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Ontario Medical Review
July 4, 2024
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Jessica Smith
OMA staff writer

Celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community at our first Pride parade

Ontario’s doctors and allies march for health and equality

Toronto’s Pride parade is always memorable,  but this year was extra special for the OMA.

Our contingent of about 80 of Ontario’s doctors, their families, partners and children, as well as allies were full of excitement as they walked the streets of downtown Toronto in support of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Couldn’t make it to the parade? We brought it to you. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the OMA’s first Pride parade on Sunday, June 30.

 

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Videos and photos from the day

A group of people wearing Pride shirts stand in the middle of a street in downtown Toronto holding a sign that reads, “2SLGBTQ+ DOCTORS AND ALLIES, A prescription for equity in health care.”

Our President Dr. Dominik Nowak, President-elect Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman and CEO Kimberly Moran marched with Ontario doctors and allies at the parade.  

A man and woman wearing orange shirts and lavender scrubs smile while holding a Pride flag.

Pediatrician Dr. Abhinav Garg and family physician Dr. Karuna Gupta showed their true colours as they marched with the OMA.  

A picture of the back of the head of a man wearing a grey hat with a Pride flag stuck down the back.

A person marching in the parade tucks their Pride flag into the back of their hat. 

A man wearing rainbow sunglasses with a Pride flag tattooed on his cheek smiles while a man behind him holds up a sign reading, ”DOCTORS prescribe GAY PRIDE!”

Marchers in the OMA's contingent display their pride to the crowd at the parade. 

A woman wearing a long light blue dress and pink-tinted sunglasses smiles and holds a sign that reads, “Lesbian psychiatrist for Queer + trans Affirming Care.”

Psychiatrist Dr. Francesca Schiavone joins the vibrant celebration.  

Two women stand together on a downtown Toronto street smiling. The woman on the left wears beige overalls, a pink t-shirt, a pink bandana, black sunglasses and holds rainbow fans, while the woman on the right wears a lavender skirt, dark purple frilly sweater and dark sunglasses, holding a small white fluffy dog.

Family physician Dr. Joyce Cheung, her wife Angélique Bernabé and their dog Boo Boo.   

OMA President Dr. Dominik Nowak and President-elect Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman smile in a selfie with a large crowd behind them in a downtown Toronto street.

Drs. Nowak and Abdurrahman snap a selfie with the OMA contingent.  

Dr. Nowak is seen from behind waving and smiling to a crowd, wearing an OMA Pride t-shirt and a rainbow bandana.

Dr. Nowak waves to the crowd.  

Supporters and allies lined Yonge Street, cheering on our contingent  

Photos and videos courtesy of Conor Forrest, Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman and Elizabeth Bate.

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