Liberty Coalition Canada founder Michael Thiessen blasted a recent provincial bill in Ontario that would criminalize protests and 'offensive remarks' around drag shows.
Pastor Derek Reimer was arrested for the second time in recent weeks for protesting drag queen storytime for children in Calgary, Alberta.blasted a proposed law in Ontario that would criminalize protests and"offensive remarks" within a football field-sized area around drag shows and other LGBTQ events.
Thiessen contrasted the proposed Ontario law with bills passed in U.S. states that have banned transgender procedures for minors, claiming Wong-Tam"is asking the province of Ontario to do precisely the opposite: to empower those who aim to normalize the sexualization of children and cross-dressing to appease their twisted fantasies."
"Any peaceful, public disagreement or moral criticism could easily be captured by such broad, subjective, politicized categories," Thiessen said.
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