An international celebration of gay rights will be held in Toronto in 2014.
The city has been chosen to host World Pride, a statement on the website of the Pride Toronto organization announced Sunday.
World Pride, which includes a parade, festivals and cultural activities, promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues on the international stage.
The first such event was held in Rome in 2000, said the Toronto statement.
The most recent World Pride was set to take place in Jerusalem in August 2006, but was cancelled due to a violent Israeli-Lebanese conflict, the website said.
The next event is set for just prior to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012.
"A festival of this nature will bring Pride contingents from the world over, building international awareness of our culture and identities," Pride Toronto spokeswoman Crystal Moore said in a statement.
"World Pride 2014 will transform our local pride and community spirit, while generating a positive impact on our economy, our tourism and commercial industry, and our physical and social community."
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