It’s one of the largest and most centrally located LGBT business and entertainment districts on the globe, with dozens of bars, restaurants, shops and other establishments catering enthusiastically to the community. If you’re in that “progressive and livable” city for WorldPride, you’ll surely experience Toronto’s lively and colorful Church Street Gay Village. Highlighting Canada’s continued progress in human rights, WP14TO also celebrates the diversity and dynamism of Toronto, one of the world’s most progressive and livable cities.” Check the official WorldPride website for further updates and details, and also on news about additional parties, gatherings, surprises and special performances taking place during the 10-day celebration.Īccording to the organizers, “ will be an international celebration incorporating activism, education, and the history and culture of global LGBTTIQQ2SA* communities. from Canadian Lesbian + Gay Archives on Vimeo. Taking place shortly after the defeat of Bill 167, this was the largest LGBT political action at the time in Canada.
Official WorldPride events are many, beginning with an opening ceremony on June 20 and culminating during the big weekend (June 27 through 29) with a Trans March, Dyke March, WorldPride Parade, Family Pride, Streetfair, and Arts and Cultural Festival, culminating with the Closing Ceremony. Clip features scenes from the 1994 pride week Toronto rally and march.
But expect the lineup to continue evolving between now and next week. The 10-day event will include concerts by a slew of A-listers, including Tegan and Sara, Chely Wright, Melissa Etheridge, Deborah Cox, Martha Wash and superstar DJs David Morales and Quentin Harris. Adding to the buzz is the fact that this year marks the very first time that WorldPride will take place in a North American city. Attendance at the 1989 Pride was estimated at 25,000, up from the previous year’s 1520 thousand. It had also been twenty years since the Canadian government decriminalized certain sexual acts between consenting adults. That year marked the twentieth anniversary of Stonewall.
Pride Toronto is happy to announce that planning for a physical Pride Month and Festival Weekend is in full swing for 2022 The full month of programming will begin on June 1, concluding with the annual Festival Weekend on June 24-25-26, 2022. Tory said he “tried to help in bringing the two sides together,” adding: “I will continue to use my office as Mayor to do everything I possibly can to avoid this city becoming divided and polarised.”Īsked why, as a straight white man, he was asserting his opinion on a complex discussion about race and LGBT+ issues, Tory replied: “I actually take some offence at the fact that you would even ask a question that way.WorldPride 2014 Toronto (WP14TO), presented by Pride Toronto, is shaping up to be one of the biggest international LGBT events…well, ever. The theme of 1989’s Pride Day was 20/20: Setting Our Sights. Get Ready for Pride Month Our 2022 Pride Month Calendar will be out on April 28th, 2022. I believe the police should be in Pride, I’ve said that many times.” The decision was attacked by Mayor of Toronto John Tory, who said at a press conference: “I find it deeply disappointing. A Toronto Police Officer fires a water gun at spectators at Pride Toronto in 2014. The director said the body would continue to consult on the issue beyond 2019. Olivia Nuamah, executive director of Pride Toronto, said: “What this vote has told us is we need to better understand what this community feels about police services and how they feel it negatively impacts their lives and so that’s what we’re going to try to do.” The wafer-thin margin of the vote provoked more controversy, CBC reports, as 244 new members were registered in the days running up to the meeting.