EPISODE SIX – Rufus Wainwright and pflag Canada

“A new kind of family.”

Anchoring this episode is Rufus’ breathtaking performance of his song “Going to a Town” at the PTP Pink Awards, a Toronto awards ceremony celebrating Canada’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy and LGBTQ icons and LGBTQ+ celebrities. In a heartfelt and personal interview from Rufus’ LA home, Daniel speaks with Rufus and his husband, Jorn Weisbrodt, about parenting (and step-parenting) their daughter Viva, about Rufus’ relationship withto his own mother – iconic folk legend Kate McGarrigle – and building a new kind of family. In part two, Daniel speaks to Rufus’ nominated and chosen Changemaker from Canada’s LGBTQ+ advocacy event, the Pink Awards. pflag’s Canada President Christa Duvall and “proud pflag mama” Lori Ward - talk about the transformative work of this beloved organization that has been advocating for 2SLGBTQ+ friends and families for nearly fifty years.

Queer Joy is a seven part podcast celebrating the 2024 Pink Triangle Press Pink Awards.

The PTP Pink Awards are a national pay-it-forward celebration of queer excellence where community champions choose changemaking charities from the queer community to uplift and amplify. In 2024 we celebrated champions writer/actor/producer Elliot Page, musician/composer Jeremy Dutcher, activist Latoya Nugent, athlete Marie-Philip Poulin, musician/composer Rufus Wainwright and our legacy award winner philanthropist Salah Bachir. Join host Daniel MacIvor where he shares unforgettable moments from the awards and interviews where he sits down for honest and insightful conversations with our Champions and their chosen charities. Experience Queer Joy with Daniel MacIvor, some true queer Champions and our PTP Pink Awards with host Queen Priyanka

Pink Triangle Press formed in 1971 as a collective to publish The Body Politic – a monthly newspaper that is regarded today as a game-changer in the queer media landscape. And in 1984 as an offshoot of The Body Politic PTP formed Xtra Magazine, more focused on social life and culture, lighter fare, available free in bars. And when The Body Politic closed its operation in 1987 Xtra took over as PTP’s main publication mixing arts and culture coverage with harder news stories. There were print editions published out of Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. In 2015 Xtra moved entirely online where it continues the legacy of the original publication with award-winning journalism that strives to be – as its banner proudly states – queering the conversation. Check them out at xtramagazine.com.

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