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Jeremy Willard

Jeremy Willard is a Toronto-based freelance writer and editor. He's written for Fab Magazine, Daily Xtra and the Torontoist. He generally writes about the arts, local news and queer history (in History Boys, the Daily Xtra column that he shares with Michael Lyons).

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Kids in the Hall star headlining at Ottawa Pride
Arts

Kids in the Hall star headlining at Ottawa Pride

Scott Thompson to host Yuk Yuk’s, receive CCGSD award

August 16, 2016
Byzantium closes after 23 years in Toronto’s gay village
Culture

Byzantium closes after 23 years in Toronto’s gay village

Space to be taken over by Glad Day Bookshop

August 15, 2016
Ultimate Ottawa Pride Guide 2016
Arts

Ultimate Ottawa Pride Guide 2016

Your guide to the hottest parties and events this Pride season

August 12, 2016
Ottawa group launching two spirit inclusion campaign
Power

Ottawa group launching two spirit inclusion campaign

Two spirit coordinator hopes to provide information and resources

August 11, 2016
Out in Toronto: Aug 11–17, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: Aug 11–17, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

August 11, 2016
Trans March returning to Ottawa Pride after a decade
Power

Trans March returning to Ottawa Pride after a decade

Organizers plan event ‘by the trans community, for the trans community.’

August 8, 2016
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Out in Toronto: Aug 4–10, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: Aug 4–10, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

August 4, 2016
Capital Pride takes on Bathrooms Without Borders
Power

Capital Pride takes on Bathrooms Without Borders

Ottawa’s Pride festival chooses gender-neutral washrooms as theme

August 4, 2016
In this Quebec town, they celebrate Pride with chalk rainbows
Culture

In this Quebec town, they celebrate Pride with chalk rainbows

How an activist from Aylmer got creative to celebrate hometown queer culture

July 29, 2016
Out in Toronto: July 28–Aug 3, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: July 28–Aug 3, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

July 28, 2016
Blockobana is the Toronto black queer pride party for everyone
Arts

Blockobana is the Toronto black queer pride party for everyone

Meet one of the DJs bringing out the queerness in Caribbean culture

July 27, 2016
Glad Day Bookshop taking over Byzantium space on Church Street
Culture

Glad Day Bookshop taking over Byzantium space on Church Street

Renovations begin mid-August, move to follow

July 22, 2016
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Out in Toronto: July 21-27, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: July 21-27, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

July 21, 2016
An open (love) letter to Glad Day Bookshop’s queer history section
Opinion

An open (love) letter to Glad Day Bookshop’s queer history section

In which Jeremy Willard gets weird about some books

July 19, 2016
Out in Ottawa: July 19-30, 2016
Arts

Out in Ottawa: July 19-30, 2016

Choice events in the city

July 19, 2016
Ab Fab hijinks to make big screen debut July 22
Arts

Ab Fab hijinks to make big screen debut July 22

Edina and Patsy are living large and loud on the French Riviera

July 18, 2016
Out in Toronto: July 14-20, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: July 14-20, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

July 14, 2016
Out in Ottawa: July 9-15, 2016
Arts

Out in Ottawa: July 9-15, 2016

Choice events in the city

July 9, 2016
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