Community leader, Advocate, Public Speaker & Pride Promoter living life one day at a time
Leah Hennig
June 12, 206
Edmonton’s Pride season sees over 100 events led by various groups and community organizations celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Leah Hennig from The Gateway Online sat down with Pride Promoter Ron Byers to talk about Pride celebrations.
Katie Teeling · CBC News · Posted: Jun 07, 2026 6:00 AM MDT | Last Updated: June 7
A queer historian explains how Pride has evolved in Edmonton, and why it still matters
From protests to parades, Edmonton has celebrated Pride for the past 40 years.
Ron Byers, a queer historian and Pride promoter with Pride Edmonton, spoke to CBC’s Edmonton AM on Friday to go through the history of these celebrations and why they’re still important.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Edmonton AM on CBC Radio Edmonton
with Tara McCarthy
Aired: June 5, 2026
From protests to parades, Edmonton has celebrated Pride Month for the past 40 years. Ron Byers is a queer historian with Pride Edmonton.
Stacey Brotzel sites down with Pride Promoter and Queer Historian – Ron Byers, to chat about the need for Pride, coming out, and some of the events that are coming up.
Local Pride Promoter with Pride Edmonton sits down with 880 CHED’s Courtney Theriault on Friday May 30, 2026 to talk about Pride Month and the Pride festivities throughout the summer.
Pride festivities in Edmonton are gathered from the bottom up, not dominated by one top-level organizer, says the curator and historian who collects those celebrations of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Colin Gallant/Taproot Edmonton
“We’re very unique,” said Ron Byers of Pride Edmonton, which gathers and shares events from myriad organizers, great and small. “In most cities around the globe, they have one organization that celebrates Pride. It’s made up of a group of people from the community, they get together, they plan a weekend or a week of fun and activities, and it’s all focused around that.”
May 26, 2025
Dive into Edmonton’s vibrant Summer of Pride Ron Byers’ ultimate guide! With over 55 years of advocacy, Ron spotlights 50 events happening this June, from parades, parties, performances, and more. Celebrate love, unity, and community all season long in Edmonton.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Why did Edmonton Pride Festival Society cancel 2019 event? Wednesday we told you the Pride Parade had been cancelled this year. Thursday, we are hearing why. Organizers say they were pushed too far. Kendra Slugoski looks at how to move forward. https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/1488974403705/?jwsource=cl