Pride events underway in Toronto ahead of parade | Pride 2024

Sherwin Modestex, the executive director of Pride Toronto, on what to expect from events taking place this weekend.
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[@markcho3612]

Proud of what?

[@user-wb4cl7wm7n]

The successful invasion and destruction of Canada.

[@skybot9998]

The louder the mouth the smaller the cause.

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

I guess the conservative/religious movement is absolutely microscopic!

[@chasefancy3092]

They control society now and you have to accept it or face the consequences.

[@fkb247]

​@@scrawnyrapierguy Is transgenderism a form of misogyny?

[@Neillybob63]

@@scrawnyrapierguy Why are you here? Shouldn't you be prancing around naked in the street in front of our kids like your fellow 'celebrants'?

[@AdolfTrudeau]

​@@scrawnyrapierguyBut I'm the one yelling in the House of Commons?

[@macmacancheese5188]

Absolute crap. What the hell are they proud of anyway?

[@deesmith6363]

Proud of normalising the abnormal.

[@speciallevo3170]

Pride they found more thing to spend tax payers money on.

[@brandonmunsen6035]

How many hotdogs they can fit in their mouth

[@jimcovell1067]

Thongs

[@chasefancy3092]

What have you accomplished in your life that you are proud about?

[@NVP22]

So sick of it all....disgusting It's CANADA DAY WEEKEND ONLY !!!! THATS IT !🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦

[@craigcervo4384]

Canada Day weekend !!!!!!

[@B.D.F.]

Yup, can only celebrate one thing at a time, that’s why we can’t do Christmas and Hanukah at the same time.

[@donnarocha4043]

Agree

[@thedowagerd.2431]

@@B.D.F. No Salvation Army bands allowed during Christmas though.

[@joanfrellburg4901]

What's disgusting is you. YOU for not being an adult.

[@ArKay-nj2nh]

Cringe. 🤢 This is Canada Day WEEKEND. Pride gets a MONTH 🤮

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

It's the end of the month, what's your issue?

[@joanfrellburg4901]

Notice nobodys cringing about your precious Canada day. Show some respect for others doing what makes them happy.

[@TYLER-jz6uv]

​@@joanfrellburg4901😢

[@TYLER-jz6uv]

​@joanfrellburg4901 what the Hell you doing in Canada 🇨🇦 Then ???

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Idgaf about either event. You are all crazy

[@TYLER-jz6uv]

WE NEED FAMILY MONTH & STRAIGHT MONTH !!!!!!

[@jimcovell1067]

Family day 😢. I fly a Christian flag

[@heaven33957]

You have them already.

[@TYLER-jz6uv]

@@heaven33957 NOPE 🙅‍♂️

[@davidm9214]

I miss the rainbow. It used to be a beautiful natural phenomenon for everyone before it got political.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Just a happy reminder, God's natural rainbow has 7 distinct colors. The LGBT (😈 inspired) one 🏳️‍🌈 only has 6 colors. In other words a poor knockoff from the Glory of God's rainbow.

[@Fargo2024]

​@@DigbyOdel-et3xxyou beat me to that ! But you are %100 ! When do we get a STRAIGHT flag & month ?? Let's have a STRAIGHT Parade !

[@user-vv8bq7mm2o]

They stole it rom the real flat Earth

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

@@Fargo2024 you have them every day there buddy.

[@Fargo2024]

@@scrawnyrapierguy really ?? How so ??

[@peru716]

Disgusting

[@adamgreen5680]

Happy Canada Day Turn your back to sinful behaviour

[@alohashamanarts]

Yes stop posting such crap

[@mattburrito]

im not Canadian but im american i hope you guys stand up against your government and these clown shows in public, im from california i cant stand these circus shows on the streets tricking around.

[@petercook6457]

And Trudeau will be right in the center of it

[@j.ms.2285]

Sodom and Gomorrah .....😮

[@JBOutboards]

There's gonna be a deluge of salt

[@stephenjones5304]

Heterosexuals should not have to fund this immature NONSENSE.

[@mickeyandres2651]

Nothing but Canada Day celebrations all weekend in our town….. Making memories with family and friends is already underway, enjoy! Happy Canada Day everyone! 🇨🇦

[@thomasross6974]

Not much to be proud of in Canada anymore...

[@user-ut8ei9qo1g]

Keep an eye on your children.

[@carelesscribo3072]

cringe

[@letfreedomreignhonk324]

Im sure this is where JT will be

[@fleurettespreen]

No funding for Canada Day in Montreal?

[@pw3858]

In Chipman New Brunswick they raised a Straight pride flag . The so called inclusive , diversity , supporting types forced the council to remove it calling it offensive. This told me all I need to know about these hypocrites.

