One more Queen at Pride?

That’s right, the Queen of England will be in Toronto on July 4 — the day of the country’s biggest Pride parade. As the head of state for Canada, she’ll be having an official state dinner with Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. We suspect that she’d rather be hanging out with the homos on Church St. And honey, if you’re reading this, you’re more than welcome to join us.

(Photo from wiki commons; h/t to Ryan G Hinds)

Marcus McCann

Marcus McCann is an employment and human rights lawyer, member of Queers Crash the Beat, and a part owner of Glad Day Bookshop. Before becoming a lawyer, he was the managing editor of Xtra in Toronto and Ottawa.

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