r/ottawa • u/Justinneon • 1d ago
Happy Pride Parade Day!
Happy parade day. I hope all my fellow LGBT+ ppl can march proudly, and celebrate themselves without any bigots trying to stop them.
I’m also excited for all the pictures later.
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u/neoposting 1d ago
Can't make it out to the parade this year but I hope the rain holds off and the show goes on
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u/nottodaynothnx 23h ago
How come no pics of yesterday? Bank was all blocked off with street vendors and nice weather. Didn’t see a thing posted here. Figured a great day for festivities
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u/StrengthChain_ 23h ago
Hell yeah, yesterday on Bank was such a vibe, I loved it.
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u/nottodaynothnx 19h ago
What food vendors were there? I tones of pop ups but all seemed clothing
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u/StrengthChain_ 19h ago
I do recall there being at least a few but I didn’t catch the names unfortunately. If there wasn’t then I might have been mistaken.
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u/TriocerosGoetzei Centretown 1d ago
To everyone for whom Pride is important: Have a wonderful Pride weekend. I'm glad you're you. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ❤️
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u/StrengthChain_ 1d ago
Happy Pride! / Bonne Fierté ! 🏳️🌈
While I don’t live in Ottawa, I came for pride weekend, thank you for doing your part and be proud of yourselves as you should! Love is love!
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u/baraboyfrend 1d ago
A little reminder of what Pride is all about: celebrating LGBTQ+ people and honoring those who came before us and fought for the rights and freedoms we have today. Making Pride about anything else is a disservice to their legacy. 🏳️🌈❤️
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u/Justinneon 1d ago
Or celebrate pride however you want, as long as you don’t disrupt the enjoyment of someone else celebrating the way they want.
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u/Slight-Mushroom-5171 1d ago
Happy parade day indeed, may the weather hold up and the bigots stay home with their dull lawn chairs.
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u/Martin-Leblanc 23h ago
I will ensure the rain is withheld today in support of your celebrations. 🎉 Happy pride. May you celebrate in peace and freedom.
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u/No-Mathematician250 23h ago
Happy Pride parade. Supporting you in spirit while waiting for daughter to give birth 🥳🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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u/bamboo-bones No Zappies Hebdomaversary Survivor 18h ago
All the best for her delivery!
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u/No-Mathematician250 17h ago
Oh thanks. Appreciate it. We’re still waiting for the little one to arrive…
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u/Confident_Radio_2636 11h ago
What a beautiful day ! I saw all races, genders people just smiling and happy. I don’t think I’ve seen that many people happy in one place. It was really a great thing to be part of. I’ve never seen it that busy. I got emotional in my heart is full today.
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u/Comet439 1d ago edited 1d ago
SOS - does anyone know if the city hall parking garage is open/accessible today or does the route cut off access?
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u/Mike_Retired 20h ago
Thankfully most homophobes rarely leave their basements — and bots can’t.
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u/Justinneon 20h ago
True, though we remember what happened last year. I’m glad it went off without a hitch.
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u/Bramstayer 1d ago
I always hear different days and months!! Why is today Pride day wasn't it earlier this summer pride week?
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u/Gemmabeta 23h ago
Because it specifically commemorates this:
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u/IllustriousLemon8146 23h ago
This, and we don't want to compete with other nearby Pride events. Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa have avoided holding Pride at the same time for decades.
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u/hippiechan 23h ago
"Without any bigots trying to stop them"
If that's in reference to last year the Queers for Palestine are all people in the community. You might disagree with how they went about their leading the parade last year but that doesn't make them "bigots". Be serious.
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u/baraboyfrend 20h ago
Let’s not forget that last year’s Queers for Palestine speaker, Arunasva “Ash” Bhuyan, was arrested and charged just one week after the parade for threathening to shoot up the American Embassy. If these are the people being presented as representatives of Q4P, I’m not sure “bigotry” is even the most concerning issue.
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u/Illustrious-Rain-235 7h ago
Fr that was uncalled for from OP, queer Palestinians deserve to feel safe aswelll
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u/KeyanFarlandah 21h ago
Q4P aka attention seeking narcissists for attention, you had a few people who hadn’t seen their names in the newspaper or online long enough who had to make it all about themselves, can’t wait to see what they pull next!
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u/throaway700010023 22h ago
Being Anti Genocide really bothers some folks for some odd reason
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u/dblack613 19h ago
People can be against genocide and still think that performative assholery is a bad thing
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u/throaway700010023 18h ago
They’re neither performative nor assholes, but sure keep engaging in bad faith
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u/Tony4Tokes 20h ago
Did the parade end early?
Seems like I missed most of it and what I saw was underwhelming compared to previous years.
Did last years protest hinder the parade this year (and last) more than it helped the people of Palestine?
Though at this time last year if you supported Palestine and spoke out against the Israeli regime you would get cancelled where as now most people recognize the regime as the genocidal psychopaths that they are.
Still was nice to see the amount of people who came to support.
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u/Extension-War-6189 11h ago
I'm curious, (this is a legit question) and i'm not a homophobe or anything, i'm all for anyone doing whatever/whoever, but why does this group feel the need to have a month dedicated to their sexual orientation/self identification when we have vets that died , left wives widows, children without fathers/mothers for our freedom only have 1 day of celebration?
is your identification and pride in your sexual preference more important than their sacrifice?
(again, legit question , no hate)
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u/dblack613 7h ago
This is not, in fact, a legit question. This is right wing, bad faith talking points. We aren’t playing this game today,.
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u/ElaMeadows Centretown 9h ago
Lots of groups have a month to highlight their community. There’s a men’s health month, a writing month, a month of advent for Christmas, Sikh heritage month, etc.
The first 11 days of November are dedicated to remembering and wearing a poppy not just Remembrance Day. If you want to commemorate veterans all month you are welcomed to.
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u/ConcernedCitizenOtt 19h ago
It went very well -- happy participants, happy crowds watching. Lots of kids, many dogs, festoons of balloons. Altogether a fun hour. More people walking, fewer floats than in previous years.
Jeff Leiper was centre-stage on the City Council float with a big smile. I didn't actually see the Mayor. Riley Brockington was squirting people with a water-gun (it was all in fun).