16 Iconic 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians We're Absolutely Obsessed With (And Think You Should Be Too!)
Canada's Drag Race season three with looks inspired by growing up on the rez. They're also known for their hilarious TikToks."Humour is a central part of Indigenous identity.
It’s the way we connect, show love, and heal trauma. It just so happens to be a wonderful add on to drag as an art form," they told Hillberg&Berk.You probably know Levy best for his iconic role as David in Schitt's Creek.
Born in Toronto, he co-created the show with his dad and fellow star, Eugene Levy. In an interview, he recalled keeping his sexuality to himself during the early years of his career."So, when you do feel like there’s this hunt to out gay people of note in culture, it almost makes you want to hide even more because you don’t want to draw any attention to yourself," he said.Baig became the first queer, transfeminine South Asian Muslim actor to lead a primetime show in Canada with Sort Of, a show about a gender-fluid millennial navigating the world."Sort Of sends a clear message that we are here and we aren’t invisible.
It’s so important for trans and non-binary people and people of colour to see representation that is not clouded in stereotypes," they told Elle Canada."I got tired of the empowered sassy, bitchy queer character.
