Black Lives Matter Toronto, the group that was largely instrumental in minimizing police participation in this year’s Toronto Pride Parade, will not be marching in the parade, organizers say. Pride spokesperson Ryan Connelly has confirmed BLM missed the May 20 deadline to register, indicating they will not be participating in the parade. BLM is also not listed on the Pride website’s list of registered participants. Last year, members of Black Lives Matter Toronto staged a sit-in during the parade and refused to move unless then-Pride executive director Mathieu Chantelois signed a list of their demands. One of the demands was that Pride limit police participation in future parades.

Source: thestar June 03, 2017 03:23 UTC