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  Enza Anderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enza "Supermodel" Anderson is a Canadian drag queen who has become famous in Canada for his quixotic political campaigns, which are usually based around the slogan 100% Great Legs.
In 2000, Anderson ran for mayor of Toronto, Ontario.
In the 2003 municipal election in Toronto, Anderson ran for a city council seat against incumbent Kyle Rae, and placed second, well ahead of numerous lesser-known candidates.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Enza_Anderson   (356 words)

  
 Enza Anderson - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Enza "Supermodel" Anderson is a Canadian drag queen who has become famous in Canada for her quixotic political campaigns, which are usually based around the slogan 100% Great Legs.
She was one of the few candidates (besides Lastman, Ben Kerr and Tooker Gomberg) to gain name recognition in the race, even though her campaign largely consisted of standing on downtown street corners with a handmade placard.
She was unable to raise the significant amount of money required by the party to register as a candidate, and dropped out of the race before the convention which ultimately chose Stephen Harper.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Enza_Anderson   (382 words)

  
 the eyeopener online
Enza "Supermodel" Anderson, a transvestite campaigning to be Toronto Centre Rosedale's next city councillor, waits to give a speech during a drag show at a local bar and grill.
But although Anderson is good at drawing attention to issues concerning Toronto, she uses politics as a vehicle to promote herself as a woman and often does not provide solutions to the problems she identifies.
Anderson is surprisingly serious about her campaign and explains that she chose this ward because she knows its issues and people.
www.theeyeopener.com /storydetail.cfm?storyid=702   (1750 words)

  
 CTV.ca | Grant Hill may make leadership bid Monday
Enza "Supermodel" Anderson, a vocal transvestite from Toronto, officially announced "her" bid to lead the party at a news conference at Toronto city hall.
Anderson, 37, is not altogether new to politics.
Anderson admits that the campaign fro Alliance leadership is $24,300 short of the $25,000 deposit necessary to run, but insists the bid is for real.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025059896875_20469096   (373 words)

  
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Sitting and chatting with Enza "Supermodel" Anderson in The Croissant Tree on Church St. just north of The Village was a wonderful way to spend the early evening.
Sure, Enza sometimes wishes she was born a woman or that she could tell her traditional Italian father she's gay and dresses in drag, but she's completely happy being who she is: a drag queen, politician with an absolutely wonderful personality and a mind to go with the legs.
Unlike many politicians Enza walks the community walk, and has volunteered her time to various community organizations, including the Aids Committee of Toronto, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual Youth support line, People with Aids Foundation, Fashion Cares, and was a Former board member of The Church And Wellesley Neighbourhood Police Liaison Committee.
www.sceneandheard.ca /archive/V2_03/focus_enza.htm   (763 words)

  
 | The Underground Online | - What are you reading?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Enza “Supermodel” Anderson is not your everyday sort of candidate.
Anderson is currently a candidate for City Counselor of Toronto Centre-Rosedale.
Enza: Well apparently because Barbara Hall is running for mayor and everyone thought I would take some of her voting base away.
the-underground.ca /original_website/issues/23/07/feature.shtml   (1827 words)

  
 Drag Queen Wants To Head Canadian Alliance Party - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Enza 'Supermodel' Anderson, 37, has already failed in her bid to become the mayor of Toronto.
Enza, who has worked as a singer in Toronto's largely gay Church St. district, launched her campaign at Toronto City Hall.
Enza claims that she can change the Alliance's "racist, supporting bigoted attitudes and an anti-gay stance" and make it more liberal.
www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=7783   (252 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Enza Anderson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP, MA (born April 30, 1959) is leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Leader of the Official Opposition, and, since January 24, 2006, the Prime Minister-designate of Canada.
Julian Fantino, O.Ont Julian Fantino O.Ont (born 1942 in Vendoglio, Italy) was Torontos Chief of Police from 2000 to 2005, and is currently Ontarios Commissioner of Emergency Management.
On August 20, 2004, Anderson announced her intention to apply for the job of Toronto Police Chief, following the controversy around the non-renewal of Julian Fantino 's contract.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Enza-Anderson   (879 words)

  
 A Man in a Dress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As seen through the lens of Carlos Valencia's documentary A Man in a Dress, Enza Supermodel Anderson's is less about her failure to get on the ballot for the Canadian Alliance leadership race than a compelling metaphor of the lengths mainstream-society outsiders will go to gain acceptance and respect.
Enza tries her best, but the script sounds as wooden as its writer.
He sees the dichotomy of Enza's "unglamorous job" at Woody's made bearable by the gowns, notoriety and attention that swimming against the stream have created for the fabled performer.
www.jamesweggreview.org /reviews/filmdvdvideo/a_man_in_a_dress.html   (605 words)

  
 Enza Anderson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
She was unable to raise a significant amount of money to mount her campaign, and dropped out of the race before the convention which ultimately chose Stephen Harper.
In the 2003 municipal election in Toronto, Anderson ran for a city council seat against incumbent Kyle Rae.
Anderson has at times been criticized for not mounting serious campaigns based on substantive political issues, but her supporters note that even though she's never won an election, she has a knack for getting attention and bringing a wry, campy perspective to the often dry world of Canadian politics.
www.aseannewsnetwork.com /articles/content/e/en/enza_anderson.html   (573 words)

