Barreto said that BLM Vancouver ... feel uncomfortable attending such events unless it was run by an external group separate from VPD and VPS. "Since Pride is a protest and the reason it exists ...

A group of longtime Vancouver LGBT activists and community pioneers have launched a petition to counter Black Lives Matter Vancouver’s request to have the police removed from the Pride parade.

"There is a lot more safe spaces that need to be created, events geared solely for them," said Jay Cherie. This year, the ...