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Toronto Gay Pride Week 2002 was officially the 22nd year
of gay pride festivities in our city.
There is some controversy concerning the increasing presence
of commercial messages during Toronto Gay Pride Week. Banners
onsite and along the parade route are one thing but it does
seem odd when some of the entries this year did nothing more
than throw free samples of hair products at the crowd or tout
the call letters of their (otherwise not-gay-at-all) radio
stations. Still, a number of businesses are extremely
supportive of our local community and some of those can be
seen on this final page.
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| Woody's, and its smoke-free venue Sailor, is *the* model corporate citizen. Not only does this friendly gaybourhood bar sell more beer on tap, year-after-year than *any* other bar of any type across the country, it also sponsors an event almost every night -- from Dancers For Life to book launches to more frivolous entertainments such as Thursday's ever popular Best Chest Contest. Woody's is also the on location shooting venue for the bar seen in "Queer as Folk". |
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A relative newcomer on the Church-Wellesley strip, Zelda's is the looniest place to have dinner in the gaybourhood. It offers regular events such as "Dinner and Drag Tuesdays" and Saturday Theme Nights ("Lifeguards and Beach Bunnies" was a special hit this month). Zelda's also sponsors a lot of community events, and is second only to Woody's in prominence. |
| Not that there is a shortage of gyms in the downtown core, between the UofT and Ryerson athletic centres, Bloor Valley, the fabulous YMCA on Grosvenor, but surely Epic Fitness deserves a special look. Located conveniently next door to 5ive Dance Club, the circuit bois and wannabes can pump up and oil those muscles then dash next door and dance the night away. |
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The oldest surviving corporation in the world (eat your heart out, Enron and Worldcom!) is the Hudson's Bay Company, established by Royal Charter in 1670. Now known more for its department stores than its fur trading outposts, The Bay had a multi-part float blaring "Shopping Is Good" while also co-sponsoring a number of non-profit groups in the parade. |
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Leaving the best for last, Toronto-based MAC Cosmetics, a
world-leader in its industry, and well-known for its generous
sponsorship of gay non-profit organizations, this float not
only had especially hot male dancers but also the ever-fabulous
Farley, designer of this float and other features of the
parade, who dashed over to *me*, and, leaning seductively
across the street baracade, planted a big kiss on the lips of
yours truly. *Blush!!*
Yup! This was the BEST Toronto Gay Pride ever! |
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