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Local pride association hopes to refocus after changes from withinMO CRANKERmcran ker@med icineh atn ews. com Twitter: MHNmocrankerMedicine Hat’s annual Pride festivities will be returning this year—it just may be a bit different than previous events.The Sun City Pride Association, formerly known as Medicine Hat Pride, has undergone a number of changes throughout the organization over the past few years but still plans on hosting Pride events this September.Sun City Pride has had some struggles after last year’s Pride but we’re still around,” said board member Dane Mclsaac. “There’s a number of different things and person reasons why Pride has struggled and I’m not going to comment on those.What I will say is that we’re working and we’re trying to make a comeback right now and we’re sorting things out”In previous years Medicine Hat has seen a Pride Week, but Mclsaac says he is unsure if thatwill happen this year or not—he did confirm that Pride would be back for another year.From what I know, Sun City Pride is working with Project Rainbow to bring Pride events to Medicine Hat,” he said. “It’s likely going to look different—we’restill working on things—but it is going to be Medicine Hat’s time of the year.”As for why Pride is important, Mclsaac says everyone has a different reason.“It’s hard to quantify why Pride is important—it means differentNEWS PHOTO MO CRANKERGraham Fowler gets a tattoo on his arm of the Eiffel Tower from Sonja Bailey last year during the Pride celebrations.things to different people,” he said. We need a community to show support people who feel like there is no community for them who may feel alone.It’s for community acceptance and personal expression without oppression or hate.”
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