“Hooves Up” Preview
What happens when hate stops being abstract—and starts showing up in your own community? ✨
In Pickering, what started small got louder, bolder… and harder to ignore. 📣
But so did we. 💅
This film follows the people who stood up, spoke out, and refused to let their neighbours be targeted in silence. It also pulls back the curtain on how council responded—and what it took to push back against rising hate in our city. 🛡️
Because the impact wasn’t abstract. It showed up in hearings, in investigations, in courtrooms, and in the need for heightened security just to keep civic spaces safe.
At the heart of it all:
Community isn’t something we assume. It’s something we defend. ✨
“Hooves Up” Is More Than a Song – It’s a National Chorus
After the 2022 election, misinformation and hate began to divide neighbours in Pickering. An activist unicorn stepped forward with cardboard, markers and a camera, asking hard questions and calling on friends to stand for truth and for the communities being targeted – and friends answered!
What began as one voice grew into many. Video by video, board by board, the message spread. The final march across the Rainbow crosswalk was not a single moment. It was a culmination. A parade of love carrying the very signs that sparked the movement. A community walking together toward City Hall in clarity, courage, and caring.
Glitter isn’t just “one person”. Glitter is in all of us who believe in kindness, acceptance and love.
When hate tries to divide, we rise together.
Hooves up – Hearts out – LET LOVE SHINE!
Download song: https://glitterandfriends.bandcamp.com
Hooves Up Storytime with Yvonna Vote – Black History Month
In 1995, members of Parliament voted unanimously to establish Black History Month in Canada. Those 305 members represented nearly 30 million Canadians. In 2024, a city ward councillor elected by just 1,634 voters wrote a barely literate screed denouncing Black History Month. Facing backlash for calling herself a “modern-day slave” after her pay was suspended for misconduct, Lisa Robinson pronounced:
“For anyone to become upset or insulted over MODERN DAY SLAVERY”. The words. Is pure insanity on their part. A show of their limited intellect and their psychological scaring [sic] due to misunderstanding and lack of self esteem.”
Robinson didn’t stop there.
“It scares me that in this modern society. We have people that would dare support such division by celebrating differences of color.”
The vote in Parliament wasn’t divisive: it was unanimous. Members of the community spoke out against Robinson. Watch the video to hear their stories and read her rant declaring herself a victim of her own behaviour.
Voices from the Community: Interview Highlights
Powerful moments from interviews with 2SLGBTQIA+ community members, allies, and local leaders whose voices helped shape the story of Hooves Up… with a touch of Glitter.
Hooves Up Storytime with Yvonna Vote – DEI & Conspiracies
Conspiracies. Buzzwords. Outrage. Glitter cuts through the noise with facts, humour, and just enough sparkle to keep everyone paying attention.
LIVE READING of DEI storybook
Here’s a clip from our live drag queen storytime reading of Glitter’s book on DEI, featuring Yvonna Vote and everyone’s favourite silent unicorn, Glitter.
It’s playful, powerful, and rooted in the very real fight our community has been facing.