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Pride Toronto has one of the biggest turnouts worldwide. See some pictures of the fantastic events.
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Toronto's Proud FM interviews Alan Beck and shares with their 300,000 listeners some of the history of FunMaps.
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As an international center of business, finance and arts, Canada's largest city is an urban cultural mosaic. Toronto is one of the world's cleanest, safest and most diverse cities. Friendly faces, welcoming establishments and a GLBT community of almost 350,000 creates an environment other big cities strive to achieve.

The fact is, Toronto really is a great place to be gay. They're leading the way toward a more out, equal, and accepting existence with legal same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples from around the world have flocked to Toronto to get married (thanks to its lenient residency laws) and some even stay! Applications by gay couples to emigrate here have been in hot demand.

Rather hook-up than get hitched? No worries, Toronto pleases diverse GLBT sub-cultures with choices of gay, lesbian and mixed nightclubs, queer theater, thematic and fetish parties and festivals, popular patios, coffee shops, drag extravaganzas, leather bars, lodgings and saunas. These gay essentials are concentrated on or near the famed Church Street 'Village' featuring many GLBT-specific establishments: it's like an outdoor gay mall.

The gay beat easily mixes with a straight vibe over to Yonge street and down to to 'College West' & 'Cabbage Town' neighborhoods where you'll find various interpretations of urban cool. Then you must see Toronto's awesome skyline featuring the needle-sharp CN tower. Other activities include cruising the Harborfront, or riding the ferry to the Toronto Islands for cycling and sun worshiping on numerous beaches. If you're not shy: hike to the far end of Hanlan's point.

Special events, sports and festivals are celebrated year round. Toronto's Pride Week festival alone attracts an estimated one million attendees, and rightly so. Your choices of museums, attractions, shops, bars, restaurants and lodging in this authentic melting pot are never-ending. If you're the type who appreciates beauty, culture and diversity, you'll be sure to fall in love with Toronto.



Interior Toronto photos courtesy of Gordon Flood and Ric Tremain.

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Toronto's Festival of Beer at the 18th-century castle Fort York offers enthusiasts the opportunity to sample more than 200 different brews. Visitors to the festival can enjoy the impressive backdrop as they work their way amongst the numerous brewery stands offering everything from the palest pilsners to the deepest stouts. Food comes from various restaurants on the premises and there is live music throughout. Other attractions include brewing and cooking demonstrations and guest speakers.
Annual Queer West Arts & Culture Festival This year arrives for eight days in August on the THEME of QUEERING BOUNDRIES with arts shows, dance, music, spoken word, drama, laughs, film, community fair, books, and, of course, cabaret! We are celebrating 30 years of Queer Festivals in Toronto. The Queer West Arts Festival split from Pride in 2005. Run by Gen Y'ers 23 TO 28
Feature film premieres and innovative short films, including acclaimed new independent pieces from across North America, Europe and Asia are what make this festival unique from all others. After Dark hosts a widely popular zombie walk that transforms downtown Toronto into a terrifying wasteland of the undead, as well as a pair of gala parties that promise exciting prizes to lucky audience members.
A celebration of leather, fetish and fantasy. Official 2010 dates TBA. Check the website for updates.
The Toronto International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious international film festivals in the world. For ten days, film lovers, filmmakers, industry professionals and media watch the best in new cinema from established masters and new talent.
The Everything to do with Sex Show and SX Marketing would like to thank all our attendees, exhibitors and all of the support staff who helped make our 10th anniversary in Toronto a very special and successful one. After a decade of running the show we can honestly say that we love what we do and hope to do it for many years to come. Thank you again to everyone for helping us make Toronto one of the worlds sexiest cities with incredible openness to all things sexual. See all of you next year for another addition of North America’s hottest show.
Official 2011 dates TBA...

A celebration of all things that make this country great! Visitors have the opportunity to marvel at the “Canadiana Ice Sculpture Exhibit” located in the Village of Yorkville Park. Our most beloved national creatures including beavers, a moose, a polar bear and an extravagant array of geese in flight, along with a nearby Inukshuk, reproduced in ice carvings for this special event.

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