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#Vancouver gay pride week update#
We will update this page with the most current information upon availability. They may not appeal to everyone but they will have a positive impact on drawing LGBT's to the neighbourhood again, with all the social, cultural, and economic benefits more LGBT's potentially bring.Decentralized Parade: Sunday August 1, 2021 Rainbow crosswalks are one small way for LGBT's to identify with a neighbourhood. Also, the impact of LGBT people moving away to more appealing cities is not just an economic drain, but a creative- and brain-drain - one reason, it can be argued, that Vancouver is often labeled NoFunCity. The venues and events that appeal to LGBT people are in very short supply here (Pride is good but not nearly enough). Vancouver is a great place to visit but Vancouver is severely lacking as a LGBT destination in comparison with other cities internationally, and losing out on that valuable economic input.
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But I'd challenge you to identify any other neighbourhood as being culturally LGBT. Of course there are also strong populations of LGBT people around Commercial Dr. I'm glad the city is recognizing the history and identity and value of the LGBT community within the West End. That doesn't necessarily mean LGBT's should only live in the gaybourhood, but having a place to go is important. You can go anywhere in the world and see cultural "ghettos" of varying kinds. We humans are social animals with tribal instincts, and tend to congregate with those with whom we identify.
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There is nothing wrong with people identifying with a neighbourhood. No, I don't think society has "embraced LGBT" yet. A friend recently hugged me goodbye on Robson St and a straight couple behind us sniggered and said "get a room" like we were doing something shameful. Yet I can go anywhere and see hetero's being physically affectionate, groping, necking. I can go almost anywhere in Greater Vancouver and not see two men or two women holding hands, except maybe the West End. The Vancouver Pride parade will be held on Sunday (August 4). Mayor Gregor Robertson will make an official Pride Week proclamation today at City Hall.
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#Vancouver gay pride week trial#
In 2012, a trial run of the rainbow crosswalks was held at Denman and Davie Streets. The approximate total cost of crosswalk and plaza-which includes landscaping and picnic tables, was a recommendation of the Transportation 2040 plan, and is part of the West End community plan-was $25,000. Stevenson helped to paint one table green as media looked on. Each picnic table will be painted a different colour. The south side of Bute Street has been cordoned off and filled with picnic tables. The colourful intersection is a few steps away from the Bute Street entrance of Qmunity, B.C.'s queer resource centre. The crosswalks were made with thermal plastic, which is used for other road markings but was tinted with different colours of the LGBT rainbow flag. When I came out 35 years ago, the situation was not as it is today and I, along with many, many other people, have worked for and dreamed for the day that we would have an inclusive city that was recognized by all levels of government…and that’s what’s happened.”Ĭity of Vancouver Streets Activities Engineer Scott Edwards said that city crews installed it in the middle of the night, due to lower traffic volumes. “Obviously, we have come a long, long way in a very short time. Stevenson, who is an out-gay councilor, also provided some historical perspectives. “Obviously the mayor is very, very supportive and the council is very supportive and we have an inclusive city, and a multicultural city, and everyone is welcome in our city, and all of the traditions are celebrated and that’s the same with our gay community.” “This really does mark the strongest support the city has ever shown towards the GLBTQ community,” he said at a press conference at the West End intersection. Stevenson said it helped to reflect the area's signficance as the “gay village”. (The plan to create these crosswalks was originally announced on July 3.) Tim Stevenson unveiled Vancouver’s four rainbow crosswalks at Davie and Bute streets-Canada’s first permanent ones-in the heart of the Davie Village. Just as Vancouver’s Pride Week kicks off, on July 29, Coun. We’re not in Kansas, Toto-we’re somewhere over the rainbow in Vancouver.