Author: Atticus Hawk

Back, Back, Back Again! A Snapshot of Sapphic Aquatica, the New (New) Pussy Palace

November 14, 2023
by Atticus Hawk
Activist Histories / Kink Cultures / Lesbian History / Pussy Palace Project / Queer History / Trans History

The Pussy Palace is back! Sort of. In November 2022, the club that hosted the Pussy Palace relaunched the pre-pandemic women and trans bathhouse night called, uh...Sapphic Aquatica? Held in the same historic bathhouse as the Pussy Palace, the pansexual swinger’s club, Oasis Aqualounge, ran another monthly women and trans bathhouse event from 2012-2019. Thought to be yet another permanent pandemic casualty, the party is back, back, back again in yet another form with the same fishy name.

This is Halloween (On Church!)

October 31, 2023
by Atticus Hawk
Activist Histories / Drag / Gay History / Queer History / Trans History

It’s Gay Christmas, y’all! For decades, Toronto’s Gay Village has transformed into a massive, costumed block party for Halloween. But why? Learn about the legendary Halloween Drag Balls in the city, the clock tower that we’ve all forgotten, and the deeply Trans history of the one night a year you can dress as your true self, and no one can ding you for it.