BARRIE, ONT. A wave of rainbows has brightened downtown Collingwood as the town marks its inaugural Pride weekend. The event was supposed to launch in 2020, but was sidelined by the pandemic. Dr. John Miller, executive director of Collingwood Pride says the festival is important to members of the LBTQ2S+ community beyond the town. Those people that are living in smaller communities where maybe they don t know that it s so accepted, Miller said Saturday with a Pride flag wrapped around his shoulders. When you come forward and actually present a festival like this, it gives them courage to be their authentic selves.
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