Every Wednesday in the month of June on Cityline’s YouTube channel, we’re going beyond the binary to explore issues of identity, discrimination and the many intersections of queer culture as part of our LIVE: #CitylineReal On Pride series. Check out the full episode listings below to catch up if you missed any (this will be updated weekly):
Episode One: Pride and Persecution
In this first episode of LIVE: #CitylineReal On Pride, we explore the criminalization of homosexuality globally before we look inward to the progress pending at home in Canada. Panelists include:
Sean Rehaag, Professor of Refugee Studies, Osgoode Hall Law School (He/Him)
Justin Ling, Freelance Investigative Journalist (He/Him)
Biko Beauttah, Human Rights Advocate & UNHCR Canada Glambassador (She/Her)
Episode Two: Undetectable = Untransmittable
We’re exploring the last four decades of progress in HIV treatments and research, and what it means to live with an undetectable viral load. Panelists include:
Dr. Michael Fanous, HIV Activist, PharmD RPh (they/them)
Muluba, Communications specialist, health advocate (she/her)
Myles Sexton, Sobriety, HIV & AIDS Advocate, Creative Director (he/they)
Episode Three: The Identity Spectrum
We’re breaking free of the binary to examine the many expressions of gender and sexuality. Panelists include:
Rain Dove, artist, model, and activist (she/they/I)
Geraldine Shecapio, Miss Eeyou Eenou Iskwaau 2021 (they/them)
Andrea Houston, Journalist and instructor of Queer Media at Ryerson School of Journalism (she/her)
Episode Four: BIPOC Queerness
In this final instalment of the series, we explore the intersectionality of being BIPOC and Queer – and what this means for those living within the community.
Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware, Artist, Activist and Scholar (he/him)
Vivek Shraya, Artist (she/her)
Chevi Rabbit, Journalist and Activist (she/her)
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