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This afternoon I attended the Rainbow Flag Raising and Pride Week Proclamation in front of City Hall at Nathan Phillips Square. The event is the official opening of Pride Toronto’s Pride Week<\/a>, a ten-day-long celebration of the city’s LGBTTIQQ2S<\/a> communities that started on June 20 and concludes on June 29. Since Nathan Phillips Square is covered in tents and stages for the Toronto Jazz Festival<\/a>, the event was held at the festival’s Primus Stage, just in view of the podium where the rainbow-striped Pride flag was raised after a few short speeches.<\/p>\n


\nPride Co-Chairs Mark Singh, Lenore MacAdam, Councilor Kyle Rae, and Mayor David Miller<\/em><\/p>\n


\nMayor David Miller and Councilor Kyle Rae looking on as the flag was raised<\/em><\/p>\n

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Speaking at the event were City Councilor Kyle Rae<\/a>, Mayor David Miller<\/a>, and Pride co-chairs Mark Singh and Lenore MacAdam<\/a>. Although Councilor Kyle Rae and Mayor Miller both highlighted the importance of diversity and respect for human rights that Pride has come to represent, Mayor Miller was light-hearted in saying that not only is Pride “fabulous, more importantly, it is so much fun.” I can appreciate his sentiments — Pride grew out of an uncompromising fight for human rights and acceptance for gays and lesbians, a mandate still reflected in many of Pride’s events, but it is also a huge celebration, and a chance for everyone, gay, straigh,t or otherwise, to let their hair down and participate in some great parties, parades, and cultural activities (many of which are free)<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\n2008 Pride Parade Grand Marshall Enza “Supermodel” Anderson, with Deputy Premiere George Smitherman, and Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne.<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition to the speakers, showing their support for Pride was a group of City Councilors that included Gord Perks<\/a>, Adam Vaughan<\/a>, and Adam Giambrone<\/a>, as well as members of the Legislative Assemby of Ontario Deputy Premiere George Smitherman<\/a>, Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne<\/a>, and Minister of Tourism Peter Fonseca<\/a>. Pride notables included Internaional Grand Marshall Gareth Henry, Pride Parade Grand Marshall Enza “Supermodel” Anderson<\/a>, and members of the 2008 Pride Parade Honoured Group, The Friends for Life Bike Rally<\/a>, whose mission is to raise more than $1 million dollars this year for HIV\/AIDS support through sponsorship for their annual July bike ride from Toronto to Montreal.<\/p>\n

Although I will be attending (and posting about) a few more Pride events this week, such as the Pride Street Festival this week-end, it was great to get out and see the Pride flag being raised. Since 1992, the Pride flag flying at City Hall has become an important symbol of Toronto’s acceptance of the LGBTTIQQ2S communities. The flag will be flying for the rest of Pride Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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