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Our Favorite Canadians

+ Billboard magazine sent a photographer to follow Tegan & Sara around last weekend as they attended and performed at NYC Pride and of course this journey eventually led them to the greatest place on earth: our party! That’s right; my favorite band and quite possibly yours too made a surprise appearance at the Everyone Is Gay / Autostraddle Pride Party at Housing Works Bookstore and everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.

LOOK AT KRISTIN!!!!!

A wonderful time was had by all:

+ While we’re on the topic of adorable queer Canadians who play music and possess admirable political beliefs, Ellen Page recorded this heart-breaking cover of Britney Spears’ “Lucky” for you:

https://youtu.be/84fYHDEVM2E


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