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June 17, 2019June 17, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Pollyanna At The Pride Picnic

It is Pride month, but here in Edmonton the coalition of LGBTQ+ groups is showing signs of strain. They were not able to reach consensus on key matters affecting the parade, so the parade was cancelled. As I understand it, the concerns had to do with police presence and participation, increased commercial and political representation, […]

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March 9, 2019March 9, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Edmonton Pride

This week is Pride Week at the University of Alberta. There will be events, shows, and a parade on campus. I hope it isn’t too cold for the parade! The city of Edmonton is recognizing this by lighting the High Level Bridge in rainbow colours. Edmonton has its Pride Week in warmer weather in June […]

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Black Lives Matter Protest crowd Toronto
July 7, 2016November 11, 2016Snowbird of Paradise

Duelling Causes

In Toronto, Canada this week we had an interesting kerfuffle. Two social/political action groups found themselves in a very public lovers’ spat. The LGBTQ community had invited the Black Lives Matter group to lead the Toronto Pride parade. It was intended as a gesture to recognize black LGBTQ people and their disproportionate experience of discrimination […]

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