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Comment: Phrases like "usually a festive event", "more of a demonstration than a parade", and "vehicle for social change" should be removed or changed to be more encyclopedic. In addition, the draft requires more sources that focus on the parade, not just about their clashes with police. Lovelyfurball (talk) 13:23, 14 November 2025 (UTC)
Rad Pride is a protest and demonstration planned by activist organizations, community organizations, and student and union associations in Montreal.[1]. More of a demonstration than a parade, Rad Pride invites queer, trans, and allied communities to come together to celebrate pride in a political manner[2]. The first edition was supported by six organizations, while the third edition was supported by thirty organizations[3].
Demands
[edit]P!nk Bloc, the main group in the organization of Rad Pride, generally fights against queerphobia, homophobia, transphobia, but also against capitalism, colonialism, and the rise of fascist movements in Canada[2][4]. More specifically, the Rad Pride protest opposes the Montreal Pride parade, which they accuse of being sponsored by companies with money invested in the genocide in Gaza[3][5][6]. Rad Pride also rejects the heavy involvement of the police (SPVM) in Montreal Pride events, as well as its multiple commercial partnerships, evidence of the commercialization and commodification of Pride and queer culture[3][4][6][7]. Rad Pride also denounces the institutionalization of queer pride, which, in the hands of Montreal Pride, serves only a small portion of the queer community: a white, cis, and richer part of the community[4][6].
In 2025, several community organizations also denounced Montreal Pride for similar reasons: the participation of two openly Zionist groups in the parade, the resignation of the president of Montreal Pride after numerous scandals, and the prioritization of private corporate interests over those of community and non-profit organizations[8]. Several former Montreal Pride collaborators also reported being used as showcases of diversity all the while being excluded from important decisions[4].
Despite these growing complaints, Montreal Pride maintains that its organization is a vehicle for social change, amplifies the voices of queer communities, and brings their struggles and realities to the public's attention[9]
Police Brutality
[edit]Rad Pride is usually a festive and unifying event.[6][7]. Over a hundred people took part in the third edition of Rad Pride, on August 9th, 2025[5][8]. At 9:50 p.m., the SPVM reported that protesters pushed and challenged police officers and threw objects and pyrotechnics at them. In response, the SPVM used dispersal maneuvers and irritant gas on the protesters [1]. The SPVM also reported that the window of a bank on St-Hubert Street was smashed and a trash can was set on fire[1]. Some participants at the demonstration claimed that the window was already cracked before the demonstration and that it was the police, by pushing the participants onto it, who broke the window[7]. Towards the end of the demonstration, less than an hour before it started[8], the demonstrators rushed towards Place Émilie-Gamelin, where a Latin dance event was taking place. The event had to be prematurely cancelled due to all the protesters rushing to the park[5]. However, protesters claim that the Latin dance event had to be canceled early because police officers fired tear gas into the park after they were forced to seek refuge in the park[7]. No arrests were made and no injuries were reported [1][5]. Rad Pride organizers claim that police officers physically injured the protesters, namely by using pepper spray and batons, in addition to irritant gas which was confirmed by the SPVM [1][5]
During its second edition, in 2024, police brutality was also reported. Two people were arrested by the SPVM for assaulting a police officer. Similar to the third edition in 2025, the P!nk Bloc accused the police of having attacked participants at the front of the demonstration in a brutal and unprovoked manner. Windows were also broken.[10]. The demonstration still lasted several hours and ended in a dance party in the gay village[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Justice et faits divers- (2025-08-10). "Affrontements entre manifestants et police à la marche Fierté radicale". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ a b Beaulieu-Kratchanov, Léa (2023-08-11). "Rad Pride : une manifestation pour repolitiser la Fierté". Pivot (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ a b c Gentile, Adriana (2025-08-10). "Clashes with police at Rad Pride march in Montreal". CityNews Montreal. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ a b c d e Rose, Front (2025-07-24). "Fierté Montréal ne nous représente pas". Front Rose (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ a b c d e Faucher, Olivier (2025-08-10). Affrontements avec les policiers lors de la «Fierté radicale» à Montréal. Retrieved 2025-10-26 – via www.journaldemontreal.com.
- ^ a b c d "Communiqué de presse – 36 organisations signent l'appel à la 3e Rad Pride prévue ce samedi 9 août – P!NK BLOC" (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ a b c d "Tear gas, police violence and broken glass at Montreal Rad Pride protest | News". thelinknewspaper.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ a b c "Police use tear gas on demonstrators at opposing Pride march on Saturday night". 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Mission, vision et valeurs | Fierté Montréal". fiertemontreal.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ Arcand, Fannie (2024-08-11). "Rad Pride: Deux arrestations après une manifestation pour les droits LGBTQ+". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-10-26.