Regina’s Pride Week commenced with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall, a testament to the LGBTQ2 community’s presence and fight for rights. Queen City Pride will host a range of events, including a prom, bingo, tea social, family carnival, and the parade on June 15th. Pastor Carla Blakley, an ally to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, emphasizes the importance of inclusivity and respect for all individuals.
Prince Albert Pride has announced that it will ban members of the Sask. Party and Saskatchewan United Party from participating in Pride Month activities due to their support for Bill 137, the province’s transphobic pronoun legislation. The decision follows a similar move by Queen City Pride in Regina, which declined to proclaim Pride Month at the legislature this year due to the actions of the Saskatchewan government. PA Pride chair Chelsea Bleau said that the organization believes Bill 137 is an attack on the rights of two-spirit and trans young people, and that having MLAs who support the legislation attend Pride events would be disrespectful and harmful to the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Queen City Pride has announced that it will not be holding its annual flag-raising ceremony at the Provincial Legislative Building in Regina due to the actions of the current Saskatchewan government. The organization does not believe that the government is an ally of the LGBTQ2S+ community and does not feel that it would be appropriate for the government to take part in such an important event. The organization’s decision comes after the government passed Bill 137, also known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights, in October 2023, and invoked the notwithstanding clause to pass it. The organization believes that the government’s actions are not in line with the values of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
