– Egan Millard is an assistant editor and reporter for Episcopal News Service. LGBTQ Pride Month, which celebrates the community, culture and liberation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning people, is marked each June by parades and festivals around the U.S., and has long been celebrated by The Episcopal Church and individual congregations. Though the number of reported anti-LGBTQ incidents overall has remained relatively steady in recent years, the number of incidents specifically targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming people doubled from 2014 to 2019. God loves me.’ There are people that find that difficult to hear.”Īccording to the most recent statistics compiled by the FBI, anti-LGBTQ hate crimes made up 19% of all reported hate crime incidents in the United States in 2019.
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Kriech, who has since moved to Minneapolis, erected the flag to. “We’re trying to have a conversation with each other in public around our lives as gay people and say, ‘God created everybody. The man, Darrin Pesall, allegedly stole the flag from the home of gay resident Troy Kriech in Webster, South Dakota, on July 24. “It felt nice to be among friendly, affirming people this morning,” Woodward said. It’s not an official emoji, but it’s somehow taken over Twitter. Though the rainbow flag in front of his church was gone, he wore a rainbow cape as he walked his dog, River Song, in the Ru Paws Drag Race dog parade. The easiest way to describe it is an LGBTQ+ pride flag with a strikethrough symbol over it. Christ calls us to show love and respect to our neighbors.”įar from being deterred, Woodward, who is gay, decided to step up his Pride celebration. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. I realize that not all are accepting of our LGBTQ neighbors, but we should all be united in condemning this act. “The Pride flag is a symbol of love, of struggle, of sacrifice, by generations of our brothers and sisters. “While the monetary value of the flag is minimal, the symbolism of the act is immense,” she wrote. Traquair “condemn this act of hatred” and asked her diocese to pray for the person who did it. In an email to her diocese, Northern California Bishop Megan Traquair said the Sacramento Police Department is investigating. Before stealing and burning a Gay Pride flag from a lesbian couple's home in Omaha, NE, Cameron Mayfield walked passed several houses with other flags. A statement made by Peel Police on Twitter said the incident is being investigated as hate-motivated.“It made me sad this morning to see that somebody wanted to take down what we think was a sign of love and burn it, but love isn’t that easily defeated,” Woodward told The Bee, his voice breaking with emotion. Hey, thanks for watching, remember to leave a Like, Comment, Subscribe, And also check out some of my. The incident was reported to Peel police on June 8 and is still being investigated, Constable Akhil Mooken told CTV News Toronto. I expect the Peel District School Board to support and act to protect Ontario’s 2SLGBTQ+ students,” Lecce said in a statement to CTV News Toronto Tuesday. “There is zero tolerance for bullying, intimidation, and violence. Minister of Education Stephen Lecce called the incident “disturbing, unacceptable and contrary to our commitment to inclusivity for all students.” “As a learning community, we are committed to increasing our individual and collective skills and understanding to clearly confront racist acts and to ensure our school environment is safe and aligns with PDSB’s values of educating our learners through an anti-racist, anti-oppressive lens,” he continued. “I am truly sorry for the harm caused by this incident,” Mcleod wrote. We take this very seriously and have begun an investigation,” they continued.Ī letter sent to CPSS families by principal Tyler Mcleod claimed that not only did Cawthra students commit the act, but subsequently sent the video to fellow 2SLGBTQIA+ students. “The PDSB and Cawthra Park Secondary School condemn this hateful act of homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. Find an image of rainbow flag to use in your next.
“The Peel District School Board (PDSB) and the administration at Cawthra Park Secondary School are aware of a video showing individuals burning a pride flag,” PDSB told CTV News Toronto on Thursday. Related Images: priderainbowtransgenderlesbianflaglgbtgaybisexualsymbol. It is alleged that the individuals involved in the incident are students at Cawthra Park Secondary School (CPSS). The video depicts a rainbow pride flag burning on the ground, while laughing can be heard.
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Peel Police and the The Peel District School Board have launched an investigation into a video circulating on social media depicting the burning of a pride flag.