The PTP Pink Awards is a national event and content series that will feature 2SLGBTQIA+ celebrities and activists (Champions) paying-it-forward to honour Canadian community organizations and individuals (Changemakers) making a difference.
The 2024 PTP Pink Awards took place Nov. 7, 2024 at the Globe and Mail Centre in Toronto, hosted by Queen Priyanka.
Queer Joy is a seven part podcast celebrating the 2024 Pink Triangle Press Pink Awards. Join playwright and performer, Daniel MacIvor, in conversation with the Champions and Changemakers of the inaugural 2024 PTP Pink Awards. Throughout seven episodes Daniel chats with Canadian queer icons to revisit moment-making highlights and discuss the groundbreaking and pivotal work being done by 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations across the nation.
The Changemakers to be honoured at the 2024 Pink Awards are:
2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations
Among Friends, The 519
pflag Canada
Skipping Stone
The You Can Play Project
Legacy Award Honoree
Salah Bachir
Salah Bachir has been an activist in the 2SLGBTQ+ community for over 40 years. He led the 519 Capital Campaign and is a lifetime patron. He is a founding member of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research and St Joe’s Health Centre in Toronto. In 2017 he received the International Volunteer Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals for raising hundreds of millions of dollars for AIDS causes, healthcare, the arts, human rights, and the 2SLGBTQ+ community. He has been awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario and five honourary doctorates.