This has made them a target of the conservative news media and people who would prefer a more normative, state-controlled Pride.
Will an official contingent of the Toronto Police Service be part of those celebrations?Ī large group of queers and trans who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC), and their allies, have refused to allow institutional police presence in Pride. This weekend, queers and trans people (LGBTQ) and their allies in Toronto will take to the streets in the city’s Gay Village to celebrate and participate in the Trans and Dyke marches as well as the annual Pride parade.