2SLGBTQ+ group excluded from Vancouver Lunar New Year parade
Two community groups, including one representing 2SLGBTQ+ people of Asian descent, say they've been excluded from Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown this weekend.
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![Melody Ma, left, is pictured at the Sun Wah Centre in the Chinatown neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, February 8, 2024 holding a banner that was intended to be displayed at Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade. Two women hold a banner that reads: 'Dancing Dragons, Embracing Rainbows.'](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7110426.1707496514!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/chinatown-parade-2slgbtq-exclusion.jpg)
Two community groups, including one representing 2SLGBTQ+ people of Asian descent, say they've been excluded from Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown this weekend.