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CTV is Proud to support Edmonton Pride
CORY EDEL
STACEY BROTZEL
ROB WILLIAMS
JORDAN HERTNER
CONTENTS 5 A Brief History
26 - 47 Event Listings
6 Letter from the Board
30 Parade Route
7 Board of Directors & Staff
49 Vriend v. Alberta
8 - 17 Festival Entertainment
50 Michael Phair
18 Entertainment Schedule
53 Blood Ban
20 Festival Move
55 Queer History App
23 Pride Day at K-Days
58 Sponsors
24 Federal Apology The Edmonton Pride Festival makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information it publishes, but cannot be held responsible for any consequences arising from errors and omissions. Articles published reflect the views and opinions of the authors and are not necessarily the views held by the volunteers, contractors, coordinators, the Edmonton Pride Festival Society or our advertisers. We accept no liability for our advertisers’ claims.
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a BriEF HiSTOry a BriEF HiSTOry OF lgBTQ2S+ EvENTS iN EdmONTON & alBErTa
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Bill C-150 amends the Criminal Code of Canada to decriminalize homosexuality.
1972 Individual rights protection act was enacted.
The Gay Alliance Towards Equality was formed. Lobbying began to add sexual orientation to the individual rights protection act.
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First same-sex union held at Unitarian Church.
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose was founded.
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1983 Edmonton has its first week long Pride celebration.
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Pisces Bathhouse Raid occurred on May 20, 1981. 56 men are arrested after a lengthy undercover investigation by the “Morality Control Unit.”
AIDS Network of Edmonton Society is formed. GALA unsuccessfully petitions the city to declare June 27 a Gay & Lesbian Awareness Day.
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Womonspace founded.
The first Gay Pride March and Pride at Camp Harris occurred in Edmonton.
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Another request is made for the city to recognize June 27 as Gay & Lesbian Awareness Day. City Council once again denies the request.
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It’s suggested that this was the first Pride celebration, with 75 people holding a baseball game and campfire.
Delwin Vriend fired from King’s College. Sexual Orientation was not protected under the provincial human rights code at the time.
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For the first time, Edmonton’s Pride Parade was recognized by the then-mayor, Jan Reimer, who proclaimed June 26 Gay Day.
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The Supreme Court ruled in Vriend’s favour. Provincial governments could not exclude the protection of individuals from human rights legislation on the basis of sexual orientation.
Blood donation ban for men who have sex with men reduced from 5 years to 12 months.
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Blood donation ban for men who have sex with men reduced from “lifetime” to 5 years.
Alberta Family Law Act Amendments come into force.
The Civil Marriage Act received Royal Assent on July, 20, 2005.
2017 June: Bill C-16 passes and receives Royal Assent. Gender identity and gender expression are added to the Canadian Human Rights Act as prohibited grounds for discrimination.
February: Gender Health Program opens at the University of Alberta Hospital.
November: Justin Trudeau apologizes for historical discrimination of LGBTQ2S+ people by federal agencies.
April: The Pride Centre of Edmonton holds its Grand Reopening. The Pride Centre has been supporting Edmonton and area residents for more than 40 years.
November: Bill 24 passes in Alberta. The bill protects LGBTQ2S+ students and supports GSAs in schools.
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nother year has passed, and Pride month is upon us once again. June is always an incredibly exciting month, as LGBTQ2S+ people around the world celebrate inclusion and increased visibility, and continue to fight for those within our community who still face homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism, and other forms of discrimination. The year since our last festival has been filled with many wins and losses in the LGBTQ2S+ community. We are so proud to see that the wins have made us safer and freer, and that the losses are never the end, but only cause us to fight harder for what we deserve. June may be Pride month but that does not mean it is the only month of activity for LGBTQ2S+ organizations. Many groups work tirelessly, year round, to increase equality, equity, acceptance, and inclusion of LGBTQ2S+ people in our city and around the world. As we embark on our 38th Annual Pride Festival and Parade, we would like to acknowledge how
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integral every single person in the LGBTQ2S+ community in the greater Edmonton area is, 365 days a year. The Edmonton Pride Festival Society feels honoured to provide LGBTQ2S+ people in our city an opportunity to shine the light of their various truths, experiences, and realities through the prism of the Pride Festival, showing the world the FULL SPECTRUM of our amazing community. We hope this Pride Guide will provide you a glimpse into the magic and excitement that happens over our ten day festival. The diversity and passion in our city is what makes the Edmonton Pride Festival so fantastic. So take in as much as you can, make use of all the opportunities to learn more about your community, and continue to advocate for and support the many LGBTQ2S+ groups in Edmonton and its surrounding area throughout the year! Yours In Pride, The Edmonton Pride Festival Board of Directors
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BOard OF dirECTOrS & STaFF 1.Alyssa Demers (Co-Chair) 2.Susan Oliver (Treasurer) 3.Nick Diaz (Secretary) 4.Dana Marsh (Communications Director) 5.Kay Donaldson (Social Media) 6.Clayton Hitchcock (Community Engagement) 7.Gregory Toogood (Director at Large) 8.David Friedland (Director at Large) 9.Angela Bennett (Executive Director) 10.Drew Bennett (Festival & Event Producer)
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2018 Pride Festival Entertainment Awards 2017 – Female Artist of the year and George Stroumboulopoulos included her in his list of Top 3 Buzz Bands. Amy has many songs placed in TV shows such as Keeping Up With The Kardashians, MTV Road Rules, Big Tips Texas, Bad Girls Club to name a few.
