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Hearing the trustees of a publicly-funded school board in #onted try to justify not flying the #PRIDE flag is reopening some deep, raw wounds tonight.
They& #39;re trying to justify their hate with arguments about cost, "competing groups for the month of June," logistics.
They& #39;re trying to justify their hate with arguments about cost, "competing groups for the month of June," logistics.
As a member of the #2SLGBTQ+ community, I know this isn& #39;t about any of the excuses they& #39;re giving tonight in #HCDSB. This is about hate. This is about believing that some of their students and their families are inherently less valued, less worthy of respect, *less than*.
Why are these discussions even allowed in publicly-funded institutions? We have a Human Rights Code and it& #39;s pretty clear about this.
#2SLGBTQ+ people have the right to exist without having to justify that existence and participation in society.
#2SLGBTQ+ people have the right to exist without having to justify that existence and participation in society.
More than that, though, #2SLGBTQ+ people have the right to *celebrate* their existence. It isn& #39;t enough not to be actively hated (although that& #39;s on open display tonight) - we deserve to be loud, proud, colourful, unapologetic.
Hatred should have no place in #onted.
Hatred should have no place in #onted.
I have lived this life for too long. I am tired of having to defend my right to exist openly.
I wrote these a few weeks ago for ETFO, and I& #39;ll put them here again:
My experience as a student: https://heartandart.ca/?p=9979
My">https://heartandart.ca/... experience as an educator: https://heartandart.ca/?p=9982
https://heartandart.ca/... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/onted"> #onted
I wrote these a few weeks ago for ETFO, and I& #39;ll put them here again:
My experience as a student: https://heartandart.ca/?p=9979
My">https://heartandart.ca/... experience as an educator: https://heartandart.ca/?p=9982
To all the families of HCDSB who have been and will be harmed by the actions of some trustees in your board, I& #39;m sorry. I& #39;m sorry that you aren& #39;t valued as you should be and that you& #39;re seen as less than others.
You deserve better than this.
You deserve better than this.
You don& #39;t need a new flag "unique" to HCDSB.
You don& #39;t need to hear from the "silent majority".
You need your right to live and love freely to be respected and defended.
All my love to all of you.
You don& #39;t need to hear from the "silent majority".
You need your right to live and love freely to be respected and defended.
All my love to all of you.
If you& #39;re wondering where all of this is coming from, you can see a livetweet thread of the meeting and follow along with the developments here: https://twitter.com/the_905er/status/1386825868341911552?s=20">https://twitter.com/the_905er...
