Pride parade in Victoria delayed by pro-Palestinian protesters

The 30th yearly Pride Parade successful nan superior of British Columbia packed nan streets successful nan downtown core.

More than 70,000 group were estimated to beryllium astatine nan monolithic parade.

Victoria Pride Society puts connected nan event.

“The consequence (has been) phenomenal. We really had much than 160 entries (for nan parade). Unfortunately not everyone made it successful because we for illustration to support nan parade shorter than 3 hours long,” nan statement said.

“The consequence is unthinkable to spot nan organizations and businesses that want to beryllium involved.”

As nan parade began, it was delayed and rerouted owed to a pro-Palestinian protestation group.

The pro-Palestinian group of protesters parked themselves successful nan mediate of Humboldt Street and would not move aliases fto nan parade pass.

A fewer twelve protesters were seen pinch masks and signs specified as, “Queer Jews opportunity nary pridefulness successful genocide.”

Global News received an email from nan evident pro-Palestinian group, who called themselves “Queers Against Pinkwashing.”

“We, an autonomous group of queers surviving connected nan unceded onshore of lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples, are present to disrupt a pridefulness parade happening during nan ongoing genocide of nan Palestinian group by nan zionist entity,” nan email said.

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“We are present successful nan existent tone of Pride and cull a ceremony of queer life and personality that is complicit successful nan genocide of Palestinian people.”

The parade was reportedly delayed by astatine slightest 30 minutes.

Victoria constabulary were unavailable for an question and reply but did respond via email.

“A group of astir 40 group blocked and disrupted nan parade today, which caused america to reroute nan parade. Although location were immoderate insignificant interactions, nan group dispersed wrong astir 40 minutes without important incident,” a spokesperson said.