VIDEO: Pride flag torn down at London high school

Video obtained by The London Free Press shows a person tearing down an LGBTQ Pride flag at Sir Frederick Banting secondary school on Tuesday. The authenticity of the video was confirmed by staff and students at the northwest London school In the video, a male, his face covered by what appears to be his hoodie, […]

An impassioned plea for tolerance this Pride month, and a scathing review of the city’s history of intolerance both past and present, opened the London city council meeting Tuesday

An impassioned plea for tolerance during Pride month, and a scathing review of the city’s history of intolerance both past and present, opened London’s city council meeting Tuesday. Deputy mayor Shawn Lewis, London’s first openly gay city councillor, spoke at the start of the meeting about Pride month that began June 1. He said it […]

The ‘haters’ make Pride events all the more necessary, organizer says

There’s been a resurgence of anti-gay expression, which Sandy Blackwood has heard first-hand. In the past month, the vice-president of Kincardine Pride has received calls from people with private numbers to tell her off in profane and offensive ways. All the more reason that local Pride parades matter, she said on June 2. Kincardine’s Pride […]

The ‘haters’ make Pride events all the more necessary, organzer says

There’s been a resurgence of anti-gay expression which Sandy Blackwood has heard first-hand. In the past month, the vice-president of Kincardine Pride has received calls from people with private numbers to tell her off in profane and offensive ways. All the more reason that having local Pride parades matter, she said Friday. Kincardine’s Pride parade […]