2slgbtqia+
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Critipeg: Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
In this game, the player’s choices not only impact the outcome of the story, but they shape the kind of hero they are to the world.
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Round Up: 2SLGBTQIA+ Winnipeg
Openly queer businesses and explicitly queer-friendly spaces have come a long way. Among the many queer-led initiatives and businesses, here are a few newer or less-heard-of ones to celebrate.
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Active inclusion
Taking up a new sport can be daunting for various reasons, but many 2SLGBTQIA+ folks face additional barriers.
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Feeding diaspora
I immediately swoon at the love, lineage, healing and pleasure that undertones writing and art by People of Colour involving food. Food and love are both so potent. They are embodied experiences marked by longing, sustenance, nourishment, orientation and legacy.
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The home of a local drag queen
Jude Hayes is an AFAB (assigned female at birth) performer who’s been doing drag for a little over a year now.
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Arts briefs
Garland Party! // Transcendent // Craftivism at MAWA // Anthony OKS album release // Sounds of Curtains (now destroyed) // First Fridays - Women, Art & Identity
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A conversation with Shoog McDaniel
Photographic artist and fat liberation activist Shoog McDaniel will give a talk at the West End Cultural Centre (WECC) on March 10 as part of the Uniter Speaker Series. The talk will be hosted by comedian and local television personality Issa Kixen.
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A queer, colourful animal pad
Karen Sharma is an organizer with QPOC Winnipeg who does the important work of creating safe spaces for 2SQTBIPOC.
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Arts briefs
Pop Up Drag Show // Sea Moya (Germany) // Micah Erenberg/Slow Leaves // Urban Ecology Walk: Energy and the Cosmic Whole // Keynote: Dr. Otto on ”Gender, Sexuality, & the Bauhaus“ // Decolonizing Lens: Art and Activism
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Halfway to somewhere
For the past year, I’ve been working on an academic research project in which I interview individuals from the trans community who belong to generations before me.
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Shop Take Care opening a second location
Shop Take Care (109 Osborne St.), opened in February 2017, has been a smashing success, so much so that owner Jill Zdunich is opening a second location in March.
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A cozy, quirky, humble abode
Lindsay Brown is the kind teacher you wish you had in high school.
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Favourite Local Gathering Place
1. The Forks
2. Club 200
3. The Good Will Social Club -
Favourite Local Politician
1. Uzoma Asagwara
2. Leah Gazan
3. Wab Kinew -
Favourite Local Podcast / Favourite Local Social Media Account or Presence
1. Drag in the Peg
2. Winnipeg Music Project
3. Witchpolice RadioFavourite Local Social Media Account or Presence
1. Drag in the Peg
2. @coatcheck_
3. @winnipegposers / Facepalm (tie) -
Favourite Local Podast / Favourite Local Social Media Account or Presence
1. Drag in the Peg
2. Winnipeg Music Project
3. Witchpolice RadioFavourite Local Social Media Account or Presence
1. Drag in the Peg
2. @coatcheck_
3. @winnipegposers / Facepalm (tie) -
Favourite Local Photographer / Favourite Local Writer
1. Callie Lugosi
2. Jess Mann
3. Jen DoerksenFavourite Local Writer
1. Frances Koncan
2. Callie Lugosi
3. Jen Zoratti -
Favourite Local DJ
1. Mama Cutsworth
2. DJ J Jackson
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Arts briefs
Jordan Stranger artist talk // Miss Club 200 Pageant // Chastity Belt with Living Hour // Cherry Cherry at Into The Music // Shasha McArthur at Plug In ICA // Gedi Sibony: Dialogues in Art
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Halfway to Somewhere
Like many other introverts and book lovers, I have fond memories of public libraries from a young age.