Today, I have a story to tell you. This is the story of a protest that I attended back in June 2020, during the height of the pandemic. I was living in Fort Frances, ON at that time, and my partner Logan had recently moved in with me. The pandemic summer was upon us…

A few weeks ago, a film crew from Confederation College came to our house to shoot a documentary about the local drag scene in Thunder Bay. My partner, Logan, is the popular and talented drag queen Shaela Vie, and they wanted him to be the subject of the documentary! I am honored to have been interviewed as well, and I got a chance to talk about…

So you may be wondering, “Sam, what the fuck is a Grumpy Boob Man?”

Well, the Boob Man is my first mixed media sculpture, and if you would like to learn more about how he was created — and perhaps more importantly, WHY he was created — keep on reading!

Back in September of 2020, I was invited to take part in a special project that was being developed by Borderland Pride and my fellow local LGBTQ+ community members in Fort Frances, ON. Borderland Pride was producing a podcast honoring a transwoman named Dianna Boileau, who had grown up in Fort Frances and had lived parts of her life in the surrounding regions such as Winnipeg and Toronto. What makes Dianna’s story so inspirational and amazing is that she began transitioning in the 1960s and 70s, during…

Save the date for this special event taking place on March 31st in Fort Frances, ON for Transgender Day of Visibility!

Pride season is fast approaching for 2023, and this year is promising to be even bigger (and busier) than ever! It makes me start to reminisce about the first pride events that I joined as an organizer, which was the Nanaimo Pride Festival in 2016 in my hometown of Nanaimo, BC.
Despite being a large urban center on Vancouver Island, Nanaimo did not have any notable pride events while I was growin…