Dancing in the streets. Pride 2022.
Photos from Dyke March 2022
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Pride Parade 2022
Posted: June 27, 2022 in events, peopleTags: Bloor St., costumes, crowds, dancing, dogs, flags, hugging, parade, people, placards, pride, Pride Parade, rainbow, signs, spectators, tattoos, trans, umbrella, watching, Yonge St.
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Pride, no parade 2020
Posted: June 28, 2020 in events, peopleTags: crowd, dancing, flags, float, flowers, fun, laugh, LGBQT, naked, nude, parade, people super soaker, rainbow, spectators
Instead of pictures of this year’s Pride Parade, I am posting some photos from previous Pride weekends from my archives. I have tried to use pictures that weren’t chosen for prior blog posts. As you know, the fall out from Covid-19 includes cancellation of parades in Toronto this summer. There was a virtual Pride parade online this year (so I hear) but that doesn’t lend itself to photography. We miss the social interactions that normally occur. We miss the atmosphere and the fun. This collection is a poor substitute for the real thing but maybe it will bring back a few memories….. See you in 2021!
signs of Covid-19
Posted: May 18, 2020 in events, reflections, stores, windows and wallsTags: 6 feet apart, advice, be well, CEBA, covid-19, fence, homes, hope, houses, keep your rent, life is tough, nurses, posters, rainbow, signs, social distancing, stay safe, stores, sweatshirt, theatre, wash your hands, we're all in this together, windows
Signs, signs, everywhere there are signs
below: Signs for hand sanitizer, masks, and gloves
below: Signs of thanks to essential workers
below: Life is tough but so are you. I wish I could get a better view of the dancing figures in the window!
below: This too shall pass on a rainbow of colours.
below: Rainbow because it doesn’t rain forever.
below: Please Practice Social Distancing – keep those 2 metres apart!
below: Marking those 2m (6 feet) on the sidewalk
below: CEBA (Canada Emergency Business Account) won’t save us sign in the store window.
below: Keep Your Rent poster for The Annex, outside Bathurst subway station
below: Similar signs appeared in Little India (Gerrard St East)
below: But in Little India the signs were multilingual (8 languages? or more?)
below: And then a poster for what happens after you’ve kept your rent. But below that is another small notice to (exclamation marks !!) your mask is weakening your immune system. Reader beware.
below: Two posters on construction hoardings. By mistake I cut off the lowest part of the posters and in doing so, I missed line of text on the poster on the right. It says: “We’re closer now having been through this together – Love.”
below: We’re no longer holding hands, we’re now 6 feet apart. Peace.
below: At Bathurst subway station, wash your hands. It was one of many in a series of “Staying safe on public transit”
below: Eglinton Theatre, stay positive
below: Lower Ossington Theatre
love, peace, and creativity
Posted: July 11, 2019 in landmarks, locationsTags: aliens, colours, Distillery District, doors, flowers, inflatables, paint, Parer Studio, people, piano, pictures, pride, public art, rainbow, sunflowers, Thursday doors, windows
…along with coloured doors, very big aliens, and a photography exhibit, all outside at the Distillery District.
below: “What’s That?” by Parer Studios. One of three ginormous inflatable aliens that have taken over the Distillery District but apparently they come with messages of peace, love, and creativity. Together they form the “fantastic Planet” series.
below: “Over”. At night they are illuminated from within.
In the recent past, all of the doors in the Distillery were dark green (like most of the door and window frames still are). A while ago, they were transformed with colour. Many different colours in fact, and perhaps you could say a rainbow of doors.
below: One of many photographs that adorn the brick walls of the Distillery District that showcase the works of photographers from around the world. Collectively they are, “Pride at the Distillery, More than Just Rainbows”.
below: I am not sure of the title of this one. What I do know is that the alien’s hand is the perfect height to pat people on the head as they take selfies. Check instagram for examples? I noticed on instagram that there were photos of the aliens without the barricades. My timing was wrong?
below: Yellow doors (at least on the outside)
below: “Gay Pride Parade Participant in Costume, 1983”, New York City. Available on Getty Images, where the large resolution image will set you back $575 (at least it’s in Canadian dollars). All the Pride theme photos on display at the Distillery were purchased through Getty Images.
I will fudge it a bit and claim that this is a “Thursday Door” blog post. It’s Thursday and there are a few doors included, right? If you’ve been following this blog, you might know that I am but one of many bloggers who share door photos and stories. For more door posts, see Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors (with more door posts linked in his comments section).
