Elliot Page honoured at PTP Pink Awards [Video]

Actor Elliot Page, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright and professional hockey player Marie-Philip Poulin are among six prominent LGBTQ2S+ figures being toasted tonight at the inaugural PTP Pink Awards.

The gala is organized by media company Pink Triangle Press to recognize notable LGBTQ2S+ Canadians, who each hand-pick an individual or community organization they feel has made a difference.

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The five honourees chosen by the celebrities will receive $5,000, a spot in an advocacy media campaign, and a portion of the proceeds from a silent auction.

Other names being honoured include queer activist Latoya Nugent, two-time Polaris Music Prize winner Jeremy Dutcher and entrepreneur Salah Bachir, who receives the Legacy Award for his philanthropy.

The PTP Pink Awards will feature performances by Wainwright, Dutcher and neo-soul artist Katie Tupper, and will be hosted by drag queen Priyanka, …