'That says a lot about where this community has gone in 35 years,' Bowman said.
It is a sentiment echoed by Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman who spoke at the 2022 Pride Rally – a tradition Pride Winnipeg says honours the group of 250 people who gathered there in 1987 for the first Pride parade.īowman said that crowd has grown in the decades since. 'Despite the fact that it feels like we have a lot of freedom and there is a lot of acceptance, there is a lot of places throughout the world that there isn't a lot of acceptance, and so I think we are lucky to have the opportunity to be able to walk in a parade.' 'Just having the support of other people just makes things a lot easier for you as a 2SLGBTQIA person,' Robelo said.
Rebelo says he came out to his mom this year, making the celebration particularly special for him. Robelo was among those celebrating at the rally and parade Sunday. 'This is going to be a tremendous day – it is like a sea of rainbow out there, it is unbelievable,' Premier Heather Stefanson said speaking to the crowd of people who gathered on the steps of the Manitoba Legislature Sunday morning.Ī.J. The Pride celebration swept through Downtown Winnipeg Sunday as thousands of people marched in the parade – a reminder for many of how far the province has come and how far it still needs to go.