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Splitting her time between Alberta and LA since 2007 and finding successes along the way as an honour student at Musicians Institute (Hollywood, CA), 90.3 AMP Radio’s Rock Star, a Breakout Artist, winning YYC Music
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With Amy’s natural talent, compassion and sense of humour, this multifaceted artist brings a truly unique, energized and interesting vibe to everything she does. There is a fun, fresh, bright, kind, insightful perspective in every song and every live show. The days of being the extreme introvert are over. Amy found a strong and powerful voice through music – and she’s never looked back. Amy is continuously working in the studio in LA, Canada and Sweden.
her hero, Aretha Franklin – plus a knack for writing undeniably catchy melodies – AV also kills it live, having sold 18,000 albums off the stage independently. She is an award-winning performer AND songwriter, having won the “She’s The One” performance contest at the Ottawa Bluesfest, as well as the 2017 Cobalt Music Prize at the Maple Blues Awards for her gospel style ballad “All That I Can,” to name a few accolades. AV’s latest offering, the May 2017 released EP “Anybody’s Different” reached #1 in AV’s hometown of Edmonton on CJSR, #13 on CKUA, #6 and still in the Top 10 on Stingray, #2 on SoundslikeCafe (Australia), and in daily rotation in Cole grocery stores (Australia). AV has also been a guest on such esteemed shows at CBC’s Vinyl Cafe with the late Stuart McLean, as well as Holgar Petersen’s “All Natch’ll Blues,” Germany’s Arte TV, and Australia’s prime time “Spicks and Specks.”
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he Beastie Boys in short shorts; Blink-182 with unicorn hair; the Evil Spice Girls. The Sissy Fits will melt your face, steal your hearts and leave your party covered in glitter. This girl gang wants to take over the world with positive vibes and strong female realness. In their debut EP “Lady Boss” The Sissy Fits blur lush pop harmonies, EDM drops, straight rock-n-roll guitar riffs and hip-hop beats to create their sound.
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Most recently she found her groove in the London music scene, dropping her signature sound at clubs like Ministry Of Sound, Egg, Fire, Kit Kat Club in Berlin and several appearance in Ibiza over the summer of 2017. Upon her return, she released a double track single “Don’t Stop/Secret Location” through local label East Van Digital. The tracks are a reflection of her time away living in London and inspired by Europe’s hedonistic nightlife.
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aving grown up with Vancouver roots, Kasey Riot prides in DJing and producing her bass-heavy house and techno sets in the city’s thriving underground electronic scene. Her ability to create high vibes at after hours parties, warehouses, festivals, and clubs alike has taken her across Canada, the US, and Europe alongside local and international artists.
Back in her Van City hometown, Kasey Riot is solidifying her work with a regular schedule of events, forthcoming releases and her party Hotline, an elusive underground warehouse party featuring primarily female/ LGBTQ2S+ DJs.
In 2012 she shifted her focus to developing her own sound and released her first single “Pussy’s Mine”. After several free releases online, Wet Trax Records signed her first label release, a remix for Melleefresh & Boy Pussy’s “Naughty Girl”, a UK-inspired bassline house track.
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opamine has been playing major LGBTQ2S+ events around North America including AquaGirl, Long Beach Pride and Dinah Shore! She plays weekly on Latino World Radio (LA) so tune in on Fridays 10 PM PST. Working with major LGBTQ2S+ favourites like Citizen Jane, Angie Vee, Rose Garcia, Hector Fonseca, Dev, Dave Audé, Cazwell, Luciana as well as EDM and Top 40 heavy hitters like: Jayceeoh, MAKJ, Morgan Page, Brillz, DJ Craze, Ludacris, TyDi, Aaron Carter, Bea Miller, Simone Denny and more.
PridE SHOuT-OuT Big thanks to the Burke Group for generously storing our things for the past three months!
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Formerly the Devonian Botanic Garden
Have a fabulous time during Pride Festival! Then, plan a visit to the Garden - a perfect place for post-Pride relaxation. OPENS FOR THE 2018 SEASON ON JUNE 29.
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of the Girls on Decks DJ Collective (launched in 2003), Molly has spent the better part of two decades breaking down the walls for fellow female and non-binary DJs and performers. Incorporating FeMC’s, vocalists, B-Girls, rappers and even burlesque dancers, Girls On Decks has become an important and influential movement in Western Canada. 2013 saw the launch of True Colors; a night solely dedicated to the artists within the LGBTQ2S+ community. Girls on Decks celebrate a weekly Friday night residency at Broken City Social Club in Calgary, which features a rotating roster of Calgary’s finest performers.
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he’s fearless, she’s innovative and she’s influential. Who is she? Her friends call her Molly Fi (AKA Krista Thibodeau) and she has been a mainstay in the Calgary electronic music scene since the early 00’s. Dubbed Calgary’s First Lady of Breaks, and founder
Over the years, Molly has been invited to play alongside internationally renowned acts such as A.Skillz, The Freestylers (UK), Neon Steve, Fort Knox Five, Featurecast, Miami’s Queen of Bass Baby Anne as well as IKONICA, Dunks (The Funkhunters) Malente (Ger), Esette, Jon Delerious, Small-Town DJ’s, Skylar Love, Erica Dee, Freq Nasty, Deekline, Annalyze, B.Traits, Ursula 1000, Myagi, Kytami, DJ Shubs and Bassnectar, at renowned events such as Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver Pride Festivals, Fozzy Fest, Peak a Boom as well as the Calgary Burlesque Festival, just to name a few.
redefine what is considered “feminine” and “masculine” in today’s society and enable individuals to express themselves fully without fear of judgement. SNAP boys seek to offer the LGBTQ2S+ community a new entertainment experience that adds to the existing work of the community.
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NAP Boys is an all male dance company formed by Raymond Jordan JohnsonBrown and Jojo Zolina. SNAP Boys aim to
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SNAP Boys dance performances incorporate a combination of diverse movement ranging from hip-hop to jazz elements. SNAP Boys have seen much success in Alberta/BC’s LGBTQ2S+/ dance scene and look forward to branching out all over Canada.
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a charitable organization. Impact Performing Arts is dedicated to enriching our community and the surrounding area through the development of youth musical talent.
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mpact Performing Arts is a youth-focused charity organization specializing in the marching arts. They are volunteer run nonprofit entity incorporated under the Societies Act of Alberta and registered federally as
The Impact Performing Arts program offers various ensembles within a program that runs all year long. Impact Performing Arts participants compete throughout Alberta in major performance events including Canada Country Music Awards, Edmonton Eskimo Football Games and Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree. In addition, they have recently teamed up with the University of Alberta to provide pep bands at their athletic events.
electronic music for over a decade and bring in the elements of old school and new school to their DJ sets. Influenced by house, bass music and hip-hop, this renegade has love for all genres, which is revealed through their original mashups and remixes. Sky is a strong advocate on breaking barriers for queer DJs; Skylar traveled all over headlining in major cities including Berlin, LA, Mexico City, Las Vegas, Honolulu & SF. Skylar shows versatility through imaginative style and sound over live performances and recorded DJ sets.