  
 Varsity Feature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Enza doubts that she will follow Ben Kerr’s example, stating that the 2000 municipal will probably be her last.
In the meantime, Enza is ready to assume the mayoral throne, using her legs to leverage her approval rating.
Enza’s victory party, in part a fundraiser for the Daily Bread Food Bank, will take place on Monday night complete with a telephone on a podium to receive the all important call.
varsity.utoronto.ca:16080 /archives/121/nov16/feature/supermodel.html   (1017 words)

  
 CNEWS - Walk on mild side for Enza
TORONTO -- Leggy drag queen Enza Anderson is not only raising hemlines, he's also raising a serious campaign for municipal office.
Anderson -- who was third in the 2000 Toronto mayoral race -- will file nomination papers Wednesday to run for city councillor.
He might be the only candidate in short skirts and stiletto heels, but the newly brunette Anderson said he plans to make more than a fashion statement.
www.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Politics/2003/01/20/13382.html   (217 words)

  
 Q-online - News: Drag Queen Seeks to Rule Canadian Right Wing Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Anderson, who says her political platform is "much more than my six-inch heels," sashayed into politics last November and won 15,000 votes in the Toronto mayoralty race.
He balked at the idea of traveling to Africa to lobby for the bid, admitting he was afraid of being boiled in a pot with natives dancing around him.
Anderson said she had nearly collected the C$25,000 and 300 signatures needed to be eligible to run to lead the Alliance.
www.q.co.za /2001/2002/01/03-canadadragqueen.html   (484 words)

  
 Enza the Supermodel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The popular Toronto drag queen garnered headlines in 2000 with a left-field bid for the city’s mayoralty (her slogan: “A Super City Deserves A Supermodel”), and surprised many by finishing a respectable third.
Since then, she has sought the leadership of the Canadian Alliance party, and ran for city councillor in Toronto’s 2003 municipal election.
And despite her campy approach to campaigning, she claims to be quite sincere in her determination to make a difference by entering the political fray.
www.visiontv.com /Programs/Enza/CredoEnza4.htm   (114 words)

  
 Eye - Contraband drag wear - 10.05.00
Upon discovering Enza Anderson wearing authentic Toronto Police clothing, a 52 Division officer told the mayoral hopeful to take it off in a restaurant last week -- the second time a local force has ordered her to give back its clothes.
After she introduced herself to the constable as "Enza, candidate for mayor," Anderson says a supervising officer was called in for a 15-minute "pow-wow." "They decided that they wouldn't take me down as long as I gave up the shirt," says Anderson.
While attending a meeting where Police Chief Julian Fantino was speaking earlier this year, Anderson was again spotted wearing blue out of season.
www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_10.05.00/news/drag.html   (313 words)

  
 CX102 Enza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Enza’s advisers and business partners in Enza Productions, Ian Ross and Bruce Walker, wanted Enza to have a platform and run more than a parody campaign against both the Alliance’s and Day’s anti-gay reputation.
Ross says the substantial media attention Enza has received since launching her candidacy could be a powerful tool to promote tolerance.
Enza’s website, Enza.ca, contains information on how to donate to the campaign and sign up for Alliance memberships.
www.capitalxtra.on.ca /queercapital/cx102/cx102_enza.htm   (694 words)

  
 DNSO Archives: [ga]
Enza is a member of the political community in Toronto Canada and is fully qualified to interface here.
Enza is a Supermodel by trade and a leader in the Canadian and American drag queen community.
She's a busy girl with her recent campaign in Toronto and my recommendation is that she monitor this group to familiarize herself with the issues and only bother with it if she sees the posibility for salvation.
www.dnso.org /clubpublic/ga/Arc12/msg01186.html   (1293 words)

  
 NOW Magazine Online Edition:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Enza Supermodel Anderson, the self-described most glamorous politician and senior states-model -- funny, we didn't know she held elected office -- has found another lost cause to squeeze her shapely legs around.
Give me a little time and I guarantee they'll be playing better than ever, reads publicity hound Enza's press release.
We think it's time for Enza to, like, get a job that doesn't involve swallowing.
www.nowtoronto.com /issues/2002-09-19/news_upfront_p.html   (385 words)

  
 NEW Dreamygirl TV - TG - TS Online Magazine - News+
Enza Supermodel Anderson, the Toronto drag queen running for the leadership of the Canadian Alliance is threatening to take the party to court.
Hill, considered the worst homophobe in Parliament, when announcing his candidacy for the leadership said that as a medical doctor he considers "homosexuality a medical problem like smoking." Enza, who came in third in a race of more than 20 candidates for mayor of Toronto, is confident she will get on the ballot and win.
Anderson wants to create the first red-light district in Canada in Toronto, modelled on red-light districts in some European cities that he claims are virtually crime-free.
members.freezone.co.uk /dreamygirl/news0.htm   (4039 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
(September 8, Toronto) She came in third in a race of 28 for the Toronto mayor's seat, but it looks like Enza 'Supermodel' Anderson, the city's most famous drag queen won't be running in the next election.
Anderson says her campaign last year was anything but frivolous, but she says it's too rich for her now.
The often blonde and sometimes auburn haired Anderson who is best known for her five inch spike heels said she intends to fight the hike.
www.tampabaycoalition.com /files/0908DragQueenThirdMayorRace.htm   (249 words)

