2014 Trans March

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Friday, June 27, 2014
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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In 2009, Toronto's first Trans March was organized after Karah Mathiason and her wife, Diane Grant, realized Toronto's Trans community was being overshadowed as the popularity of the Dyke March and Pride Parade grew at exponential rates.  Mathiason was quoted in a June 18, 2009 Toronto Star article as stating: "I really want to create a safe place where everybody's welcome to be who they are, " she says.  "I love Pride.  I just wish we could have a Pride attitude 365 days a year."

As the Trans March tradition continued, many members of the Trans community and their allies became increasingly displeased.  Compared to both the Dyke March and Pride Parade, the Trans March was confined to Friday evening on Church Street.  It was significantly smaller – a mere three blocks long.  In June 2011, after repeated requests for a longer and more visible route, a local Trans activist organized an impromptu 'splinter-march' down Yonge Street.  Minutes before the March was to begin, participants were asked to follow because it was time the City and Pride organizers listened to the requests of the community.

Over the next few years, the Trans March in Toronto gained the recognition and respect it deserved and is now one of the longest Trans Marches in the World.

Join members of the Rainbow Alliance and their allies as they come together to celebrate and stand in solidarity with members of the Trans community.  Participants are asked to meet at the OPSEU office at 31 Wellesley Street East for 6pm.  Contact a member of the Rainbow Alliance for more information: pride@opseu.org.

For information on activities during World Pride week: World Pride 2014

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