“Pride is for Black people, Pride is for the community, not capitalism … Pride is for the kids in (gay-straight alliances) who are literally now struggling to find safety,” Katiiti said. Article Continued Below“It’s causing so much pain to people who are marginalized — to Black people, to people of colour, LGBTQ refugees. Stonewall was also going to be the theme of this year’s Pride festival. But Edmonton’s LGBTQ community is divided over the demands put forward by RaricaNow and Shades of Colour. Katiiti said some LGBTQ groups in the city are privileged enough that they can’t see what others are going through.

Source: thestar April 12, 2019 23:03 UTC