Calgary Pride

• Calgary Stampede, politicians barred from participating in 2024 Pride parade

  Calgary Stampede has been barred from participating in the annual Pride parade "for the foreseeable future" due to abuse from a former staff member. 

  Canada

  Mar 6
  
• Hundreds celebrate LGBTQ2 joy, resilience in Calgary Pride Parade

  Many attendees describe Pride as an event to showcase the diversity of the LGBTQ2 community is in Calgary.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2023
  
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• Anti-LGBTQ2 hate has no place in Calgary during Pride 2023, mayor says

  Pride 2023 kicked off in Calgary on Aug. 18 and will run until Sept. 3. The annual parade will take place on the last day at 11 a.m.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2023
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• Popular gay bar ‘The Backlot’ in search of new home due to Calgary condo development

  A proposed development in Calgary's downtown core has jeopardized the future of The Backlot, which has been in its location on 10 Avenue S.W. since 1996.

  Consumer

  Feb 16, 2023
• Calgarians frustrated after Chinook Blast events postponed over safety concerns

  Drag On Ice and DJ Gaysnakes were scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons respectively as part of Chinook Blast festivities.

  Perspectives

  Feb 10, 2023
• Calgary Pride says LGBTQ refugees to lead the Pride parade in September

  Calgary Pride says this year's parade marshals will be LGBTQ refugees who now call the city home.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2022
• 2021 Calgary Pride Festival wraps up with drive-in extravaganza

  The Calgary Pride Festival is ending Sunday, wrapping up with a parade like no other.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2021
• Exemptions given to Alberta rodeos, Calgary & Fort McMurray Pride events to serve liquor past 10 p.m.

  Several Alberta rodeos, Pride YMM and 14 venues hosting Calgary Pride Festival events were granted exemptions from new COVID-19 public health restrictions limiting alcohol sales.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2021
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• ‘It’s groundbreaking’: Students celebrate 1st permanent Pride crosswalk at Calgary school

  Jack James High School is now the home of the first inclusive Pride crosswalk at a Calgary Board of Education school.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2021
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• New Beltline community space named after Calgary LGBTQ2S+ leader opens

  A new gathering space opened in Calgary's Beltline district Wednesday. The park is named after Calgary's Lois Szabo, a founding member of the city's first gay club.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2021