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This year, the Trans pride flag celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary as one of the most beloved and iconic symbols of the Transgender community. One of the oldest out of the family of pride flags, the Trans flag was created by Trans woman and US Navy veteran Monica Helms in 1999. She was inspired to do so after a conversation with Michael Page, a friend who happened to be the designer of the Bisexual flag of 1998.

This volunteer spotlight is for Abraham Carreño, one of our amazing Marketing & Communications team members based out of Toronto, ON. Read more […]

In 1990, at the Third North American Gathering of Native Gays and Lesbians in Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre north of Winnipeg the term two-spirit was adopted. The two-spirit term was used to describe Indigenous individuals who possess both masculine and feminine spirits and attributes. This term originated from the need to develop a unique identity […]

July 26th marks Polysexual and Polyromantic Visibility Day, a time for all of us to lift up Polysexual voices, learn about the Polysexual community, and recognize the validity and strength of those who identify with the term. The origin of the term can be traced back to the 1920s when it was used to refer […]

Hey, all you Queens, Kings, and everyone in between get ready to celebrate International Drag Day on July 16, 2024! International Drag Day was first celebrated on July 16, 2009. The creator of the day Adam Stewart used his fan page for drag queens to create and launch the day...

This June 28th marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, an event that forever changed activism for the Gender, Sexual, and Relationship (GSRD) community and has become an enduring story and symbol of when the fight for equal rights truly emerged into the open. On the night of June 25th, a police raid took […]

The first Trans Pride March held in Canada took place in Toronto on June 26, 2009. The march was planned and organized by trans rights activist and member of the trans community Karah Mathiason and her wife and fellow member of the trans community Diane Grant. The march was long overdue and a much-needed addition […]

In 1978 San Francisco, Drag Queen and Activist Gilbert Baker began work on multiple designs for a flag that could serve as a symbol of the GSRD community,

Many are familiar with the Toronto Bathhouse Raids of February 1981, but the lesser-known Edmonton Bathhouse Raids occurred that same year. Between 1969 and 1981, Canada witnessed dozens of such raids, resulting in hundreds of arrests. While these raids were not unprecedented, 1981 marked a turning point—the year the Canadian […]

This Pansexual & Panromantic Visibility Day, we highlight some pan celebrities and fictional characters you might know.