For a couple of years I had known myself to be gay (I still had no language for my gender discomfort) but I was in a situation where I couldn’t be very open about that identity. I was just starting to inch out of the closet. Over a million people swarm the city for a week of events and celebrations culminating in a huge parade. I went to the one in Toronto and it was massive. I was 24 when I went to my first Pride celebration.
