Montreal Pride

• PHOTOS: Rainbow flags and politics on display at Montreal Pride parade

  Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags as thousands of LGBTQ+ community members and their supporters took to the streets for the annual Pride parade.

  Perspectives

  Aug 10, 2025
  
• Montreal Pride organizers have reversed ban on Jewish community group in parade

  Fierté Montréal made the announcement a few days after Ga'ava, a Montreal-based Jewish community group, urged government officials to intervene. 

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2025
  
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• Montreal Pride Parade draws record crowd after abrupt cancellation of 2022 event

  A record 15,500 people took part of Montreal's Pride parade on Sunday after the event was abruptly cancelled at the last second last year.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2023
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• Roger Thibault, one half of first same-sex civil union in North America, dies at 77

  The same-sex couple was united in a civil union in July 2002, shortly after Quebec created the new legal partnership, distinguished from marriage only by its name.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2023
• With intolerance and violence on the rise, Montreal’s LGBTQ2 community sounding the alarm

  As Pride celebrations get underway in Montreal, the LGBTQ2 community is decrying an increase in threats and hate speech. Montreal police are also reporting an increase in crimes.

  Politics

  Aug 8, 2023
• Bona fide Pride: How orgs ensure sponsors are true LGBTQ2+ allies

  People on both sides of the political spectrum — including those who support and oppose LGBTQ2+ rights — have taken issue with so-called "rainbow capitalism."

  Lifestyle

  Jun 23, 2023
• Montreal’s annual Pride parade will launch without a hitch, organizers say

  After last year's catastrophic last-minute cancellation, organizers say they are poised to launch the 17th edition of the Montreal Pride festival without a hitch this summer. 

  Canada

  May 19, 2023
• ‘Misunderstanding’ blamed for last minute cancellation of Montreal Pride parade

  A new report says communication problems and a simple ``misunderstanding'' were at the heart of the decision to cancel this year's Montreal's Pride parade.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2022
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• Former chair of Montreal transit authority tapped to investigate cancelled Pride parade

  The city announced the appointment of Philippe Schnobb in a brief news release Friday. He will make recommendations and submit them to Montreal Pride 'in the coming months.'

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2022
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• Independent investigation ordered into abrupt cancellation of Montreal Pride parade: city

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has called for an independent investigation into the cancellation of the Pride parade. The event was shelved just hours before it was set to begin.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2022