Capital Pride organizers are calling on the municipal and provincial governments to do more to address a rising tide of hatred against LGBTQ2S+ people in Ottawa and across Ontario.
The annual Capital Pride Festival begins this Saturday, Aug. 19, culminating with the Pride parade on Aug. 27.
"We've seen a rise in hate here locally and in many parts of the country targeting 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, so I think it's a concern," he told CTV Morning Live. "We've trained volunteers and we have a community safety program in place, so we feel pretty good going into the festival that folks will be able to gather in downtown Ottawa safely this weekend, loudly, proudly and in a really fun way."
"Online hate is, I think, at an all-time high and it feels very heavy but we know that that also translates to real life experiences," Whitfield said. "We've seen some our events and programming targeted with protests, people coming to try and disrupt events. We've seen local activists targeted and harassed on the streets. It's a variety of different forms that it manifests.
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