Mayor Brian Bowman wants city to be more LGBT friendly

"One example could be swimming information forms," Bowman said Friday at city hall after a flag-raising ceremony to mark the start of Pride Winnipeg celebrations."Some in theLGBTTQcommunity have expressed concern over the fact that they are asked to identify."

Bowman said the city needs to know when it'sappropriate to ask about gender identity.

"Where do we actually need information versus times when we really don't? That's the review I would like to see on all our programs and services," he said.

"I had initiated a discussion with some of the people that are here today over the last couple of months on what we could do better at the City of Winnipeg and we've had some good input.

"It was clear to me through those discussions that we needed to take stock of where are current policies are at and make sure we're infusing a very inclusive lens on how we roll things out."

Pride Winnipeg runs from May 27 to June 5, with the parade planned for the final day, beginning at noon at the Manitoba Legislature.

Premier Brian Pallisterhas said he will attend a Pride Winnipeg event this year.

Pride celebrations kick off at City Hall

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The kick off to Pride Week started with the official rainbow flag-raising ceremony at Winnipeg's City Hall Friday.