"I count it an amazing privilege to have been involved with the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto and the Gay and Lesbian Community for the past many years. I am grateful to be a part of leading our people to faith and freedom.
John Greyson is one of Canada's most important filmmakers. His films, Zero Patience, an extravagant musical about AIDS, and Lilies, a luscious revenge tale, gained Greyson an international following. His earlier works, Urinal and The Making of…
Amy Gottlieb is a dynamic social and community activist who has devoted her time, energy and imagination for over 25 years to lesbian, Jewish, queer, and artist-related causes. Beginning her involvement with the peace and civil rights movements, she…
Sky Gilbert is the co-founder of Toronto's Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. As the theatre's Artistic Director for almost two decades, he has written, produced and directed dozens of LGBT-themed plays, which fearlessly explored queer sexuality, gender…
Richard Fung, a Trinidadian who came to Toronto via Ireland in 1973, is a video artist, writer and filmmaker, who has been engaged with questions of sexism and racism for most of his artistic career. These questions were examined in Orientations, his…
Janine was born and raised in Toronto before moving west in 1989. After catching the last Via Rail train across Canada, she settled in Vancouver, landing there mostly as a result of two root canals and poor cash flow. Over the years she has written…
John Fisher is Executive Director of EGALE (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere). John holds the degrees of B.A., LL.B. (Hons) (Auck.) and LL.M. (Queen's), where he wrote his thesis on lesbian and gay rights under international law. He also…
Lynne Fernie is a widely respected film-maker, multi-disciplinary artist and cultural activist. A prolific cultural producer, Lynne is best known for her films, which include the much-loved lesbian classic Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of…
Born and raised on Wikwemikong Unceded Territory, Manitoulin Island, Gloria Eshkibok is a Two-Spirited actor, singer, and community activist. Her theatre credits include acting in Billy Merasty's Fireweed, Alanis Odjig's Manitoulin Incident, Audrey…
Jim Egan is one of the heroes in the struggle for gay and lesbian rights in Canada. Starting in 1949, he began to publicly challenge the view that homosexuality was an illness or worse. In those early years, Jim was a lone voice demanding equality…