Gay Pride Toronto Canada

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Where : Toronto, Canada  When: During the end of June each year  How Long : The pride week is 10 day event, the prade is 2 days

Pride Week is a ten day event held in Toronto, Canada, during the end of June each year. It is a celebration of the diversity of the LGBT community in the Greater Toronto Area. Toronto has been holding Pride observances since '70s, and events have been held annually here since 1981. These days, Toronto Pride's most prominent event, the Pride Parade, draws more than 1.2 million spectators and participants annually, making it one of the top such draws in the world.

It is the one of the largest organized Gay Pride festivals in the world, featuring several stages with live performers and DJs, several licensed venues, a large Dyke March, and the Pride Parade. in part to honor what many consider to be one of the foremost events in the history of lesbian and gay rights, The epicenter of Pride Week is the city's Church and Wellesley village, and both the Dyke March and the main Pride Parade are primarily routed along the nearby Yonge Street, Gerrard Street and Bloor Street.

Pride Week is organized by Pride Toronto, a non-profit organization. Led by executive director Tracey Sandilands, who was appointed in 2008, a small complement of seven staff support the work of 22 committees, each responsible for an aspect of the festival. Each committee is administered by two volunteer coordinators. The long-term vision for, and strategic oversight of, the organization and the festival is managed by 12 volunteers on the Board of Directors.

Main events of Pride Week include the Dyke March and the Pride parade. In 2004 the Toronto Star reported that 1,200,000 people lined the parade route. The festival is often touted as being one of the largest cultural festivals in North America and the 22 city blocks that make up the festival site is closed to vehicular traffic.

Toronto's Pride Week evolved out of the mass protests that followed the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids, and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005. In the 2005 parade, newly appointed Toronto police chief Bill Blair became the first chief of police in the city's history to personally take part in the parade. He marched alongside politicians of all parties, including several federal and provincial cabinet ministers and Mayor David Miller.

A theme is selected for each Pride Week that reflects the current context of the queer community and helps shape the festivities. Previous themes included "Fearless" (2006), "Unstoppable!" (2007), and "Unified" (2008).

Pride Week 2009 will run from June 16-28 and its theme will be "Can't Stop. Won't Stop."

Like many successful Pride events worldwide, the official events are supplemented with non-official events. The result is to make Toronto Pride Week a massive city-wide event. One of the largest such events is Prism Weekend, a multi-day "circuit" party. The Prism parties reached their peak in 2003 with a total attendance of over 7,000 people, making it the second largest gay dance party in the country, after Montreal's Black and Blue Festival.

Tips:

• Wear sunscreen or a hat and drink lots of water!
• Use Party Poppers instead of water guns.  Costumes are often rented and not always waterproof.
• Use Noise Makers such as maracas, instruments, whistles, or clappers.  Water balloons only hurt people and cause damage to floats and sound equipment - they are strictly prohibited.
• Be considerate to your pets - remember it's hot for them too!

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