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Valérie Plante reacts to ‘shocking & unacceptable hatred’ at anti-LGBTQ+ protest in Montreal

by Lorraine Carpenter

“Trans and LGBTQ+ people deserve to live with dignity, respect and safety. Montreal is, and always will be, an open and caring city.”

Demonstrations were held nationwide today to decry education about gender diversity and the freedom to choose pronouns among trans students in schools, particularly without parental consent. Some provinces in Canada have legislated on the matter, though today’s protests have been widely viewed as an excuse to exhibit broad anti-LGBTQ+ hate.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante commented on the anti-LGBTQ+ protest in this city, which drew more counter-protesters than protesters but still afforded homophobes a platform for hate speech.

“The display of hatred we saw during the anti-LGBTQ+ demonstration in Montreal is shocking and unacceptable. Trans and LGBTQ+ people deserve to live with dignity, respect and safety. It’s fundamental.

“We will not tolerate inappropriate, discriminatory or hateful behavior towards them. Montreal is, and always will be, an open and caring city.”

Valérie Plante reacts to ‘shocking & unacceptable hatred’ at anti-LGBTQ+ protest in Montreal

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following the closure of the alt weekly newspaper the Mirror, where she worked as a writer and editor for 12 years. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal and maintaining an independent voice in the Canadian media landscape.