[@marzena3396815]

Marching with pride to hell. So extremely sad.

[@SuperOdin2009]

Pride weekend? Pride Month started June 1st and ends tomorrow. All of July should be Canada Month.

[@B.D.F.]

The whole year is already Canada year if you live here.

[@tonybaloney8401]

​@@B.D.F.that would imply Canadian history and culture is being celebrated the whole year, quite the opposite is happening

[@sretnazvijezda400]

​​@@B.D.F. Your birthday is every day?

[@AshleyBidensBathTime]

@@B.D.F.The whole year is pride if you live here🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Dot-he2ke]

145 days out of 365 are for pride of some sort. Let that sink in!

[@charlenefrench5404]

What the hell is trans excellence?😂

[@user-wb4cl7wm7n]

Best outfit best wig worst makeup

[@ylk6582]

Excellence in encouraging transgender surgeries for 13-year-olds.

[@sretnazvijezda400]

Taking advantage at the wrong time is shame.

[@sommebuddy]

Being under 300lbs....

[@johnp4471]

Noone celebrate self pride unless they don't feel well about themselves

[@Donnie-sh9md]

It's Canada Day weekend, everyone! Let's come together to protect our country from extreme ideologies. Let's push that Rainbow back in the Dark- Dio

[@iconic-deathdealer]

Hate is an ideology and what goes around comes around.

[@iconic-deathdealer]

😂😂😂 No wonder you are miserable, no subscribers 😂😂😂😂

[@iconic-deathdealer]

Besides no one cares what you think

[@ClarityDetermination]

Only a bigot would do that here in Canada.

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

you must be really hard up for attention... here ya go - a response feeling pity for you.

[@maju4714]

When you conquer an area, you take down the old flag and put up the new! Nothing to see here

[@anthonycyr9657]

A sickening display of how far we've regressed in just the last 5 years alone..

[@rnlkt4962]

Vulgar and nauseating, the activists have taken the pride events too far.

[@lornalee7702]

No public nudity in Canada. Nudity is not a safe place !!!! Pride is always about self !!!

[@dastrqk-en9kq]

Celebration of delinquency

[@marlene8344]

Depravity

[@missb7959]

Why are these ppl that are naked not being charged with indicate exposure?? So now we're just going to allow this to happen especially around children. This is absolutely disgusting, same on all of you!!

[@3souris]

And the same to anyone who would indicate otherwise.

[@ahsanurr4219]

Likes - 103 Dislikes - 1.8k 🤣🤣🤣

[@Jimmy-xo3ld]

how do you see dislikes?

[@Niekhilet]

@@Jimmy-xo3ld Chrome extension - "Return KZbin Dislike" is what I use.

[@Leonmantou601]

make me sick… back to common sense Canadians!!

[@colinsellers1143]

I never see rainbows in the sky anymore, they ruined it

[@tanweerahmed6861]

What is the pride in this shameful thing ?

[@mikepech6822]

How about a straight parade and straight month. We could take our kids and show them what we are really proud of.

[@UkrainianToons]

This is what causes forest fires. Taking pride in sin is an extremely bad idea

[@joshuanolan8212]

Leave Canada.

[@momtur4875]

As someone who die and came back there nothing on the other side just cold dark and nothing

[@UkrainianToons]

@@joshuanolan8212 I live in Roumania

[@trashpanda877]

you know jesus isnt real right?

[@UkrainianToons]

@@trashpanda877 he's real as me and you. I know Christopher Hitchens gave weak excuses. But that's all it was weak excuses

[@Nigel.123]

"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18

[@ClarityDetermination]

Treat others as you would have them treat you. Do you appreciate acceptance for things you do that others don't necessarily like about you? I bet you do.

[@B.D.F.]

Proverbs also condones child abuse. 💁‍♂️

[@christopherh.p.4680]

@@Nigel.123 don't mention Lev 20:13

[@Nigel.123]

@@ClarityDetermination If I was living in sin, I would appreciate someone warning me in love about it. No one has to accept the fact that I am a Bible believing christian. It's nice if they do, but my world won't fall apart if they don't.

[@letfreedomreignhonk324]

@@ClarityDetermination Except we dont want to sexualize children

[@marzena3396815]

Happy CANADA DAY 🇨🇦 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@chanzethomas580]

Embarrassing.

[@momtur4875]

Why no one care if you live in the closet come out we don't care cause we don't have to sleep with you

[@trashpanda877]

your kids and wife hate you and wont talk to you in the next few years, enjoy the last christmas you have with them

[@iconic-deathdealer]

If you're going to come here and embarrass yourself, you obviously in the closet .

[@reachstar7828]

It is sad. They celebrate of being decadent. Indeed, Canada is a broken country.

