Saskatoon Pride isn’t going to let a pandemic rain on its parade. In light of COVID-19, the organization is hosting the 29th annual Pride parade online on June 20. “We’re telling people to take to their screens, not to the streets,” Saskatoon Pride co-chair Mike McCoy told Global News.
The organization is asking community members, groups, businesses and performers to submit video clips showcasing their LGBTQ2 pride.
The clips will be part of a live virtual parade, potentially hosted on Facebook, McCoy said. “We hope people will shoot their video — obviously, properly physically distanced and so on — but in … quirky and popular places in the city,” he said. “It obviously won’t replicate being on the street.