Pride Parade 2019
Posted: June 29, 2019 in events, peopleTags: balloons, banners, costumes, crowds, dog, flags, floats, flowers, gay, LGBQT, naked, nudity, outfits, parade, people, placards, pride, rainbow, signs, sunglasses, topless, walking, Yonge Street
I’m a few days late but here are some photos from this year’s Pride Parade, Sunday June 23rd.
below: The crowds line both sides of Dundas at the end of the parade route as the beginning of the parade has just reached them.
below: Thousands of pieces of bright and sparkly mylar.
below: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked at the beginning of the parade, along with a lot of security.
Dyke March 2019
Posted: June 23, 2019 in events, peopleTags: banner, bikes, bubbles, cheer, colours, costumes, couples, dog, dyke, flags, motorcycles, paint, parade, people, pride, protest, rainbow, spectators, umbrella, walking, whip, women, Yonge Street
Dyke March 2019, sunshine and smiles, and a lot of positive energy.
I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
below: Pride over Mannum and a sign for Amma
below: I don’t exist for your pleasure and something about liking girls!
below: Let me be perfectly queer, respect existence or expect resistance
below: Society has Evolved in 2019, Love Wins, catch up!
below: Playing with dolls
below: Many flags! Pink, yellow and blue horizontal stripes for pansexual and pink, purple, and blue for bisexual.
below: Another flag, this time it’s asexual.
below: A large transexual flag and a group from Womens College Hospital
below: Ford Cabinet for sale, real cheap! Just a buck!
below: Proud to be queer and Jewish
below: Still a Pakistani, Still a Muslim, and Still a Dyke, along with a proud Polynesian dyke.
below: Say Know to Sex Ed
Pride Parade 2018
Posted: June 27, 2018 in events, peopleTags: #prideto, #pridetoronto2018, #torontopride2018, balloons, banners, bubbles, costumes, crowds, drag, Dundas, feathers, flags, floats, garlands, glitter, hearts, LGBQT, LGBT, love, mask, outfits, parade, people, police, pride, protest, rainbow, sign, silver, skimpy, swim suit, Toronto, unicorn, Yonge
Pictures from the annual Pride Parade down Yonge Street – my apologies for the large number but everyone is just so photogenic and engaging!
cruising Church Street
Posted: June 26, 2018 in events, peopleTags: bathing suits, butterfly, Church street, crowd, daddy, drag, LGBQT, men, naked, nude, people, rainbow, selfies, Spock, wigs, women
Walking with the revelers on Church Street on Sunday afternoon as the Pride Parade was winding down.
below: A slow time at the ice cream truck
below: It was the man behind that made me laugh.
below: Matching butterflies.
below: Daddy hunter
below: Another daddy sticker
below: Spock makes an appearance
Dyke March 2018
Posted: June 24, 2018 in events, peopleTags: #dm2018, #dmto, banners, bikes, bubbles, colour, crochet, dyke march, dykeversity, flags, garlands, LGBTQ, motorcycles, parade, people, pride, rainbow, Rainbow Sistas, resist, signs, trans, unicorn, women, yarn, Yonge Street
The rain let up long enough for the Dyke March to parade across Bloor and down Yonge without everyone getting wet. Lots of colour and sparkle was on display along with lots of enthusiasm and fun! This year’s theme was Resist as seen on this crocheted banner.
sing everything you see
Posted: November 6, 2017 in general TorontoTags: #whatsvictorupto, autumn, blueberries, car, colours, jack o'lantern, leaves, lyrics, people, posters, pumpkin, rainbow, red, reflections, signs, unicorn, walls
“Sing me a rainbow, paint me a dream.
Show me a world that I’ve never seen.”
The first Monday after the “fall back” time change is always one of my favorite days of the year. That’s when I feel like I got an extra hour of sleep. So I woke up feeling great but of course it’s November so there were some grey clouds. Still, the phrase “I can sing a rainbow” was stuck in my head. But I don’t sing, so I did the next best thing and took a rainbow of photos as I walked today. Beat the blahs away by capturing the brightest moments.
below: And what goes best with rainbows? Why not a unicorn?! It looks like the work of #whatsvictorupto
If you know the children’s song, “I Can Sing a Rainbow”, you will know that the colours in the lyrics aren’t in the correct ROYGBV order (or IV at the end if you include indigo). It’s a cute little song so I will forgive the author.
And in case your childhood didn’t include this song, here are the words:
Red and yellow and pink and green,
Purple and orange and blue,
I can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.
Listen with your eyes,
Listen with you ears,
And sing everything you see.
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.
as I walk Toronto 