Canadian Town Fined and Mayor Sent for Compulsory Education After Failing to Hoist Pride Flag

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• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  From the Tribunal’s decision. It was ruled that voting against displaying a pride flag is not necessarily discriminatory. The mayor, however, stated his reason for denying the request was because there isn’t a straight flag. It was ruled his decision was based on sexuality, and therefore, discriminatory. The other councilors who voted against the resolution were fine.

  [51] However, Mayor McQuaker’s remark during the May 12 council meeting that there was no flag for the “other side of the coin … for straight people” was on its face dismissive of Borderland Pride’s flag request and demonstrated a lack of understanding of the importance to Borderland Pride and other members of the LGBTQ2 community of the Pride flag. I find this remark was demeaning and disparaging of the LGBTQ2 community of which Borderland Pride is a member and therefore constituted discrimination under the Code

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  • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So because he didn’t want to be discriminatory, he got charges of discrimination.

    Good job, Human Rights Tribunal

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  • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Weird. That makes more sense. The article says there is no flag pole which would be reasonable to deny flying a flag.

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• NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Good to see they have their priorities in order lol

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• Alice@hilariouschaos.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Irony anyone? For that town name

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