“Resist is thinking about the ways our communities are marginalized,” said Erin Edgehill, co-chair of Pride Toronto Board. Continue reading →

The parade, which caps off weeks of LGBTQ events, is expected to draw as many as one-million spectators. Continue reading →

Chief Mark Saunders is hoping the withdrawal “will be received as a concrete example of the fact that I am listening closely to the community’s concerns and I am committed thoroughly to building a better, stronger relationship between us.” Continue reading →

Thousands cheered on Toronto’s annual Pride parade Sunday and waved rainbow flags, though continued debate over the exclusion of the city’s police force swirled amid the colourful procession that weaved its way through the downtown core. Continue reading →

Some Toronto police officers are heading south of the border to participate in New York City’s Pride events after members of the police service were banned from participating in Toronto’s Pride in uniform. Continue reading →

Organizers of the First Responders Unity Festival told AM640 that Chief Mark Saunders notified them in a letter that the Toronto Police Service (TPS) “will not be participating” in the event. Continue reading →

The flag raising will be followed by a proclamation designating June as Pride Month. Continue reading →

A motion from a Toronto city councillor to pull grant money from Pride Toronto was rejected in a vote at City Hall on Friday. Continue reading →

Toronto City Hall voted to continue $260,000 in funding for Toronto’s Pride Parade despite pressure from police officers within the LGBTQ community (and some on city council) to pull it. This, after Black Lives Matter stopped the parade last year, providing a list of demands including banning police in uniform from the parade. Pride Toronto… Continue reading →