Pride

RCMP say a protest at a drag storytime event for children at a library in the B.C. Interior over the weekend has resulted in one arrest and an investigation into reports of a separate assault at the scene. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Drag storytime kids event at Kamloops library marred by protest, arrest

Police say ‘Anti-Pride’ demonstrators yelled insults, refused to leave

 

On Saturday, Aug. 26, vandals spray-painted the rainbow crosswalk on Main Street in Summerland. Municipal crews quickly cleaned up the crosswalk following the incident. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

Rainbow crosswalk vandalized in Summerland

Racial slur spray-painted on Pride-themed crosswalk on Main Street

 

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Fri, April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Man charged after Pride flag stolen, damaged in North Vancouver

Police say the incident was posted on social media

 

In June, a pride flag was hung from the bell tower at Summerland United Church. The flag was later moved to the overhang at the front entrance to the church. The flag has since been taken. (Contributed)

Pride flag taken from Summerland church

Summerland United Church displayed flag as sign of inclusiveness

In June, a pride flag was hung from the bell tower at Summerland United Church. The flag was later moved to the overhang at the front entrance to the church. The flag has since been taken. (Contributed)
Participants walk in the Toronto Pride Parade, in Toronto, Sunday June 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Celebration and protest erupts during Canada’s largest Pride parade in Toronto

‘This year in particular, it’s been important for the queer community to show up’

Participants walk in the Toronto Pride Parade, in Toronto, Sunday June 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Mia Johnson, representing the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, takes the parade route at a run during Nanaimo’s Pride parade Sunday, June 11. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

More threats mean greater focus on security at Pride events across Canada

For the first time in its decade-long history, the Pride festival in…

Mia Johnson, representing the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, takes the parade route at a run during Nanaimo’s Pride parade Sunday, June 11. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
People take part in the Equality Parade, an LGBT pride parade, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

US ambassador marches in Warsaw Pride parade, sending message to NATO ally

In recent years Western governments have been alarmed by a conservative government in Warsaw

People take part in the Equality Parade, an LGBT pride parade, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Elliott Knight and MP Taylor Bachrach at Kitimat’s Pride Prom on June 3. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)

Pride Month celebrated in Kitimat with second-ever Pride Prom

This year’s event saw 175 people party at Riverlodge Recreation Centre

Elliott Knight and MP Taylor Bachrach at Kitimat’s Pride Prom on June 3. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)
Surrey school district education centre, pictured April 13, 2022. (Photo: Lauren Collins)

‘Aggressive’ anti-SOGI protest forces B.C. school trustees to cut meeting short

‘As a board, we were prepared for the worst’: board chair

Surrey school district education centre, pictured April 13, 2022. (Photo: Lauren Collins)
Pride flags decorate a fence at the Stonewall National Monument with U.S. Park police present, Tuesday June 13, 2023, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Bebeto Matthews

Rising hate casts pall over Pride, spotlights need for protest along with celebration

Hate crime reports tied to transgender and sexual orientation are rising in Canada

Pride flags decorate a fence at the Stonewall National Monument with U.S. Park police present, Tuesday June 13, 2023, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Bebeto Matthews
Hope RCMP are looking into a serious spate of alleged hate crimes in Hope, just days into the community’s first Pride festival. (Kemone Moodley/Hope Standard/Megan te Boekhorst)

PHOTOS: Pride flag set on fire during night of alleged hate crime in Hope

Hope RCMP extend support to local LGBTQIA2S community following rash of crime

Hope RCMP are looking into a serious spate of alleged hate crimes in Hope, just days into the community’s first Pride festival. (Kemone Moodley/Hope Standard/Megan te Boekhorst)
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Marci Ien, delivers remarks during an announcement to support a national Indigenous women’s and LGBTQ organization at the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) in Gatineau, Que., Monday, June 5, 2023. The Trudeau government is earmarking $1.5 million for LGBTQ community organizations to boost security measures at Pride parades and other events this summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Ottawa offers $1.5 million for security at Pride parades after rise in hate crimes

Organizations have ramped up security after a documented rise in hate crimes targeting LGBTQ people

Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Marci Ien, delivers remarks during an announcement to support a national Indigenous women’s and LGBTQ organization at the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) in Gatineau, Que., Monday, June 5, 2023. The Trudeau government is earmarking $1.5 million for LGBTQ community organizations to boost security measures at Pride parades and other events this summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Elliott Knight wants the Kitimat Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) to be a place of family and safety for those who are already part of, want to join, or have questions about the LGBTQ+ community. August 8, 2020. Photo by Clare Rayment.

