Tag: pride
Will latest Pride flag burning in Norwich raise more allies or drive them out?
The destruction of another gay Pride flag in Norwich Township will only make residents more determined to make the town tolerant and inclusive, say LGBTQ+ allies.
‘We warned you’: Area business struck by anti-LGBTQ+ vandals, again
TILLSONBURG — Just two weeks after Pride flags were defaced and a homophobic message left outside a Tillsonburg business, vandals returned for a second time, its owner says.
Area mayor: We were told we couldn’t stop citizen’s anti-LGBTQ+ rant
Norwich Township sought legal advice before allowing a man charged with stealing Pride flags in the community to speak for nearly half an hour at a council meeting where he compared the Pride movement to Nazi Germany, the mayor says.
Education effort isn’t over for rural LGBTQ+ communities in fight against hate
More education among children and youth on diversity and inclusivity is needed to help combat hate, LGBTQ+ advocates say, following a rise in incidents involving theft and vandalism of Pride flags in rural Southwestern Ontario.
Norwich residents rally to counter anti-Pride thefts, vandalism
Residents in this small township are rallying to support the local LGBTQ-plus community in the wake of recent anti-Pride incidents here and across rural Southwestern Ontario.
Does Oxford County have an anti-LGBTQ+ issue?
A Pride crosswalk defaced in small-town Ingersoll, east of London. Several Pride flags stolen or vandalized days earlier in the rural township of Norwich, about 30 minutes southeast of there. Are the recent incidents in Oxford County a reflection of a broader anti-LGBTQ+ issue in the region? “It does set a foundation, I think, for […]
Three men suspected of damaging and removing pride flags
Ontario Provincial Police searching for suspects after three pride flags were damaged and stolen.
Owen Sound briefs: boat launch food trailer, Pride, councillor recall provisions
Owen Sound council is permitting a food trailer and licenced patio to be located at the city’s West Side Boat Launch. The city contracts with a company called Experience Grey Bruce to run its boat launches on the east and west sides of the harbour. The company approached the city for permission to add the […]