CONTENTS
71 issue 71
JULY / AUGUST 2016
INFRONT
06 | THE PRANCING ELITES J-SET INTO TORONTO Members of the all-black, gay and gender non-conforming dance troupe get ready for their first trip to Toronto
08 | LOOKING GOOD You don’t need to go to boot camp to combat summer acne 10 | MONEY$TYLE There’s a big difference from a finance perspective between buying a home and buying a rental property 12 | PRIDE AT WORK What can workplaces do to support trans and gender non-conforming employees? 13 | HEALTH & WELLNESS Get a handle on your sweat 14 | RELATIONSHIPS He’s made it clear that the ex-boyfriend is staying in the picture. What are you going to do about it?
15 | WHEELS Roll into summer with four very different vehicles that can handle all of your equipment 16 | COMMUNITY Toronto’s annual Dyke March: giving women who love women the chance to walk proud 18 | ON THE TOWN Scenes from the party circuit
FEATURES
42 | TRAVEL: WHICH WAY TO JERI BEACH? A remote stretch of the northern Brazil coastline that’s reachable only by 4 x 4 or helicopter reveals wild donkeys, taut bodies, kite surfing and killer sunsets 47 | INSIGHT: COMMUNICATING DESIRE In our smartphone era, gay men still remain startlingly incompetent at expressing what they want 50 | FLASHBACK Toronto’s first “Gay Day Picnic” was held on the beach at Hanlan’s Point on Sunday, August 1
20 | NOT TOO GAY TO FUNCTION Daniel Franzese talks about the unwavering popularity of Mean Girls, the Looking movie, and his commitment to stopping HIV and AIDS
FASHION
22 | QUEEN OF SHADE Bianca Del Rio has your number in her Rolodex of hate
30 | WEAR THE RAINBOW Wear it loud, wear it proud all summer long
26 | COMMANDO JONAS Joe Jonas’s new band DNCE breaks its cherry at Toronto’s Pride
32 | DEAR SUMMER Humidity-busting looks that will turn more than a few heads 5