This week on the Construction Record podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Toronto Society of Architects program director Joel Leon and executive member Kurtis Chen about historic queer spaces in Toronto that have a special significance to the city’s LGBTQ community.

Leon and Chen detailed how they participated in Toronto’s recent Pride Parade and other events and raised awareness of the city’s queer architectural history and also explained the historical significance of several Toronto buildings from its earliest taverns to the purpose-built Friends of Ruby transitional building for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in downtown Toronto.