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2 charged after Pride flag burned at Markham school: police | CBC News

York police's hate crime prevention unit has charged two 18-year-olds who allegedly ripped and burned a Pride flag at a Markham secondary school near Yonge Street and Clarke Avenue late Monday night, police say.

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if all y'all straight cis people don't wanna show up for trans and queer people throughout the year but especially during Pride Month, you shouldn't call yourself an Ally because that'd be tantamount to **stealing valour**.

"A Pride group has organized a protest outside Cambridge city hall and is demanding the resignation of the mayor after she interrupted a speech by 17-year-old Sophie Mills during a city-run Pride event last week.

"There was no apology, there was no accountability from the mayor for what happened that day is the biggest thing," said Bryan Causarano-Bolton, co-founder of Grand River Pride." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/cambridge-protest-call-for-mayor-resignation-pride-speech-interrupted-9.7227087

'We demand your resignation': Protesters march to Cambridge city hall after mayor interrupts Pride speech | CBC News

People gathered outside Cambridge's city hall Monday afternoon to protest after a controversial move by Mayor Jan Liggett last Monday. The mayor was seen on camera interrupting a 17-year-old's speech at a Pride event in the city.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/cambridge-mayor-responds-pride-event-controversy-stopped-teens-speech-9.7225547

this mayor needs to fucking resign. if you're in Cambridge ON i want you to flood her comms channels until she does.

Cambridge, Ont., mayor 'stands by' stopping teen's speech at Pride event | CBC News

Cambridge, Ont.,Mayor Jan Liggett issued a statement on Friday after her office received backlash after the city's Pride flag raising event on Monday. Liggett was seen on video cutting off a teenager who was giving a speech during the event. Liggett says she stopped the teen from saying a part of the speech that hadn't been vetted by city staff.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/pride-flag-stolen-flagpole-cut-down-at-norwich-school-opp-seek-suspects-9.7227129

anti-queer Canadians are feeling super strident rn. all y'all straight cis Canadians need to rein the fuckers in. not tomorrow. yesterday.

"A Pride flag was stolen, & a metal flagpole was cut down at a Norwich elementary school over the weekend, just days after another Pride flag at the same school was allegedly removed & set on fire."

#AntiQueerNonsense #AntiTransNonsense

Pride flag stolen, flagpole cut down at Norwich school, OPP seek suspects | CBC News

Oxford County OPP are asking for the public's help after a Pride flag was stolen and a metal flagpole was cut down at Emily Stowe Public School in Norwich Township. The incident comes a week after a Pride flag was set on fire at the school.

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A-Dub 🥝Jun 2

hey y'all cis NZers who think of yourselves as trans allies. it's time to make a submission on NZ First's harmful anti-trans bill that already passed its first reading. you need to make sure it fails at the next step -tell your MP why it's harmful and also unnecessary - especially if they are National, NZ First, or ACT.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/597004/new-zealand-s-definitions-of-woman-and-man-bill-and-how-the-public-can-give-submissions

#AntiTransNonsense #AntiIntersexNonsense

New Zealand's Definitions of Woman and Man Bill and how the public can give submissions

<i>Explainer </i>- A new bill would define gender in the law, and there's a month to make public submissions on it. Here's how.

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