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Pride Toronto says it has lost two more sponsors of its annual 2SLGBTQ+ festival beginning in June, while another sponsor has reduced its financial support.
Executive director Kojo Modeste said Pride Toronto is disappointed that two more sponsors — Google and Home Depot — have dropped out in the last month, but that the setback shouldn’t affect this year’s festivities that launched Monday night with the raising of the Pride Month flag at City Hall.
The massive Toronto festival says it unexpectedly lost two more sponsors — Home Depot and Google — just weeks before festivities are set to kick off.
Pride Toronto says it has lost two more major sponsors just weeks before its annual festival. Metro Morning spoke with Pride Toronto's executive director about what this will mean for its programming.
This year’s Drag Ball is set to be one of Pride Toronto’s “most dynamic and inclusive ever,” according to Slawter. The nine-hour drag extravaganza will feature more than 70 acts including Onya Nurve, the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17, alongside runner-up Jewels Sparkles and fan favourite Suzie Toot.
Pride Toronto faces a shaky future after two more corporate sponsors pulled their support for the festival just days before the beginning of Pride Month.
From a drag show at the CN Tower to a Pride night at the aquarium, there is no shortage of ways to celebrate Pride in Toronto.
Organizers for World Pride 2025 told ABC News they are emphasizing messages of hope at a time when the LGBTQ+ community is being targeted by the Trump administration.