It’s pride weekend in Vancouver,

Written By South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia

and SALCBC stands with SHER Vancouver and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities as an Ally organization and a friend.  

Pride is born out of protest and while Canada has made significant strides in advancing legal rights for our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, there is still a lot more work to be done to achieve inclusivity and equality within the South Asian Diaspora for our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, both in Canada and internationally.  

Despite many South Asian and other countries informally recognizing a third gender, many 2SLGBTQIA+ South Asians still face discrimination. In most South Asian Diasporic countries, there is a lack of protections available for transgender individuals and same sex marriages are still illegal.

At SALCBC, we celebrate Pride, and alongside our allies, strive to create more inclusive, safe spaces for our South Asian and mainstream 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.  

Remember, none of us is free, until everyone is free.

Some of the South Asian Pride Events This Weekend:

  • The inaugural Queens Rights Summit from Aug 1-3, 2024 – Vancouver.  Our NAS– Harini Sivalingam Director of the Equality Program with Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Toronto South Asian Bar Association member will be speaking at the summit.

  • Pop-Up-Pride – made in Asia Drag Show – August 3, 2023 – Shoppers Drug Mart Stage – Davie Street – 3:00pm-4:00pm featuring: @jolenequeensloan @iambad.shah @abeiyamiraj @queenkongroar

  • Drag Battle hosted by Destinee Chai with performances from @jolenequeensloan @thebollywoodiva @allthasra– August 3, 2024 for more info see 

  • Support the SHERVancouver  Float in the Pride Parade – August 4, 2024.  Support the ongoing work of @shervancouver year around.

South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia https://www.salcbc.org/
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