Set against the backdrop of “World Pride” in Toronto, Canada in 2014, Pride Denied: Homonationalism & the Future of Queer Politics explores the concepts of pride and homonationalism from the perspective activists, community members, artists, and academics. Now available from Vtape (Canada and festival distribution) and Media Education Foundation (educational sales and screenings for the US and rest of world).
The gathering of right-wing, white nationalist extremists in Charlottesville this month – at which violent attendees murdered Heather Heyer, attacked Deandre Harris, and more – has unsurprisingly garnered international attention and condemnation… including from right-wing Read more…
The LGBT “community” has a racism and white supremacy problem. There is a long history of sexual minorities embracing fetishes for uniforms in combination with the promotion of fascist, racist, militaristic, nationalistic, and/or other violent Read more…
As stricter rent control and tenant rights laws are about to be enacted in Ontario, scumlords in Toronto are engaging in attempts at mass evictions before it becomes harder and more expensive to do so. Read more…
Kami Chisholm holds a PhD in History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an MFA in Film Production from York University. Her most recent documentary, Pride Denied (Media Education Foundation and Vtape, 2016), explores topics such as homonationalism and pinkwashing in the context of the 2014 World Pride festival in Toronto.
Chisholm is one of the co-founders of the Toronto Queer Film Festival and sits on the board of the Pleasure Dome collective.
