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The show must go on(line): Vancouver hosts virtual Pride parade amid COVID-19

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Thousands flock to Vancouver Pride Parade, still fighting for LGBTQ2 progress On Sunday, the show went on, online.Organizers streamed the virtual parade live on Facebook, Twitch, YouTube and Telus Optic.“Pride is both a protest and a party, as (Vancouver LGBTQ2 icon Jim Deva) would tell us if he were here, and Pride is also about honouring our roots, commemorating our wins and imagining queer possibilities in the future,” said Joan-E, one of the event’s several hosts.Along with musical and other performances, the 2020 virtual parade featured a segment on the history of Vancouver’s Pride Parade.The segment followed the parade’s foundation and early fight for rights through to its unveiling of the first rainbow crosswalk in Canada in 2013.

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