C O O K I E D O H is not your average DJ. Hailing from the diverse west-end neighborhood, her sound is a seamless blend of dancehall, reggae, afro-beats, reggaeton, hip-hop, and R&B, making her the go-to gyal for music enthusiasts. August 2023 Cookiedoh featured as the DJ in the Sprite 50 Years of Hip Hop Commercial with rapper Latto and legend Rakim. C O O K I E D O H's intuition and infectious energy create an unparalleled DJ experience. Don't miss out on the musical fusion she brings to every stage! Follow C O O K I E D O H on social media for updates, gigs, and exclusive mixes that'll keep you moving to the groove!
Yarro is a soulful singer-songwriter from Ottawa, Ontario, with roots in folk and influences from alternative soul and R&B. Raised in an artistic family, Yarro has long embraced creativity as a healing force. With ethereal vocals, authentic storytelling, and captivating live performances, her music delves into themes of mental health, relationships, and self-discovery. Yarro's artistry is deeply personal, shaped by her journey of recovery and self-reflection. She has graced stages at Ottawa Bluesfest, Pride Toronto, Fashion Art Toronto, and Canadian Music Week, and her 2023 EP release with Bayash Sisters, Provenance, showcases her evolving sound. Since 2019, Yarro has gained recognition with singles like Perfect Trip and Time Machine, and was selected for the 2022 RBC x Launchpad Music Entrepreneurship Program. Her work has been supported by the Toronto and Ontario Arts Councils, and she is currently developing a unique narrative-driven album, Remedy.
Ella Mayo is a trans drag princess and c-nty clown from Toronto, standing tall at only 5'2"! Pulling inspiration from iconic glamour girls across the 20th-century, Ella's performances are a euphoric extension of her transfeminine, sapphic identity, love of beauty, and ridiculous, silly humour. You can follow little miss Ella Mayo online @ellamayoreally to find her hosting and performing at a show near you! ?
Caddy Superville was born and raised in Toronto with a mixed heritage of Trinidadian, Chinese and European. She has been dancing since she was about 5 years old inspired by the dancers on Much Music and B.E.T. She began her education at the Flemingdon Park Community Centre learning hip hop and dancehall. She started her more in depth training at the age of 13 at The Toronto Dance Industry, dancing both competitively and recreationally. From there she received a scholarship to learn from some of the top Choreographer’s in Toronto, including; Luther Brown, Mariano, and Jennifer Mote to name a few. Caddy has trained in Toronto, Montreal, New York and L.A in multiple styles including; Hip Hop, Waacking, Jazz Funk, House, Dancehall and Samba. Caddy has danced with companies such as The York University Street Dance Team, “Style-Wize”, Dark Dance, Nexx Level, Boss and Gadfly where she was able to further her training and experience as a dancer and performer. She had the opportunity of performing on Much Music’s NML Live, the Urban Canadian Music Awards and at Canada’s Walk of Fame with her dance crew, DEUCEnDIP. Caddy is currently training and performing with the following companies; Footnotes Academy, Drey’s Dance Academy, Bix Co Blog and In Tha Groove. Caddy has performed in a couple of musicals written and directed by Alinka Chambers called, “At Last” and “Mute” where she played the lead role and leading role respectively, making her a triple threat. She has also performed in the GTA dancing for several artists including but not limited to PSY, Kiesza, Anjulie, Anirudh, Teria and Choclair. Caddy has had the opportunity of working with so many talented choreographers & mentors in the industry such as; Scott Fordham, Apolonia Velasquez, Tanisha Scott, Mel Charlot, Kim Gingras and many more. Caddy has also choreographed for local artists including; Gina Lee, ALSNDRA, Haley Smalls, Jennie Laws, Getchnah, Mellee Fresh and more. She has created pieces and sets that were a part of the following shows and community events: The Fringe Festival, Outside Looking In, Unite Dance, Pride along with other festivals. Over ten years ago, Caddy found her love for Waacking and dived deep into the culture, history and studies of this unique style of dance. She has had the opportunity of training with professionals around the world including; Tyrone Proctor, Princess Lockeroo, Kumari Suraj, Billy Goodson, Viktor Manoel, and Axelle Munezero to name a few. She has entered numerous Waacking battles in and outside of the country often placing in the top 16 and other times winning first place. In 2024 she travelled to Peru to represent Canada with her Waacking team at The Waacking World Festival. Caddy is grateful to have had the opportunity to learn so much about this culture and started to share her knowledge with her community. She has taught Waacking classes at; Millennium Dance Complex, The Underground Dance Centre, Dancelifex, City Centre Dance, Studio North and has shared her Waacking knowledge through workshops all around Canada. Caddy is truly passionate about the culture and style of Waacking as it has helped her along her journey in getting to know herself and how to express authentically. She intends to continue growing in her learning and sharing her knowledge with the community. From 2019 - 2023, Caddy performed for Carnival Cruise-lines as a dancer and singer entertaining thousands of people around the world. Caddy will continue to entertain and share her passions with the world by shining her light and sharing her infectious energy wherever she goes.
