That might be an understatement amid what appears to be an alarming surge in anti-LGBTQ efforts, erupting in pockets of Southwestern Ontario even after decades of Pride celebrations and laws protecting the gay community. But there is, he said, “still a conservative, older way of thinking” and “a lack of education or awareness that is really forming the decisions being made at the government level.” That encouraged them to have similar town halls in other Huron County communities to offer resources and “create this bridge and a voice between the community and the LGBTQ people,” said Tim Damon, Huron Pride’s chair. They started with a bingo night, then organized a town hall in Goderich that attracted 65 people. It’s something the organizing committee has been tackling ever since three members cooked up the idea for a Huron County Pride festival in a living room last summer. But like Sisyphus pushing the rock up the hill, the LGBTQ community, particularly in rural Ontario, has grown accustomed to backlash, discrimination and a lack of understanding.
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