TORONTO — Ontario's NDP urged the government Tuesday to create community safety zones that would protect drag artists and LGBTQ communities from harassment and intimidation at their performances.
Statistics Canada figures show a 64 per cent rise in police-reported hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation, jumping from 258 in 2020 to 423 in 2021. "Unless we put forward a strategy to protect them, Ontario's social, economic and cultural richness is under attack. We have to protect that."Scarlett Bobo, a drag artist who has competed on Canada's Drag Race, said she has been subject to hate crimes and hate speech in recent weeks.
Crystal Quartz, a drag artist based in Guelph, Ont., said she primarily does shows for ages 19 and up, but after doing a few all-ages shows she was targeted for harassment, first online then in person, by what she describes as an organized campaign.
What are they doing that they need “legal protection”? If they’re not breaking the laws, cops aren’t needed. So what your saying is, we want protection from the real sane people while they groom children.
The same “defund the police” crowd now demands special protection for pedophile groomers. Take the makeup up off these freaks and you wouldn’t let them anywhere near kids.
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