The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Gay Pride, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that allow discrimination or persecution of LGBTQ+ people. It’s with that tenacity and determination that won her the first ever season of Canada’s Drag Race on Crave where she became Canada’s First Ever Drag Superstar.The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past few decades and much of the progress in visibility is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that have taken place in cities around the world.
With live shows filling almost every day of the week, two self-produced singles with accompanying music videos on iTunes aptly named: “You Look So Good” and “Say My Name”, and a weekly Series on YouTube, she is one of the hardest working entertainers in the business. For 6 six years, Priyanka was the face of Canadian children’s television, not only starring in, but writing and producing her own segments for her young fans. A bold fashion figure and champion to outsiders, Allie continues to be an outspoken ally for the 2SLGBTQ+ community, sponsoring and spearheading charity events, playing pride festivals across the globe, and continuing to speak out and use her platform to fight injustices and empower 2SLGBTQ+ youth.īorn in Whitby, Ontario, the journey started for Priyanka (the drag superstar alter-ego of Mark Suknanan) with a career in television, YTV’s “The Next Star” and was hand-picked by YTV as the face of their flagship after school program “The Zone”. She’s played sold-out shows across North America, Latin America, and Europe and toured the world with pop-star counterparts like Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, and Marina. Troye Sivan)” and “Susie Save Your Love” (feat. Her newest critically-acclaimed album, “Cape God,” is continuing to soar with hit tracks like “Love Me Wrong (feat. With over a quarter billion streams globally, and from the hometown of Toronto, Allie X has amassed a cult following for her signature goth-pop style. (iskwē is pronounced iss-kway, acākosīk is pronounced acha-ko-suk) She is an urban Indigenous two-spirited woman from the Red River Valley, the birthplace of the Métis Nation. She was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
iskwē is Cree Métis from Treaty One Territory. iskwē is an ambassador and program participant for the PRS Keychange initiative. She has performed hundreds of shows in Canada and internationally, including Canadian highlights at Ottawa’s Parliament Hill and a triumphant performance with Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, in New York City at the Met and SummerStage in Central Park, and beyond for the King and Queen of Sweden, Reeperbahn in Germany, and Border Crossing’s Origins Festival in England. iskwē’s album The Fight Within (2017) was JUNO-nominated for Indigenous Music Album of the Year (2018) and garnered her a spot on the Polaris Long List. And through it all, she’s a teller of stories that have impacted our past and will inform our future. Iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (short for waseskwan iskwew, meaning “blue sky woman”) is, among many other things, an artist – a creator and communicator of music and of movement, of pictures, poetry and prose. Pride Toronto thanks the TD Ready Commitment for their support in presenting ASL Interpretation for Pride 2021 Additional Guests
ASL Interpreters can be booked by contacting a minimum of five (5) days prior to the event. It’s been 40 years of Pride in Toronto! Our digital parade will be a one hour production honoring our history, highlighting key Toronto talent and foster community.Ĭlosed Captioning will be available for this event.