Queeriosity Wednesdays

06/16/2026

Over the remainder of this week, there are a number of events happening at Grenfell that are open to the community--check them out!

Check out what’s happening on Campus for pride month!

06/15/2026

Happening today! Please register in advance if possible, but you can also show up at the door to find a team before the event starts.

06/14/2026

Up next!

Hosted in partnership with Vine Place Community Centre

06/11/2026

Happening today!

Hosted by Corner Brook Status of Women Council for more information please reach out to them!

06/10/2026

Hello Lovely Humans!!!
This evening at the Corner Brook Public Library we'll be having our GAYMES night! Come, play, enjoy! Bring your own!! Teach someone to play! All about community and connection to help celebrate

Doors open at 5PM and we hope to see you all there!

06/09/2026

🌈 Gros Morne is a place where diversity, connection, and belonging shine as brightly as the breathtaking landscapes. 🏞️

This Pride season, we celebrate the beauty of being ourselves in spaces that inspire wonder, reflection, and adventure. 🏳️‍🌈✨

Here, everyone is welcome. Nature reminds us that every path is unique, and every journey deserves to be celebrated. 💙💚

05/31/2026

In the late 1980’s, Disney Animation was on the verge of shutting down. A string of expensive flops had killed the magic, and the studio that once defined fairy tales was fading fast.

The person who saved it wasn’t an animator or a studio executive. It was Howard Ashman, a gay playwright from Baltimore.

Howard came in with his writing partner, Alan Menken, and brought a sharp Broadway sensibility that completely changed how Disney told stories. He gave Ariel her powerful “I Want” song in The Little Mermaid — that heartfelt moment where she sings “Part of Your World” from her underwater cave, longing for something more. It wasn’t just a pretty tune. Howard structured it like a classic Broadway character song, giving Ariel a clear, emotional drive that made her feel real and relatable. That one song turned her from a passive princess into a dreamer with ambition, and it set the template for stronger, more memorable Disney heroines going forward.

In Beauty and the Beast, he turned everyday objects into living characters — like Lumière leading a high-energy cabaret number. He restored soul and emotional depth to the films at a time when the studio needed it most.

That perspective came directly from who Howard was. His experiences as a gay man and theater artist gave him a creative freedom and emotional honesty that Disney hadn’t tapped into before. Instead of holding him back, it became the key that unlocked better storytelling — stories that connected with millions of people around the world and shaped childhoods for an entire generation.

All of this happened while he was quietly fighting for his life.

During The Little Mermaid, Howard was diagnosed with HIV, at the height of the AIDS crisis when a diagnosis often meant isolation and fear. He kept his illness secret from most people at Disney so he could keep working. He wrote from his hospital bed in New York, whispering new lyrics over the phone on days he was too weak to travel to California.

There’s a painful layer in his work from that time. While writing the song “Kill the Beast,” about a frightened town turning against something they didn’t understand, Howard was watching the same kind of fear and prejudice play out against gay people and those living with AIDS.

He died in March 1991 at age 40, six months before Beauty and the Beast reached theaters. The film became the first animated movie nominated for Best Picture. In the credits, Disney added a simple dedication: “To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul.”

Howard Ashman showed that being gay wasn’t a limitation, it gave him a unique lens that helped reinvent one of the world’s biggest entertainment brands. His creativity didn’t just save Disney. It enriched global culture with stories that still inspire empathy, wonder, and courage today.

When people are free to bring their full selves to the table, the whole world benefits.

08/01/2025

FLAG RAISING - KICK OFF BBQ BY BRIGHTSIDE BISTRO + LIVE MUSIC WITH JOEL AND BILLY OF RISING TIDE THEATRE

Pride is coming up fast! Be sure to come on out for our opening event and tradition of raising our flag!

Participants will meet on August 21st at 5:00pm at Port Rexton Brewery to walk to Gun Hill and help hoist our flag for all of Trinity Bight to see! After our flag raising we will return to Port Rexton Brewery to celebrate with our opening BBQ (hosted by Brightside Bistro) and listen to live music by Rising Tide Theatre!

This is an all ages event, alcohol will be served at Port Rexton Brewery during the BBQ.

The Gun Hill trail is accessible until we reach to ascent to the flag pole. For questions regarding accessibility of the walk please email us at [email protected]

Can’t wait to see you there!!

08/01/2025

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