Queen City Pride
Queen City Pride is an LGBT pride festival, held annually in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] The event is held mid-June each year, normally in the week following Saskatoon Pride.[2] The festival is administered by Regina Pride Inc., a non-profit corporation in the province of Saskatchewan.
The event kicks off with a raising of the rainbow flag at the Regina City Hall on the Monday of Pride Week,[3] and concludes with a parade and community fair on the Saturday.[3]
The event was first recognised by Regina City Council in 1989.[4] The 2014 event marked the first time in the city's history that the incumbent mayor, Michael Fougere, presided over the raising of the rainbow flag to kick off the event.[5]
References
- ↑ "Pride colours to fly high in Queen City". Metro, June 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Après Saskatoon, Regina célèbre la fierté gaie". Radio-Canada, June 19, 2012.
- 1 2 "Backstage pass: Pride out of Prairie prejudice". Metro, June 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Regina Pride Parade marches through the Queen City". CJME, June 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Parade celebrates 25 years of pride". Regina Leader-Post, June 14, 2014.
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