''Queer Pride Inside'' is a

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television special, which aired June 24, 2020 on

CBC Gem CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

. 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 ...

as a response to the cancellation of

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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, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dinin ...

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. That ...

, and featured performances by Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Teiya Kasahara, Yovska,

Ivan Coyote Ivan E. Coyote (born August 11, 1969) is a Canadian spoken word performer, writer, and LGBT advocate. Coyote has won many accolades for their collections of short stories, novels, and films. They also visit schools to tell stories and give writin ...

, Les Femmes Fatales, Gay Jesus, Cris Derksen, Luna Dubois, Pearle Harbour,

Tawiah M'carthy Tawiah Ben M'Carthy is a Ghanaian-born Canadian actor and playwright."Telling stories"< ...

, Stewart Legere, Alexis O'Hara, Trey Anthony 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 annual Canadian Screen Awards were held in the week of May 17 to 20, 2021, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020.Barry Hertz, "How one Canadian arts institution is rebuilding amid the p ...

in 2021.Heather Cichowski
"2021 Canadian Screen Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' dominates with 21 nominations"
''

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'', March 30, 2021.

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