Actor Elliot Page and musician Rufus Wainwright are among the stars being honoured at the inaugural PTP Pink Awards in Toronto Thursday.
The gala is organized by media company Pink Triangle Press to recognize prominent 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians, who have each chosen a community organization to benefit. The organizations will each receive $5,000, a portion of proceeds from a silent auction, and a spot in a media campaign.
The 2024 Pink Awards will be hosted at the Globe and Mail Centre by drag pop star Queen Priyanka, who won the first season of Canada’s Drag Race, and will feature performances by Wainwright, Katie Tupper and two-time Polaris Music Prize winner Jeremy Dutcher.
Other participants include hockey player Marie-Philip Poulin, activist Latoya Nugent and entrepreneur Salah Bachir, who created the multimedia company Phamous Characters and will receive a legacy award for philanthropy.
“This is about recognizing and celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ people and organizations that bring positive change in our communities,” said Pink Triangle Press executive director and CEO David Walberg in a press release about the event, saying it will be a “celebratory evening of pure queer joy.”
Pink Triangle Press publishes Xtra Magazine and advocates for 2SLGBTQ+ representation in Canadian media.