Toronto gay pride 2018

This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. In this newspaper, I proposed a compromise. Rather than ban police floats from the parade, I suggested, Pride Toronto could drastically reduce its then extremely high police participation to a single float. As it stood there were so many officers from different jurisdictions marching in the event, no one could blame an uninitiated passerby if he assumed it was a day dedicated exclusively to law enforcement. Why not reduce police participation to one float carrying a handful of LGBT cops who have deep ties to the Church and Wellesley village?

A friendly gardener and mall Santa, McArthur may also have been the worst ever serial killer of gay men. As Toronto police reopen 25 cold cases dating back to , they are facing tough questions about decades of hostility to the gay community. When the biggest forensic investigation in Toronto history began, it was still possible to be blind to the full extent of the horror. On 18 January , in the mid-morning, Bruce McArthur , a year-old freelance landscaper, entered his Thorncliffe Park apartment building in Toronto, accompanied by a young man. McArthur had been placed under hour police watch the previous day. The surveillance officers had instructions to arrest him if they saw him alone with someone else. Inside, they found his companion already tied to the bed.

Hundreds of missing persons cases are now being re-examined. In , activists from Black Lives Matter staged a sit-in protest against harassment by police and racism in the broader LGBT community. One of their requests during in the sit-in, that police not march in the parade in uniform, was honoured the following year amid opposition at City Hall.

Home Destinations North America Canada. Toronto is one of the most exciting gay destinations in west Canada. It has an awesome gay scene , and like the gay events in Montreal , it also has its fair share of gay events taking place each year. These are our 5 best gay events in Toronto you should consider checking out and planning your trip around.