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edicated to the beat movement, Sky has no borders when it comes to delivering the hype. Trekking from the beautiful mountains of BC, this beat bandit has made their sound heard on a global intercom. With worldly music selection and innovative mixes, Sky has brought every inner ear a dance rhythm and a floor sweep. Inspired by underground rave parties they attended in the 90’s, Sky picked up their first set of turntables at the age of 15. Since then, they’ve witnessed the evolution of DJing and
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“My current style is an influence of my past and evolution of future music. I spin freestyle sets. I read the crowd and bring them on a journey through multi-genre basslines, rhythms and flow. I like to expand the crowd’s musical taste bringing in new sounds while mixing it up with something familiar to keep them connected.” Skylar has opened for Ruby Rose, Nina Sky, Princess Nokia, Mykki Blanco, The Internet, Duke Dumont and more.
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n open format DJ with over 10 years experience providing musical backdrops, and straight rockin’ dance floors for an eclectic mix of events, parties and nightclubs. As a professional dancer who was raised on Vinyl and radio, Stacey pays special attention to the mood and movement of the people around her, from old school to new school and anything in between. Top-40 to techno, hip-hop to house, club, dance, trance, breaks and bass music, R&B, reggae, funk, soul, indie, rock...you get the picture. We’ve even seen her take requests...
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ondon Ont.’s most sought after and awarded gay DJ/producer Kevin Evans packs an arsenal of the newest and hottest dance music along with a body and passion to match! Ontario’s fastest rising openly gay producer and open format DJ will be celebrating 21 years of entertaining audiences across radio, clubs, festivals and weddings in 2018. Kevin has previously played at Pride Toronto (2017 and World), Pride Chatham, Pride Windsor and Pride London festivals in Ontario.
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organizations which either provide direct services to the LGBTQ2S+ community of Edmonton or those which work to promote an accepting attitude to gays and lesbians in the community as a whole. An executive board, elected at the annual general meeting, governs the society.
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he Bombshell Brigade is a YYC-based burlesque collective bringing together the best of the west! Combining the creativity and passion of established solo performers with over two decades of experience between them; these bodacious babes cover all the Burly-Q bases. Individually they’ve performed around the world - from Amsterdam to the Big Apple, Malta to Medicine Hat. The Bombshell Brigade brings passion, polish and the prettiest pouts!
Along with being the People’s DJ on Kiss 91.7 six days a week, Mike Tomas also spins at several clubs, concerts, and events around the city. He’s opened for 50 Cent, Ne-Yo, Soulja Boy, Sean Kingston, The Game, Brody Jenner & Frankie Delgado, Adam K & Soha, Vandalism, DJ Vice, Bad Boy Bill, Armin van Buuren, Dragonette, Dirty Radio, Chromeo, Dev and The Cataracs, and more.
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2018 PridE FESTival ENTErTaiNmENT SCHEdulE
SATuRDAY June 9, 2018 BEER GARDEN 11:00AM - 1:00PM
MAIN STAGE
DJ Spacey
1:00PM - 2:30PM
DJ Kevin Evans
2:30PM - 2:45PM
ISCWR
2:45PM - 3:45PM
DJ Mike Tomas
3:45PM - 4:00PM
The Snap Boys
4:00PM - 5:00PM
DJ Molly Fi
5:00PM - 5:30PM
Burlesque
5:30PM - 6:45PM
DJ Kasey Riot
6:45PM - 8:00PM
DJ Skylar Love
8:00PM - 10:00PM
12:50PM - 1:50PM
Amy Hef
2:00PM - 2:45PM
2Spirit Blessing & Opening Ceremony
2:45PM - 3:45PM
The Sissy Fits
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Drag Idol
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Ann Vriend
Surprise performance by special guests: Impact Performing Arts
DJ Dopamine
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Welcome Centre for the Pride Festival. You can visit their office and community hub at 10608 -105 Ave NW 2nd floor Monday to Friday from Noon - 7pm. This is where you will be able to get tickets for events, get up to date information about what is happening during the week and likely make a new friend or two!
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Your social playground for fabulous games, eats & entertainment. Plan your visit
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s the Capital Region gets ready to celebrate this year’s Pride Festival, the Edmonton Pride Festival Society is already looking forward to 2019’s festival plans. We are very excited to let you in on some news about our growth and expansion. Over the past few years the Edmonton Pride Festival has steadily continued to grow in size, calibre, and number of attendees. Four years ago we moved from Sir Winston Churchill Square to End of Steel Park to have more room for our parade and festival. After this year, we will be moving again, though not too far. For 2019 the Pride Festival will be moving across Gateway Blvd to the area known for the Fringe, around the Arts Barns. While the parade will keep its current route, we are very excited to be moving our bev-
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erage gardens and festivities closer to the parade’s end. Our plans are still growing and we won’t know exactly how things will look for a few more months, but our hope is that in working with the ATB Financial Arts Barn and local area around McIntyre Park and Whyte Ave we will be able to provide more space in a centralized location for groups and organizations to plan events. We are so very thankful for the support and efforts the residents and businesses of Old Strathcona have given to us these past years and we hope this growth of our festival will continue to make this amazing part of our city proud to host us. The Edmonton Pride Festival Society hopes that you all enjoy this year’s festival and we can’t wait to share a bigger, better festival with you in 2019!
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n 2017, Northlands approached the Edmonton Pride Festival Society about exploring a joint initiative to support Edmonton and northern Alberta’s LGBTQ2S+ communities. Through meetings and discussions, the idea came about to hold the first annual Pride Day at K-Days. In addition to Pride Day at K-Days, Northlands purchased 5,000 pairs of rainbow socks to be sold for $10 a pair. Purchasing a pair of socks and wearing them to Northlands on Pride Day would gain you admission to K-Days 2017. The Edmonton Pride Festival was responsible for the sale of the socks and all revenue would go back to EPFS to establish a fund to provide support to LGBTQ2S+ communities in rural Alberta. In preparation for Pride Days, the EPFS sold socks all over Edmonton as well as online, and participated in the annual KDays parade. The Pride Centre of Edmonton, with their volunteers, made hundreds
of pronoun buttons to be handed out on Pride Day. They also provided a community educator to present sensitivity training to all 1,500 of the Northlands staff before Pride Day. The Pride Day and Pride Socks initiatives were both a success!!! $15,000 was raised and presented to the Edmonton Pride Festival at the close of Pride Day at K-Days on July 28, 2017. $5,000 was put into a community grant for organizations of groups supporting LGBTQ2S+ youth in rural Alberta, $5,000 to support the Status of Queer Conference, and $5,000 will be used for future rural youth initiatives. Northlands and the Edmonton Pride Festival Society are happy to announce that this year’s Pride Day at K-Days will occur on July 26, 2018. Pride Socks will be available for purchase this weekend at the festival and on our website at edmontonpride.ca.
