Ottawa’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community is taking Pride back. This Village stands with Palestine! 🇵🇸🏳️🌈✊
Last year, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe boycotted Capital Pride for standing with Palestine. Corporations, politicians, and non-queer institutions followed suit. They tried to silence us, but our communities showed up louder than ever — Palestinian, Jewish, queer & allied — making it the biggest Pride Ottawa has ever seen.
Now, 22 months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Sutcliffe wants to return with no apology. He’s still tied to right-wing business interests, still silencing criticism of Israel, and still trying to pinkwash his complicity. Straight cis men in power don’t get to define our Pride — not while anti-queer & anti-trans hate rises.
Capital Pride still hasn’t reinstated their solidarity statement, even after 13,000 community emails. Instead, they’ve welcomed Sutcliffe back. We refuse this betrayal.
🛑 This year, we draw a line. You can’t boycott Pride one year & bully us the next. Pride is always a protest — and this year, it’s a protest against genocide-supporting politicians.
📅 Sun Aug 24 | 12PM | Confederation Park March with Queers for Palestine Ottawa. Bring your 🇵🇸 flags, keffiyehs, protest signs, and Pride is a Protest shirts. Bring your joy, your solidarity, your resistance.
➡️ Let’s take Pride back. Let’s show the world our Villages stand with Palestine.
Ottawa Pride parade dissolves after Palestinian demonstration blocks route
Two important things can happen at the same time.... This feels like drama that doesn't send the message either group is going for.