life with more cowbell

Happy Pride everyone! Pride Toronto 2011 kicks off today, with the official rainbow flag-raising ceremony on Monday at City Hall. It’s 10 days of celebration, ending with the parade and after-partying next Sunday. For more info and what’s on at Pride this year, check out their official website: http://www.pridetoronto.com/  I’m looking forward to the annual women’s Pride dance at the Palais Royale next Thursday night.

So much going on in T.O. these days. The Toronto Jazz Festival is also happening – opening today as well – check that out too: http://torontojazz.com/ 

Special shout out to jazz songstresses, and two of my favourite peeps, Shannon Butcher http://torontojazz.com/artist/shannon-butcher-ross-macintyre  and Shelley Hamilton http://torontojazz.com/artist/shelly-hamilton who’ll be crooning as part of the festival.

One last thing: big shout out to Paul V.’s Born This Way Blog, which offers LGBT folks a place to share their coming out stories, along with a childhood photo, as well as offer words of encouragement and support to LGBT youth. If you haven’t checked out the site – or if you have and haven’t visited in a while – take a look: http://www.borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/

Have fun and play safe, chickens!