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uesday November 28th, 2017 will likely be remembered not as a happy day but a solemn one. Our government stood up to apologize for past discrimination and persecution of LGBTQ2S+ Canadian citizens. The Prime Minister called it “a turning point” and we hope it proves to be just that. The apology was heartfelt and sincere. It spoke to the horrible treatment of lesbian and gay government employees and Canadian Forces members, the suppression of the two spirit community, and the failure to support LGBTQ2S+ people of colour and the many intersectional segments of our community. It was a reckoning of what has been done to this generation’s forebears and a promise to do better. We are glad that this apology may bring those in our community who have suffered in the past some form of peace and justice. Rob Oliphant, MP for Don Valley West in Toronto and a longtime advocate of the LGBTQ2S+ community, said after the speech that “it’s very important that we start here, but that we don’t stop here”. An apology such as this without actions would be pointless, and thankfully the government is backing up their words with important actions. Those who suffered directly from the government’s past cruelty and their families will be able to seek justice in having their inhuman criminal charges not just pardoned, but expunged. Veterans who were
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wrongfully discharged with dishonour will have benefits, which were denied to them for so long, reinstated. There will be educational resources, memorials, and curriculum created to honour our past struggles and teach future Canadians of what we have fought for. Randy Boissonnault, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2S+ affairs and MP for Edmonton Centre, was quoted as saying, “It allows us to acknowledge… that discrimination continues and that we can do better”. Many things were righted today, but as a community we must remember that trans people are still marginalized and are more susceptible to violence and discrimination, people of colour still suffer racism and poverty, men who sleep with men are still unable to donate blood, and our youth still make up a disproportionate percentage of those who are homeless. As the Prime Minister thanked the trailblazers who got us to the point of our government acknowledging and apologizing for past wrongs done to our community, we stand by the trailblazers of today, hopeful that change will continue, and we empower them to fight to ensure it happens. In Solidarity, Edmonton Pride Festival Society Board of Directors
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2018 Pride Festival Event Listings June 1, 2018
June 2, 2018
OUT By the River
Edmonton’s Pride Shabbat
Voyageur Park Devon, AB 2:00PM - 6:00PM FREE
Temple Beth Ora 12313 - 105 Ave NW 6:00PM - 10:00PM $18 before May 24
Out By the River is an LGBTQ2S+ event, celebrating diversity in Devon, alongside the beautiful North Saskatchewan River. You’re invited to: enjoy some picnic-style food, take in some information from numerous local organizations and agencies, play some games, take a picture at the photo op booth, and relax with friends on picnic blankets!
Join the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Temple Beth Ora for a Shabbat dinner in celebration of Pride. This Shabbat dinner is an opportunity to bring together Jewish and non Jewish LGBTQ2S+ community members and allies as we celebrate the intersections within our Jewish and Pride communities. Services at 6:00pm with dinner beginning at 7:00pm. Kids/ Students/Underemployed, please reach out to the event organizers for more information.
June 3, 2018 Why We March Westwood Unitarian 11135 - 65 Ave NW 10:30AM - 12:00PM FREE Westwood has a long proud history of participating in the Edmonton Pride Parade. Today we’ll talk about why – and how – we march. Our annual Flower Communion is also a part of this service. You are invited to bring a bloom from your neighbourhood, or share one of ours. Refreshments will be served.
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EPFS Events and Partner Events
June 6, 2018
June 8, 2018
Safer Spaces 101
Pride Youth Social
presented by the Pride Centre of Edmonton and Sponsored by Stantec
Sawridge Hotel 4235 Gateway Blvd 9:30AM - 12:00PM $25* Are you looking to create a safer work place? Do you want to ensure that you are using inclusive language with your staff and customers? Do you have questions about the LGBTQ2S+ community? Join us for an introductory workshop about how to create a Safer Space. For more details and to puchase tickets please visit www.edmontonpride.ca
ASPECC Community Center 12031 - 76 St NW 7:00PM - 11:00PM FREE Join ASPECC for this Youth Pride Social! All persons ages 14-25 who identify with any part of the rainbow are welcome! There will be games and the mic will be open to those wanting to share their queer pride poems, songs and comedy routines. JUNE 8 CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
*This event is offered at a reduced rate thanks to the generous support of our friends at Stantec.
June 7, 2018 OfďŹ cial Flag Raising 103A Ave between 99 - 100 St* 3:00PM FREE Come join dignitaries, LGBTQ2S+ community members, and allies for the annual raising of the Rainbow Flag to mark the beginning of this year’s Edmonton Pride Festival.
We celebrate our LGBTQ2+ community, colleagues, and allies with pride.
*Due to construction on Churchill Square, the flagpole has been moved to the location listed above.
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A Million Dreams Evolution Wonderlounge 10220 - 103 St NW
Pancake Breakfast
9:00PM EVO presents a Pride kick off event with DJ Arrowchaser and Drag Race Season 10 Monet X Change.
Pride Week DJ Undie Party Steamworks 11745 Jasper Ave NW 10:00PM - 3:00AM Steamworks, celebrating 15 years, is proud to host Boys, Briefs+Beats, an underwear and fetish men’s night with Grammy-nominated DJ SHOWBOY and Edmonton’s best undie popup shop, SNUG UNDERWEAR!
The Orange Hall 10335 - 84 Ave NW 8:00AM - 11:00AM $5 The Strathcona Lecture and Social Club invite everyone to join them for a pancake breakfast to help LGBTQ2S+ homeless youth in the city. Stop by to fill your belly before you find your place to watch the flair of the parade. A share of the profits from the breakfast will be given to a local charity that works with homeless LGBTQ2S+ youth in Edmonton.
