Community Awards
Fierté Montréal wishes to recognize the activism, resilience and contribution of individuals or groups who have contributed to the influence, defense and advancement of 2SLGBTQIA+ struggles. This is why Fierté Montréal presents annually the Claude-Tourangeau, Bâtisseur and John-Banks Awards.
Claude-Tourangeau Award
The Claude Tourangeau Award is presented annually by Fierté Montréal to an individual or organization for outstanding contribution to the fight against serophobia. The award was established in honour of activist Claude Tourangeau, who dedicated his last years to the fight against HIV/AIDS and to the support of people affected by it. On August 2, 2022, Fierté Montréal was proud to present this award to Jordan Arseneault and Jade Elektra at the Community in Colour event at the Olympia Theatre.
2022 Recipients
- JORDAN ARSENEAULT - BIO
Jordan Arseneault, or Peaches LePoz as he is known in drag, is an HIV-positive activist, translator and performer in the Montreal queer scene.
A co-founding member of the HIV-positive health and justice collective, SéroSyndicat, Jordan has been creating performative, social and political interventions based on his core concerns of sexuality, HIV, body alienation and social injustice since his diagnosis in 2006.
Jordan participated in the creation of the Positive Lounge at the International AIDS Conference 2022, a caring space by and for people living with HIV.
- JADE ELEKTRA - BIO
Jade Elektra is a Florida-born, Toronto-based HIV activist, queer, Afrodescendant and performing artist.
Jade is openly living with HIV and through activism and her art, she strives to make a positive impact on HIV positive, racialized and LGBTQ+ communities in Toronto and around the world.
Jade is one of the founders of POZPLANET magazine and the POZ-TO Awards, which fights the stigma of HIV/AIDS through social events, as well as the writer and performer of several HIV-themed hit songs, such as "H-I-Vogue", "Undetectable" and "Love Hangover".
Bâtisseur Award
The Bâtisseur Award recognizes the significant contribution of individuals and organizations who have worked to defend the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Montreal and Quebec or to promote our community.
For this edition, the award was presented on August 3, 2022 on the main stage of the Esplanade of the Olympic Park to Celeste Trianon, a transwoman and 18 year old activist in trans rights at the Center for the Fight against Gender Oppression.
This young activist, who organized the 2022 Trans March, was actively involved in stopping the Quebec government's first draft of Bill 2, which significantly threatened the rights of trans, non-binary and intersex people.
2022 Recipient
- CELESTE TRIANON - BIO
For this edition, the award was presented on August 3, 2022 on the main stage of the Esplanade of the Olympic Park to Celeste Trianon, an 18-year-old transwoman and trans rights activist at the Centre for Gender Oppression.
This young activist, who organized the 2022 Trans March, was actively involved in stopping the Quebec government's first draft of Bill 2, which significantly threatened the rights of trans, non-binary and intersex people.
John-Banks Award
The John Banks Award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the creation and development of the Pride movement.
2022 Recipient
- ARMAND MONROE - BIO
At a time when homosexuality was considered a crime, the man also known as La Monroe revolutionized gay bars, providing the gay community with cabaret and drag shows specifically designed by and for the community.
On August 17, 1958, on its 24th anniversary, La Monroe succeeded in pushing hard enough to get gay men to legally dance together for the very first time.
These decades later, it was an honor for Montreal Pride to remember, recognize and honor La Monroe for bringing the community together and providing safe places to celebrate and be authentic.
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