#toronto pride parade 2022

[melsisaperson]

I was at the inaugural Staten Island (Nighttime) Pride Parade!!

(aka BTS photos from the day that scene was shot November 9, 2022 in Toronto, Canada)

[magentagalaxies]

3, 22!

3. Favorite musical artist/group you started listening to this year?

this wasn't as big of a year for me discovering new musicians as last year but i did get really into the band "weakened friends" which i'd never heard before. i've currently only heard their album "quitter" and their newest single "awkward" but quitter was my most played album this year so i should definitely check out their earlier stuff too

22. Favorite place you visited this year?

oh you know my answer is 100% toronto lmao. tbh i actually didn't visit anywhere else this year (unless you count being in boston for college vs various places around my hometown as "visiting places") but even if i went to the moon this year toronto would still be number one. i traveled to toronto six times this year (new year's 2022/2023, late january, april, june, august, and october) and i'm planning on going again for new year's 2023/2024!

obviously the coolest thing about toronto is my kids in the hall connections but tbh even aside from that it's just the most i've ever felt connected to a city, and being able to travel there has given me so many milestones. i'd never traveled outside the US before i went to toronto for the first time, i had my first alcoholic drink on january 1st 2023 in a toronto bar, i traveled solo for the first time in late january bc i had to be in toronto (my mom was very anxious at the time but now it's such a casual thing of course i can get a plane from boston to toronto no problem), i went to my first read pride parade in june in toronto (and experienced my first real heartbreak too), i smoked weed for the first time in toronto in october, etc. and i now know exactly what my post-college plans look like because i know i'll be living in toronto (i already have a job lined up there and everything!)

like. i know most of the things i love about toronto are because of the people i know and not the city itself, but the city just feels like home in a way no other city i've been to has before. even tho the headline for my 2023 is obviously my professional accomplishment i really have grown so much as a person and i think so much of that growth wouldn't have happened without being drawn towards this city as the next stage of my life and doing whatever it takes to build that life for myself, and i'm really grateful for that opportunity <3

thanks for asking!!

send me a number and i'll talk about my 2023!

[ace-aro-pride-toronto]

Details for Toronto Pride Parade & Trans March-- RSVP please!

Hello people,

Here is the info for the Trans March (Friday June 24, 2022, meetup by 7:45pm) and the Pride Parade (Sunday June 26th, 1pm meetup)-- friends/allies welcome!  

Please RSVP  (toronto.ace.aro.pride@gmail.com)-- Pride Toronto has set things up differently this year, so RSVPs are necessary for the Pride Parade and helpful for the Trans March.

Please make sure to read both the specific Trans March & Pride Parade info as well as the General Info below, as there is some new stuff this year-- like no plastic bags!, a new Parade line-up process (and masks encouraged). And please let us know what signs to bring for you.

1) Trans March: Friday, June 24th, 2022-- check in by 7:45pm

meet up at south-east corner of Church & Hayden, ideally check in with the Group Leaders sometime between 6:30-7:45pm (picture-- similar to previous years, just south side of street)

the rally starts at 7pm and the march is at 8pm

(One of the speakers happens also to be part of the Toronto Aces & Aros community, and will apparently be speaking about the importance of police/prison abolitionist queer/trans politics)

2) Pride Parade: Sunday, June 26th, 2022

meet near the check-in tent at 1pm (#B26) at Charles St. E and Ted Rogers Way / Jarvis street (which is south of Bloor) -- NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR (it's a somewhat awkward intersection)

it's actually a little closer to the Sherbourne subway station than the Bloor/Younge station and there will be WAY fewer people at Sherbourne (and it looks like they now have elevators)

Note: The way they are doing things this year will make it harder for any late-comers to join us-- which is why RSVPs are necessary (so we know who we’re waiting for, etc.)

***  We continue to invite (non-ace/non-arospec) queer/trans community members who don't have other groups to march with (also by RSVP), especially bi/pan and/or trans/non-binary folks, particularly those with more radical politics (i.e., anti-racist, anti-colonial, anti-ableist; police/prison abolitionist politics,etc-- all messages generally consistent with Toronto Aces & Aros Respect Guidelines).***

We will be including some police/prison abolitionist messaging in our group. We are also mindful that we are a politically diverse group: if there is anyone who is more comfortable with more standard ace/aro "we exist"-type messaging, we will make sure to organise our group physically with that at the front so it is clear our group is politically diverse.

General Info details about both marches below

Please dress for the weather and consider sunscreen. The events are rain or shine. The Pride Parade especially will involve waiting around on the street for a long time before marching.

Pride Toronto this year is taking a very strong "anti-litter" stance. They also have banned all plastic bags and want to minimise/eliminate single-use plastics, especially at the Parade. 

Please bring whatever water and snacks you might want-- just make sure you also bring a reusable bag to keep any "litter" with you.

Note that Pride Toronto does not allow any group names or logos on signs or clothing other than for the "registered" group. They also don't want unredacted swear words like "fuck", etc. (common asterisk work-arounds, e.g., "f*ck" are allowed)

While the events are outside and there are no mask requirements, due to the crowds, masks are encouraged.

Because we are expecting smaller groups than in past years, we are not bringing all the signs. When you RSVP, please let us know if there are any pride signs you'd particularly like us to bring for you (in addition to the large banner and both ace and aro pride flags)!

[thinfatfit]

Toronto Pride 2022

[prismmarketingco]

A day after Foota Hype rebuked some Jamaican female entertainers whom he said were using their platform to promote same-sex activities, Canadian LGBTQ group Pride Toronto has announced that Dancehall diva Spice will be the headline act for their Pride 2022 Festival celebrations in June next year. According to the LGBTQ group, “the long-awaited return” of the event, will include all “signature favourites” including the annual Trans March, Dyke March, Bi+ Pride Programming, Blockorama by Blackness Yes, Pride Parade, StreetFair, and “multiple stages featuring over 300 2SLGBTQ+ artists”. “It just got a lot more spicier in here!  The Queen of Dancehall and recent @moboawards nominee, @spiceofficial will be headlining #Pride2022! Visit PrideToronto.com/2022 for more info! What will you be wearing?” the organization posted on its Instagram page on Wednesday, alongside a photo of the Cool It artist.On the organization’s website, Spice was hailed as the artist who would get the celebration’s ball a-rolling with her performance.This will be the first in-person staging of the event in two years. “Pride Toronto will kick off Festival Weekend with Jamaican-born dancehall recording artist, singer and songwriter Grace Hamilton, AKA Spice. Known as the “Queen of Dancehall”, Spice is recognized to be one of the biggest dancehall artists in the world….,” Pride Toronto noted in its description of the St. Catherine High School old girl. (at Kingston, Jamaica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWZScQ3LrxL/?utm_medium=tumblr