Oh My Gay

May 8, 2012

Toronto Mayor's Radio Show Mouthpiece for Homophobia

Rob Ford’s weekly radio show with brother brought their standard low brow discourse to a whole other level in their latest broadcast. The guest on the show, David Menzies a Toronto Sun reporter, compared homosexuality to obesity, claiming it effects your health as you are more likely to get HIV. He also took shots at a reporter with a rival newspaper, the Toronto Star, claiming the Star sent the most effeminate reporter they had to look into a story that has caused it’s own media firestorm - http://metronews.ca/voices/ford-for-toronto/129795/ford-angry-reporter/

Rob Ford has been no stranger to homophobia, refusing to attend any LGBTQ related events, including Toronto Pride (3rd largest pride festival in the world), claiming that if you’re not gay or a drug user then you don’t need to worry about getting AIDS, endorsing a candidate known for homophobic views and sermons (claiming it is evil, and a disease needing to be cured), he now has this to add to it.

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May 4, 2012

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Filed under: Rob Ford Star Wars Jabba Jabba the hot Lookalikes Politics Toronto Canada Tdot T.O.

May 3, 2012

Toronto International Pride Cup - Toronto’s LGBTQ Friendly Soccer Tournament

2012 marks the 6th year since it’s inception for the Toronto International Pride Cup, or TIPC.

While the tournament has been in a couple of different venues over the past few years it seems to have found a home at L’Amoreaux Field in Scarborough where the 2011 tournament was held and where it will be held again during the August 10-12 weekend this year.

The tournament has received teams from Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Montreal, Washington, Boston, and Waterloo.

The tournament has two streams, mixed or open (which are open to people of any gender identity) and womens (open to those who are female identified).

The matches take place over 2 days, which a registration event on the Friday evening (which will be held at Slacks) in the heart of Toronto’s Gay Village (Church-Wellesley Village, or Gaybourhood).

This year the tournament is experimenting with the format: Whereas in the past squads were comprised of the traditional 11 or more players this year each squad will have 7 members (with the option of including and ‘alternate’). For each game 2 squads will be paired to play against 2 other squads for a full 11v11 match. Stats for each game will count toward the round-robin standings of both squads. Squads with an 8th alternate may only play 7 of their players in any one game, but the alternate may switch in throughout the weekend. Additionally a team cannot have more than 6 players from their squad on the field during play.

For those with spouses, partners, family, friends, or FWBs that may not be soccer fans other highlights in Toronto that weekend include the Toronto Beer Festival and the ever popular Taste of the Danforth.

Other events during TIPC include the banquet held on the Saturday evening, all signs point it being held at the 519 community centre in the heart of the gay village and will be catered by Fabarnak recently named one of the top five restaurants to go in to Toronto for locally sourced food by Now Magazine (http://www.nowtoronto.com/food/story.cfm?content=186034).

Registration can be done through the TIPC website - http://www.tipc.org/.

You can also let people know you plan to go through the TIPC 2012 facebook event page and follow them on facebook or twitter (@TIPCtweet).

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Filed under: Soccer Football Queer Gay Lesbian Bi Trans Toronto Sports Pride August Sport tournament

April 6, 2012

To go with the previous post here are some pics of that wonderful market

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Filed under: Toronto Ontario Canada St. Lawrence Market Markets Food nutrition shopping

April 6, 2012

National Geographic Names Toronto's St. Lawrence Market #1 In the World

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Filed under: Toronto Ontario Canada National Geographic food markets food nutrition shopping urban markets St. Lawrence Market historical sites

April 4, 2012

Oh The Hidden Cameras, why are you not more famous?

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Filed under: The Hidden Camera Toronto music indie band indie music LGBTQ Queer Gay Boys Of Melody

March 21, 2012

NASA video: 131 years of Global Warming in 26 seconds. If you’ve been thinking this winter has been unseasonably warm, well guess what? You’re right.

Here in Toronto we had the warmest winter on records since tracking began in 1937. We also had the least amount of snowfall and the highest temperature (22.8C) for March 19th ever. Chicago destroyed it’s records 5 days in a row. Places in South Dakota hit 34C the earliest 30 plus reading ever recorded in the Northern Plains.

Trees have started blooming in New York and are fully budding here in Toronto, with 9 days left to go in March and more warm weather in the forecast.

But let’s get real. Climate change is just a myth that the Liberal lefty pinkos have made up, right?

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Filed under: climate change warming weather USA Canada Toronto NASA

March 19, 2012

Same-sex Marriage Proposal at NHL Game

Great clip of a same-sex couple getting engaged on the ice during an Ottawa/Toronto game over the weekend. Congrats to the happy couple and to the fans and NHL for being so supportive.

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