Pride attendance may no longer be a litmus test for LGBTQ support, but absence still sends a message, say politicos

'Pride is not necessarily welcoming to everyone anymore, and that’s the opposite of what it should be,' says conservative commentator and transgender advocate Blaine Badiuk.
Capital Pride and Liberal Party organizers are attempting to ‘lower the temperature’ ahead of Ottawa’s annual parade on Aug. 24 to avoid last year's turbulence.

As organizers attempt to lower the temperature on this summer’s Pride season, the Liberal Party is trying to avoid last year’s controversial decision to withdraw from Ottawa’s official event while Prime Minister Mark Carney continues his predecessor’s tradition of pa...

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