Pride Corner, Edmonton
Pride Corner is a designated intersection on Whyte Avenue in Edmonton, Alberta, recognized as a safe space and symbol for the city's LGBTQ+ community. Officially proclaimed in May 2022, the area emerged from local activism aimed at reclaiming public space from persistent harassment by homophobic open air preaching, street preachers. History In mid-2021, community activists and local organizers began circulating a petition to have a specific corner on Whyte Avenue recognized as "Pride Corner." The petition, which quickly garnered over 10,600 signatures, was widely reported by local news outlets, including CTV News Edmonton, Global News and CBC News and reflected a strong community demand for a safe, inclusive space in a location long marred by aggressive street preaching and anti-LGBTQ+ harassment. Reports by Pamela Young of ''Xtra Magazine'' highlighted that the intersection had for years been dominated by homophobic street preachers, an issue that further motivated the call for ...
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Edmonton Pride Corner
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta, Alberta's central region, and is in Treaty 6, Treaty 6 territory. It anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". The area that later became the city of Edmonton was first inhabited by First Nations in Alberta, First Nations peoples and was also a historic site for the Métis in Alberta, Métis. By 1795, many trading posts had been established around the area that later became the Edmonton census metropolitan area. "Fort Edmonton", as it was known, became the main centre for trade in the area after the 1821 merger of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. It remained sparsely populated until the Canadian acquisition of Rupert's Land in 1870, followed eventually by the arri ...
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