Above are photographs of the Asexuality & Aromanticism marching group at the Toronto Pride Parade, 2017. Group photographs are incomplete– not everyone wanted to be photographed. (Photography by V. Gibson)
And a shout-out to some of the aces we know about who were actively participating in the Parade with other groups, such as with our friends at the Queer Asian Youth (of the Asian Community AIDS Services) and with the AIDS Committee of Durham Region.
Point for the historical record: The “Queer Anarchy!“ banner took 4 coats of paint and actually was part of the “asexuality & aromanticism” group– that day was full of ace/anarchist solidarity (mostly before the Parade).
Below is a partial group photograph from the Toronto Trans March, 2017:
And below is a group photograph of the ace group from the Toronto Dyke March, 2017 (the yarn-covered “A” was courtesy of “Craft Action TO”:
The ace group marched near the Toronto Bisexual Network (because we have so much overlap!). There was also some media coverage at the Dyke March:
