Mayor Rob Ford was one of only three members of council to vote Thursday against giving city money to Pride, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and other major cultural organizations.

The annual grants, totaling about $7 million, were approved 32-3, with Councillor Doug Ford and Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday voting in favour. Rob Ford was joined by Mike Del Grande, the conservative former budget chief, and David Shiner, a pro-Israel conservative who strongly opposes the participation of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid in the Pride parade.

Ford has angered the gay community with inflammatory comments and his refusal to attend the Pride parade. He did not explain his vote.

“Again, he’s basically saying that this is not a community of importance to him; it’s actually a community which he rejects. This is our most significant cultural celebration, this is the 33rd year of Pride, and our invitation for him to march in the parade and to celebrate with us has for three years been rejected,” said Kristyn Wong-Tam, the only openly gay councillor. “This is just sort of very consistent with what he’s demonstrated in terms of his lack of support and lack of respect for this community.”

Ford said in a June 1 radio interview that he will again skip the parade to go to his Muskoka cottage with his family, as he does nearly every Canada Day weekend. He said he has “no problem raising the Pride flag” at city hall, though he declined to do so in 2011 or 2012.

Pride’s 2013 grant is $140,000, up about $16,000 from last year.

The Canadian Opera Company will get $1.4 million, the National Ballet of Canada and Toronto Symphony Orchestra $1.2 million each, the Toronto International Film Festival $950,000, the Art Gallery of Ontario $575,000, and the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival $525,000.

Ford was absent for the same vote last year. On Thursday, he missed a vote about Pride in particular before he returned to his seat to vote against the whole package.

“I’m going to focus on the fact that city council overwhelmingly supported Pride. That is a clear signal from the city, which is what our community is looking for,” said Pride executive director Kevin Beaulieu.

Pressed about Ford, Beaulieu said, “We’ve always said these things are sometimes received as messages, whether they’re sent as one or not. So, sure, that support wasn’t there. And that would be disappointing.”