Vancouver Pride Parade

• Thousands partake in Vancouver’s Pride festival highlighted by popular parade

  This year’s 45th annual parade theme is “Reconnect” with a focus on Vancouver Pride Society's commitment to amplifying marginalized community voices.

  Perspectives

  Aug 6, 2023
  
• ‘Fighting for all’: Vancouverite shares Iranian LGBTQ+ pride

  Shaya Goldoust left Iran in 2016, escaping to Turkey where she also faced discrimination and torment, she said. She arrived in Vancouver in 2020, seeking refuge.

  World

  Aug 4, 2023
  
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• ‘Show up’: Vancouver Pride Festival kicks off with call for celebration, allyship

  "Allies just need to show up. They need to be present to protect our communities, to celebrate our communities," said the Vancouver Pride Society's Justin Khan.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
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• Vancouver Pride Parade returns after two-year hiatus

  Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Vancouver's West End for the parade, which starts at noon on Sunday.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2022
• Vancouver Pride Society announces full return to in-person events for 2022

  The dedicated Vancouver Pride week, with events including the Vancouver Pride Parade and Sunset Beach Festival, will take place in-person again from July 21 to Aug. 1.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2022
• Vancouver Pride Parade hopeful to return to in-person event this summer

  The website states they are "cautiously planning for it to be one of the best Prides yet while adhering to the Provincial Health Guidelines."

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2022
• The show must go on(line): Vancouver hosts virtual Pride parade amid COVID-19

  A ban on mass gatherings did not stop Vancouver's LGBTQ2 community from celebrating their community and highlighting the continued fight for rights and equality.

  Aug 2, 2020
• LGBTQ2 Mountie ‘disheartened’ but ‘listening’ as Vancouver Pride bans police

  "Nobody at this point knows the way forward, and that's OK, but we need to listen to each other," said Surrey RCMP spokesperson and LGBTQ2 community member Cpl. Elenore Sturko.

  Jun 12, 2020
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• Vancouver police ‘disheartened’ over decision to ban them from Pride events

  On Wednesday, the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) said all law enforcement will be removed from its parade and festivals.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2020
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• Vancouver Pride pledges ‘removal of all law enforcement’ from 2020 events

  The organization issued a statement Wednesday, as it announced it would also be backing calls by the Black Lives Matter movement to defund police. 

  Jun 10, 2020