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Our friends at Enmax want to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy the Pride festivities therefore they have provided funds to support those who may face financial barriers. If you would like to attend an event but the cost of a ticket is a barrier to your participation please be sure to visit the Pride Centre of Edmonton at 10608 - 105 Ave NW 2nd floor and they will provide you with a complimentary ticket!
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jump the line (with your Pride Pass in hand) and keep the celebration going!
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This year’s Pride Parade promises to show the FULL SPECTRUM of the LGBTQ2S+ community. All are welcome; we encourage you to wear your pride, and arrive early to get a good spot. We will be handing out Pride gear along the route prior to the parade for a small donation. We encourage you to use transit as parking is always limited around the area. The High Level Bridge Streetcar will be operating before and after the parade, there are many places to park your bicycles, and ETS will be running extra busses to account for extra travellers.
presented by TD Strathcona Park & End of Steel Park 86 Ave & Gateway Blvd 11:00AM - 6:00PM FREE* After the last parade entries have passed by you, follow them to Pride In The Park! There will be live entertainment, exhibitors, vendors, food trucks, child and youth activities, as well as some tremendous resources for and about the LGBTQ2S+ community. Pride In The Park is a great way to meet friends, new and old, celebrate the Pride in our community, and have a great time.
Barrier Free Accessible Parade Viewing Area sponsored by Aurora Cannabis 83 Ave & 104 St NW 9:00AM - 2:00PM Would you love to come out to the parade and enjoy a day of pride, but worry about finding an accessible spot for you and your friends or support person? Then meet us here! We have a fenced, shaded, and accessible area on the parade route reserved for you!
Exclusive Parade Viewing Area sponsored by the Rec Room McIntyre Park 83 Ave & 104 St NW 10:00AM - 4:00PM This exclusive viewing area is a place where Pride Pass holders can enjoy a beverage and sit on the grand stands as the Pride Parade goes by. When the parade wraps up you can head on over to End of Steel Park,
*Keeping this event accessible to all is our highest priority. There is no entry fee, however, we will be accepting donations at the entrance to the park. Thank you in advance for your support of our events!
Battle of the Queens presented by KISS 91.7 Pride in the Park Main Stage 3:30PM - 4:30PM Come and join us for our first ever Battle of the Queens talent show. This show will be a one-hour spectacle, with a dance off, runway walk, some fabulous questions and a final number of the contestants own choosing. The best part is there will be a $1, 000 grand prize to be won.
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Aurora Cannabis is pleased to offer a quiet space at the festival for folks to chill. Please visit this space for some quiet activities.
We will be selling Pride Socks at Pride in the Park as well as along the parade route for $10! Be sure to grab them before they are gone!
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The Official EPFS Beverage Gardens End of Steel Park 86 Ave & Gateway Blvd 11:00AM - 10:00PM $10 General Admission*
Aurora Cannabis, we are bringing back the Chill Zone! Take some time to step away from the craziness of the crowds, relax and regroup, and enjoy some quieter activities for the day or until you’re ready to head back into the park or Beverage Gardens.
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Follow the parade to End of Steel Park for the Adults Only Pride Party in our Beverage Gardens! We’ll keep the party hopping all day with live entertainment, hosted by KISS 91.7 and Edmonton’s own Mike Chalut. We will be bringing you some new delicious adult beverages from Alley Kat Brewing and Black Fly Beverage Group. Bring all your friends, and don’t forget your sunscreen!
Evolution Wonderlounge 10220 - 103 St NW 4:00PM - 11:00 PM $15 Beverage garden and street festival on 103 St, with three DJs, entertainment, and proceeds benefiting ISCWR, FAB, Artists for Life, HIV Edmonton, EMHC, and EPFS.
* No line no cover for Pride Pass holders. Be sure to get one before you come!
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Youth Zone presented by BioWare Strathcona Park North 10139 - 87 Ave NW 11:00AM - 6:00PM FREE We are very excited to be working with BioWare again this year to bring back the Youth Zone! An afternoon filled with empowering arts, crafts and outdoor games awaits you! This year we will also have the iPlay Game Theatre!
Chill Zone presented by Aurora Cannabis Strathcona Park North 10139 - 87 Ave NW 11:00AM - 6:00PM FREE Festivals bring out the masses, and crowds can be overwhelming. With the support of
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Wine Tasting Pride Party ASPECC Community Center 12031 - 76 St NW 7:00PM - 11:00PM $18 This year we are showing our true colours with a pride celebration and Rainbow Wine Tasting! We have some fun and colourful wines to check out, cheese and fruit to go withour wine, and great friends to share it with!
Dance With Pride – DJ Corey Craig The Chvrch of John 10260 - 103 St NW 8:00PM - 2:00AM Tickets are $20 in advance
DJ Corey Craig has headlined every major pride event from Sydney Mardi Gras to Southern Decadence and will be coming up for his first ever Alberta event. Serving up a hybrid of upbeat disco house and remixed classics, his shows pack dance floors across the globe. Event Co-hosted by Fruit Loop and Chvrch of John and the Edmonton Pride Festival.
EVOpride2018: This Is Me Evolution Wonderlounge 10220 - 103 St NW 9:00PM $20 It’s the busiest night of the year at your gay bar – come early to avoid line-ups, with three DJs, pop-up entertainment, and good times!
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June 10, 2018 Queer Pride Poster Contest ASPECC Community Center 12031 - 76 St NW 10:00AM - 12:00PM FREE
Join Affirm! for the annual Pride Church Service at the McDougall United Church. All are welcome to this celebration of Pride and faith.
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Come on down and make a poster showing off your queer pride, and enter the poster contest! Posters can also be submitted digitally to qsacoordinator@aspecc.ca or info@aspecc.ca. Contest draw is at noon. All participants will be entered into a draw to win the Consent With Pride baskets.
Pride Church Service McDougall Church 10025 - 101 St NW 10:30AM - 12:00PM FREE
Strathcona Community League 10139 - 87 Ave NW 2:00PM - 3:00PM FREE The annual Interfaith Pride Service brings together over seven different religious traditions to celebrate our queer, trans and religious identities. In songs, readings, and ritual, these LGBTQ2S+-affirming faith communities share a message of love and inclusion for all people. Everyone is welcome.
