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Vancouver Pride Parade
Annual LGBT event in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival is an annual LGBT Pride event, held each year in Vancouver, British Columbia, to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies. It is run by the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS), a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organization that seeks to "produce inclusive, celebratory events, and advocacy for LGBTQAI2S+".[1] Vancouver's Pride Parade is the largest parade of any kind in Western Canada.
Vancouver Pride Parade | |
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![]() Logo adopted by the Vancouver Pride Society in 2011 | |
Location(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Country | Canada |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia and the BC Provincial Health Officer order restricting mass gatherings to 50 people or less, 2020 Pride in-person events were moved online.[2][3][4] The Vancouver Pride Society has dubbed the festival #vanvirtualpride 2020 and it culminates on August 2 with a virtual parade.[5][better source needed] A public art exhibition was also held with pieces from local two-spirit, trans and queer artists displayed around the city.[6]