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During the celebration of the DiversCité Festival in Montreal,
the international gay community found spaces
for expression and fun that coincided with the first edition
of the World Outgames 2006. The opening celebration began in the Olympic Stadium
with the performance of renowned artists and messages from the Prime Minister of Canada
as well as of Gérald Tremblay, the mayor of Montreal,
who welcomed 18'599 visitors from 111 countries.
The DiversCité Festival began with the Gay Pride Parade,
with the participation of enterprises and associations that support and fight
for equality between men and women beyond their *** orientation.
[[Marry me! Ooh!]]
Led by the mayor of Montreal, filed the fakirs...
...students...
...and models...
...the Latin-American community...
...and, of course, the Arabian community, headed by Lebanon.
("I Will Survive" in Arabic) [[ru7 bis-salam... 'asl wugudak mish masmu7]]
[[mish 3ayza ashufak sudfa tani wi kani wi mani fakirni ha3ani...]]
[[fakirni harga3lak min tani ana qadra a3ish...]]
The Outgames competitions
turned into such a spectacle.
The Sainte-Catherine street, commonly called "Le Village",
where the venues for gay people of Montreal are located,
were full of tourists and locals enjoying the outdoors expositions and spectacles,
among them The Chorus.
[[I gonna make a brand new start of it, New York, New York]]
The rainbow, a symbol of diversity, shone upon Le Village,
from religious temples...
...to squares and streets...
...stages of DeeJays...
and spectacles hosted by the most famous drag queen in Quebec...
La Mado Lamotte.
(In bad Spanish) {She's the songstress who haz the hips the most fabulous of all the planet...}
{Shakirrra!}
[[I want you to stay by me!]]
[[Time goes by so slowly for those who wait]]
[[No time to hesitate!]]
It was a feast of diversity that emphasized the values of sports ideals,
the importance of respect to differences
and the opening to tolerance that many countries still have no place for.