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Meet our 2023 Grand Marshal & Honoured Group

August 13, 2023

With the 2023 Capital Pride Festival right around the corner, we are thrilled to announce this year’s Grand Marshal and Honoured Group. Capital Pride’s awards program celebrates the local 2SLGBTQ+ community. Our recipients are leaders engaged in meaningful work in...

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2023 Community Project Fund Recipients

August 10, 2023

Capital Pride Announces the recipients of the 2023 Community Projects Fund! Capital Pride’s 2023 Community Project Fund provides funding to groups to support an event or programming during the Capital Pride Festival, August 19-27. Events and programming typically further one...

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United Way Collaboration: Capital Pride celebrating togetherness and positive changes in 2022

August 4, 2022

The feeling of excitement ahead of this year’s Capital Pride festival is palpable as we are bringing our communities “All Together Now” after more than two years physically distant. We finally get to spend time together to both address challenges...

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Fierce Lies the Head that Wears a Crown

July 25, 2022

Your 2021 Capital Pride Pageant Court: Where are they now? A drag royalty retrospective With a drag scene as strong and vibrant as there is in Ottawa, it is truly no wonder as to why every year so many people...

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Redefining Drag Race: Meet Deca Thlon

June 24, 2022

From getting picked last for a team on the playground to being discriminated against during varsity level sports, the world of athletics has not always been the safest space for members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Derek Brougham (they/he/she), a master’s...

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Ten Oaks Brings Overnight Camps Back for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth

June 10, 2022

The Ten Oaks Project is a charitable organization that creates spaces in which 2SLGBTQ+ children, youth, and families can thrive. The Ten Oaks Project has been running since 2004 and offers youth and young adult camps and other programs locally...

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Queer, Trans, Black and Proud: A Review

March 21, 2022

This review features the following events from the Queer, Trans, Black and Proud programming: Our Voices: Black representation in the media, Our Voices: Kim Katrin, and Queer Black Excellence Showcase. These events can still be watched online here. This year...

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“We Belong” program highlights the QTBIPOC communities

February 10, 2022

Welcome to Capital Pride’s Spotlight Series. In this series of blog posts, Capital Pride will share information about the amazing work of our community partners and how the 2SLGBTQ+ community can access their programming, get involved and learn about what...