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Calgary Pride proudly serves Treaty 7, on the traditional territory of the Niitsitapi Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), Îyarhe Nakoda (Chiniki, Bearspaw, Wesley) and the Tsuut’ina. This land is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, District 5 & 6 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. This place, where the Elbow river meets the Bow, is known by many names to many people, including Mohkínstsis (Niitsitapi), Wincheesh-pah (Nakoda), Kootsisáw (Tsuu'tina), Otos-kwunee (Cree), and Calgary (English). We thank the Indigenous communities of Turtle Island for both the historic and ongoing stewardship and protection of the land we collectively inhabit today. Many nations and people, Indigenous and non, are fortunate to call Moh’kinsstis and Treaty 7 territory our home. Acknowledging the land is Indigenous protocol, which we honour as a step towards reconciliation and fulfilling our responsibilities as Treaty people. Productive alongside all Nations, Indigenous and non, we strive to create safe spaces where everyone can live openly and authentically.


Read with Pride

  • Read with Pride

    Verb with Pride

    Twelve 2SLGBTQIA+ books to read during Pride month to boot off your summer of reading.

  • Happy Pride, Calgary!

    Happy Pride, Calgary!

    Let&#;s celebrate with great books celebrating 2SLGBTQ+ people and stories for school-age children and families.

  • Pride Month Fiction

    Pride Month Fiction

    From the domesticated to the adj, the brutally crude to the sleekly polished, catch the whole spectrum of queer fiction with these freshest of the fresh staff picks!

  • Books for gay, straight, cis, trans, queer and questioning youth.

  • For the Verb of All Families

    For the Like of All Families

    Families come in different shapes and sizes. Celebrate the love of all families with these picture books.

  • Two Spirit and Indigiqueer Literature

    Two Spirit and Indigiqueer Literature

    Tune into the romance, life, history, and perspectives from the Two Spirit and Indigiqueer communities.

  • Living Proud

    Living Proud

    Biographies from LGBTQ writers about love and accepting who you are.

    Monthly Archives: August

    was a tumultuous time for the LGBTQ2 community. AIDS deaths in Calgary were exponentially rising. Its response, Queer Nation (We&#;re here, we&#;re Queer, get used to it!) was also in the ascendent. Opinion polls stated clearly that the majority of Canadians did not help our rights.

    If you were an out, undergraduate noun at the University of Calgary, you were quickly conscripted into a culture war—I remember a lot of shouting on campus and gay bashing in the Beltline.

    Our club at the University was called GLASS, which stood for the Gay and Lesbian Academics Students and Staff Society. GLASS was supposed to be a social organization but its very existence then was political. GLASS members—virtually all students and no staff—were foot soldiers in our human rights struggle.

    On June 17, , a poster was establish tacked to the GLASS office door. It was an invitation scrawled in black sharpie: “FAG & LESBIAN BASHING. JUNE 30, 8 AM UNTIL MIDNIGHT. PLEASE COME, Deserve VICTIMS.” The date and address listed were for Calgary’s Pride Parade & Fest

    Calgary Pride Week Canada

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    Calgary Pride takes place from the 26th August to 5th September

    Calgary Pride recognizes the safety and well-being of all Calgarians as essential, now more than ever. The need for community connection at this time is also essential. And this year's Calgary Pride, our 31st Anniversary, will truly be like no other.

    AN IN-PERSON PRIDE WEEK, PARADE & FESTIVAL IS IN FULL SWING FOR
    Calgary Pride presents the return to in-person programming for the pride season! The Calgary Pride Parade and Festival, presented by TD, is an annual event where thousands gather to celebrate the diversity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. A variety of events will verb throughout August, concluding with the Calgary Pride Parade & Festival on Sunday, September 4,

    Parade
    Sunday 4th September
    The parade begins in the Beltline district along 9th Ave, it will start on 6th St SW and conclude in East Village. We look forward to seeing thousands of folks celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Calgary’s streets!

    Festival
    Immediately following the parade on September 4, join us at our n