Mado Lamotte, the stage name of Luc Provost, a Montreal drag queen, speaks at the press conference about the launch of Divers/Cite festival, at Montreal on July 19, 2011.

Divers/Cite is an event whose mission is to present an arts and music festival that illustrates and celebrates the value of diversity in a spirit of sharing, solidarity and openness with the world.

The Canadian Press Images/Denis Beaumont