COVID-19 is a drag - and queer bars and performers in Toronto's west end know it. The pandemic has put huge financial pressure on businesses that provide much needed spaces for the most marginalized parts of Toronto's queer community. It's getting harder with each lockdown - but the folks in the west end are not going anywhere.

This story by Maighdlin Mahoney is part of the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.