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Festival Fierté Montréal is one of the most enjoyed Gay Pride event on Earth. However, the pandemic and last year's debacle have left Montreal Pride in a sad place. Today's conference addressed many concerns even some beyond the mere festivities. The issue that troubles me the most is the rise in homophobia and hate crimes against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community around the world. In North America, the MAGA movement, the GOP in American politics with Canadian people who somehow see themselves as Republicans are publicly and aggressively expressing their prejudices with the intent of being cruel and hurtful. This is very disturbing. Everyone on Earth has an 2SLGBTQIA+ relative. Some of the people I have enjoyed the most are from this community.
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| Montreal Gay Village 2018 |
On top of the social negativity plaguing the community, the Gay Village in Montreal has suffered major losses due to the pandemic. Beautiful well groomed terraces, plants, design styling, art exhibition contributed to making this a hot spot for all communities. Since the pandemic, many restaurants and bars that offered shows had to close.
A concern to revive the village was studied by the organizers of Montreal Pride and efforts are taken in this direction and on how to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ people. There will be a series of conferences (look for microphone icon on images) that will take place at the Hyatt Place Montréal on August 5th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and August 11th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Celebrating Our Spirits.
BUT THIS IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE!
I included two samples we enjoyed this morning, above BLK PRL Sandy Duperval and below, Gisèle Lullaby gives a spirited performance. There will be many artists of many disciplines doing their thing. On the site you will get a day by day description of the events of the day and information about everything that is evolving.
And, of course, there are the PARTIES!!!!
THE PARADE
Get ready for the spectacular no holds bar Pride Parade! There is an expected 15 000 people marching in the parade that will happen on August 13, 2023 starting at 1 p.m. on the corner of René Lévesque Boulevard and Metcalfe heading east until it reaches Alexandre de Sève.
HAVE FUN!
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