CALGARY — Naheed Nenshi made history on Sunday by becoming the first Calgary mayor to act as the grand marshal for the Pride Parade.
The mayor sat perched on the back of a red Ford Mustang wearing a purple T-shirt with “Straight Not Narrow” written across his chest.
“It really says that you don’t have to be a part of a community in order to support that community,” said Nenshi about the shirt.
About 15,000 attended the parade, about 5,000 more than last year.
Along the way, Nenshi told the crowd, “Happy pride day, everyone” and “There is a lot of great parade to go. I’m just the boring entry part.”
Leading the pack for Nenshi was Justine Bonczek, a member of Pride Calgary, whose job was to ramp up cheers throughout the parade for Nenshi, nearly leaving her without a voice.
“Everyone was so stoked that he was there and I’m so proud of Calgary for having the mayor out here,” she said.
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