Pride Banner Program
Beginning in June, downtown St. Marys is awash with colour thanks to our Pride banner program! 30 banners showing the Progress Pride flag are on display in our downtown core to celebrate Pride Month. The banners can be found along Queen Street, Church Street, Wellington Street, and Water Street.
The program was developed in partnership with Stratford-Perth Pride and is designed to promote inclusivity, build awareness, and celebrate all LGBTQ+ individuals in St. Marys and beyond.
About the Progress Pride flag
This flag was created in 2018 by Daniel Quasar in response to the City of Philadelphia's updated Pride flag. It combines the colors and stripes from Philadelphia's version of the Pride flag and the colors of the Transgender Pride flag.
On the flag's Kickstarter, Quasar says, "When the Pride flag was recreated in the last year to include both black/brown stripes as well as the trans stripes included this year, I wanted to see if there could be more emphasis in the design of the flag to give it more meaning."
The arrow points to the right to show forward movement, while being along the left edge shows that progress still needs to be made.
(Information provided by Stratford-Perth Pride).
St. Marys Pride Day
Join Stratford-Perth Pride and St. Mary’s Pride for the second annual St. Marys Pride Day on Sunday, June 9. This will be a family day of pride with music, kids’ activities, vendors and more!
Visit the Stratford-Perth Pride website for more details on St. Marys Pride Day and other Pride Month events.