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What makes our Queer West Festivals successful year after year, is that we are constantly reinventing ourselves, because we are outrageous and positively revolutionary.In 2007 Queer West Fest added new venues and city locations, more performers, vendors, community organizations and new affiliated events. Now a welcoming week long celebration, for all genders and sexualities Out Traveler (Summer issue Cool Canada, 2007) a division of PlanetOut Publishing Inc. an American gay travel magazine had this to say about " Gay Toronto" These days the Queer West Village in Parkdale and "Queer Street West," as a section of Queen Street is now dubbed, Sizzle!

Queer West Fest - 2007 Photo Album

Official Queer West Fest Week 2007 - Opening Night Party Held on Friday June 15 :: Rhino Bar & Grill -1249, 2nd floor, not wheelchair accessible. Queer Queen Street West - 9 pm to 2:30 am- Cover $5 b4 11pm $8 after. The Gay West Community Network brought Toronto its first alternative Festival for queer culture. Having successfully coordinated several queer focused events over the past several years, 2007 marks the first year that a series of events are being presented over the course of one week as part of the new Queer West Fest. It celebrates all things that are queer positive. So come out and celebrate all things cool with performances, bands and DJ's to keep the beat going all night long. Book off the date and time, for this not to be missed event. - Hosted by the fabulous RIKKI REEVES.a Canadian drag queen and singer. A former member of the B-Girlz troupe, Rikki is a prominent performer in Toronto's drag scene. Her film and television performances include the short films "Canada's Next Top Showgirl" and "B-girlz On Ice" as well as the movie "Execution of Justice" starring Peter Coyote. Rikki has also performed at Massey Hall (Toronto) and various Pride Day celebrations across North America. www.therhino.ca

Queer Indie Bands Played from 9 pm to 11:00 pm, followed by 2 DJ's. till 2:30 am

A queer indie night of entertainment. Which is one of the many reasons, Queer West Toronto is so popular now. The opening and closing parties, sets out to celebrate all that's odd, sweet, and just that little bit dirty about the alternaqueer music scene. Showcasing everything from lovelorn acoustic pop, funk, trip hop, pop rock, glam to garage punk and filthy beats

**RA:TIO BAND** - (9 PM) - There is no box with which we fit in there are no rules and there is no sin there isn't one thing that we haven't done so get on board and have some fun. You can't ask ra:tio what it is they do best because they do it all. You can crank it up and bring down the roof with songs like 8MILESIN and IMPOSSIBLE. You can dance your ass off to songs like GEORDY and LOOKING AWAY. You can rediscover the beauty of life with LIVE TO AIR and SO I'M TOLD or you can simply turn down the lights and weep away to songs FOR LOVE and FOR SURE I DON'T MIND. ra:tio is Shean Carmichael-lead singer and rhythm guitar Bern Leitao-lead guitar and backing vocals Sydney Tam-bass guitar and backing vocals Scot Allan-drums Web Site: www.myspace.com/ratiorocks

BRAZEN CRUSH BAND- (9:45 PM) - is the new fruit of four veteran performers. With a line-up that includes the stellar vocal talent of Stacy Ricker, Jennifer Gillmor on fretted and fretless basses and cello, Cheryl Reid on drums and Steve Sauvé on keys, the sound is highly original ranging from down tempo groove, funk, jazz, hints of '80s alternative and rootsy flavours.Brazen Crush offers elements to please many musical palates. With a funky bassist/cellist and passionate singer, the groove is always paramount. Add to that the jazzy keyboard stylings and solid, creative drumming, and the regular use of cello instead of bass, this is a band paving new musical roads. Audiences are captivated by the top-notch musicianship, wide-ranging styles and engaging performance.

TOMBOYFRIEND BAND - (10:30 PM) - Tomboyfriend is bi poet (Ryan Kamstra (scratch), one illustrator and map-making social activist ( Marlena Zuber), one guitarist and jackass inspired performance artist (Karilynn Ming Ho), one robot and visual artist of the freak show (Lindsay Fisher) and one bassist and scientist for the peoples ( Susan Bustos). They play songs about androgyny, promiscuity, the economic opinion of Jeffrey Sachs, bisexuality, ultra-violence, high fashion, the plight of heterosexuality. Kamstra, received a BA from Queen's University and has self produced three albums. A book of poetry, two books are currently grinding their way towards publication. Up coming gigs: Pride Toronto, Alterna-Queer Web site: www.myspace.com/tomboyfriend | www.ryankamstra.com

MACKENZIE MACBRIDE BAND - (Cancelled due to a bad case of Laryngitis) - Mackenzie MacBride, transgendered lounge singer, is originally an East Coast gal who bedazzled tourists with her electro-lounge act on B-grade cruise ships off the coast of Bar Harbor, Maine Like a coffee stain on a wedding dress Mackenzie and her music are unusual, controversial, and full of gritty imperfection. Mackenzie's music fuses the angst of Glam with the intimacy of Lounge and layers it over slowed down four-on-the-floor beats. Refusing to take herself too seriously, Mackenzie then gets on top of this lo-fi musical kick in the pants and belts out the typos of her life with "Dolly Parton meets Tiny Tim" novelty vocals. "She has this amazing voice." say festival organizer B. Dunn. "I always think of Klaus Nomi." Up coming gigs, Pride Toronto. Web sites: www.mackenziemacbride.com and www.myspace.com/mackenziemacbride

DJ's alternating from 11 PM to Close