Montreal Pride parade pays tribute to global victims of repression

Hundreds of thousands celebrated Montreal's Gay Pride March, an event opened by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and marked by a minute's silence for the victims of discrimination and repression around the world.

"It's great to celebrate today with everyone. Bonne Fierte! Happy Pride!" the premier told the crowd yesterday, dressed in a pale pink shirt and white trousers.

Trudeau was joined by his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, and the Canadian-Polish actor Antoni Porowski, who stars in the hit series "Queer Eye."
Olango called for help from Trudeau's government to change attitudes in his country. Trudeau, at a press briefing, added: "Can we stop talking about tolerance? "We need to talk about acceptance; we need to talk about openness; we need to talk about friendship. We need to talk about love, not just tolerance."