About 300 people attended the march, which was organized by Moncton not-for-profit group River of Pride. Participants expressed concerns with the recent changes to Policy 713.
About three hundred people attended the March for Hope and Love in support of the LGBTQ community on Saturday.
“Today we’re here to send the message that there is hope and love the the 2SLGBTQIA community and just show them that you are welcome you are loved,” River of Pride vice-president Justin Durette said.In June, the New Brunswick government made controversial changes to a policy governing name and pronoun changes for students under the age of 16, to require parental consent.
“I’m really worried for the students coming into high school after me because they don’t have the same support I had when I was coming out,” he said at the march.After the crowd had marched from Heritage Place to City Hall, attendees like Greg Daborn took turns speaking to the crowd.Canada confident Israel didn’t hit hospital: BlairDaborn spoke about how the homophobic bullying he endured attending school in Moncton in the late 70s and early 80s impacted his grades at the time.
Daborn is concerned about the impact the changes to Policy 713 can have on students and their learning.
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