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With Michael Rowe, author of Pride
As Toronto marks the 50th year of its first gay rights march, BPL welcomes author Michael Rowe in a thought-provoking conversation with Pflag Canada president Taylor Henderson to discuss Pride, a celebration of those who march with pride.
Toronto’s first Gay Pride March started when a hundred people gathered to march from Allan Gardens to Queen’s Park, calling on lawmakers to include sexual orientation in the Ontario Human Rights Code. This march helped lay the groundwork for what has become one of the largest gay pride festivals in the world.
In Pride, Lambda-award-winning writer Michael Rowe brings this history—and the challenges the gay community has faced since—into sharp focus while Toronto photographer Angel Guerra captures his city’s pride parade on a human scale. In 120 photographs, Guerra zooms in from the glorious spectacle to the small scenes and single participants, shining a light on moments of joy, strength, ferocity, resilience, and love. At a time when 2SLGBTQI+ rights are under renewed threat throughout the world, Guerra and Rowe’s work captures the power of a movement that contains multitudes.
A Different Drummer Books will be on site with copies of the book for sale.
Borrow Pride from our collection
If you need an accessibility accommodation during this program, please register early so we can confirm arrangements a few days before your visit.
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