Thursday, June 3, 2010

Will Pride Toronto have a grand marshal in 2010?

Pride Toronto will announce Friday, June 4, what it intends to do about vacant honoree titles, according to the organization's executive director, Tracey Sandilands.

This news comes after Alan Li declined the grand marshal title and Jane Farrow rejected her invitation to be the honoured dyke. Michelle Walker also declined Pride Toronto's 2010 community service award, and all three cited the organization's censorship of the term "Israeli Apartheid."

Selecting the Parade's honorees is a complicated process, with a nomination period, a review of applications by Pride Toronto, and a vote by former recipients. The system, introduced this year, replaced a public vote used in previous years.

With less than a month to go before celebrations kick off, it may not be possible to begin all over again. And who would oversee it remains up in the air, since Matthew Cutler, who stewarded the process earlier this year, resigned as process coordinator on May 14.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010 10:05 AM

What a mess!! I wonder what rewards Ms Sandilands was offered for generating such divisiveness. She has managed to disaffect people with integrity to appease the voices that have never wished our community well. Sad!

Jon ca


Thursday, June 3, 2010 10:50 AM

Friday June 4 will be the perfect opportunity for Sandilands to announce that the ban is rescinded. Which will solve this problem.

Shawn Syms ca


Thursday, June 3, 2010 11:05 AM

If the sad death of Rue McClanahan won't unite gay men in rage and sadness to fight against the hijacking of our Pride by the forces of censorship, I don't know what will!!!

This could be another Judy Garland moment.

RIP Rue ca


Thursday, June 3, 2010 4:53 PM

This just in heard Mandy Goodhandy and her partner have agreed. Shrewd move Pride Toronto.

On the pulse ca



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