
Black and multiracial youth aged 29 and under who identify as queer or questioning gather in a safe, social space every Wednesday, 6:30–8:30pm. Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. Free. soytoronto.org
Long before Dorothy drops in, two girls meet in the Land of Oz. One is smart, fiery and misunderstood; the other is beautiful and popular — the untold story about the witches of Oz returns. Runs until Sun, Nov 2, various showtimes. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. $36–150. mirvish.com
Memorial for Paul Willis
LEISURE & PLEASURE Fabulous Junk The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives folks sell off their duplicate materials: pins, literature, porn and more. Sat, Nov 1, noon–5pm. CLGA, 24 Isabella St. Free. clga.ca
From Dothraki prairie humping to leeches on stiff cocks, Game of Thrones provides ideal fodder for this sexy and silly burlesque performance. Sat, Nov 29, 8pm–midnight. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St W. $20 advance, $25 door. gotburlesque. brownpapertickets.com
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The Black Queer Youth Initiative
A gathering to celebrate the life of Paul Willis and recognize his contributions to the community. Includes music by the Counterpoint Community Orchestra. For more info, contact getinvolved@ ccorchestra.org. Sat, Nov 8, 7pm. St Luke’s United Church, 353 Sherbourne St. Free.
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Evita The Fraternity Dinner
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The executive director of the Rainbow Railroad relates gripping stories of queer people fleeing state-sponsored or -enabled violence. RSVP to meet@ thefraternity.org. Mon, Nov 3, 5:45– 9pm. Courtyard Marriott, 475 Yonge St. $35 members, $40 guests, $20 students. thefraternity.org
The irreparably nerdy don chunky glasses and graphic tees to play such games as Speed Boggle and Scrabble Up. Sat, Nov 8, 7pm. Glad Day Bookshop, 598 Yonge St. $3–6. facebook.com/torontogaymers
Don’t Get Killed in Alaska A screening of a film about a young woman who must decide whether to run off to Alaska with her boyfriend. Runs Fri, Nov 7–Thurs, Nov 13, various times. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton St. $9.50. rainbowcinemas.ca
That Choir Remembers The a cappella ensemble kicks off its 2014/15 season with a Remembrance Day concert. Sun, Nov 9, 8pm. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St E. $25 adults, $15 seniors and arts workers, $5 students. thatchoir.com
CLGA Disco Gala Groovy cats feel the love and boogie down at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives’ annual gala. Includes cocktails, dinner, entertainment and an auction. Sat, Nov 29, 6pm. Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. $175. clga.ca
SEX & BURLESQUE Playground This three-day sex and relationship conference features workshops, panels and a keynote speech by sex and disability writer Kaleigh Trace. Runs Fri, Nov 7–Sun, Nov 9, various times. Holiday Inn Downtown Centre, 30 Carlton St. For more info, visit playgroundconf.com.
Burlesque Beyond Thunderdome Two strippers enter, but only one will leave. This post-apocalyptic burlesque show features performances by Tanya Cheex, CoCo La Creme and Mahogany Storm. Fri, Nov 7, 9pm–2am. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W. $25. skintightouttasight.com
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The hit musical about the charismatic Eva Perón, first lady of Argentina, who won the hearts of her people as a champion of the poor. Runs until Sun, Nov 23, various showtimes. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington Ave. $49.99–59.99. lowerossingtontheatre.com
The Book of Mormon From the creators of South Park, this musical tells the story of two missionaries who head to Uganda to share the Book of Mormon but have trouble connecting with the locals, who are worried about more important things, such as war, famine and AIDS. Runs until Sun, Nov 30, various showtimes. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St W. $25. mirvish.com
Circle Jerk Four sexy, silly and vulgar plays based on four lines chosen by the public: “Subtlety is not your specialty,” “I think it’s time we talked about your filthy rituals,” “I fucking hate potatoes” and “What’s Bulgarian for slut?” Runs Thurs, Nov 6–Sun, Nov 23, various showtimes. LemonTree creations, 196 Spadina Ave. $15–24. soupcantheatre.com
