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Gay pride parade montreal 2022

June is Pride Month around the globe, including in many communities across Canada such as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Every June since Canadians have been gathering for Pride Month to celebrate the progress towards equality and to fight for progress not yet made.

We have gathered some resources so that you can learn more about, celebrate and enhanced support 2SLGBTQAI+ people in your community.

History of Event in Canada

Canada has a rich history and turning points in the strife for and eventual celebration of 2SLGBTQAI+ rights. Vancouver is hosting their 44th annual Pride Parade in July and Toronto is hosting its 41st. Montreal’s Pride Parade is one of the largest in Canada including more than 12, marchers with a crowd estimated at , people.

Throughout history Pride parades in Canada weren’t always a big celebration as they are today. There were a lot of riots and protests to get where we are today. Here is a short timeline of some of the Pride events that shaped today.

Canada’s first Gay Liberation Protest and March was on August 28, There were about people

Launch of the Fierté Montréal Festivities from August 1 to 7 at the Esplanade of the Olympic Park, Downtown and in the Village

This year again, we will be “together for all” in the streets, on stages and through our society initiatives!

Montréal, July 26, ─ The Montréal Pride Festival, presented by TD in collaboration with Casino de Montréal, officially unveiled today the festivities of the French-speaking world’s largest gathering of sexually and gender-diverse people as well as the top ten demands Montréal Identity festival is advocating for in

Representative of our Communities

“The Montréal Pride Festival is finally back in all of its exuberance, vitality and beauty! After hard times, our communities need to arrive together more than ever to celebrate,” said Simon Gamache, Executive Director of Montréal Pride. “Inclusive, committed and ambitious, Montréal Pride aspires to always be more representative of the diversity of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. We are thrilled that close to organizations will be participating in the Community Days on August 5 and 6 in th

Montreal Pride parade to go on as planned Sunday after cancellation

The head of the organization behind Montreal&#;s LGBTQ+ pride festival says the city&#;s pride parade will move on as planned Sunday after its abrupt cancellation last year.

The edition of the parade was cancelled just hours before it was supposed to begin in downtown Montreal.

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An independent report later found the incident was due to a misunderstanding among Montreal Pride festival personnel after they discovered 96 of the volunteers needed to work security for the parade were never recruited.

The report identified systemic communications and governance issues within the festival organization and recommended 13 reforms to address them.

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Montreal Pride Executive Director Simon Gamache says the organization has since fixed all of the problem

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A Festival for all

Fierté Montréal is committed to make its programming as accessible as possible so that everyone can fully enjoy the festival.


Learn more about the actions we undertake to provide or improve accessibility in the various activities of Fierté Montréal Festival.

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