OPSEU/SEFPO is calling on our members and friends to once again show up for the 2SLGBTQ+ community this Friday, September 20th to counter insidious misinformation and hate with a message of radical love and acceptance.
One year ago, OPSEU/SEFPO joined the Ontario Federation of Labour and thousands of allies across the country in supporting counter protests challenging the hateful rhetoric of a group targeting 2SLGBTQ+ children and their families.
Find a counter-protest in your community: look for your city on this list from 1 Million Voices for Inclusion.
This hateful movement once again plans to threaten the safety of our communities and the well-being of transgender children and youth. Their goal is nothing other than to intimidate and instill fear in us, to mislead Canadians, and to make Canada less safe for Queer and transgender people of all ages.
We will not be intimidated. We will never stop standing in solidarity with our Queer and transgender members, children, families, and communities. Wherever and whenever hateful movements rise up in our country, OPSEU/SEFPO and the labour movement will be there to challenge them.
Together, we outnumbered the so-called ‘one million’ hateful protestors in almost every city; this year will be no different.
In solidarity,
OPSEU/SEFPO Rainbow Alliance Arc-en-Ciel
Resources
- GSA Network. Safety Tips for LGBTQ+ Youth.
- The Movement Defence Committee (MDC). Know Your Rights: A guide for activists.
- Eastern Michigan University. Event Safety & Planning Checklist.
- Egale Canada and Fierte Canada Pride. Pride Safety Toolkit.
- Kids Help Phone.
- Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Guide for Pride Defenders / Abridged version.
- Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Confronting and Preventing Hate in Canadian Schools.