Pride
Corporate cuts for the Vancouver Pride Parade
July 30, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer This August, the Vancouver Pride Parade will look a little different. The event, hosted annually by Vancouver Pride Society, recently lost half of its corporate sponsorships for this year’s celebration. Companies like Lululemon and Walmart have withdrawn. The Peak spoke with Michael Robach, director of development at the non-profit QMUNITY, for more information. QMUNITY was founded as “a community center for queer, trans, and Two-Spirit people to access low-barrier frontline mental health and social services, and that’s what we continue to do today,” he said. The initiative also “delivers programming all across BC,” and marches in…
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In Case You Missed It: Happy Together captures a vast picture of loneliness
August 2, 2024By: Zobia Khalid With its mesmerizing cinematography, Happy Together (1997) artfully emphasizes societal issues that 2SLGBTQIA+ people still deal with today. It unravels the feelings of loneliness, desperation, and identity through its underlying theme of searching for a place to…
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Bright-er side: Disabled queer solidarity
August 2, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor I’ve had many low points in my life, and during most of them I felt an unwavering sense of support from fellow disabled queers. From acts like offering free produce in a community group, to…
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Imperfect fits: Pride edition
July 31, 2024By: C Icart, Humour Editor Vancouver is hosting Pride this week, and even though “we are all born naked,” that is not the appropriate outfit for the occasion. So, you could make endless Pinterest boards until you develop the perfect…
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Palestinian solidarity belongs at Pride
July 29, 2024By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: mentions of violence against children and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. This summer, Pride parades across the country saw activists protesting the ongoing Palestinian genocide. People have called these protests selfish, saying Pride is “not the place”…
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Burnaby Pride Festival held on July 20 at Bonsor Field
July 27, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On July 20, the seventh annual Burnaby Pride Festival celebrated the “diversity of our local 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, families, and supporters.” The festival was held at Bonsor Field and had live music, drag performances, family-friendly activities,…
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Horoscopes June 17 – June 23
June 17, 2024By: Cam Darting, Peak Associate Aries March 21–April 19 Anything but a G-string As an Aries, you’re fun, energetic, and the life of the party. At Pride, you’ll be jumping up and down, dancing, and because of this, we need…
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Rainbow rally urges government for action on global 2SLGBTQIA+ rights
June 5, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer On May 17, a rally for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights took place at the Vancouver Art Gallery. This event was led by the Society of Queer Momentum Canada, which is a movement founded by 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations to…
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We can’t forget disabled queers during pride
July 31, 2023By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor Editor's note: This piece was written before the Vancouver Pride Society announced an accessible viewing zone with mask mandates in place, in response to community concerns. Vancouver Pride is coming up this August. It’s supposed…
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