''Queer Pride Inside'' is a

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television special, which aired June 24, 2020 on

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. Created by

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and

Buddies in Bad Times Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a Canadian professional theatre company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, and founded in 1978 by Matt Walsh, Jerry Ciccoritti, and Sky Gilbert, ''Buddies in Bad Times'' is dedicated to "the promotion of queer theatrical ex ...

as a response to the cancellation of

Pride Toronto Pride Toronto is an annual event held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in June each year to celebrate the LGBTQ community in the Greater Toronto Area. The centre of the festival is the city's Church and Wellesley village, while the parade and m ...

during the

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, it presented a video

cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

of performances by

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-identified Canadian musicians, actors and drag artists. The special was hosted by

Elvira Kurt Elvira Kurt (born December 9, 1961) is a Canadian comedian, and was the host of the game show '' Spin Off''. She hosted the entertainment satire talk show '' PopCultured with Elvira Kurt'', which began on The Comedy Network in Canada in 2005. T ...

, and featured performances by Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Teiya Kasahara, Yovska, Ivan Coyote, Les Femmes Fatales, Gay Jesus, Cris Derksen, Luna DuBois, Pearle Harbour, Tawiah M'carthy, Stewart Legere, Alexis O'Hara,

Trey Anthony Trey Anthony (born February 18, 1974) is a British-born Canadian playwright, actor, and producer, best known for her award-winning play and television series '' Da Kink in My Hair''. As a producer, she worked for the Women's Television Network an ...

and Ryan G. Hinds. The special received a

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nomination for Best Variety or Entertainment Special at the

9th Canadian Screen Awards The 9th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 17–20 May 2021 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020. The presentations were held as a seri ...

in 2021.Heather Cichowski
"2021 Canadian Screen Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' dominates with 21 nominations"
. '' Hello! Canada'', March 30, 2021.

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* 2020 television specials 2020 in Canadian television Canadian LGBTQ-related television specials 2020s Canadian LGBTQ-related television series CBC Gem original programming Cultural responses to the COVID-19 pandemic Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the LGBTQ community 2020s Canadian television specials {{LGBT-tv-prog-stub 2020 LGBTQ-related television