Human Furniture The farm-themed play party that Master and slave have planned for pet is interrupted by the arrival of Master’s boss and the actions of a nosy neighbour. Runs Thurs, Nov 13–Sun, Nov 30, various times. The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor St W. $25. redonetheatre.com
A Platinum Production presents an evening of burlesque, drag and cabaret to answer this question: which diva’s songs make for better burlesque? Sat, Nov 8, 10pm. Club120, 120 Church St. $10. club120.ca
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10:30pm. Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St W. $5. henhousetoronto.com
Sun, Nov 2 Woody’s Sunday Guys Giving Face Shave-a-Thon, an official Movember kickoff event presented by Guys Giving Back, 3–5pm; The Hollywoody Broadway Show, hosted by Miss Conception, at 6pm; Old School, hosted by Georgie Girl, at 9pm; Five Smokin’ Hot Divas, hosted by Georgie Girl, with Devine Darlin, Enya Dreams and Teran Blake, at 11pm. DJ Mark Falco on decks. Woody’s, 467 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.com Swordplay Miss F and Eli host this night for bisexual/bicurious men and the women who love them. Explore and play out bisexual fantasies in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Enjoy games, porn and hot sex in the playrooms, with a ribbon system to facilitate flirtation. 8pm. Oasis Aqualounge, 231 Mutual St. $20–80. oasisaqualounge.com
Mon, Nov 3 Martini Monday Madness Glitz & Glam, with Carlotta Carlisle and Katinka Kature, at 9pm; Dirty Monday, with Daytona Bitch, Farra N Hyte and the Heel of Fortune, at 11:30pm. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St. crewsandtangos.com
Tues, Nov 4 Varsity Tuesday Sofonda Cox hosts the amateur So You Think You Can Strip? competition, with a $100 cash prize up for grabs. 11pm. Remington’s, 379 Yonge St. $5 before 11pm, $7 after; no cover with student ID before 11pm, $2 after. remingtons.com
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Burlesque Beyond Thunderdome Skin Tight Outta Sight goes to the future into a post-nuke punk-rock palace where fuel and clothes are in short supply. Performances by SMB, Tanya Cheex, Ginger Darling, Sauci Calla, CoCo La Crème and more. Fallout fashions encouraged. DJ Sigourney Beaver on decks. 9pm. The Gladstone, 1214 Queen St W. VIP $35, seated $30, general admission $25; door sales, add $5. burlesquebeyondthunderdome. eventbrite.ca Appreciation DJs Blackcat, Craig Dominic, DC and Pleasure spin to thank all the Club120 DJs and promoters for a job well done. 10pm. Club120, 120 Church St. $5. club120.ca Big Primpin’ DJs Craig Dominic, Nino Brown and Phil V spin hip hop for homos. 10pm. Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St W. $5. wrongbar.com Remix DJ Alfredo on decks. Presented by the Gay Squad. 11pm. Byzantium, 499 Church St. No cover. byz.ca
Sat, Nov 8 Business Woman’s Special: Fifth Birthday DJs Sammy Royale, Nino Brown and Diego Armand spin celebratory beats. Special anniversary performances by Fay Slift and Devine Darlin. 10pm. Round Venue, 152A Augusta Ave. $10. roundvenue.com Trade DJs Scooter McCreight and CBB spin for the sexually heated men. Hosted by Pay Dirt. 10pm. Black Eagle, 457 Church St. $5 before midnight, $10 after. facebook.com/getsometrade
Sun, Nov 9 Woody’s Sunday The Hollywoody Broadway Show’s Lucky Seven Anniversary show, hosted by Miss Conception, at 6pm; Old School, hosted by Georgie Girl, at 9pm; Five Smokin’ Hot Divas, hosted by Georgie Girl, at 11pm. DJ Blue Peter on decks. Woody’s, 467 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.com
Mon, Nov 10 Dirty Monday Daytona Bitch and guest hit the drag stage for some early-week entertainment. 10pm. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St. crewsandtangos.com
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Effervescence Donavon LeNabat performs at 9pm; Natasha Buckeridge joins him at 10pm. Zipperz-Cellblock, 72 Carlton St. No cover. facebook.com/zipperz
The Absolut Best Chest Contest DJ Mark Falco spins as the boys show their pecs for Devine Darlin’s birthday and for $300 in cash prizes. Midnight. Woody’s, 467 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.com
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HAUNTINGS & FLAUNTINGS Thurs, Oct 30 Queer as Fuck: Halloween Scary or sexy costumes are encouraged at this night of comedy. Includes performers Robby Hoffman, Jess Beaulieu and Andrew Johnston. Thurs, Oct 30, 9pm. The Steady, 1051 Bloor St W. No cover. thesteadycafe.com Chubb Rubb Halloween Bash DJ Aruna Zehra spins and Miss Fluffy Soufflé performs at the Crush Project’s fundraiser for the 2014 Chubb Rubb Tri-City Tour. 9pm. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W. PWYC, $10 suggested. gladstonehotel.com
