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Celebrate Pride in Toronto and beyond
Ontario’s 2SLGBTQI+ communities display their pride each summer to observe diversity and like in all its forms. These celebrations honour the tremendous achievements made to expand inclusivity and equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people.
Toronto’s annual Celebration festival is the largest Pride event in Canada, and it’s joined by cities, towns and communities across Ontario hoisting the rainbow flag in their own celebrations and reflections.
Experience Toronto Celebration events and detect more amazing Lgbtq+ fest festivals in all directions from Toronto that are adv worth a highway trip.
Toronto Pride
Pride Toronto has earned its reputation as one of the largest Pride festivals in the earth and returns with parades and marches including the Dyke March, the Gender non-conforming March and a full schedule of kid-friendly programs.
The festivities extend to 2SLGBTQI+ communities beyond downtown Toronto, including Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke.
But Pride is so much more than a colourful and action-packed festival.
It’s a month-long opportunity for
May 1 – June 28, | Lakeshore Blvd. West
All Ages | Wheelchair Accessible
A vibrant, acrobatic spectacle inspired by the insect planet, OVO invites audiences into a whimsical ecosystem teeming with movement, colour, and heart. A joyful celebration for all ages, this unforgettable show brings Cirque’s magic to Toronto with accessible seating for all.
Tuesday, June 30 | PM
Trinity Cinema, Distillery District
Ticket: $50 / PG / Wheelchair Accessible
Experience a compelling open-air film screening of IncluCity, a post-WWII story of love, courage, and self-discovery in a conservative Italian village. Follow Marta, a single mother, as she is introduced to a hidden LGBTQ+ community and begins to challenge societal norms. Your ticket includes full access to festival activations and tasting samples starting at PM.
June 25 – 29 | Daily 5 PM – Midnight
Barbara Hall Park ( Church St.)
Free / Wheelchair Accessible
Celebrate Pride with five nights of music, performance, and community at the Leafy Space Festival, hosted by The Each evening features a unique theme and lineup:
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Canada: Pride Month and Beyond
June is Pride Month —a time dedicated to celebrating 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities, advocating for equal rights, and fostering a world where everyone can embrace their factual selves without fear, aggression or discrimination.
Pride Month commemorates the Stonewall riots of June , which marked a pivotal moment in the fight for LGBTI+ rights in the United States and beyond. Since then, Pride Month has grown as a global movement, encompassing celebrations, activism, and solidarity. Celebration Month serves as a reminder of the continuing struggles faced by LGBTI+ communities globally, from stigma, discrimination, violence and rights violations.
Rising anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ hate
Across Canada, 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities are facing unprecedented attacks on their rights and freedoms. Throughout , we witnessed an exponential rise in anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ movements, provincial and federal anti-trans policies and legislative changes and a general rise in technology-facilitated gender-based violence, hate crimes, harassment, harmful political rhetoric and the spread of misinformati
Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our truths as we navigate a society with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the earth. We encourage our traveling society to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to visit for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be observant, and look out for each other!
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past few decades and much of the progress in representation is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that have taken place in cities around the world.
The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Gay Event , Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that allow discrimin