Within this variant of Gay-Listers Guide, Canadian drag queen and self-professed"female delusionist" Miss Conception takes us through her beloved hometown, which she calls among the most diverse cities on the planet, Toronto.

How long have you been in Toronto?

From birth to age 19 I lived only on the outskirts of town in Mississauga, and I spent lots of time in the city all my life. Twenty-one decades after, it is still my home sweet home.

What's your best memory of town?

Personally, a fantastic memory has been introducing my parents into the gay bars, and what is really funny is I found out that my father actually built the remodel of Woody's (where I play ) in 1994, therefore when I introduced him to my supervisor, Dean, it had been a believer because Dean remembered him from many years back! I also love all of the time that I spent with my family in The Canadian National Exhibition, held at the end of August each year.



I believe the worst memory I have of Toronto has to be March 2020, once the world closed down. Seeing my town suffer, with no restaurants or bars and people losing jobs and homes was simply terrible. It had been like living in a film when this occurred to Toronto and all over the world.

What do you adore most about Toronto?

I tell people it's like a mini New York City or Chicago with theatres, nightlife, historical buildings and kind people. I enjoy viewing the tall buildings and walking through the wind tunnels between them. I love the people hustling to work in the evenings and getting beers on patios following work.

What do you really love?

The thing that I do not love about Toronto is that the traffic is from this world. There are just two major streets to get into Toronto and when you have nearly 3 million people hoping to move about, and of course so many commuters working in the city, it will become a nightmare on the streets.

Where are your favorite places to eat?

We've got food from all around the world in Downtown. From Chinatown, Greek to the Danforth, Little Italy, Koreatown and Little India to a plain old burger, we have everything you can imagine to eat. If you'd like a excellent old greasy spoon breakfast then head to The Senator on Victoria road. If you're not the fancy type then you'll find a nice large dog all around the city at street sellers --nothing like road meat at two in the morning following some pints.

And to drink?

My favourite bar is The Blake House. In the summer, The Blake House has a fantastic patio for ingesting a nice pint of beer and eating yummy chicken wings. I've been going here for many years, since it was called The Red Lion back in 2000.

What do you like to do here throughout the day?

Throughout the day I love to head down to The Beaches, that will be a place down on the water off Queen street in the East End. Walking the beach, where you could see people playing beach volleyball and biking exactly the route that takes you all across town, is really blissful and a great thing to do in the summertime. Also the winter, if you package up warm.

What are your favourite clubs or night hangouts here?

The nightlife scene in Toronto is hopping from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., from small bars and enormous clubs that offer all-ages events, too. In my day, I was able to go down to the club district and celebration at the Velvet Underground and Crocodile Rocks but regrettably, because of Covid along with other conditions, these areas do not exist anymore. In my 40s, I favor a Fantastic old-fashion bar such as Woodys, The Beverage , The Well or Pegasus on Church Street. Or I head down to Polson Pier, previously known as The Docks, for pop-up parties during special events such as Pride or The Toronto Caribbean Carnival.

Can you have a favorite hotel in Toronto?

It's a luxury Asian-inspired resort with a fantastic spa and indoor pool. I found out about this hotel since I played in an event there, and the rooms would be definitely the most comfortable and biggest you'll ever find. And the employees are simply amazing! If you want to treat yourself to a beautiful, romantic night then I suggest this hotel. Have dinner in their unbelievable restaurant with two-story windows overlooking to the city, too.

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Describe the LGBT scene here, and what an LGBT visitor ought to make sure to look out for.

The scene in Toronto isn't as huge as it was earlier because of plenty of bars shutting down for condos, but it is still strong. Additionally, there are some bathhouses you're able to enjoy, like Spa Excess and Steamworks.

It is quite a magical city to see. Trust me--with all these things I've listed, you won't get bored and you'll find other paintings such as Kensington Market for the perfect vintage clothes, taking a walk down to Evergreen Brick Works or visiting the Christmas markets at the Distillery District and sipping hot chocolate with an outside fire.