Montreal Pride

Photo by Derek Jones

 Last Sunday, for my very first time ever, I performed in my very first Pride Parade.

 The Montreal Burners is a group that I work with a lot. Although it's a group full of alternative humans, with a huge variety of sexual identities and loads of performing experience, no one had ever thought of walking in the Pride Parade. I figured it was about time that we did just that.

 There were about 30 of us, mostly circus performers. The Parade org had never let anyone spin fire in the Parade before, but with a few of the right credentials, and quite a lot of schmoozing, they allowed us to be the fist group ever to perform with fire.

It was a pretty crazy hot day, with lots of waiting for the parade to start, and lots of playing and messing around while we waited.

Performing on hot pavement for hours was exhausting, but everyone had super high energy and definitely brought their best game.

Photo by Glenn Grant

Photo by Pride Montreal

 Photo by Derek Jones

Photo by Glenn Grant

Photo by Glenn Grant

 Photo by Derek Jones

 Photo by Derek Jones

Photo by Glenn Grant

Photo by Glenn Grant

 Photo by Derek Jones

 Photo by Derek Jones

Photo by Glenn Grant

 Photo by Derek Jones

Photo by Derek Jones

The Prayer Flag Project also made an appearance. These handmade beautiful little flags worked perfectly as our fire perimeter, spreading good wishes as we walked the streets of Montreal.

Photo by Lilah Woods

All in all, another successful day of doing what we love, and standing up for what we believe in at the same time. Success.