Queer FM Episode August 16, 2016
News Headlights this week: Vancouver Queer Film Festival Aug 18-21, 2016
8:00am - 10:30am
-Montreal Pride Parade brings out thousands
-Ottawa group launching two spirit inclusion campaign
-Divers/Cité was an LGBT multidisciplinary arts and music festival taking place each year in the heart of Montreal, since 1993. A week-long avant-garde event in the heart of downtown Montreal and in Montreal's Gay Village area held usually on the end of July and beginning of August every year, it was open to all audiences, gay and heterosexual, including many free events.
-Club Cancels Contract Because Player Is Gay
--$104-million lawsuit filed against Toronto Pride parade crashers
Bill Whatcott and his ‘gay zombies’ face possible legal injunction
-Brazilian gold medal judo champion comes out publicly as gay
-Is Rio the most romantic Olympics ever? Now Team GB Tom Bosworth proposes to his partner making it the FOURTH betrothal (there must be something good in that dirty water!)
Racewalker Tom Bosworth proposed to his fiancé in Rio last night
-Women's Olympic basketball players hope for more LGBT acceptance in NBA
His gesture follows a sweep of engagements at the Rio 2016 Games
Three other Olympians have also agreed to wed in under two weeks