Several civic events arre happening through this week: there’s the Africville Anniversary host of programming; a dragon boat event on the past weekend has lots of folks still in town sporting nicely embroidered fire-breathing serpent jackets; and it’s Gay Pride Week. US Gay Pride week is deeply attached to the anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion, but nothing I’ve read or heard so far here explains how the celebration here has come to br placed a full month later, as it has been for now 20 years. It appears that celebrations and commemmorations in Ontario, including Toronto, are scheduled for late June.
Last week there seemed to be much made of Rosie O’Donnell coming to town with a GLBT tourist cruise. And several weeks ago, the business community was announcing pleasure at Halifax’s recognition as gay-friendly. So, what happened more than two decades ago in July? The Other Librarian has posted notice of the week, and an assortment of editorialists have written in favor of it (as though there were a vote to be had?!), but my preliminary digging hasn’t brought the “why late July” to light.
July 25, 2008 at 12:47 am |
All things Halifax revolve around the best time to have a party. Pride week in July would be about the same reasoning.