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Toronto's Pride Week evolved out of the mass protests that followed the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids, and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005.In the 2005 parade, newly appointed Toronto police chief Bill Blair became the first chief of police in the city's history to personally take part in the parade.
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Pride gatherings have historical roots in the first large-scale protests for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights. The We Demand Rally was the first large-scale LGBT rights demonstration in Canada. The rally occurred on August 28, 1971, in Ottawa , and was organized by the gay rights activist groups Toronto Gay Action (TGA) and Community Homophile Association of ...
A short run documentary series, Coming Out, became Canada's first LGBT television series when it aired on Maclean-Hunter cable in Toronto in 1972. In 1973, several Canadian cities held gay rights events in conjunction with Pride Week 1973. [13]
July 3: The Toronto chapter of Black Lives Matter stages a protest as honoured guests of Pride Toronto, demanding more funding to people of colour events at pride, and removal of police floats in future parades. [231] July 9: The city of Steinbach becomes the first rural community in Manitoba to host a Pride event. The march and rally united ...
The 2009 pride parade, with the motto "Rainbow Friendship" attracted more than 300 participants from Bulgaria and tourists from Greece and Great Britain. There were no disruptions and the parade continued as planned. A third Pride parade took place successfully in 2010, with close to 800 participants and an outdoor concert event. [citation needed]
Pride Toronto is the largest pride event in North America (and Canada) while NYC Pride is the largest Pride event in the United States, with Mexico City Pride as the largest Pride event in Mexico. In Asia, Taiwan Pride, Tokyo Rainbow Pride in Japan and Tel Aviv Pride in Israel are Asia's largest pride events.
This category is for pride parades in Canada. When applicable, all topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories. When applicable, all topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories. Portals :