  
 Devil in a Blue Dress:
December 18, 2001: Toronto, Canada Toronto's best-known drag queen, famous for six-inch heels, slinky dresses, and a failed bid to become the city's mayor, said on Thursday she wanted to enter the U.S. presidential race in some capacity.
"I am the one to do what needs to be done to help the Ronatarian Party rise to the American political scene," said Anderson, who prefers to be called a "she." "As a new member of the Ronatarians, I plan to unite the opposition with [our] policies.
But if [Ron] shows up in a wet suit or if the president of the United States shows up in a dinghy, it's considered serious and worthy of national attention," she said, referring to recent media pictures of national leaders.
www.ron4president.com /ar-devilinbluedress.htm   (765 words)

  
 [TAW] [Ita-Announce] Big Biz Joins Drag Campaign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The guest list at the fundraiser for Enza "Supermodel" Anderson, at the Mockingbird in the Entertainment District, was a who's who from some of the biggest companies in the country: Bay Street lawyers, internet executives, and financiers.
Anderson is running for the leadership of the Canadian Alliance Party.
Anderson needs to plunk down a $25,000 deposit to be officially included on the ballot.
www.tgender.net /pipermail/taw/2002-January/000023.html   (481 words)

  
 Varsity News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Enza also answered a question about a police raid on a women’s bathhouse.
Although candidates only had time for a five-minute presentation during the meeting, the number of candidates only allowed for the presentations and a few questions afterward.
However because most of the questions were directed at Gomberg, Anderson criticised the forum, and stepped out before it was finished.
www.varsity.utoronto.ca /archives/121/nov07/news/mayoral.html   (419 words)

  
 Drag Queen Seeks to Rule Right Wing Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's best-known drag queen, famous for six- inch heels, slinky dresses and a failed bid to become the city's mayor, said on Thursday she wanted to join the race to head the right-wing opposition Canadian Alliance party.
Anderson, who says her political platform is "much more than my six- inch heels," sashayed into politics last November and won 15,000 votes in the Toronto mayoralty race.
That placed her third on a slate of 25 candidates for the job, won - - as expected -- by flamboyant Mel Lastman.
www.skeptictank.org /gen4/gen02325.htm   (578 words)

  
 Enza Supermodel Anderson @ Lorna's MidSummer Night's Dream
Enza Anderson is a popular transgendered woman living in Toronto, Canada.
Enza has always felt she was female and started dressing secretly, borrowing clothes from her mother, while in her early teens,.
Enza would like breast implants, but can't afford them.
tgmedia.enacre.net /lorna_lynne/enza.html   (338 words)

  
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As Enza remarked in her speech, "At its worst, voters believed the Canadian Alliance was a political shelter for closet racists, bigots and homophobes." There has been ample evidence for that point of view.
According to Toronto's gay and lesbian biweekly "Xtra!" the media were focused almost entirely on hopes of a photograph of Enza kissing incumbent Alliance leader Stockwell Day, a former preacher with an anti-gay record in Alberta's provincial government.
In the past, Enza created a big photo-op when she kissed Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman, whom she ran against in the last election.
www.qrd.org /qrd/media/radio/thiswayout/summary/newswrap/2002/N722-01.28.2002   (1464 words)

  
 VL.9.23.2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Instead of running for mayor, as he's done in election's past, Anderson is running for a job as councillor in the riding of Toronto Centre-Rosedale.
When Anderson, dressed in a tight, cherry-red cocktail dress and high-heels, arrived at City Hall, he was surrounded by a group of schoolchildren who were taking a tour of the city's political headquarters.
Anderson said had he run for mayor, he would have feared splitting the vote, or just taking votes away from Hall.
www.avitale.com /VL.253-1.27.2003.htm   (14992 words)

  
 babble: Drag queen to run for Canadian Alliance Leadership
Enza is working inside the system to change the system.
Enza is definitely a 'she', according to one of her campaign organisers I know.
Enza “Supermodel” Anderson, future leader of the Canadian Alliance, is a clear favourite in early voter polls.
www.rabble.ca /babble/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000479&p=   (4236 words)

  
 Eye - Help Wanted - 10.26.00
Though it appears that nobody outside of the Lastman camp is doing any polling, Anderson and Gomberg have both shown promise, in very different ways, in the all-important media-attention category: Anderson's legs have become an international wire story, while Gomberg's made headlines by getting dragged out of all sorts of places.
Among those registered, Anderson shares the highest profile with Gomberg, but her approach -- while perhaps no more or less likely to succeed -- is vastly different.
The leggy, buxom Anderson, a redhead this week, is running on a "six-inch platform," but one item sure to attract attention is her backing of a red-light district.
www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_10.26.00/news/mayor.html   (2188 words)

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