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Kicked out for being gay
Ryan Tremblay is one of the 6000 LGBT young people that end up living on the street in Canada each year. Egale, a national charity that promotes LGBT rights, is trying to change that with their new campaign, Out at Night. Daily Xtra attended their inaugural event in Toronto on May 30 where some attendees experienced homelessness by spending the night outside.
Gay filmmaker exposes Mecca in new film
Parvez Sharma, a Muslim and gay filmmaker, documents his Hajj pilgrimage in his new film, A Sinner in Mecca. In the above interview with Daily Xtra, Sharma discusses using his iPhone to and smuggled cameras to shoot in Mecca, where filming is forbidden. The film is screening at Inside Out in Toronto on May 30.
Michael Sam moves to gay-friendly Canada
Former NFL football player Michael Sam talks about joining the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, his decision to come out as gay, and how his new teammates are reacting to him. Sam, who was featured in Dancing with the Stars, talks about how the show helped get him ready for spring training.
The Amina Profile uncovers lesbian hoax
In 2011, a purported Syrian lesbian named Amina Arraf started a blog called A Gay Girl in Damascus. When she disappeared, a mysterious story began to emerge. At the heart of it was Sandra Bagaria, a Canadian woman who was dating Arraf online. In The Amina Profile, director Sophie Deraspe looks into that online romance and the infamous Internet hoax that captured attention worldwide. In the above interview with Daily Xtra, Bagaria and Deraspe talk about their film, which won the special jury prize in the Canadian documentary category at Hot Docs 2015.
Toronto raises flag for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
The rainbow flag was raised in front of Toronto's City Hall on May 15 in honour of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 17. On hand were Mayor John Tory and Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam to speak the attendees on the roof of city hall. After the event, Tory told reporters that he supports Ontario's updated sex-education curriculum.
Director Matt Wolf discusses Lena Dunham produced doc
Eloise is a children's book series from the 1950s illustrated by gay artist Hilary Knight. Eloise has quite the fan base, which includes Lena Dunham. In the above interview, Daily Xtra speaks with Matt Wolf, the director of It’s Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise. The film looks at the relationship between Knight and Dunham, as well as the backstory behind the books.
Margaret Cho on Jian Ghomeshi and Kim Jong-un
Margaret Cho was in Toronto recently for the SheDot Festival for Funny Women. She tells Daily Xtra’s Lucas Silveira how she feels about Jian Ghomeshi, Bill Cosby and the criticism she received for spoofing Kim Jong-un at the Golden Globes. Check out our above video to hear more.
Protests to Ontario's new sex ed curriculum continue
Daily Xtra spoke with parents outside Toronto's Church Street Public School to get their views on the new provincial sex ed curriculum and the protests against the curriculum. The new curriculum includes naming of body parts and discussions of different families, including same sex parents, in grade 1 through 3.
