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Heated Rivalry musical parody heads to Toronto for limited run
The off-Broadway hit based on the Canadian queer hockey romance arrives at Soulpepper Theatre July 9–12 as a staged concert reading.
What Queer Sex Clubs Really Are — and Why They Matter to Toronto
Beyond the misconceptions, these spaces are about consent, community, and survival. Inside Toronto's sex-positive venues.
Ghost signs paint Toronto's hidden history on brick
Hand-painted advertisements weathered decades on walls across the city. Heritage Toronto unpacks the stories in these relics of old Toronto.
Cirque du Soleil's Luzia opens under the Big Top at Ontario Place
The acrobatic spectacle featuring 47 performers from 26 countries opens June 18 and runs through August, with stops in Ottawa and...
Arkells return to Lee's Palace after 17 years with City Takeover
The Juno-winning band played three Toronto shows in three days, starting at the intimate King West venue where frontman Max Kerman grew...
Historian reveals the artists behind Toronto's stained glass
Glass artist and historian Henry Knight has spent decades repairing nearly 50 windows across the city; now sharing the names and stories...
Heated Rivalry creators raffle premiere tickets for Rainbow Railroad
Partnership with LGBTQ+ charity offers season two premiere access with airfare and accommodation; donations boost your odds.
Hayley Kiyoko adapts 'Girls Like Girls' into coming-of-age film
The filmmaker's directorial debut expands her iconic 2015 music video into a 95-minute sapphic drama set in 2006, premiering just in...
Hot Body Ball brings Toronto's ballroom scene to the stage
First event of season for queer scene's 20th anniversary year; competitors earned prize money across vogueing and modeling categories.
Inside Toronto's floating convenience store on Lake Ontario
Global Convenience, a new public art installation at Harbour Square Park Basin, reimagines the corner store as a sculpture you can see...
Carley Fortune watches her novel become Prime Video series
Former Toronto Life editor's debut Every Summer After adapts to screen, topping streamers' charts in Canada and US within two days.
The ArQuives preserves queer history beyond the marches
Canada's largest 2SLGBTQIA+ archive, founded in 1973, is securing everyday stories — Polaroids, journals, posters — that mainstream...
