A growing number of 2SLGBTQ+ groups in Quebec are cutting ties with Fierté Montréal, saying the organization behind Montreal’s annual Pride festival has lost its way.
In an open letter obtained by CBC, 10 organizations representing queer and lesbian groups in Quebec criticized Fierté Montréal, saying it no longer represents them and its practices are unacceptable.
The signatories of the letter, which was written in French, say that Fierté Montréal bills itself as a unifying and festive event, meant to champion the struggles and voices of the 2SLGBTQ+ community but they feel “unheard, used and underpaid.”
They also say Fierté Montréal prioritizes image over activism and the interest of sponsors over those of the 2SLGBTQ+communities.
“We think that Fierté is a festival that caters towards corporations, that caters towards corporate greed and doesn’t cater towards queer communities and queer people,” Halem Montréal board member Yara Coussa, one of the letter’s signatories, told CBC News in an interview.
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