As the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) dealt with blowback over its decision not to register for the Capital Pride parade that took place this August, the controversy went all the way to the top.
It landed with Education Minister Paul Calandra.
I hope Queers for Palestine don’t forget to raise their voices against homophobia within muslim-majority spaces.
We need to figure out a way to have honest conversations on this issue without flaming the Islamophobia flames or pinkwashing Israeli atrocities and ethnic cleansing.
In this mostly Left leaning space, we have to allow an honest and free conversation on this issue instead of trying to sensor people or dictate how everyone else is allowed to interpret social issues unfolding in front of us.
Gay muslims exist. LGBT+ Sikhs exist. In real life, not on some obscure Leftist board.
Social media posts and printed posters celebrating inclusivity with illustrations of hijabi lesbians were forcefully removed from our Canadian university because fundamentalist muslims got offended. This isn’t inclusivity nor acceptable.
Paul Calandra and DoFo are assholes, sure. But WTF is Left doing bowing to the demands of fundamentalist religious orthodox within minority communities?