The Calgary Stampede has tentatively agreed to pay millions in damages to settle a class action lawsuit against them and former staffer Phillip Heerema for allowing sexual abuse. Adam MacVicar reports. – Feb 6, 2024Calgary Stampede has been barred from participating in the annual Pride parade “for the foreseeable future” due to abuse from a former staff member.
This prompted Calgary Pride to conduct its own investigation that spanned several months, Kinderwater said. The LGBTQ2 advocacy organization then told Calgary Stampede that it would not be allowed to participate in the Pride parade for the foreseeable future. Kinderwater said Calgary Stampede was given “ample notice” about the decision along with suggestions on how to repair its relationship with Calgary Pride and the wider LGBTQ2 community.
Calgary Stampede isn’t the only organization to be barred from walking in the Pride parade this year.