We grieve with the families and community affected and stand in compassion and solidarity with all who are hurting. This violence is devastating — and it must not be used to spread hatred. Scapegoating trans and gender-diverse people is harmful and wrong.
To every trans and gender-diverse person feeling fear right now: You are not alone. Your lives are valuable. You belong.
The Victoria Pride Society acknowledges that it organizes and works on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen Peoples and that the land’s relationships with the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples have existed since time immemorial. Further to this acknowledgement, the Victoria Pride Society affirms that colonialism and the attitudes and practices that have accompanied it contribute to systemic discrimination and violence against Indigenous Peoples and all marginalized and equity-deserving people. Read more.
