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BMO stackt Presents: Pride Panel

28 Bathurst St

28 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C6, Canada Ontario

43.64095619999999 -79.4021719

Description

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ2+ community. It's a month that's historically celebrated on a big scale, but as we go into the second year of Pride in the pandemic, we've proved that showing our Pride is really from within us. It's in the everyday moments of the people who stand up and say "Pride lives in me." Join us for a panel discussion with some of Canada's amazing LGBTQ2+ community members as we discuss life's experiences, exploring fluidity of identities, coming out stories, defining moments, challenges in the workplace, etc. The aim of this event is to offer inspiration, hope, enlightenment, education and how to create spaces of belonging. Allyship is a key determinant to an inclusive culture, as it supports the diversity of views, experiences and opinions. HOST: Tynomi Banks- With over a decade of experience, Tynomi Banks is a world-class Drag Entertainer. Recognized best for her full production performances, Banks dominates a stage while radiating a powerful, but playful energy. Her hustle lead her to become the first Drag Entertainer to perform in Toronto’s Dundas Square during World Pride 2014. In just one month, during Pride 2018, she became the first Drag Entertainer to work with Hudson’s Bay Company and the only Queen to partner with Spotify for a featured playlist, which also resulted in a billboard over Dundas Square in Toronto during Pride. She has since partnered with Sephora, Shoppers Beauty, Amazon, Absolut, Netflix, Crest, and Ikea to name a few. Banks became the first Drag Entertainer to be the trophy bearer at the 7th Annual Canadian Screen Awards. In 2021, Banks was the only drag performer to be featured in a SuperBowl ad other than Rupaul herself. Then in February, she partnered with Black Lives Matter Canada to create and sell a line of merchandise where partial proceeds went to dismantle all forms of anti-Black racism, liberate Blackness, support Black healing, affirm Black existence, and create freedom to love and self-determine. Catch Tynomi Banks on Season 1 of Canada's Drag Race on Crave (Canada), LogoTV (USA) and BBC3 (UK). PANELISTS: Naomi Leone - Born in Sierra Leone, Freetown (West Africa). before moving to Edmonton Alberta Canada in 2002. After high school she moved to Toronto in 2011 to pursue fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Naomi has been performing in drag for over 6 years and crowned the winner of first Miss Opulence Pageant in 2015/2016, Naomi is reigning Miss El Convento Rico’s, a title she won in 2019. This fierce queen has quickly taken the Toronto drag scene by storm and she is just getting started! Naomi is inspired by people all around the world and continues to spread the positive message to choose love. She is currently in the So Fierce Virtual Studio working on her debut single coming out later this Summer! Devine Darlin - A Toronto based drag queen that has been doing drag for about 15 years and has won various titles in the city such as Miss Gay Toronto, Miss Gay Universe, Miss Gay Ontario, Miss El Convento Ricos, Miss Crews and Tongos just to name a few and has performed internationally in places such as England, Switzerland, Iceland, Ireland and U.S Jada Shada Hudson- Born and raised on the beautiful island of Barbados, Ms. Jada Shada Hudson is no stranger to the arts. While living in Barbados, Jada was heavily involved in theater, performing professionally at the national level with Barbados’ leading dance troupe. When Jada immigrated to Canada, she continued to express her love for the arts and theater in the form of drag. For the past 11 years Jada has been no stranger to Toronto’s drag scene, having “residency performances” nightly in almost every gay bar and night club in downtown Toronto. Jada’s high energy, dance filled performances, which have resonated with her audiences has gained her the title of #Toronto’sTurnupQueen and has also garnered her a fan base who refer to themselves as “The Hudson Dollz.” Jada’s reputation has not gone unnoticed across Canada as she has been asked to perform at practically all Pride Celebrations here in Canada in different cities. Jada Shada Hudson resume includes not only working 6 nights a week at every bar, club and restaurants in the Gay Village but other venues in Toronto nightlife such as Bisha Hotel, Soho House etc. She has also Partnered with many brands and corporate companies to name a few Pinnacle Vodka, Budlight and their campaigns, Clearly Canadian, Fireball and current for Pride 2021 BMO & Spotify amongst others. You can also watch The Toronto's Turnup Queen in the Show QUEENS where you can watch the episodes on CbcGem. Jazmine Smith- A Vancouver-based artist, filmmaker and entrepreneur who grew up on Flying Dust First Nation, a Cree reserve located in North-Western Saskatchewan. She has a passion for beauty and style and is currently finishing her 2nd year in university while pursuing her filmmaking aspirations. She is driven by Indigenous queer stories that inspire and motivate others and dismantle stereotypes about the queer community. She is the founder and owner of a beauty studio called Transcendence Beauty, which is intended towards helping transgender woman, crossdressers and drag queens. Her latest film “I Am Me" (2018) played in many film festivals around the world, and won Best Documentary at the 300 Seconds Short Film Festival 2020 (Toronto) as well as the Audience Award at Skoden Film Festival 2020 (Vancouver). It received a mention in Vogue Magazine for the ImagineNATIVE Film Festival 2019 and aired across Canada on APTN and CBC through Every Child Matters, a program for residential school reconciliation and healing. She participates in Q&A’s about Indigenous queer cinema and short films to break the misconceptions regarding two-spirited culture. The support and love from her family is something she values in her life and art. You can support and follow her on her journey @ranscendenc3beauty on Instagram or TranscendenceBeauty by Jazmine on FB. Chloe Beth- A Canadian LGBTQ+ content creator who uses social media to share about her experience as a femme queer woman, mental wellbeing, and helping other LGBTQ+ folks feel good in their own skin. You can find her on Instagram @thechloebeth

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Start: 2021-06-18T19:00:00-04:00

End: 2021-06-18T20:30:00-04:00

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