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The 2nd Annual DIVA BRUNCH Central Social Hall 10909 Jasper Ave 10:00AM - 3:00PM The best way to kick off the first Sunday of Pride Week is with the 2nd Annual Diva Pride Brunch at Central Social Hall Downtown. Hosted by Kiss 91.7’s own Mike Chalut, enjoy tableside bottles of mimosas, bubbly and of course some of the best brunch in all of YEG! All of this while grooving to the hits of all the timeless divas … Mariah, Whitney, Tina, and more! Plus $3 from every brunch item ordered will be donated to the Pride Centre of Edmonton.
One Pride BBQ
This is everyone’s chance to meet the EPFS Board of Directors and celebrate another successful first weekend of Edmonton Pride. Edmonton Pride began 38 years ago with a barbecue and that’s not going to end anytime soon. Join us for our annual family barbecue. Rain or shine, the barbecue will be simmering and the ever popular Chicken John Petting Zoo will be back again this year. *No one will be turned away due to inability to pay.
Homos + Hammer Curls presented by QUEERFLEX
Strathcona Park South 10139 - 87 Ave NW 11:00AM - 3:00PM $5*
Events will be held at various locations visit www.queerflex.com for details
$10 - $15* QUEERFLEX’s bi-monthly event, Homos + Hammer Curls, exists to give LGBTQIA2S+ folks an opportunity to try a new fitness-related activity they might not have otherwise, due to social or financial barriers and gives a platform for other queer-identified trainers/ fitness pros/movement mavens to share their message and skills. *While all events are pay-what-you-can (suggested $10-$15, no one turned away for financial reasons), tickets must be purchased in advance as spots are limited.
Bears in the Park BBQ Victoria Park, Site 5 – 12030 River Valley Road 12:00PM - 5:00PM $10 - $15*
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Join the Fellowship of Alberta Bears as they feast in the park to celebrate Edmonton Pride. They will be cooking up all-you-can-eat burgers and hot dogs with salads and drinks.
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There will be some FABulous outdoor games and a fire (weather permitting) as well as some sweet treats. *It is requested that you bring a non-perishable food item to support The Edmonton Food Bank.
This quarterly event raises money for different charities in our city. This year’s charity is Seahorses, which is a group for trans kids at the Pride Centre. Come on out and share in the laughs and maybe win a prize!
Soul OUTing Roberston-Wesley United Church 10209 - 123 St NW 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Consent With Pride ASPECC Community Center 12031 - 76 St NW 1:00PM - 3:00PM FREE Join ASPECC for a workshop that offers an in depth look at sexual consent, from law to ethics, how to’s and how not to’s.
Drag Queen Bingo 99ten Nightclub 9910 - 109 St NW 7:00PM - 2:00AM
Soul OUTing is an interfaith faith-sharing circle that meets on the second Sunday of every month at 7pm, at Robertson-Wesley United Church. Each session uses reflection and ritual to delve into a spiritual or philosophical topic from different faith perspectives. It’s a safe space to explore your own spirituality and life questions. JUNE 10 CONTINUED ON PAGE 38
Are you an LGBTQ newcomer?
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This program will guide you on navigating the Canadian Social Systems and understanding the Immigration & Refugee Board process. We can also support you in housing, employment, settling in Canada and more! Join us for casual and inclusive gatherings to make friends and have a good time. We meet Fridays from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 118 Avenue.
All programs are free Contact us today so that you don’t have to do it alone. Email Basel at bhamrah@emcn.ab.ca | 587.938.6869
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EVOpride2018: The Greatest Show Evolution Wonderlounge 10220 - 103 St NW 8:00PM $5 Some of your favourite drag superstars are here to entertain you!
rampant with homophobic persecution, and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specializing in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work – made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ – became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a worldwide gay revolution. Bring your leathers and your kinks for this night out at the movies!
Kink on Screen Presents: Tom of Finland
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Metro Cinema 8712 - 109 St NW 9:30PM - 11:00PM Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in the Second World War, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds post-war Helsinki
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Read and Write With Pride 2018 Audrey’s Books 10207 Jasper Ave 7:00PM - 9:00PM FREE For the fourth year, a collective of Edmonton LGBTQ2S+ authors are getting together to once again present to you Read and Write With Pride. Come experience new fiction, non-fiction, and verse from your team of local authors!
Between The Shades
presented by RainbowVisions Metro Cinema 8712 - 109 St NW 7:00PM - 8:30PM $10 This wonderfully inspiring documentary explores the many shades of being gay by what connects us all: love. The film looks at love though 360 degrees of parents, children, and generations, as over FIFTY participants share their own personal stories of coming out, falling in love, and finding their true selves. *Tickets available at the door, or in advance at rainbowvisions.ca* EVENT LISTINGS CONTINUED ON PAGE 41
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SAGE Seniors Association 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square 1:00PM - 3:00PM $2 Join Sage’s Over the Rainbow LGBTQ2S+ Senior’s group as they host the annual Pride Week Senior’s Strawberry Twoonie Tea. There will be a variety of entertainment as well as strawberry dessert and tea. Everyone welcome!
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How much do you know about Pride history? Join ASPECC for a night of trivia, good laughs, and great people! Lots of prizes to be won!
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FRUiTS iN SUiTS – PRiDE Mix ‘n’ Mingle Chic-Hog-O’s 10111 - 117 St NW 5:30PM - 10:00PM FREE* Join the Capital Club for Edmonton’s best happy hour! Casual conversation and great food. Meet new people. All are welcome. No dress code. *Food and drink extra.
Pride Trivia Night ASPECC Community Center 12031 - 76 St NW 7:30PM - 10:00PM $10
June 15, 2018 Taste of Kink ASPECC Community Center 12031 - 76 St NW 6:30PM* - 11:30PM $25 This 18+ event is geared towards those new to kink! Join us for an evening of guided play. There will be experienced folk on hand to demonstrate some beginner activities. You can ask questions, try things out, learn some new skills! *Orientation is mandatory. If you miss the orientation you will not be allowed to participate. (Orientation starts at 7:15 pm)
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INCLUSION MATTERS It’s that simple We support a culture where identities are celebrated, not checked at the door.
