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Torontoist is one of fourteen cities in the worldwide Gothamist network. Each Sunday, the editors of every site—from LAist to Londonist—choose their most interesting article, a list which is compiled into the network-wide feature Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse.

As long as there have been cowboys, there have been gay cowboys. Now that we consider it, Torontoist isn't sure there are any real cowboys any more (well, other than those ones). But if living in Toronto teaches you only one thing, it's that there are gays; gays who want their dress-up parties. This Thursday marks the second appearance of the amazingly-named Steers and Queers, a quarterly queer country night at the Dakota Tavern. The last Steers and Queers was a blast, combining bluegrass music with Western-inspired burlesque and MCed by Dolly Parton herself (or at least a very convincing drag parody). This week's edition is hosted by the delightful Wynonna Judd and features the bands Strong Like Bull and the Strawberry Apostles, as well as burlesque from Big Daddy K, Trixie & Beaver & Male Gayze and DJ sets by Big Eva Edna, Sigourney Beaver and Some Random Tall Guy.

This Thursday marks the premiere of Toronto's Hip-Hop Karaoke night. Brought to you by Never Forgive Action and Earwaks, and hosted by local rapper More or Les (who was interviewed by Torontoist last spring) and local DJs Dalia, Numeric and Ted Dancin', this party promises to be more than your basic karaoke night. First of all, it's hip-hop, so you may want to practice ahead of time or do the track you've known since you were in Grade 6. Secondly, the DJs will be spinning live instrumentals under your rhymes, so there will be no cheesy MIDI track playing or words that highlight as you go (This means you have to know your song really well!). Thirdly, it's all rap all night long, so no one will be singing Meatloaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light."

Tonight, the Toronto Public Space Committee's Streets to Screens series wraps up with a screening of Ron Mann's Rochdale College doc Dream Tower:

We stopped by our local branch of the Toronto Public Library this morning to keep ourselves, nay, all of Toronto reading.