Opinion: Barring police from Pride parade pushes change

In response to Black Lives Matters’ request of Toronto Pride, many of us in our community wondered if Edmonton Pride would follow suit. It was fairly disappointing when they decided, apparently in consultation with members of the racialized Edmonton LGBTQ2S+, that it wasn’t a big enough issue within the Edmonton LGBTQ2S+ community.
Earlier this year, some concerned racialized LGBTQ2S+ members sent a formal letter requesting that Edmonton Pride reconsider, because of the way that the