Fri, Oct 31 Halloween Extravaganza: Decades of Dance Two floors of Halloween fun and musical time travel, with an Oldies 990 live show playing hits from the ’50s and ’60s. DJs Nico and Geoffrol spin ’70s and ’80s beats in the Melody Bar, while DJ Phil Leithead throws down ’90s and 2000s jams on the second floor. 8pm. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W. $25 advance, $35 door. gladstonehotel.com Boner DJ Mark Falco and eight bartenders get the crowd hard for the Woody’s Halloween costume party. 8pm. Woody’s, 467 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.com Pitbull Halloween DJs B-Tech and Chez spin while go-go dancers work the stripper pole. Costume contest in effect. 10pm. The Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St E. $15. pitbullevents.ca Scared Stiff DJ TLA spins, with Halloween performance by Sofonda Cox and Brooke Lynn Hytes. Compete in the best costume
contest to win $250. 10pm– 2:45am. Screen Lounge, 20 College St. $10 advance, $15 door. bit.ly/scaredstiff14 Club Lite Halloween Night DJ Relentless spins spooky beats for the ghouls in the Zone. 10pm. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St. crewsandtangos.com No Recip: Tech House Halloween Birthday Edition Deviant Otter and A Bearded (birthday) Boy host, with DJs Mikiki and Leather Data spinning dirty tech house, hard bass and grunge. Head-to-toe fetish attire gets you in free. 10pm–2:30am. Black Eagle, 457 Church St. $5, no cover in fetish gear. blackeagletoronto.com Scream DJ Abel spins a sevenhour marathon set. Presented by Prism. 10pm. Coda, 794 Bathurst St. $28.25. prismtoronto.com Haunted House DJs Kris Steeves and Phil V spin bone-tingling beats at the very haunted HouseMaison. 10pm. House-Maison, 580 Church St. $5 before 11, $10 after. house-maison.ca Halloween at Buddies Fay Slift performs and hosts a spookilicious dance party, featuring a costume contest and guest performers. DJ K-Tel on decks. 10:30pm. Buddies, 12 Alexander St. $13. buddiesinbadtimes.com Halloween at Fly DJ Sumation is on decks for this Fly special event, with Sofonda Cox. Prizes include $500 for best costume, Bud Light Sensation tickets and a loaded Red Bull fridge. 10:30pm. Fly 2.0, 8 Gloucester St. $10 before 11:30pm. flyyyz.com Halloqween Brooklyn’s Bunny Michael takes the
Hotnuts stage, along with DJ/ producer Bruno Coviello (Light Asylum). Dress as a natureslut veg qween for a chance to win $100 for best costume. Hosted by Mary Messhausen, with Buzz Huneedew and Peg Zilla. DJs Produzentin and Das Hussy on decks. 10:30pm. The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St W. $10. garrisontoronto.com Halloween at Byz DJ Kevin Bailey throws down beat treats for costumed peeps. 11pm. Byzantium, 499 Church St. No cover. byz.ca The Bruised Spirits of Southern Ontario Opera Arcana offers a surreal multimedia presentation on the folklore of Southern Ontario. Fri, Oct 31 and Sat, Nov 1, 8:30pm. Videofag, 187 Augusta Ave. PYWC. videofag.com
Sat, Nov 1 Queer Slow Dance: Costume Ball Daringly dressed bootyshakers make dance dates with one another, while designated dancers coax out the wallflowers. For more info, contact inconsolablecat@hotmail.com. Sat, Nov 1, 10pm–3am. Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd. $10, includes dance-card booklet. Masquerade DJs Mizz Recklezz, Hype, Lissa Monet and Fabion spin for an evening of mystery and playful deception. Presented by Polly Perry; hosted by Pussy Noir. Dress code: all black and mask. 11pm–3am. The Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St E. $15 advance, $20 door. pollyperry.eventbrite.com Dance Night ’95: Halloween Edition DJs Shok, Paul Savage, Fraktl, Davide and High Voltage spin Euro, pop, electronic, trance, Italodance and rave classics for the ’90s dance party. 10pm, Club120, 120 Church St. $5. club120.ca Halloween: The Sequel DJ Mark Falco keeps the frightful weekend filled with tricks and treats. Free Steamworks locker passes with paid admission. 10:30pm. Fly 2.0, 8 Gloucester St. No cover for first 150 before 11:30pm, $10 before 1am, $15 after. flyyyz.com Halloween 2014 DJ Cajjmere Wray keeps the scary weekend going with hot house beats. 11pm. Byzantium, 499 Church St. No cover. byz.ca
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