Thursday, September 13, 2012

#TravelTuesday: World Pride Hangover

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I first want to start off with apologizing for not having a post last week. I had a friend staying with me during World Pride Toronto and there was just so much going on every day that I didn't even have a chance to breathe let alone write a post. Now, where to start. World Pride Toronto 2014 has now come and gone and I can safely say I had a gigantic hangover! Not from drinking, I actually didn't drink much throughout the festivities, but from all the events and things going on. Every day there was something new to do and an adventure to be had. I'm going to lay out my main happy moments from all that happened with mostly just photos because I'd rather show it then tell it!


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Opening Ceremonies with over 10,000 people!
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Sophie and I just taking a selfie with Olivia Chow at the opening party
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Just hanging out with Mr. Gay World Christopher Olwage. Babe, right?
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Kicking things off with engineerontheroad.com's Josh and a glass of wine!
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Toronto tastes like glitter and rainbows
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Even Bianca Del Rio stopped by to slay the audience
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There may have been a thing about pineapples...photo by The Sojourner
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We kind of had a thing for it at the Pop Goes Pride concert event
Video features Fefe Dobson, Dragonette and Carly Rae Jepsen
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Like seriously, the pineapple should have it's own Instagram page...
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I even ran into fellow blogger Brian from Homoculture.ca
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There was a lot of dancing
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and I may have been a bit of a party animal...
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I had friends come in from near and far! Ruy from Boston and Josh from Scotland
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Josh and I took part in the NOH8 photo shoot day
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sporting our #mygaypride shirts for the shoot
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We even had time to do a little pin up pose
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No, we did not plan the colours....
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I even managed to get in a little tongue action with Courtney Act
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and then a little *wonk wonk* action with Darienne Lake
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and somehow I took a selfie with Peaches and Cole...?
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Estelle rocked the stage serving American Boy realness
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Hot on her heels was the fierce Jully Black! All I could say was WERK MAMA!
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Deborah Cox seriously can sing. I was blown away.
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Cole and I couldn't even in the media pitt, we just so couldn't even.
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This is us freaking out over Tegan and Sara at the closing ceremonies
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I think I almost died, like seriously.
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FANGIRLING! AHHHH!
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It wouldn't be PRIDE without a little man on man kissing
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Ended off things at Niagara Falls on Canada Day
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It was the perfect ending to the perfect week with these two crazies <3 Lola and Josh
All in all I had an amazing World Pride in Toronto and I'm looking forward to Madrid in 2017! Most of my pride was taken up by seeing friends and going to all the free concerts and events that I could pack in. I have a million photos but I hope these ones gave you just a little taste at how epic the 10 days of world pride were. It's really the perfect way to leave this city that I was about to call my home. I love Toronto and would happily settle down here but the world has more adventures for me. This week I'm in Costa Rica with S-Trip! and then I'm back home in Vancouver for a few days visiting friends and family before my big move to Dubai on the 23!

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