Tag: pride
Young local Pride community members share their experiences
Hundreds watched the city’s Cosmic Circus-themed annual Pride parade make its way up Owen Sound’s main street Saturday. Uncounted hundreds were in the parade, many exuberant and colourfully dressed. “Happy Pride,” someone in the parade called out and cheers rose up. People waved little rainbow flags. Some blew party noisemakers, wore flamboyant glasses, and some […]
Cornies: Arts’ power key to quest for understanding, solidarity
When news of what had happened to Matthew Shepard arrived at my desk in early October 1998, I was shocked. And a bit numbed.
Pride flags stolen in Norwich, flashpoint in anti-LGBTQ backlash
Provincial police are investigating after thieves made off with Pride flags and signage at multiple spots in Norwich Township, a regional flashpoint for backlash to the symbol celebrating LGBTQ inclusion.
Letters to the Editor: June 16, 2023
Flag etiquette
A young girl’s push, a small town’s rainbow crosswalk
SIMCOE – Ten-year-old Ryder Mandryk was beaming with pride when she and about 60 others gathered to see, and walk on, a rainbow crosswalk installed in this community’s downtown as a nod to LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Baranyai: Leadership by example essential to combat hate
The incomparable Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby tells a funny story about her wedding cake in her feel-good comedy special, Something Special, which hit Netflix last month.
Norwich to hold byelection to replace councillor who quit over flag flap
The Township of Norwich will hold a byelection to replace a councillor who quit after politicians passed a controversial bylaw banning all almost all non-government flags from being flown on civic property.
Q+A: Thames Valley’s top educator on ‘act of hate,’ need for rainbow flags
Mark Fisher, education director with the Thames Valley District school board, spoke with LFP’s Heather Rivers on Wednesday after the newspaper reported on a rainbow flag, the symbol of LGBTQ inclusion, being torn down at London’s Banting secondary school.
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 […]