by Rhianne Fiolka People tend to think that equity is a zero-sum game; that supporting one group will innately take away another group. But supporting a marginalized group does not take away support from a privileged group. Equity does not work like a starvation economy. A ‘starvation economy,’ as a social concept, was brought to my …
Hi I’m Rhianne Fiolka! I’m… Really gay, Humorous, Intersectional in my endeavors, Amazed at our community, Not hiding myself, Newly an Airdronian, and Equity turns me on! I’m also Airdrie Pride Society’s… Fund Development Director! While being Involved in volunteering through the Airdrie Blue Zone Project and running Queereads YYC, I’m Obsessed with community, Looking …
When my phone rang on June 22, a full year after our first and incredibly successful Pride Festival in Airdrie, I would have never guessed I was about to hear the news that I did. On the other end of the line, a family friend compassionately told me that our city’s beautiful rainbow pathway had …
Writing an introduction post always seems like a cheesy dating profile, so let’s just lean into that for a bit. I love leisurely bike rides along Airdrie’s paths and knitting while watching Schitt’s Creek. I love plants and have way too many. The same could be said for my book collection. The quickest way to …
Hi, my name is Taylor and I’m a new board member of Airdrie Pride Society. I’ve grown up in Airdrie and have been here since before kindergarten! I am active in the theatre community here in Airdrie, working with Nose Creek Players as a stage manager, writer, director, and actor; As well as for Torchlight …
I’d like to introduce myself as a new board member of Airdrie Pride.My name is Dayle and I am fairly new to Alberta and specifically to Airdrie. I moved here from the Niagara Peninsula after falling in love with the mountains on numerous visits here. I am a gay man who wanted to find fellowship …
The first Airdrie Pride Festival in 2019 was one of the most rewarding and amazing days of my life. As the skies cleared after days of rain, the sun shone down on an event in our City that I never thought would have been possible. Standing back to see over a thousand people come together …
A guest post by Erika Allan I’ve been asked a few times what it was like to know I was a trans woman from a young age, but not be able to transition. I hope this will clear up some things about it. Imagine yourself in a glass submarine. It is close to the surface …
By Tammy Plunkett I first met Shaun Proulx when he emceed a business event that I spoke at in Ottawa Ontario almost a year ago. He is not your typical emcee. He had us equally in tears from laughter as a gregarious proud gay man and in tears when he shared his personal story of …
Guest Blog from Ann Zee As I close in on 50 years of spinning around this sun, I can’t help but reflect on what a great day June 22nd, 2019 was. I had the opportunity to walk in Airdrie’s very first Solidarity Walk, which was Airdrie’s very first Pride Festival organized by Airdrie Pride. You see, I marched in …
