Tag: pride
Norwich Pride flag ban: A new symbol joins backlash
Money talks, but sometimes even small amounts scream.
Norwich votes ‘yes’ to flag ban; ‘no’ to Pride Month, DEI committee
Norwich, a community in Oxford County, is moving forward with a motion to ban non-government flags on municipal property, all while refusing to declare June as Pride Month and establish a diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.
Another regional flag flap unfurls in Southwestern Ontario
A push to restrict flag-flying on civic property to government flags is headed to politicians in Chatham-Kent, just as it is on the other side of Southwestern Ontario.
‘No middle ground’: Pride showdown looms in local community
Already a flashpoint over flying Pride flags, an Oxford County township could be headed for more controversy with two seemingly contradictory motions headed to its five-member council this month.
Local town’s LGBTQ+ rift deepens with politician’s proposed flag ban
Local politicians in a small Southwestern Ontario community are set to consider banning all flags, except those representing the official government, amid past clashes over Pride flags that represent support for the LGBTQ+ community.
Police seek trio, pickup truck in latest London-area Pride flag theft
Aylmer police are searching for three youths after a Pride flag was stolen from outside a home.
Anger as charge against man accused of stealing Pride flag withdrawn
The head of a Pride group is blasting the Oxford County Crown Attorney’s office, saying she’s “disgusted” by the crown’s decision to drop charges against a man accused of stealing a Pride flag last summer.
TikTok the ticket for London couple’s online Pride business
When Rachael Newby and Sarah Couvillon struggled to find LGBTQ apparel outside Pride month, the London couple saw an opportunity. “It was really difficult to find Pride merchandise” beyond June, and “we were realizing why that was,” Newby said. “As we believe Pride in the LGBTQ community should be celebrated all year round, we wanted […]
In wake of homophobic graffiti, ‘overwhelming’ support for restaurant owners
The ugliness showed up not at the front door, where a digital eye kept watch, but at the restaurant’s back entrance where no prying security camera could see the cowardly attack.
6 flags celebrating diversity, choice damaged at area home: OPP
Six flags celebrating diversity and choice were damaged at an Albert Avenue North residence in Listowel on Friday, OPP reported Tuesday.