The end of pride Montreal?

Is pride Montreal called to disappear? Moreover, I think it more and more. Consequently, Sorry to play the rast-joy in the middle of a week of festivities. Meanwhile, but the crisis that currently strikes the event suggests that there is no longer any possible outcome for leaders.

Have you ever seen this. Consequently, you, a president of CA who resigns in the middle of the festival at the very moment when his managing director is put on sick leave?

This incredible situation is linked to the high pressure exerted for months on the. Furthermore, direction of Montreal pride so end pride montreal? that it takes up position in favor of Palestine. Nevertheless, I described the start of this crisis last May in a column ¹.

This pressure came from employees who, themselves, underwent pressure from a small nucleus of Propalestinian activists. Furthermore, The climate of “fear” and “intimidation” that I described in my column has seriously accentuated in recent weeks.

This pressure was made in person or on social networks. Furthermore, Activists also targeted artists scheduled as part of the festival in order to dissuade them from taking part.

Despite everything. In addition, until the press conference on July 23, CEO Simon Gamache believed that he was going to be able to create a positive atmosphere during his festival. Meanwhile, He hoped to reproduce the atmosphere of last year when Jewish and Palestinian groups had taken part end pride montreal? in the parade.

But the CEO’s body has shown signs of weakness. Moreover, His doctor imposed sick leave from July 29. Furthermore, The employees then turned to the president of the CA, Bernard Truong. Threats of resignation have been expressed. Faced with this dead end, he left office on July 31.

According to Pride Montreal, he left his duties for “personal reasons”, but the real reason is linked to this crisis. Two other members of the turnover also left the organization in the hours that followed end pride montreal? the departure of their president. I learned.

Bernard Truong still has the conviction that organizations like Montreal pride “must remain apolitical to devote himself completely to their primary cause. not have the subject deflected in the public sphere,” he told me during an interview.

He continues to “deeply believe in the importance. mission of the voices of the LGBTQ+ communities” and reiterates the essential role of such an organization “in these times of homophobic distrust”.

The direction in tatters of pride Montreal then made the decision to exclude from the Sunday parade Ga’ava. described as “LGBTQ+ Zionist group” by singer Safia Nolin (who withdrew from the festival programming), And its partner, the Consultative Center for Jewish and Israeli relations (Cija).

According to Pride Montreal, “hateful words” have been made. end pride montreal? In a letter published in The pressa group of 16 people denounced this decision ².

Finally, Tuesday, dramatic! Pride Montreal acknowledged that the decision to prevent certain groups from participating in the parade was felt by the. LGBTQ+ Quebec Jewish community “as a desire to exclude them from its events”.

After apologizing to the Jewish community. Montreal pride now reaches out to him and provides him with inclusive and safe space during the parade. As an awkward retropedage operation, you can hardly do better.

This clearly demonstrates how geopolitical questions now take up all the place at Pride Montreal.

In this context, I rest the question: is PRIRTY Montreal called to disappear? Or rather: do all major demonstrations advocate the rights of the LGBTQ+ community are heading for death?

I absolutely do not see how managers will be able to redirect the ship. Political or humanitarian causes that we will want to use to negotiate requests, there will always be. And even if events are created on the sidelines (activists present at the moment the indomitable pride event. promise their own parade on Sunday), nothing will prevent them from interfering in the big pride of the whole world.

Those who think that exploiting an event already doomed to a cause will draw. attention to the terrible drama that is played in Palestine are mistaken. They drown all the causes. Are these activists who infiltrate pride is aware of what they are doing?

Do they realize that they arouse the frustration of members of the LGBTQ+ community? The reactions of spectators had to be heard last end pride montreal? year when the parade was interrupted by Propalestinian activists.

“Geopolitical conflicts have taken over pride around the world,” said a source of Montreal pride. We find ourselves taken hostage. This same person told me that the pride that adopted political positions then experienced difficulties. “The sponsors and the government do not want to take on a political cause,” said another source.

In all this affair, what overturns me the most is the silence of the leaders of the LGBTQ+community. Where are they ? What are they doing? Why don’t we hear them?

For months, we have been talking about this situation. And yet. I do not see any movement on the part of the organizations to say that Pride Montreal must become a claim tool and a celebration space for the LGBTQ+community.

What prevents this speaking? Fear? Comfort?

Wouldn’t protect your own battlefield the new LGBTQ+ fight?

1. Read the chronicle “The underside of the crisis in pride Montreal” 2. Read the letter “pride Montreal: from inclusion to targeted exclusion”