GNRL ARTS is a force in the community and a passionate advocate for all things creative. With a love for art that extends beyond the decks, GNRL ARTS shines both in the spotlight and behind the scenes. This DJ’s eclectic style defies easy labels so get ready for the unexpected, as DJ fuses genres and creates a one-of-a-kind soundscape that will have you moving and grooving. Just vibe it out, stay tuned, and experience the art of sound!
Ms.Hadarling is a fierce queer burlesque artist who weaves her Middle Eastern and North African heritage into every mesmerizing performance. Renowned for her voluptuous charm and spellbinding presence, she challenges societal norms and mesmerizes audiences with a fusion of cultural expression and timeless sensuality.
Percy Pegg is the non-binary, sapphic approved, friendly neighbourhood drag himbo. They’re the wholesome boy-next-door that hardworking moms and baby gays alike will fall in love with. Their drag embodies non-toxic masculinity, combining gyrating dance moves with physical comedy to make you laugh and swoon. Born to settlers from Hong Kong, Percy lives and creates on the unceded, stolen territories of the the x?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish), and s?lilw?ta? (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Their artistic process considers the place they have in the world as a Hong Konger, whose people were subject to colonial forces and who is now a settler on another stolen land.
Myrriah Xochitl is a queer mixed race artist and songwriter based in Toronto, Canada. With new music coming for 2025 their first single “BOLD” Released in 2023 says everything you need to know. A bridge between pop, rock, alternative and some songs even stretching across into pop folk . It’s pretty much all covered. Then throw in Myrriah Xochitl’s diverse and multifaceted lived experiences and story telling. This actor, musician, director, and insightful story teller will leave you feeling empowered and vulnerable at same time.
INTROSPKT she/her is a DJ/Producer based in Toronto. Her love for R&B shines through in every set, but she also brings it in with edits, dancehall and global sounds. INTROSPKT is all about connecting with her audience by introducing new sounds and bringing in a touch of nostalgia with the throwbacks. She has spun for several big events throughout the city and spinning alongside international acts. So if you’re looking for a good time, get your vibe card out and check out the vibe librarian.
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Victor Perez-Amado is an Assistant Professor (tenure track) at the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Urban and Regional Planning. Perez-Amado grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and lived in Miami and Boston before settling in Toronto. He is trained as an architect and urban designer, graduating from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the University of Florida.
His academic research centres on aging-in-place studies and multigenerational housing, including in 2SLGBTQI+ communities. These projects include Aging Together and Queering Home, a partnership with Egale-Canada. Before joining TMU, he worked on various masterplans and designs for independent and assisted living, focusing on seniors with dementia and autism in Boston. On another scale of engagement with the city, Perez-Amado is interested in activating public spaces by designing and building interactive and educational installations in the public realm. His methodology is based on theories of placemaking, where he explores prototyping, visualization, activation, and community engagement. These include installations along King Street West, Ontario Place, Winter Stations in the Beaches, and Toronto Climate Action public parks. His work has been exhibited at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, the World Urban Pavilion in Regent Park, and the Harvard GSD Grounded Visionaries, among others.
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Born in Mexico and a refugee in Canada, Viviana Santibañez is a strong community leader working with marginalized communities for over 12 years,
focusing on supporting and advocating for Latinxs living with HIV and 2SLGBTQ+ Latinos refugees. She is also the first Latina woman appointed to the board of directors of the Ontario HIV Treatment Network.
