The Flin Flon Pride Committee is holding their sixth annual Pride Event this week.  It began Friday evening with a flag raising at City Hall where the committee heard praise from Gordon Landriault on behalf of MP Niki Ashton….

                               “You are the leaders and advocates who have blazed trails that created safe spaces for queer youth and adults to be who they are and who they love in northern Manitoba.”

 

             

MLA Tom Lindsey….

                                                   “And I really want to thank folks for organizing it and making sure that we can be allies and that we can be your voice in places like the Legislature or Parliament to make sure some of those legislative changes happen that can give everyone a better life.”

             

             

And the Committee’s Susan Gunn Saray after meeting a man at Winnipeg Pride who had a tough time growing up in Flin Flon….

                                          “There’s no reason why any single human being standing here today shouldn’t be able to live their truth and not feel safe doing so.  I’d like to dedicate this speech to that kid who never got out of Flin Flon, never found his community.  There’s room for everybody in our community but there’s not room for hate. I want everybody to have a safe and happy pride in their community.”

 

             

You can learn more about their events on the Flin Flon Pride Facebook page.