Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance

Plot

Revisit the pivotal moments and courageous actions that ignited Canada’s 2SLGBTQ+ movement. From early struggles to landmark victories, this powerful reminder of how quickly rights can be taken away highlights the ongoing fight for justice and equality.

About Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance

Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance is a 2025 Canadian documentary film, directed by Noam Gonick. The film profiles the history of LGBTQ activism and mobilization in Canada, including historic milestones such as the We Demand Rally, the launch of The Body Politic, the protest marches that followed the Sex Garage and Operation Soap raids, Svend Robinson coming out as Canada's first openly gay Member of Parliament, and the rise of two-spirit identity among Indigenous Canadian LGBTQ people. Key figures appearing in the film include Robinson, Tim McCaskell, Alexander Chapman, Richard Fung, John Greyson, Jearld Moldenhauer, Connie Merasty, Rinaldo Walcott, Chris Bearchell and Susan G. Cole, as well as Michelle Ross in archival footage.

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