Dyke March continues weekend of Pride celebrations in Toronto
Posted June 25, 2022 6:18 pm.
Last Updated June 25, 2022 6:58 pm.
Pride weekend continued in Toronto on Saturday with members and allies of the 2SLGBTQ+ community coming out to support and take part in the annual Dyke March.
The march, which has been a staple of Pride for almost three decades, filled the downtown streets in a celebration that was as much about joy as for the rights of those who identify as women and lesbian.
Lezlie Lee Kam, a Pride Toronto board member, spoke before the march and stressed the need to find space for every gender expression and sexual identity in Toronto’s Pride celebrations.
“It’s a huge celebration. People have no idea, so many 2SLGBTQ+ folks have suffered, have committed suicide, have died from isolation because our communities are so isolated. So this is our first chance of seeing each other again, being with our chosen families and supporting each other,” she said.
Adrian and Megan were among those who danced down the streets.
“I come from a smaller home town so to come all the way out to Toronto to get to see this for the first time is really exciting.”
The march ended with a party at Allan Gardens where a 2Spirit event also highlighted members of the Indigenous community celebrating Pride.
The Pride parade is set to weave its way through the streets of downtown Toronto for the first time in three yeras on Sunday afternoon starting at 2 p.m. It will travel from Bloor and Church streets down Yonge Street before ending at Yonge-Dundas Square.
