We The Undersigned, Peoples Of The World...
Who support the equal rights of every person.
Are signing this petition to Pride Toronto and World Pride, to demand answers as to why The Canadian Association For Equality (CAFE), A registered Canadian charity in good standing.
(http://equalitycanada.com/)
Who was, days before the event, suddenly and without any detailed explanations, arbitrarily excluded from participating in the 2014 Toronto Pride Parade.
Despite the fact the CAFE group had registered to be in the parade two months before, and the parade registration payment was accepted with no question.
And why the letter from CAFE asking for an explanation, and a chance to clear the group of any malicious allegations, was totally ignored by every person on the Pride Executive committee it was sent to.
Pride is supposed to be about non-judgemental inclusion, tolerance, and fair treatment for all.
But this was not shown to CAFE...And since all our tax dollars fund Pride.
We demand PRIDE Toronto, provide a full and detailed explanation for their actions.
Updates
July 3, 2014
I have been spending my nights reviewing the silence from the Pride executive committee regarding our formal inquiries. It is frustrating to see an organization built on inclusion treat a registered charity with such dismissive coldness while refusing to offer a single reason for their sudden reversal. We are currently drafting another formal demand for transparency because fair treatment should not be optional for anyone.
July 3, 2014
Seeing this level of support for answers has been overwhelming. It proves that people recognize the need for transparency when organizations claim to value inclusion but act behind closed doors.
24 Comments
How ironic that an organization which is gay-friendly was excluded by a pro-gay event because they dared to advocate for equal rights for BOTH genders. It's especially ironic because gay men's issues are exacerbated by the very issues that CAFE addresses. To cite one example, gay men are victimized by violence far more often than lesbian women and feminism will NEVER address the dynamics behind that.
I find it disturbing that CAFE, an organization I support, an organization that does good work, would be banned from the PRIDE Parade without due process or just cause.
This is something truly sad to see. I never thought that pride would cave to pressure to exclude a group that honestly and publicly supports them like CAFE does.
If anyone had spent some time reading about the group, they would soon discover that there is no acceptable reason for excluding them from the parade!
The people at CAFE invest a lot of time and effort into helping people, and every time you place a unnecessary hurdle in front of them, you get in the way. You demand of them that much more effort which otherwise could have been used to help more people.
wow....pride toronto, i am not impressed....i hope not too many homosexuals will suffer from your poor decision making abilities.....because now you banned allies...who already marched peacefully in the pride parade supporting gay rights and emancipation for all lgbt, but now on the basis of a slanderous and flse campaign(of which as homosexuals some of you must be aware is a tactic used by anti-gay people to ban and egregate homosexuality itself....) think about it, in the name fo creating a safe space, youre banning a men's rights association? who already marched peacefully besides you in years past.....what will you say to parents who dont wnat thir children to be exposed to homosexuality.????what will you say when we cant defend you, because we remember being unfairly banned by your pride association...and hence cannot offer any counterargument except the same bullshit youre giving mens rights groups right now : well people feel unsafe around you so hit the road? ...for shame pride toronto...for shame!
Disgraceful.
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We The Undersigned, Peoples Of The World...
Who support the equal rights of every person.
Are signing this petition to Pride Toronto and World Pride, to demand answers as to why The Canadian Association For Equality (CAFE), A registered Canadian charity in good standing.
(http://equalitycanada.com/)
Who was, days before the event, suddenly and without any detailed explanations, arbitrarily excluded from participating in the 2014 Toronto Pride Parade.
Despite the fact the CAFE group had registered to be in the parade two months before, and the parade registration payment was accepted with no question.
And why the letter from CAFE asking for an explanation, and a chance to clear the group of any malicious allegations, was totally ignored by every person on the Pride Executive committee it was sent to.
Pride is supposed to be about non-judgemental inclusion, tolerance, and fair treatment for all.
But this was not shown to CAFE...And since all our tax dollars fund Pride.
We demand PRIDE Toronto, provide a full and detailed explanation for their actions.
Updates
July 3, 2014
I have been spending my nights reviewing the silence from the Pride executive committee regarding our formal inquiries. It is frustrating to see an organization built on inclusion treat a registered charity with such dismissive coldness while refusing to offer a single reason for their sudden reversal. We are currently drafting another formal demand for transparency because fair treatment should not be optional for anyone.
July 3, 2014
Seeing this level of support for answers has been overwhelming. It proves that people recognize the need for transparency when organizations claim to value inclusion but act behind closed doors.
24 Comments
If there's a good reason to rescind a group's permission to march, it should be stated to the group with time to spare.
How ironic that an organization which is gay-friendly was excluded by a pro-gay event because they dared to advocate for equal rights for BOTH genders. It's especially ironic because gay men's issues are exacerbated by the very issues that CAFE addresses. To cite one example, gay men are victimized by violence far more often than lesbian women and feminism will NEVER address the dynamics behind that.
I find it disturbing that CAFE, an organization I support, an organization that does good work, would be banned from the PRIDE Parade without due process or just cause.
This is something truly sad to see. I never thought that pride would cave to pressure to exclude a group that honestly and publicly supports them like CAFE does.
If anyone had spent some time reading about the group, they would soon discover that there is no acceptable reason for excluding them from the parade!
The people at CAFE invest a lot of time and effort into helping people, and every time you place a unnecessary hurdle in front of them, you get in the way. You demand of them that much more effort which otherwise could have been used to help more people.
wow....pride toronto, i am not impressed....i hope not too many homosexuals will suffer from your poor decision making abilities.....because now you banned allies...who already marched peacefully in the pride parade supporting gay rights and emancipation for all lgbt, but now on the basis of a slanderous and flse campaign(of which as homosexuals some of you must be aware is a tactic used by anti-gay people to ban and egregate homosexuality itself....) think about it, in the name fo creating a safe space, youre banning a men's rights association? who already marched peacefully besides you in years past.....what will you say to parents who dont wnat thir children to be exposed to homosexuality.????what will you say when we cant defend you, because we remember being unfairly banned by your pride association...and hence cannot offer any counterargument except the same bullshit youre giving mens rights groups right now : well people feel unsafe around you so hit the road? ...for shame pride toronto...for shame!
Disgraceful.
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If there's a good reason to rescind a group's permission to march, it should be stated to the group with time to spare.