Pride

Debate online regarding residents’ pride in Victoria started on Reddit when a user posed the question of what their favourite part of living in the region is. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

‘Arguably the best neighborhood in Canada’: Victorians highlight their pride

Debate sparked online regarding what makes residents so proud to call Victoria home

 

The 26th annual Victoria Pride Parade filled downtown streets with glitter, music, rainbows and joy Sunday morning. (Nina Grossman/News Staff) The 26th annual Victoria Pride Parade filled downtown streets with glitter, music, rainbows and joy. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)

A Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that favored the…

 

FILE – A pride flag is photographed during a Pride flag raising ceremony in Saskatoon on June 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

‘No search results found’: B.C.’s queer communities lacking social spaces

A lack of queer nightlife has club goers asking “where are we supposed to go?”

 

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

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
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

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)
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

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
Destination Greater Victoria took part in the 2023 Victoria Pride Parade Sunday (July 9). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

VIDEO: Thousands celebrate Pride in Victoria at annual parade

The parade featured around 140 entries

Destination Greater Victoria took part in the 2023 Victoria Pride Parade Sunday (July 9). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
The 2022 Victoria Pride Parade. This year’s takes a different route on July 9. (Black Press Media file photo)

Police prepare for Victoria Pride Parade with road closures, cameras

Organizers expect more than 40,000 spectators and 140 entries for the Sunday parade

The 2022 Victoria Pride Parade. This year’s takes a different route on July 9. (Black Press Media file photo)
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)
The Pride crosswalk at G. R. Pearkes Recreation Centre was vandalized overnight on June 27. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)

‘No place for hate or bigotry’: Saanich mayor speaks out after Pride crosswalk vandalized

Saanich police investigating incident as criminal mischief

The Pride crosswalk at G. R. Pearkes Recreation Centre was vandalized overnight on June 27. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)
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)
Victoria Pride Week runs June 29 to July 9, 2023. (Courtesy KZ Photography/Victoria Pride Society)

‘There’s no wrong way to love’: Victoria Pride Festival returns June 29

Popular parade, taking place July 9, has a new route this year

Victoria Pride Week runs June 29 to July 9, 2023. (Courtesy KZ Photography/Victoria Pride Society)
Alana Delcourt and Henrietta Dubet strike a pose while browsing the shops celebrating Pride Day in Sidney Saturday, June 17. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Sidney Pride Day celebrates LGBTQ2S+ community

Businesses throughout the downtown core put out colourful displays in celebration and support

Alana Delcourt and Henrietta Dubet strike a pose while browsing the shops celebrating Pride Day in Sidney Saturday, June 17. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
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)
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
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
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
This is BC Transit’s first-ever Pride Bus, which will be in service and running on a variety of routes in the Victoria Regional Transit System through June and July. (BC Transit photo)

BC Transit unveils first-ever Pride bus before Victoria event

Bus will be seen during the summer, including at Pride parade

This is BC Transit’s first-ever Pride Bus, which will be in service and running on a variety of routes in the Victoria Regional Transit System through June and July. (BC Transit photo)
Afton Frost will be an MC for the Pride at the Tide event, and is one of the directors of North Island Pride. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Campbell River’s Pride Festival will be ‘just more of everything’, organizers say

Multiple days of celebration planned for 2023 Pride Festival

Afton Frost will be an MC for the Pride at the Tide event, and is one of the directors of North Island Pride. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror