Dyke March 2012: June 30th @ 2pm 

What is the Dyke March Event?

Welcome to Pride Toronto's annual Dyke March. The Dyke March is a grassroots event where women and trans people in LGBTTIQQ2SA communities take over the streets of Toronto. The Dyke March is not a parade - it is a political demonstration of critical mass; a moment seized to revel in the strength, diversity and passion of LGBTTIQQ2SA women and trans folk.  We encourage groups to work within the theme for Pride Week 2012 in order to express their values. Raise your voice! Join us as we celebrate our diversity, our passion and our pride.  The Dyke March is organized by the Dyke March Committee, based on the Guiding Principles created from the 2006/2007 Community Consultations. The Dyke March Committee, the Dyke March, and all other events organized by the Dyke March Committee are trans inclusive.

2012 Mission Statement:

The 2012 Dyke March is committed to celebrating the diversity of dykes and to demonstrating our beliefs, desires, and public presence. We strive towards claiming space for queer women and dyke-identified people through actively engaging our unique communities, finding strength in our differences and belonging in our similarities. Our politics are queer and anti-normative; feminist and trans-positive; and anti-oppressive. We embrace the history of the Dyke March as a radical, political demonstration of critical mass and recognize the March's contemporary significance in a climate of political conservatism, homophobia, and sexism. We aim to be accountable to our dyke communities by upholding values of transparency, respect, and collaboration. We aim to engage allies through sharing knowledge and by fostering their active support. We aim to respond to critiques of Pride celebrations by organizing the March and its affiliated projects through a grassroots ethic and by maintaining our voices and visibility at Pride Toronto. We are here to be out and proud, to take a stand and revel in queer space, to disrupt, to defy, and to make a riot of a good time.

Dyke March Route 2012:

The Dyke March 2012 will start with a Rally at 1:00pm at Church and Hayden Streets, move north on Church to Bloor, west on Bloor to Yonge, south on Yonge to Carlton and east on Carlton ending at Allan Gardens Park at Jarvis Street. Marchers and Allies are invited to join us for a picnic in Allan Gardens at the conclusion of the March to relax in the shade, participate in art and music, and use the space to make your statement! Please see the Accessibilties Resources section for information on Wheel-Trans, the wheelchair-equipped vehicle participating in the March. This section also has information about viewing stands for the Dyke March. 

RALLY 1:00pm, Church St. & Hayden St. Amazing speakers. Amazing energy. Amazing dykes and allies. We will celebrate the triumphs of the past year and acknowledge of the challenges we still will face.

DYKE MARCH - 2:00pm, start at Church St. & Hayden St. Celebrate and demonstrate dykes of all types! March, strut, scream, sign, chant, roll and dance your way through city streets. Share the truly awesome energy of thousands of other queer women and dykes. All queer women and self-identified dykes can march. The March is for all dykes and all types of queer women, including (but not limited to) dykes who are lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, questioning, trans, of trans experiences, genderqueer, intersex, and 2 Spirit. The March is absolutely trans and genderqueer positive. ALLIES, we need your help too! Your support from the sidewalks along the March route is really important. Cheer us on!

POST-MARCH PICNIC - 3:00pm, Allan Gardens, Jarvis St. & Carlton St. Rest and relax. Share some shade or sun, music, games, snacks, and community art before heading back to the festivities. We encourage those unable to join the March to the park.

June 27, 2012: Libido at The Gladstone

Burlesque, beats, and some of the best of Toronto's queer performers! Support, dance, and warm up your Pride at this circus-themed evening. Proceeds will support the March and a special queer art project.

Registering Online:

Because of the incredible growth of the march, we need your help in order to prepare a safe marching route. Individual marchers are welcome to register, though it is not required. We do however, ask that all participating groups and organizations register in order to assist our planning. Registration for vehicle entries and sound systems is mandatory.

2012 Dyke March Registration