“It takes all the colours of the rainbow to make up this world, so we’re on blue this year,” said David Platz of GRIS, a group that speaks out to demystify homosexuality and bisexuality.
Platz was wearing blue with pride to honour this year’s parade theme: colours of the rainbow, but especially blue.
Participants were encouraged to flash their best blue outfit in the 34th edition of the Pride parade.
The colour was meant to be a symbol of harmony and serenity, and for Arielle Chatillon, the rainbow is reflective of the parade.
“Not one person is more important than the other,” she said. “It’s like the rainbow, you’re not one colour, it’s everyone forming the whole.”
It was this sort of unification that made Sonesie Elliot from New Zealand overcome with emotion.
“I was almost crying because it's beautiful” she said. “People are having a lovely time, smiling and it's just about love and I'm happy."
Danielle Ely from Tampa, Florida said she was happy to be there for her first ever Montreal Pride parade with her partner.
She said she was ecstatic to see this kind of support for the LGBTQ community.
“I think it shows the quality, like how many people are supportive of us and of the community in general," she said.
"It's really nice."