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This Morning with Stacey Brotzel on 880 CHED

December 9, 2024

Had a chat with Stacey Brotzel on the Edmonton Gay Games Bid for the 2030 Gay Games. Sadly we did not make it into the top 3 but we will back to rebuilding our Bid for the 2034 Gay Games. You can view the Bid video on Explore Edmonton’s website here….
https://exploreedmonton.com/edmontongaygames


And we announced our first Pride Month 2025 Performer – Carole Pope, a Canadian singer who shot to fame with her band Rough Trade with the hit single “High School Confidential” who will be performing as part of Pride Month at the Starlite Room on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

For ticketing information stay tuned in the New Year on the event calendar at The Starlite Room on the Pride Edmonton Event Calendar and the Explore Edmonton Event Calendar.

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Guide To The Summer of Pride 2024

Every year, Edmonton celebrates the annual Summer Festival Season, which runs from May to the end of September. June is Pride Month, which has traditionally been when the 2SLGBTQIA+ community gathers in unity and spirit to celebrate. Pride celebrations are about honouring and affirming the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, commemorating the progress made in the fight for equal rights, and recognizing the ongoing challenges faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals. Pride is also an opportunity for allies to show their support and solidarity with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, reinforcing the message that love, acceptance, and equality are universal values.

We bring some of these events to you in this Guide to The Summer of Pride. From our favourite Pride Day at KDays to the Edmonton Pride Festival at Sir Winston Churchill Square, the party runs all summer long!

Visit the Explore Edmonton Event Calendar and the Pride Edmonton Event Calendar for more events and details!

Read the full article on Explore Edmonton…..

https://exploreedmonton.com/articles/guide-to-the-summer-of-pride

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Guide to the Summer of Pride

2023 will see the largest number of Pride events the Edmonton has ever seen for the Summer of Pride! Over 36 organizations have put together more than 75 events in three dozen different venues around the city. For a full listing of events and all the details, plus suggestions for where you can pick up your Pride Supplies, visit https://PrideEdmonton.ca.

Read more on Archive.org – Explore Edmonton….

https://web.archive.org/web/20230603091151/https://exploreedmonton.com/articles/guide-to-the-summer-of-pride

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Guide to Pride Month in Edmonton

With many festivals taking a break for the last 2 years, Edmonton is once again ready to host some amazing events for the summer, and it all begins with Pride! Pride is a celebration of people coming together in unity, love, and friendship to show how far 2SLGBTQ+ rights have come and to recognize the impact that this important segment of our community has had on society locally, nationally and internationally.

The 2022 page has now been removed but can be viewed on the Archive.org’s Wayback Machine….

https://web.archive.org/web/20220525202811/https://exploreedmonton.com/articles/guide-to-pride-month-in-edmonton

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Edmonton’s Pride Celebration History

The First 21 years 1980 – 2001

Edmonton’s first recognized Pride event was a Picnic In The Park thought to be held at Camp Harris, home of the 49th Battalion, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association. It was attended by about 75 people in 1980 to bring awareness to our community and celebrate the decriminalization of homosexuality with a campfire, picnic and softball game.

1982 saw the first Pride weekend – Pride Through Unity which included a drag show and buffet at Flashback sponsored by the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, a Unity Dance at the Phoenix Hall put on by the Gay Alliance Towards Equality (GATE) and a picnic and BBQ again held at Camp Harris. Organized in part as a reaction to the Pisces Spa raid a year earlier it looked to bring the community together and bring awareness to the challenges they still faced.

Read more here…

https://yegqueerhistory.ca/edmontons-pride-celebration-history/