Culture

Meet the people who will lead Vancouver’s 2017 Pride parade

Vancouver Pride announces marshals and honours activists at 2017 StandOUT Awards

By Derek Brown

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to march in Toronto Pride for the second year

Made history in 2016 when he became the first sitting Canadian PM to march in a Pride parade

By Arshy Mann

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Ukraine’s LGBT community defies the haters and marches on

Pride marchers surprised anti-LGBT protesters by taking an unexpected shortcut

By Michael Colborne

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Jewish Defence League members planning anti-Islam ‘death march’ at Toronto Pride parade

Members of the far-right group will carry fake severed heads, caskets and anti-Islamic signs

By Arshy Mann, Evan Balgord

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Nominee questions Vancouver Pride activism awards

Why Fatima Jaffer and Jamie Lee Hamilton refused to run for StandOUT awards

By Derek Brown

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Trans flag raised at Toronto Pride flag raising 2017

‘Pride is political, Pride is intersectional,’ says city councillor

By Arshy Mann

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Why one Toronto city councillor wants to bring back the LGBT advisory council

‘I would much rather be proactive and have the discussions ongoing year-round,” Kristyn Wong-Tam says

By Arshy Mann

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Pride Winnipeg says police can march in this year’s parade — just not in uniform

Inspector says Pride did ‘a really good job explaining why’ some community members might be stressed by seeing police in uniform

By Derek Brown

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Pride to offer a full month of programming for the second year in a row

Will follow through on promises to Black Lives Matter for increased support of cultural programming

By Arshy Mann

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City council votes to fund Pride Toronto despite ban on uniformed police

Why does Pride routinely face greater scrutiny than other cultural organizations, asks councillor

By Arshy Mann

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Uniformed police will march in Vancouver’s Pride parade

‘This is our way through and our compromise for this year,’ says Pride society

By Derek Brown

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Former Vancouver Pride directors call for police to withdraw from parade

‘It would be a great first step to show trust and willingness to listen and understand,’ says Tim Richards

By Derek Brown

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Pride Toronto clears first hurdle to keep city funding

A full council vote on Pride Toronto funding to come on May 24

By Arshy Mann

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Judge hobbles class-action lawsuit against ‘gay zombies’ that crashed Toronto Pride

But Bill Whatcott will have to reveal his associates and backers, court rules

By Arshy Mann

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Black Lives Matter say they feel betrayed by Vancouver police and Pride

Why didn’t police intervene sooner to pre-empt attack on this anti-racism rally, and what does it say about marching in Pride?

By Derek Brown

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Toronto city councillors threatening to cut Pride funding for excluding police floats

Suburban councillor is introducing motion to defund Pride next month

By Arshy Mann

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This group wants to throw a rival LGBT parade that includes cops on the same day as Toronto Pride

Unity and Inclusion Toronto is asking for donations to help fund an alternative parade

By Arshy Mann

Drag Queens are taking over Big White

Okanagan queens Sparkle and Sasha will co-host the inaugural Peak Pride

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