Pride Week celebrations kick off in St. John's
Pride Week celebrations kicked off on Monday in St. John's, with several events planned in the lead-up to the annual Pride parade in downtown St. John's on Sunday.
Things officially started on Monday with three separate flag-raising ceremonies.
They took place at the Confederation Building, St. John's City Hall and Memorial University.
Throughout this week, dozens of other events will take place including mixers, bonfires, barbecues, dances, film screenings and more. A full schedule of Pride events can be found on the St. John's Pride website.
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador will have a live video stream of the downtown parade on Sunday, starting at 2 p.m.
Pride flag flies over the Confederation Building to mark Pride Week 2015. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STJP2015?src=hash">#STJP2015</a> <a href="http://t.co/64R8eTEAcM">pic.twitter.com/64R8eTEAcM</a>
—@SWSD_GovNL"As a grammar queen, saying "they" is hard. But it's about human rights." <a href="http://t.co/vcgj6sqbEo">pic.twitter.com/vcgj6sqbEo</a>
—@StJohnsPrideNLProud to be apart of the <a href="https://twitter.com/StJohnsPrideNL">@StJohnsPrideNL</a> flag raising today at <a href="https://twitter.com/GovNL">@GovNL</a> Confederation Bld this morning! <a href="https://twitter.com/RCMPNL">@RCMPNL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pride?src=hash">#pride</a> <a href="http://t.co/HvsEavEg5X">pic.twitter.com/HvsEavEg5X</a>
—@RNC_PoliceNL"since 2015 9 trans women of color have been murdered that we know, and from only the states" <a href="http://t.co/6wN3Jot0LG">pic.twitter.com/6wN3Jot0LG</a>
—@StJohnsPrideNL"Be seen, Be heard, Be Celebrated. I am a lesbian and I will be seen and heard and celebrated. Celebrate me." <a href="http://t.co/vOrA0D5yYU">pic.twitter.com/vOrA0D5yYU</a>
—@StJohnsPrideNLBig crowd at the Pride on Campus 2015 Flag raising ceremony at <a href="https://twitter.com/MemorialU">@MemorialU</a>, happy pride!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STJP2015?src=hash">#STJP2015</a> <a href="http://t.co/7ZDMHBysHF">pic.twitter.com/7ZDMHBysHF</a>
—@MUNSU35