The 32nd Vancouver Queer Film Festival has adapted to an online format to offer at-home audiences the best in independent queer cinema experience. VQFF will include workshops, artist Q&As, panels, watch parties and – most importantly – the feeling of gathering with friends and kin.
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Vancouver Queer Film Festival Shifts to Digital Platform
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Vancouver Queer Film Festival Shifts to Digital Platform
Join the Vancouver Queer Film Festival’s First Online Watch Party
Let’s stay in for a movie! Pop some corn, grab any drink you like, and you don’t even have to put on pants for this Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) event. Using the newly created “Netflix Party”, join the VQFF team for a social viewing where we can all watch, share, and chatter to each other on Thursday April 16th.
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Join the Vancouver Queer Film Festival’s First Online Watch Party
Add Dagger Editions to Your Isolation Reading List
By Rachel Rosenberg
Halfmoon Bay is a small community near Vancouver on the Sunshine Coast, with beautiful coastline views and a thriving artistic centre. This idyllic locale is home of Caitlin Press and its Dagger Editions imprint, dedicated to queer women voices, available for order online with delivery through local bookstores; Spartacus Books, Massey Books and Pulp Fiction.
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Add Dagger Editions to Your Isolation Reading List
Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar Winner 2020
By Kendell Yan
The audience roars, then falls into a silent anticipation, a collective breath to take in her glory. She stands proudly under a spotlight, a long crimson cape flutters behind her, the sound of a sword slices through the air. “My name is Kara Juku,” she says, “and I will bring honour to us all.”
[Editor’s COVID-19 note: Missing the nightlife already? See the bottom of this post for a list of virtual and streaming drag shows coming up from Vancouver.]
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Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar Winner 2020
Drag Monarch, Alma B*tches, Reflects on a Year of Charity
Photo credit: Fernando Cysneiros @thedragseries
By Kendell Yan
If you’ve been to a few drag shows in Vancouver over the past five years there is a fairly significant chance that one of them was hosted, MC’d, and/or performed by Alma Bitches, her most imperial sovereign majesty, Emprex 48 of the Dogwood Monarchist Society.
Charity and community work have always been a focal point for Alma, having started their career in drag as a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a worldwide charity organization, almost 10 years ago. It was a natural progression for them to apply for election to the title of Emprex. Continue reading:
Drag Monarch, Alma B*tches, Reflects on a Year of Charity
BOLDfest in its 15th Year of Lesbian Meetups, Talks and Music
Image provided by BOLDfest
By Rachel Rosenberg
Taking place in Vancouver’s scenic Coal Harbour neighbourhood, BOLDfest is an annual conference heading into its 15th year. Held at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, located at 1180 W. Hastings St, this meetup introduces (or reunites) lesbians from Canada and the US.
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BOLDfest in its 15th Year of Lesbian Meetups, Talks and Music
Central Studios: Vancouver’s Newest Queer-centric Party Venue
By Rachel Rosenberg
August 29th marked the launch of Vancouver’s newest arts and culture venue, Central Studios. Located in the downtown core at 856 Seymour Street, this queer owned and operated business is both a production space and performance venue. The multi-level building includes a 3000sq ft. cabaret, a photography studio, a gallery and spaces for office use and art production. Central Studios wants to hear from queer artists and creators, so find them on Instagram or Facebook.
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Central Studios: Vancouver’s Newest Queer-centric Party Venue
