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June kicks off pride month, which was marked with the raising of the pride flag at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Wednesday.

Saskatchewan residents now have the option to leave their sex identifier blank on government issued photo iden...

Regina / 980 CJME Jun 23, 2021 | 5:40 PM The decision by the House of Commons to pass the bill to ban conversion therapy in Canada elicited emotions of hope and disappointment for the Regina pride community. Regina MPs Andrew Scheer and Warren Steinley voted against the bill, while Michael Kram voted in favour. In fact, all Conservative MPs from Saskatchewan — other than Kram — voted against the bill. “It’s disappointing in 2021 to still have leaders in our country voting against bills like C-6,” said Dan Shier, the co-chair of Queen City Pride. “Especially federal representatives...

By Ryan McNally Photo Courtesy: Dan Shier Regina’s annual Queen City Pride festival kicks off Friday. The festival will be a “hybrid” event with both virtual and in-person events for the next nine days. Co-chair of Queen City Pride Dan Shier says it’s important to celebrate pride month during the pandemic. “Pride is kind of about our community coming together,” Shier said. “It’s an opportunity for us to connect with each other, at at time when we are so spread apart, that is just that much more important.” Shier says in-person and virtual events will be held.

The City of Regina is also displaying a six-storey rainbow flag in the south-facing windows of City Hall, completed Friday.