The Matrix Hotel 10640 - 100 Ave NW 7:00PM - 10:00PM $25* Join us as we celebrate and acknowledge the trailblazers and changemakers of the LGBTQ2S+ community in Edmonton. The Rainbow Art Gallery will be back once again to showcase Alberta queer artists, several will have pieces for sale at the event. Come for cocktails and have a look at all the artists’ amazing work, then join us for the awards event of the season. *Pride pass holders will receive $10 discount off their tickets
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entertainment, on the field there will be Pridethemed games & activities for the public to participate in, there will also be short uplifting speeches from some of the LGBTQ2S+ community members, and the entire game will be filled with pride prize giveaways!
ASPECC Community Center 12031 - 76 St NW 12:00PM - 4:00PM FREE Join resident artist Allison Tunis for PRIDE centric art projects! Come do your own thing, or join in on a guided art project! All supplies provided. Drop-ins welcome, ages 12-25.
June 16, 2018 Venus @ Metro Cinema presented by RainbowVisions Metro Cinema 8712 - 109 St NW 4:00PM - 6:00PM $10*
Fruit Loop – Official Pride Week Wrap Party Denizen Hall 10311 - 103 St NW 6:00PM - 11:00PM $10 Fruit Loop with community partner Edmonton Pride Festival brings you an evening of music, dancing, and entertainment. Join them for the official Edmonton Pride Week wrap party! JUNE 16 CONTINUED ON PAGE 44
Genders, generations and cultures collide in this comedy about the modern family unit. Venus is a beautifully and heartfelt story of a South Asian transgender woman, who sees her life flipped on its head when she meets a “white” teenaged son she didn’t know she had. *Tickets available at the door, or in advance at rainbowvisions.ca
Pride Night @ the Ballpark RE/MAX Field 96 Ave and Rossdale Road 6:00PM - 10:00PM Tickets start at $10
Dentons. More than just Purple Dentons. The world’s largest global elite law firm.*
The Edmonton Prospects will take on the Lethbridge Bulls at 7:00pm for the second game of a four-game homestand, and to celebrate Pride Week in Edmonton there will be a plethora of family-friendly Pride events! Pregame entertainment will start at 6pm as the doors open with a Pride Flag giveaway and DJ
dentons.com © 2018 Dentons. Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. Please see dentons.com for Legal Notices. *Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index 2013-2017.
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Edmonton Vocal Minority celebrates its 25th anniversary with a concert featuring the choir and Darrin Hagen. Connected explores how our lives and our environment are intertwined and how our differences can make us stronger rather than divide us. Music from Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen , and Fame will be included. Help EVM celebrate this milestone anniversary with an evening of great music.
LGBTQIA+ Movie and Discussion Night ASPECC Community Center 12031 - 76 St NW 7:00PM - 11:30PM By Donation A look at past and present work done to further the LGBTQIA movement for equality over the past 50 years and what still needs to be done.
Connected: EVM’s 25th Anniversary Pride Concert Westbury Theatre (ATB Financial Arts Barn) 10330 - 84 Ave NW 8:00PM - 9:30PM $15 - $20
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Bear Bash Kink Party SteamWorks 11745 Jasper Ave 8:00PM - 2:00AM An adults only party by and for the bear/ leather/kink/fetish communities and all their male admirers. No Coast Leather Club will be doing free demos, SNUG UNDERWEAR will have a pop-up store, and Grammy nominated DJ SHOWBOY will be pumping the tunes.
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McDougall United Church 10086 MacDonald Drive 7:00PM - 8:30PM FREE
Evolution Wonderlounge 10220 - 103 St NW 9:00PM $25 She’s back again! Join us with a huge line-up of local queens and burlesque performers opening for BenDeLaCreme!
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Haven is an inclusive Christian community. They’re a group of LGBTQ2S+ Christians, straight friends and others who don’t feel they fit in. They meet every third Sunday in the Banquet Hall of McDougall United Church at 7pm. Notice of Filming & Photography
Centre for Spiritual Living Edmonton - Metro “Pride” Sunday Celebration
The Edmonton Pride Parade and Festival Site (Whyte Avenue, End of Steel and Strathcona Park) will be used to record video and audio footage for the Edmonton Pride Festival Society. By your presence in the area you acknowledge that you have been informed that you may be photographed and / or recorded as part of our advertising and promotional campaign.
Centre for Spiritual Living 10580 - 113 St NW 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Further, by your presence here you grant your irrevocable permission for your likeness, picture and voice to be included in the program. Thank you for your cooperation. Any Questions?
Join The Centre for Spiritual Living Edmonton-Metro for their first ever Pride Sunday Celebration. They are a spiritual community based on love, peace and oneness that welcomes all. Come hear Rev. Tim Peterson’s talk title “When Are We Done” and discover how you are perfect just the way you are. Come meet some new friends and enjoy the music of their in-house band Soul Connection.