In Our Valley: Elliot Knight

Elliott Knight on disability, identity, queerness and community

Elliott Knight wants the Kitimat Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) to be a place of family and safety for those who are already part of, want to join, or have questions about the LGBTQ+ community. August 8, 2020. Photo by Clare Rayment.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes part in the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wishing LGBTQ people a happy Pride Month, saying it marks a symbol for freedom, but he has not specified whether he’ll be seen at any Pride events. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Poilievre links Pride with freedom but stays mum on parades, condemns Uganda bill

He is not saying whether he’ll be attending any Pride events

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes part in the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wishing LGBTQ people a happy Pride Month, saying it marks a symbol for freedom, but he has not specified whether he’ll be seen at any Pride events. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Police are investigating after someone threw black paint on the front entrance and a window of Ladner United Church in the early morning of Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Police are treating the incident as a hate crime as the locations are where Pride flags were hanging inside the building. (Ladner United Church/Facebook photos)

Vandal again targets Pride flags at B.C. church

Wednesday’s incident one day before Pride Month is at least the sixth at the church since 2019

Police are investigating after someone threw black paint on the front entrance and a window of Ladner United Church in the early morning of Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Police are treating the incident as a hate crime as the locations are where Pride flags were hanging inside the building. (Ladner United Church/Facebook photos)
An Ottawa Senators player warms-up with rainbow-coloured hockey tape prior to taking on the Vancouver Canucks in NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t wear themed warmup jerseys for the team’s annual Pride night celebration Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Maple Leafs won’t wear themed jerseys for team’s Pride night Tuesday

NHL’s Pride nights collide with LGBTQ+ political climate

An Ottawa Senators player warms-up with rainbow-coloured hockey tape prior to taking on the Vancouver Canucks in NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t wear themed warmup jerseys for the team’s annual Pride night celebration Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Vancouver Canucks’ Andrei Kuzmenko celebrates after scoring during third period NHL hockey action against the St. Louis Blues Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in St. Louis. Coach Rick Tocchet says Canucks forward Kuzmenko won’t wear a themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver hosts its annual Pride night on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson

Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko won’t wear Pride warm-up jersey: coach

NHLPA: Whether a player wears the themed jersey comes down to individual rights,

Vancouver Canucks’ Andrei Kuzmenko celebrates after scoring during third period NHL hockey action against the St. Louis Blues Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in St. Louis. Coach Rick Tocchet says Canucks forward Kuzmenko won’t wear a themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver hosts its annual Pride night on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson
An Ottawa Senators player warms-up with rainbow coloured hockey tape as part of a #HockeyIsForEveryone campaign prior to taking on the Vancouver Canucks in NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The Vancouver Canucks will wear themed warm-up jerseys when they host the Calgary Flames for their annual Pride celebration game Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Vancouver Canucks to wear themed warm-up jerseys for annual Pride night

Jerseys will be designed by a local artist, and a $20,000 donation will be made to QMUNITY

An Ottawa Senators player warms-up with rainbow coloured hockey tape as part of a #HockeyIsForEveryone campaign prior to taking on the Vancouver Canucks in NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The Vancouver Canucks will wear themed warm-up jerseys when they host the Calgary Flames for their annual Pride celebration game Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
FILE - The Stanley Cup makes an appearance during the Gay Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday June 27, 2010. At least one National Hockey League team with a Russian player on its roster has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride Night because of a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights. (AP Photo/Chicago Tribune, William DeShazer, File)

Unwelcome spotlight falls on NHL team Pride night events

All 32 NHL teams hold a Pride night, though many do so without themed jerseys

FILE - The Stanley Cup makes an appearance during the Gay Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday June 27, 2010. At least one National Hockey League team with a Russian player on its roster has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride Night because of a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights. (AP Photo/Chicago Tribune, William DeShazer, File)
FILE - The ice is lit in rainbow light for Pride Night before an NHL hockey game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday’s Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

NHL’s Blackhawks won’t wear Pride jerseys, cite Russian law

Chicago coach Luke Richardson he and his players were disappointed in the decision

FILE - The ice is lit in rainbow light for Pride Night before an NHL hockey game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday’s Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)