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LAURA PICCININ (she/they) was born to tell stories. Whether as a dancer/aerialist with Tokyo Disney, a playwright for new Canadian musicals, "Every Silver Lining", and "Apothecary", or her solo shows, "LESBIHONEST", "The Suicide Key", and "GO", or as a comédienne in "Footloose" with Just for Laughs.

Laura’s unstoppable passion in life lies in telling people all sorts of eccentric stories, whether they want to hear them or not.

Winner of Just for Laughs’ “Outstanding English Comedy Award” Laura Pitch-In takes audiences on a hilarious out and proud ride in her autobiographical stand-up show, "LESBIHONEST” which is coming to BC June 12th in Lake Country – Creekside Theatre and at various locations in the Interior.

This hilarious and sentimental autobiography reflects on a single journey that spans 3 decades of change in perceptions and treatment of LGBTQ+ people. As an ex-religious Queer, Laura grapples with a shifting identity and unease in sense of self, eventually navigating her way to Pride. You can learn more and pick up tickets to the various BC tour dates at laurapiccinin.com or @lpiccinin on Insta.
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GUY BABINEAU (he/him) is a writer, freelance journalist, and educator in fashion marketing and communications. Born in Toronto, raised in Vancouver, and currently residing in Victoria, Guy came out at the age of 15 (in 1973) and Guy’s first story was published in The Body Politic in the mid 1980s.

His fiction, articles, and reviews have appeared in The Globe and Mail, Descant, Xtra!, Vancouver Magazine, The Vancouver Sun, and more. He is renown for his many investigative LGBTQ+ features, including his widely cited in-depth article debunking the myth of Patient Zero and his 2009 feature “Six Days in ‘69” a comprehensive article about Stonewall.

He is the recipient of a Vancouver Fashion Week Award for Journalism and a Vancouver LGBTQ+ Community Award for Writer of the Year. He loves photography and working out and is passionate about sustainable fashion. His new book entitled ‘Channel Surfing in the Sea of Happiness’ is out now and available online wherever books are sold and you can find him on Insta at @guy.babineau