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WOODSTOCK, N.B. — Pride banners on light posts in downtown Woodstock promoted Woodstock as an inclusive community. Council’s recent decision to ban the rainbow banners delivers a hit to that reputation, said Amanda Lightbody, founder and president of the Rainbow Crosswalk Inc.
New Brunswick’s Pride In Education, a teacher-led queer and trans support group, earns Human Rights AwardAt the March 26 council meeting, Jones defended the council’s decision in response to a letter from Rainbow Crosswalk vice president and health resource coordinator Scott McCallum. Woodstock Mayor Trina Jones, right, and CAO Allan Walker - Jim Dumville, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, River Valley SunJones said council based its decision on the recommendation of a special ad-hoc committee tasked with considering “the reality of the financial and human resources capital constraints of the town and balanced those with the interests of stakeholders, our community members, and our mandate.
Lightbody said they would present them to area communities interested in displaying them. She added Woodstock’s L.P. Fisher Public Library agreed to display one banner. The Lady Thunder won the 2009 award for taking a stand against homophobia by refusing to let rival teams taunt their teammates about their sexual orientation.
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