Vancouver Pride Parade

If you, like me, spent all of Pride Sunday wishing you were dead because you ate at a certain restaurant you’ve always had doubts about, and lo and behold, you came down with the nastiest case of food poisoning you’ve had since Southeast Asia… well, this video is for you. This year, Xtra teamed up with the hooligans at OUTtv to capture the best of our parade. It’s so good it almost feels like I was there… instead of on my couch. Wah wah.

PS Happy birthday, boyfriend Steve. Love you bigtime, you big homosexual you.

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