Thousands showed up in support of Calgary's LGBTQ community during the city's annual Pride parade on Sunday.
The Calgary Stampede has been banned from participating in this year's Pride parade because of the decades of abuse some members of the community experienced at the hands of a former performing arts school staffer.A photo of Calgary's 2023 Pride parade shows people marching downtown. The Calgary Stampede said it understands and respects concerns raised following its participation in last year's Pride parade.
The school, operated by the Calgary Stampede Foundation, puts on nightly grandstand shows during the annual Stampede. Kinderwater said the ban isn't necessarily permanent. During discussions, she said, it was determined the survivors need to feel empowered to come forward and receive apologies and reparations.
"We invite the Calgary Stampede to engage in constructive dialogue and demonstrate their commitment to becoming stronger allies to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community," Kinderwater said.After a class-action lawsuit was filed by about three dozen complainants, the Stampede admitted to negligence and breach of duty. Last month, the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede and the Calgary Stampede Foundation agreed to pay $9.5 million in damages.
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