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Category: LGBTQ2S+ Pride
Three Pride organizations prepared to represent Perth County LGBTQ2S+ community in June
Stratford-Perth Pride is ramping up for the first Pride events under its new name, which encompasses all of Perth County, not just the City of Stratford.
The Stratford Pride Community Centre will open on Saturday, June 4 and North Perth Pride has a variety of events happening in the latter half of the month.
Meet Perth-Wellington candidate for the Ontario Party, Sandy MacGregor
The campaign has kicked off for the 2022 provincial elections in Ontario, and Woodstein Media is speaking with candidates in its home riding of Perth-Wellington. This time, Ontario Party candidate Sandy MacGregor answered the questions.
Roller derby will bounce back, skates are already hitting the track: Ottawa edition
As pandemic-related restrictions loosen, many people across Southern Ontario and beyond are hoping they can lace up their roller skates and hit the roller derby track again. This series of articles will check in with teams as they prepare for some action in 2022. This time, sharing the progress of their league are Ottawa Roller Derby’s Bethany Vowles-Hartree and Alyx Gardner, who some people in the derby community might know as RapunzHell #666 and Coco Flannel, respectively.
What the heck happened to Beaver Slap?
Barrie’s Beaver Slap was one of Ontario’s most exciting punk bands to emerge over the past decade, as far as Woodstein Media is concerned, but they went quiet just before the pandemic. What happened, and what are the band members doing now?
Stratford Pride Community Centre set to open in June
It’s official. The Stratford Pride Community Centre will have a physical location opening June 1. with the help of two significant grants – $30,000 over three years from TD Bank Group and another $20,000 this from United Way Perth-Huron – and its own fundraising efforts.
It will provide a unique service with a wide catchment area because southwestern Ontario does not have any large LGBTQ2S+ groups with consistent year-round services.
ROCQY asks rural queer youth to contribute their voices for a zine
The Rural Ontario Community of Queer Youth is creating a zine to share rural LGBTQ2S+ voices.
They are looking for submissions of artwork, crafts, poetry, writing, collages, photography, and anything else creative that people feel fits the four themes – future, love, community, and resilience.
Who is Colin Burrowes and why should you follow Woodstein Media?
The work I do as a journalist is enjoyable, and I do not see that it must end. I have worked hard to deliver high-quality stories that have earned community trust and explored experiences in a way that both validated and empowered people who, for years, did not feel valued or included.
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