Ladysmith’s second annual Pride celebration painted First Avenue in rainbow colours on Sunday, June 1, as the town came together to stand up, speak out and celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ love and lives in our community.

The festivities followed a flag-raising at city hall on Friday, May 30, led by Councillor Ray Gourlay, who delivered a passionate speech affirming the town’s commitment to inclusion and resistance.

“We raise the pride flag today to affirm and celebrate that the 2SLGBTQIA+ community are our people, that they are welcome here, that they belong here, that they are home here, in Ladysmith,” Gourlay said.

“We raise this flag to celebrate and affirm the values of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community: inclusion, diversity, acceptance, resistance, joy, love. And I mention resistance, because in the s

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