For those new, questioning, or just plain interested in the gay community, U of T offers a litany of events across all three campuses to help ease the introduction.
This year’s week-long Queer Orientation starts off today at UTM with a “Big Ol’ Gay Lunch” at the Blind Duck from 12 to 2 p.m. At the St. George Campus, Gays and Lesbians International will be hosting an event in room 417 at 21 Sussex Ave starting at 5:30 p.m. A meet-and-greet will also take place today at the Cumberland and Baldwin Room of the International Student Centre at 6:30 p.m.
If regular meet-ups aren’t your thing, there are a variety of other events later this week. On Wednesday, Hart House’s East Common room will be host to Queer Salsa, UTM will have “Laser Queer” in their Student Centre, and “Shirley’s Dirty Bingo” will be at UTSC’s Rez Centre.
There will also be events catering to specific genders or sexual orientations. Friday’s BBQ/BBQ celebrates those bisexual, bi-curious or queer, and there are two “Night Out” events, for male- and female-identified students respectively, on Saturday night.
Finally, the whole shebang will end on Sunday with the “This Ain’t Highschool Dance Party” at Goodhandy’s. A combination of dance and drag performance, the event is open to anyone attending university in Toronto, but it’s 19+ only.
For more information and listings of all the events, check out their official Facebook page.
