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GAY DAY EVENT AT CALGARY STAMPE A PARTY-WH-A-PARTY

Canada's only gay roo is back after a three-year hiat, and an upgrad venue — om Strathmore to Stampe Park Calgary. * gay day calgary stampede *

Organized by Charl MacMichael, a board Director and Prairi Regnal Lead for Pri at Work Canada, the party was known as Gay Day prev years, but rebrand wh the more clive tle, Pri Day Stampe, for 2018. Pri Day Stampe was started six years ago as Gay Day when a iend of MacMichael, Mchell Matthews, suggt to him that they extend the tradn to the wir LGBTQ+ muny. The first Wtern Trailblazer Award was prented to Michael Bell, founr of Calgary’s gay men’s hockey team, the Calgary Pneers.

ALBERTA'S GAY ROO IS BACK, AND THIS YEAR 'S AT STAMPE PARK

Michael Bell prented wh the first Wtern Trailblazer Award at Gay Day 2017. July 8 Pri Day at Gay Calgary Stampe.

Sunday, July 16 Drag Bnch at Nashville North and the Gay Calgary Stampe. Start planng your ultimate gaytn to Calgary wh Tourism Calgary. Charl Macmichael will spend Saturday this notor space, celebratg one of Stampe's unofficial parti: Gay Macmichael aniz this annual LGBTQ event, a gatherg that expand by a factor of six three years.

Gay Day has polil unrton but that is not what driv the clive event.

GAY ROO RETURNS TO ALBERTA, READY TO DANCE, PARTY AND GET DIRTY

"It is a grassroots way for the gay muny to embrace the Stampe spir, " Mr. Gay Day anizers ploy two Stampe veteran mov: First, they suggt people show up between 12:30 p. He is unaware of any hostily agast Gay Day participants si the party tent.

That is part of the reason Gay Day anizers choose to gather there. This vlence will be on many people's mds at this year's Gay Day, the anizer said. "The gay muny is a ltle on edge right now.

FORTNEY: UNOFFICIAL "GAY DAY" PARTY BEG A NEW STAMPE TRADN

Now, at 32, he feels a duty to be part of events like Gay Day.

"He has attend Gay Day sce s ceptn. "Nashville North do not charge ver and Gay Day atten do not have to buy tickets.

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Macmichael said, has approached the anizers about hostg the event at s venue and Gay Day lears have had nversatns wh the Calgary Stampe self about formalizg the gatherg. But for now, Gay Day remas the Stampe is a welg host. CalgaryCanada's only gay roo is back after a three-year hiat, and an upgrad venue — om Strathmore to Stampe Park ns Augt 2-4 at Nutrien Wtern Event CentreCanadian Rocki Gay Roo Associatn print Judy Munson says she's lighted the roo is back and beg held at Stampe Park 2019.

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