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A colourful crowd emitting bursts of laughter and bubbles assembled at the elementary school on Quadra Island as the small B.C. coastal community gathered to celebrate the Discovery Islands first Pride event on Sunday. The festival celebrating 2SLGBTQ+ people and allies on Quadra, Cortes, Read and other neighbouring B.C. islands got underway at noon sharp.
Pride events are important to help rural queer and trans youth rural accept themselves and feel welcome in their home communities, say organizers with the Discovery Islands Pride Celebration.