Michel F. Paré lives Little Portugal, in Toronto’s west end. He is an active member of Toronto’s LGBT community, since 1972 and regularly organizes art shows, gallery tours by bicycle, film festivals, spoken word events, and music concerts across the city.
Michel holds Masters in Information Science and Philosophy U of T and worked for several years in the media industry, but left to learn new skills as a back end web content editor, for Energy Probe Research Foundation and the Green Beanery web sites, before retiring.
Currently Publisher of Outexpressions and President of Board of Directors for Gay West Community Network Inc., a Toronto non-profit. Nice thing about Outexpressions, it's not an exclusive gay publication, does listing events for everyone since 1995. "Doing different, with panache in Toronto!" Michel said. He occasionally posts news and events on this blog, time permitting.
Former member Board of Directors; Fort York Food Bank, where he organized benefit events, raising thousands of dollars for Toronto homeless and less fortunate.
Recipient of two Community One Foundation Rainbow Grants: Queer West Fest (2008) and for the ShOUT UnConference Series for Young LGBT Adults (2010) .
He is one of nine founding members of QueerWest.org, the parent non-profit organization for the annual Queer West Fest and founder of Queer West Film Festival.
In his spare time out of kindness, hosts adult refugees in his home for past eight years; who stay one to three years or more, creating and maintaining a safe nonjudgmental atmosphere of peace and mutual respect.
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