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When we meet, Ramadan is keen to share his world with me. We visit his office at a queer-resource center called Qmunity, where he oversees volunteers. Around the corner, he shows me his West End balcony overlooking Davie Street's rainbow crossroads—something he says he dreamed about in Beirut. And then we get right down to business sipping vodka at a leather friendly neighborhood institution, the Pumpjack. We talk about pride plans and Pokémon Go, and I watch Ramadan get the bartender's phone number.Having spent another year getting to know the ins and outs of Vancouver's LGBTQ community, Ramadan is feeling bolder and ready to challenge the white-dominant Pride Establishment from the inside. He tells me part of that work includes making space for queer people of color and trans folks in places of power and recognizing their perspectives on pride are different. "The gay community is now in a position of power. We are happy and celebrated. So might as well bring out our brothers and sisters and siblings from the rest of the LGBTQ community and show the world, yes, we do stand together as one community."While other groups push for visibility by pulling out of the parade, Ramadan says he'll carry the message with him on his ride next to the prime minister."I think there should be a message everybody hears, where folks realize that demanding equality is not oppression to the privileged," he told VICE. "When I ask you to help me become more equal to you, that's not oppressing you, that's just bringing me up."Follow Sarah Berman onTwitter.