page_title: Simcoe Pride
section_title: 2009 to present day
hierarchical_section_title: Simcoe Pride / LGBT history in Simcoe County / 2009 to present day
caption_attribution_description: English: Some of the many pioneers of LGBT work in Simcoe County in August 2009.
context_page_description: Fierté Simcoe Pride is an annual festival held in Simcoe County, Ontario, during the end of July and beginning of August each year. It is a celebration of the diversity of the LGBT community in Simcoe County. It is one of the larger regional gay pride festivals in Canada, featuring flag raisings and proclamations from across the County, educational events, artistic and cultural events, and a large signature closing event. Since forming, the organisation has expanded gradually, involving more year-round events. In 2016, the organisation celebrated its fifth anniversary Pride.
context_section_description: A pride week and flag raising were held in Barrie in 2010 from August 23 to 27 by LGBTA Barrie, with events and a boat cruise organized by Club C'est La Vie and community members.
  In 2014, Barrie Pride formed, holding a successful first pride week and first pride parade in the second week of June. Barrie Pride was again held in June 2015, 2016, and 2017.
caption: Some of the many pioneers of LGBT work in Simcoe County in Barrie, August 2009. Left to right: Matt Commandant, Jason Jones, Tina Thibideau, Alyssa Nesbitt, Rob Fortner, and Andrew Baker.
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