Building a Community
Strengthening the City
We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us
think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders.
- Maya Angelou
Gay West Community Network better known as Queer West. Was founded
in 2001 by Michael Paré. Now governed by Board of Directors elected April 28
2008. Queer West is a not-for-profit centre, that produces performing arts festivals
and outreach programming for all orientations, with a focus on west Toronto's
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, transsexual, questioning and two-spirited
community. Connecting residents, business and community groups in High Park,
Liberty-Parkdale, Davenport, Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhoods in west Toronto,
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Us
We produce Java
Knights an interactive educational public forum.
We produce Queer Peers A program which matches LGBT young adults 18+ with older
mentors for discussions on personal or career decisions.
We produce The annual Queer
West Fest An International LGBT Arts Festival, that arrives in June for
a week of music, dance, drama, laughs, film, books, and, of course, cabaret!
We produce Queer
West Film Festival.
We produce Wilde Chats. Queer men creating community
Queer West Business Partners - Queer
West Fest Sponsors | Travel
Sponsors
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