Children who do not see a Pride flag at their schools should know one is flying for them on Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, as he condemned the sharp rise in laws curtailing the rights of transgender people across the United States.
Trudeau hoisted the flag that celebrates the LGBTQ community at an event where he was joined by MPs from all political parties, marking the eighth time he has done so since being elected to power in 2015.
It has grown worse in recent years as conservative groups, particularly in the U.S., protest drag queen performances and fight to take away gender-affirming care for transgender people, especially minors. NDP MP Blake Desjarlais, a co-chair of the recently-founded parliamentary Pride caucus comprised of federal lawmakers from the LGBTQ community, said Thursday that Canada was witnessing extremism pushed by individuals who are trying to take away others' rights.“We are not here to make kids queer. We are here to make sure queer kids are not made into dead kids.
Trudeau also said students are often the ones fighting for the Pride flag to be hoisted at their schools, and in some places, those efforts have been denied.
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