Viviana Santibanez is the founder and director of Vivi’r, a non-profit organization that helps and supports 2SLGBTQ+ immigrants, newcomers, and refugee Latinxs.Viviana connects with the community and refers people to social, legal, and health, running all these services with zero budget. She provides services for non-profit organizations such as Latinos Positivos Toronto, Toronto People Living with AIDS Foundation, Hispanic Canadian Heritage Council, Canada Trans Summit, and Ontario Cohort Studies. Viviana’s work incentivizing the LGBTQ+ community in Latino/Hispanic events has led to work with different communities, institutions, and organizations the support the integration of Latinx to Canada.
Viviana has a background in community health, nursing, community capacity building, and digital communications – She graduated as an Immigration
Consultant and assisted her community at no cost.
Multifaceted, she also represented Canada internationally, bringing the first-ever International Trans pageant title to Canada, where she competed in a trans-advocacy pageant that helped to inspire and empower trans women around the world. She is the first Latina awarded the Inspire LGBTQ Person of the Year in September 2022 by Inspire Awards. She has been recognized as among the 10 most influential Hispanic Canadians since 2022.
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I am a world majority, Brown, Carib-Indigenous , trini, Indo, Chinese, callaloo, differently-abled, Jurassic and Bionic DYKE, Rainbow Senior/Elder.
Currently: a co-chair of the board of Pride Toronto, the Toronto Senior Pride Network, the board of ODLAN (Ontario Digital Literacy Access Network), trainer with The 519, the Liaison Committee of the ministry of seniors and accessibility, the VHA (Visiting Homemaker’s Association) Pride Working Group, Sinai Health System “Pride is good for your health” committee, a co-facilitator of the Youth/Elders Program of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, a volunteer at Hennick Bridgepoint rehab hospital, a member of True Davidson Acres LTC GSA (gender sexuality alliance), the city of Toronto SSLTC Working Group – developed “Leading and Learning with Pride – A Tool Kit to Support 2SLGBTQI+ SENIORS” (launched June 24/2022) and a co-author of the 2SLGBTQI Best Practice Guidelines of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. Effective November 2023, a member of the Fabulous Stories Project for The Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity – developing Queer Curriculum for high schools and a consultant for The Canada Senior Pride Network.
Humble and privileged recipient of the 2019 Inspire Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2021 Community One Foundation Steinert & Ferreiro Award and the 2023 Jill Andrew (NDP – MPP, Ontario) Community Hero Award.
Featured in the videos “Out At Home”, “The Journey of My Strong Brown Trini Carib Callaloo Dyke Body” – 2016. In 2023, feature length documentary “Supporting Our Selves” from The Community One Foundation.
Honoured DYKE Ambassador and Honoured Rainbow Senior Ambassador – PRIDE TORONTO – 2022
I am an educator, accessibility/accommodation consultant, story teller, sometime actor and a respectful troublemaker, disruptor, infiltrator and agitator 😈.
I live and work from an anti-oppression, anti-racism, Truth and Reconciliation, intergenerational and intersectional perspective. I advocate for Two Spirit, Indigenous, queer and transgender rainbow 🌈 seniors and youth of colour.
I enjoy doubles, dancing, dim sum, a cold beverage and a “trini lime “ anytime.
My EXISTENCE is my RESISTANCE!! Website – lezlieoutofthecloset.com
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Anmol Budhiraja, a 26-year-old resident of Toronto, ON, is a dynamic individual with a diverse background and a deep commitment to fostering inclusivity. Originally from Jalandhar, Punjab, India, Anmol embarked on a transformative journey to Canada in 2016, initially as a student and now as a settler on the turtle island, proudly calling Toronto home.
As a proud member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, Anmol actively contributes to community welfare as a Crisis Response Specialist at 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations. This role has provided them with a profound understanding of the challenges faced by the Two-Spirit, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+ community, driving their passion for addressing these issues.
Anmol’s professional journey includes impactful roles as an Executive Assistant, showcasing expertise in grant writing, fundraising, and policy advocacy. Having completed a Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences, Honours Health Studies at the University of Waterloo, Anmol’s dedication to community engagement is evident through their role as a Teaching Assistant.
Beyond their professional and educational pursuits, Anmol’s interests encompass cultural competency, leadership, and continuous learning. Proficient in various tools, from Microsoft Office to Google applications, they bring a tech-savvy approach to their endeavors. Anmol’s diverse background, coupled with a strong commitment to community, positions them as an advocate for positive change, actively contributing to fostering inclusive environments and advancing social causes.
