Celebrate Pride Month 2024

CBC Saskatchewan would like to provide ways to celebrate and support 2SLGBTQ+ people.

Here are some ways to celebrate and support 2SLGBTQ+ people

CBC Communications Posted: Jun 13, 2024 2:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 13

The CBC Gem in the LGBTQ2+ colours as well as the typed words CBC Saskatchewan. — (CBC)

In June, many across Canada recognize Pride Month. It is a time when we celebrate the diversity of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, while acknowledging their history, the hardships they have endured and the progress that has been made.

We have assembled some resources so that you can learn about, celebrate and better support 2SLGBTQ+ people in your community.

Please note, where terms other than 2SLGBTQ+ might be used below, we chose to keep the language of the host community or organization.

Spotlighting Saskatchewan stories

Here's what we've reported on so far this Pride. Have a story idea? Contact saskcomms@cbc.ca

'It's just a safe space': Regina Pride Prom offers night of celebration for queer youth

Saskatchewan Weekend13:51Reflections on pride from the artistic director of Queer City Cinema

Gary Varro attended his first pride parade in 1995. He hasn't gone to more than a handful of them since then, but the artistic director of Queer City Cinema and the Performatorium Festival of Queer performance has some fascinating insights on the role of pride, and where it falls short. He joins host Shauna Powers to share a few stories.

The Morning Edition - Sask7:14Special Pride Prom to be held in Regina this week for LBGTQ+ grads

Every year, many high school seniors look forward to prom celebrations. But where do you celebrate if you don't feel you fit in? We'll talk about a special Pride prom that takes place this week.

Blue Sky49:41Panel: Who belongs at Pride?

Today we were joined by a panel of folks from across the province and beyond (Kissy Duerr, Kelly Waters, Jean Dudley) who weighed in on the politics of pride. Who belongs and how can people and businesses be better allies the other 11 months of the year?

The Morning Edition - Sask5:57Regina teacher creates new Kaleidoscope Youth Camp to be safe haven for queer youth

Organizers hope a new camp will soon be a safe haven for queer kids to go and enjoy being a kid - without walking on eggshells.

Blue Sky49:12Modelling Queer Pride

A Pride Made Local campaign is highlighting the stories of queer young people in the province. It raises money for the Saskatchewan Pride Network which supports several rural and remote pride events across the province.We met the person behind the campaign and three of the models who all come with their unique perspective and personal journeys.

Your Local CBC

CBC Saskatchewan is delighted to support and be a part of pride celebrations during Pride Month. We will be participatingin the Queen City Pride parade on Saturday, June 15.

Celebrate Pride

From hosting parades to leading educational opportunities, here are some Pride non-profits operating in Saskatchewan.

Four people are pictured crossing a rainbow crosswalk. Two are children, one is a woman and the last is in drag. — Children and adults walk together during the 2022 Foam Lake Pride parade. (Nelson Bryksa)

Seek resources

From employment tax assistance to an annual camp for gender and sexually-diverse youth, Saskatchewan is awash with support. Here are several of those resources.

OUTSaskatoon.
Regina Public Library's programs, films and reading lists.
Saskatchewan Pride Network.
TransSask Support Services.
UR Pride.
USSU Pride Centre.

Learn the history

We're fortunate that folks have dedicated time to assembling information about queer history and experiences in Saskatchewan. Happy learning!

A black and white image of women lined up in several columns and rows, they are all wearing sporting attire. — From a league of their own to a lifelong relationship they kept a secret: A Secret Love on Netflix documents the lives of two Saskatchewan-born women, including professional ball player Terry Donahue. (Secret Love/Netflix)

Pride on the Prairies: Queer History in Saskatchewan An online exhibit by the Diefenbaker Canada Centre in partnership with the USSU Pride Centre.
Neil Richards Collection of Sexual and Gender Diversity.
Queering the Queen City audio walking tour: Created by Evie Johnny Ruddy and co-produced with Dr. Claire Carter, this walking tour will give you a chance to learn about the history of the LGBTQ+ community in Regina.
Gender and Sexual Diversity Video Series Saskatchewan Voices: Using student voices to capture their experience as they explore their gender identity, this video series explores the types of support that is needed for youth to feel accepted and safe in Saskatchewan schools.
Netflix's documentary Secret Love highlights the 71-year love story of two Saskatchewan-born women, including baseball legend Terry Donahue.

Nationally

The 200 most iconic queers in cultural history.

Be a better ally

By CBC Kids News: She/her, he/him and they/them. What are pronouns?

Watch with Pride

Celebrate Pride Month on CBC Gem with films, docs and series telling the stories of the LGTBQ2+ community.

Sabi Mehboob, a fluid millenial and star of CBC's 'Sort of — CBC Gem is rolling out a selection of 2SLGBTQ+ focused content throughout June. (CBC Gem)

Listen to 2SLGBTQ+ voices

Three people are in the image, one wears a cowboy hat and mask, the middle wears a colorful ensemble with heavily styled hair, the last is a older man with salt and pepper hair wearing a dark blue suit and a light blue tie. — A Pride playlist that suits every celebration, be it physically distanced, virtual or solo. (Getty Images and courtesy of the artist)

CBC Music has curated this playlist to honour some of Canada's great 2SLGBTQ+artists, including Orville Peck, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Peaches, James Baley, Witch Prophet and Wares.

CBC Saskatchewan has featured 2SLGBTQ+ musicians in several of our Local Music Project initiatives such as:

Elle & Jules + Cupid's Heart:There's something so magical, in life and music, when two become one. We share the stories and sounds of Sask-based power duos Cupid's Heart, Elle & Jules, Winsome Kind and Munro & Patrick.
ZOCHI: Faith, sexuality, Nigerian meat pies, radio love from Kenya and much more inside Regina's oldest building.
respectfulchild: An agender Chinese-Malaysian musical artist settler who was born, raisedand lives on Treaty 6 Territory in Saskatoon.

Season 3 of The Village: The Montreal Murders is on CBC Listen and the podcast Le Village: meurtres, combat, fiert, on Radio-Canada OHdio. Both put the spotlight on early 1990s Montreal, where against a backdrop of police violence and the AIDS crisis the 2SLGBTQ+ community is shaken to the core by the unsolved murders of 17 gay men.

In CBC Podcasts' Chosen Family, artists, activists and Black Lives Canada co-founders Syrus Marcus Ware and Rodney Diverlus join hosts Thomas and Tranna for a special conversation on the movement for racial justice within the queer community. The two friends and co-editors of the best-selling essay collection Until We Are Free share their journey and open up about what Pride means to them.

What is "gender identity?" How is it different from "gender expression?"What about "non-binary?" Join host Faith Fundal as they explore these questions in CBC Podcast's They & Us, alongside people who find themselves navigating the world of preferred pronouns, trans rights and the quest to be recognized for whom they are.

How are you celebrating Pride Month? Have something to add? Email us at saskcomms@cbc.ca.