[@user-cv7pt7ou7b]

The kid on the playground no one wants to play with receiving a participation medal for being an adult.

[@georgejohnson3654]

When do we get a sloth month?

[@B.D.F.]

That’s just you sitting in your mom’s basement, happens all the time.

[@georgejohnson3654]

@B.D.F. I know...I'm wondering when I'll get to do that again and have it celebrated.

[@B.D.F.]

@@georgejohnson3654 Don’t you celebrate it every time you open a beer?

[@christopherh.p.4680]

Then wrath month

[@B.D.F.]

@@christopherh.p.4680 I think they tried that in 2012, turned out to be a dud.

[@richardhunwick5682]

Hopefully this will be all over soon

[@chicnwafflesband]

Sickening!

[@kabrown3824]

It's Canada Day..they have how many holidays..Canada should have one day to respect it's Canada without pride taking over

[@ClarityDetermination]

Nobody is taking over Canada Day. Are you 9?

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

It's very Canadian... inclusion. You must have missed that part in school.

[@B.D.F.]

Fun fact: Pride ends on June 30th, and Canada Day starts July 1st! I’m not sure if you knew this: June and July don’t overlap, so there’s no “takeover” like you’re bullshitting about!

[@jimcovell1067]

​@@scrawnyrapierguyhow old are you 15

[@BATDAN_92]

​@@scrawnyrapierguyinclude this 🖕🏼🏳️‍🌈

[@thomasross6974]

Pride weekend ....cringe!!!

[@lisamarie1050]

Sickening 👿

[@georgesboisvert4278]

Who cares ....

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

not you... but most Canadians do

[@christopherh.p.4680]

​@@scrawnyrapierguydo not*

[@jimcovell1067]

​@@scrawnyrapierguymajority

[@ArKay-nj2nh]

Over 800 views - 16 Likes 🤣 🤣

[@cuybueno]

Demoniac celebration

[@cherylimeson3006]

Why did they pick this weekend? It's Canada Day Weekend!

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Seven deadly sins: Lust Gluttony Greed Sloth Wrath Envy PRIDE. 🤔

[@christopherh.p.4680]

@@DigbyOdel-et3xx the liberal sacrements

[@SR-fd7dj]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@user-vv8bq7mm2o]

Nobody cares

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

you commented...so you do

[@Tonepep]

@@scrawnyrapierguyyou look like you are not allowed near kids.

[@shawng1590]

Happy Pride! 🙂🏳️‍🌈

[@marcelogidi9623]

Well , this is what trudeau wants to show the world , Canada day is Canada day only , totally disgusting and awkward .

[@dastrqk-en9kq]

Sick

[@user-wb4cl7wm7n]

Barking mad meanwhile Canadians will be celebrating Canada Day and this is our flag 🇨🇦

[@delmarsimpson25]

Rainbows were cool...gods rainbow is now associated with femininity

[@jgriffin282]

More like sexual perversions. I hate that they desecrated the rainbow.

[@ClarityDetermination]

So ... Perfect, right? Religion has always been about sex.

[@tonybaloney8401]

​@@ClarityDeterminationWhat are you talking about?

[@jimcovell1067]

Gratefully it's not the same rainbow.

[@EndofDays-7777]

​@@ClarityDeterminationwhat planet do you live on ? Religion is about Love . Loves eternal. Sex fades .

[@TBA-zv9qt]

Save Canada 😢😢😢.. Let's make Canada Great Again!

[@deancrawford5393]

So scripted 🤔

[@SR-fd7dj]

HAPPY CANADA DAY WEEKEND. 😁 🇨🇦 🙏🏽 ❤

[@christopherh.p.4680]

Start the rapture

[@momtur4875]

lol now that funny

[@mysterycheez]

Sure feels like the days of Noah and the days of Lot, doesn't it? Luke 17:26-30

[@thedowagerd.2431]

No rapture, just come Divine Messiah.

[@Mr.BillyJoeMcAllister]

Sad to see the rainbow weaponized by a fringe group. The rainbow was celebrated on the cover of Pink Floyd's legendary Dark Side of the Moon. Rainbows were candy named Skittles but above all the rainbow is an optical phenomenon that graces our skies. Today I cringe at it!

[@ClarityDetermination]

Possibly you're cringing because you are bigoted? Just guessing.

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

okay Boomer.

[@kellygarland63]

It’s been around for over 40 yrs. Enough with the whining

[@Mr.BillyJoeMcAllister]

@@scrawnyrapierguy You're an ordinary human, get over yourselves.

[@Mr.BillyJoeMcAllister]

@@kellygarland63 You're an ordinary human, get over yourselves.

[@carlajones765]

So wrong. The children.....

