Pride Toronto submitted both applications on July 8, noting both terms have been used in Canada since June 2011.

The first Dyke March took place in Vancouver in 1981 and Toronto's first trans march happened in 2009. Unlike the main Pride march which features a slew of corporate sponsors and politicians, the Dyke March and Trans March are grassroots events with a distinctly political tone. In Toronto, the events are organized by members of the respective communities in partnership with Pride Toronto.

If the applications were approved, Pride Toronto could take action against anyone who used the terms "Dyke March" or "Trans* Pride" (the asterisk donates suffixes like -gender or -feminine) without their permission.