Angela Bennett – 780-267-7433
A Family Outing book signing at Chapters on Whyte Chapters on Whyte Avenue 10504 - 82 Ave NW 12:00PM - 4:00PM FREE Join Ruby Remenda Swanson for a signing of her memoir A Family Outing, the story of how Ruby moved past her initial shock, fear, and denial to become a public advocate for equality and the acceptance of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
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wenty years ago something changed that forever altered the way lesbian, gay, and bisexual people see themselves in the world. Due to what happened, the young adults and teenagers of today who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual got to grow up knowing that they would be fairly treated, if not in practice at least in principle, under the law. Twenty years ago, Delwin Vriend won his case, at the Supreme Court level, against his employer for terminating his employment due to his sexual orientation, and the country enshrined protection under the law based on sexual orientation. It was an historic moment; it changed the way we as a community live, it gave us hope... or at least it gave it to some of us. The Vriend case was a first step, a stand against bigotry, but it only addressed the ‘LGB’ of LGBTIQ2S+. After enshrining sexual orientation into human rights law, it took 19 years to include gender identity. Why is that? The ‘TIQ’ are right next to the ‘LGB’ in the acronym. Shouldn’t the importance of our rights be as close to each other as those letters? Somehow, we thought it was okay as sexually divergent people to ignore the plight of gender divergent people as we gained our rights. We won one fight for ourselves and just kept going; onto gay marriage, gay adoption, and gay
divorce, while those who first raised the battle cry of our movement were left with no rights. Basically abandoned by the ‘LGB’, the ‘TIQ’ fought for and started to win their own rights. The right to be seen, to express their true selves, to be protected under the law. They should not have had to win those fights alone. We all should have been fighting together. The Vriend win should have been for all LGBTIQ people. Reflecting on the 20 years since the Vriend case was won, and what happened and didn’t happen in those intervening years, something becomes clear. We need to broaden our focus. There’s still so many parts of the acronym that aren’t where the rest of us are at. The ‘2S’ and the ‘+’; black, Indigenous, people of colour, and all the emerging sexual and gender identities must be acknowledged, celebrated, and stood next to. Until every facet of light in the spectrum that is our queer community can feel safe, valued, and free, those of us who have gained that privilege must stand beside and behind each other and remember that once the party is over, the fight begins again. -Anonymous
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s there anyone in the LGBTQ2S+ community who doesn’t know the name Michael Phair? You may not know the man personally, but if you’ve been to any of the past Pride parades, or interacted with any LGBTQ2S+ focussed organization in the city, you’ve at least heard of him. In case you haven’t, you should know that he was the first openly gay elected politician in Alberta, he fought for us from the early days of the gay rights movement as a city councillor, he helped build many LGBTQ2S+ support networks and organizations, but most of all he is a pioneer, a hero, a role model, and one of the kindest people you will ever meet.
In 2015, the Edmonton Public School Board decided to name a school after Michael. It is one, if not the only, public school’s in the country named after an openly LGBTQ2S+ person. This past fall that school opened, welcoming students from grades 7-9. As he does with everything, Michael accepted the honour with pride, humility, heart, and flair! It is poignant to note that the school named after one of this city’s LGBTQ2S+ heroes would house students in middle school. For many of us, grades 7-9 were the hardest. It was a time in our lives that we were first discovering who we were and how we felt about things like love, sex, and friendship. It was also a time that others started seeing who we were or might be and they could be very cruel in their response to our identities. To know that there is a school in our city, where the name above the door and the philosophy practiced within its walls represent openness, understanding, and care, gives us hope. The students of the Michael Phair School will have a role model in their school’s namesake that can teach them to accept instead of hate those who are different and it will build a stronger and more egalitarian generation of young people. It is a sure thing that the students and faculty of the Michael Phair School have a long list of positive qualities to practice so that they may reflect the person whose name is on their school. It is a surer thing still, that those students and faculty need only try and it will make Michael proud.
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s many are aware, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) does not currently accept blood donations from men who have had sexual contact with another man in the last 12 months. CBS has defended the policy, stating that it is necessary to ensure the safety of the blood supply, often citing concerns from patient and recipient groups as major reasons for continuing the ban. On the other hand, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, the organizations that serve them, and allies within the scientific community have long countered that the policy is discriminatory. They argue the policy ignores modern understandings of HIV and technological advancements in testing, treatment and prevention. Well, it looks like there is finally an opportunity for change! The Edmonton Men’s Health Collective (EMHC), in partnership with the Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health (CBRC) are bringing the Sex Now Survey to Edmonton Pride in hopes of gathering the evidence we need to finally end this discriminatory ban. The Sex Now Survey is a periodic survey that asks gay, bi, trans, and queer men about their daily lives, including their sex lives, to produce meaningful data that is used to improve health outcomes through informing policy development, and program and service delivery. This year, the survey is returning to its roots, with researchers visiting Prides across the country to collect the in-person data needed to prove
to Canadian Blood Services, and their regulator Health Canada, that gay, bi, and other men who have sex with men can safely donate blood, and that a policy that stigmatizes our community can finally be taken off the books. The in-person survey is open to all folks who identify as men who have been sexually active with another man in the past 12 months. Researchers will also ask for a small amount of blood obtained via optional finger prick from participants who are 18 years of age or older. We also encourage HIV-positive men to participate, as the research team hopes to better understand some of the specific issues facing the “Poz” community. If the research team is successful, we hope to present evidence to Canadian Blood Services and Health Canada as early as 2019. A core principle of community-based research is, “Nothing about us without us!” Both the EMHC and CBRC are fully committed to this philosophy. Decisions about our community shouldn’t be made without input from our community. So, make sure you come visit one of our booths this Pride. By answering a few questions and giving just a drop of blood, you can do your part to help end the blood ban once and for all!
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At Enbridge, we are proud to champion diversity and inclusion and to support the Edmonton Pride Parade. When the energy you invest in life, meets the energy we fuel it with, beautiful things happen. Happy Pride, from the Enbridge Team.
How Did We Get Where We Are Today? Edmonton Queer History App Developed by Researchers at the University of Alberta Now Available
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he Edmonton Queer History App combines historical pictures and video with interviews focusing on key Edmonton locations to tell the story of how queer rights have changed in the city from the past to the present day. Interviews from leaders in the LGBTQ2S+ community and archival research have been combined to create a narrative of past struggles and successes to educate those both within and outside of the LGBTQ2S+community. The locations on this tour have been selected because they hold particular relevance to the development of contemporary LGBTQ2S+ social and legislative rights in Edmonton. This new multimedia educational tool directly addresses an important curricular gap in Canadian history education using emerging technology that promotes learning both in and beyond the classroom with desktop and mobile devices.
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) awarded to Dr. Harley (PI) and Drs. Grace (co-PI; University of Alberta), Lajoie (co-PI; McGill University), and Poitras (collaborator; University of Utah). We gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of many Edmonton LGBTQ2S+ community members for their time and enthusiasm with this project. Acknowledgements of all contributors are made in the app. Please visit the CHI-TEA Lab website for instructions on how to download the app for free: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/ chitea-lab/home
The Edmonton Queer History App was developed by Dr. Jason M. Harley and his Computer-Human Interaction: Technology, Education, and Affect (CHI-TEA) Laboratory in the Department of Educational Psychology and Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. This project has been supported by an Insight Development Grant from the Social
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At TD, every week is Pride Week.
Proud to sponsor the Edmonton Pride Festival 2018.
TD. Forever Proud. Our support of Canada’s LGBT community is celebrated every day. It’s our differences that make us better together.
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