[@candianfoe]

i know some children already celebrate pride with their parents 😡 MONSTER PARENTS

[@AshleyBidensBathTime]

@@candianfoe Those children sure do get an eye full

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Boy has the definition of 'excellence' fallen big time. To the point of it having no true meaning.😢

[@B.D.F.]

Let me guess, your definition of “excellence” is “what life was like when I was a kid and life was easy”?

[@dembipor]

@@B.D.F.OK, groomer. 😂

[@B.D.F.]

@@thedowagerd.2431 Let me guess, you think those were peak “excellence” times?

[@thedowagerd.2431]

@@B.D.F. How old are you?

[@B.D.F.]

@@thedowagerd.2431 Let me guess, going to discriminate based on age?

[@user-yg7fv3jo8v]

Try the pride in Gaza because you don't have any pride anymore

[@YanniEhm]

puke

[@christianboada475]

It’s Canada Day long weekend

[@ClarityDetermination]

Stay inside your dark cave. No problem. Everybody is part of Canada. I hope you are not a bigoted person?

[@BATDAN_92]

​@@ClarityDeterminationgood thing pride crap ends today one more day of it I would of ended up in Arkham Asylum

[@spechieizit]

Toronto hell on earth

[@johnjohnson3370]

😮this is little weird

[@nosdog136]

Why is pride month in June? Because pride comes before the fall.

[@B.D.F.]

If that’s true then it’s also true that Canada Day comes before the fall, Easter and Passover come before the fall, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day come before the fall. Fun how calendars work, right?

[@christopherh.p.4680]

@B.D.F. should just make their own pride calender. Will have lots more free space

[@B.D.F.]

@@christopherh.p.4680 As everyone knows things designed to be inclusive should always be exclusive. /s

[@christopherh.p.4680]

@B.D.F. at least it's almost over. Can go back to regular month

[@2010CLDLKIDS]

🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@TYLER-jz6uv]

I HOPE THEY KEEP THERE CLOTHES ON IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN 😢😢😢

[@seebabs7776]

Yeah no.

[@Pepe46873]

Checked lots of boxes on this story

[@rogerrabbit8756]

No one cares!

[@kd8168]

Disgusting. Repent! You’re going to end up in hell if you don’t be careful.

[@EndofDays-7777]

34 too many .

[@georgeliu5009]

How Hanson pride leader 😅

[@jasonk445]

This is ridicoulous

[@dixonyaarmouf4630]

How about Happy liberal-less Canada 🇨🇦 Day instead 😊

[@Neillybob63]

Just one Day? Canada will be celebrating for a month!!

[@user-um6kl3yv3f]

Any cats should be at home on the couch cats don’t go to parades

[@j.p.4734]

A lot of kids skip school just to avoid hearing the P word!

[@ClarityDetermination]

No they don't. Not unless their parents groomed them to be bigoted. Did you do that?

[@colinferguson972]

🤮

[@EricSwiff]

👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@user-cd8il5ob1m]

Канадцы, одумайтесь! Подумайте об общечеловеческих ценностях!

[@Dracoool]

Look at all the happy Liberals........

[@frankzivic5915]

We dont care

[@Fireytheanimator]

Oh no not pride month😤

[@omarabdallah2593]

Where are your loved ones🧕🧕☪🕋🕌 who you went out with for Pale؟stine? Why are they not joining you now??😏😂🤣

[@marcelinorios3055]

Erepientance lla Cristo viene pronto sevan aquemar en el fuego 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@user-eo1vz9lt8g]

they been saying this for 2000 years, when do you define soon?

[@dembipor]

Sick and tired of the rainbow mafia cringe. 🤮🤮🤮

[@coolhandluke2310]

🤮🤮🤮

[@scottyoung9365]

Disgusting.

[@williamterrymasters1934]

I care about pride it’s evil of this world by a spirit that has blinded you of mind

[@istepansogutlu7391]

it's so sick carrying that flag represents for kids all around the world.... It's One no difference.. They using that as their own flag and the flag it represents countries. I don't understand which country they are belong

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

English hard, speak it salad words say bigot who's not like rainbow

[@robertleblanc2675]

Yuk…….

[@EndofDays-7777]

priDEMONth

[@powerofnow73]

So so so sick of this 💩💩💩💩💩💩👹👹👹👹👹👹🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮where is your leader Trudeau this is more important to him that Canada day…..

[@B.D.F.]

Fun fact: Pride ends on June 30th, and Canada Day starts on July 1st, so there’s no overlap. Also, did you know that participation is completely optional? Shocking!

[@powerofnow73]

@@B.D.F. wow pride is a fun fact oh thank you I’m so much at peace knowing that info 😂😂😂😂💩💩💩💩