🌈 Pride Month
Born out of the fight for equal rights for LGBTQ2+ people, Pride is a global month of action and celebration, with communities across Canada bringing their own regional flavour to the festivities. It is at once educational and engaging, bringing together people from all walks of life under a shared rainbow of diversity and inclusion. While Pride welcomes vastly different people of every persuasion, they all have one thing in common—a desire to see all Canadians treated equally, regardless of sexuality, race, gender identity, religion or any other label that might be used as an excuse to compromise their basic human rights.
Canada has a rich history of societal milestones that served as a catalyst for Pride in Canada, many of which are not widely known. What follows is a brief timeline of the events that led us to where we are today:
