Resist the Mainstream The small town of Emo, Ontario, has been ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after it declined a request to celebrate Pride Month and raise the LGBTQ2 rainbow flag at its municipal building. The tribunal ruled that the town’s refusal violated the Ontario Human Rights Code, marking significant implications for local governance and free expression, Fox News reported.
#REPORT: The Township of Emo, Ontario is being fined $10,000, and the mayor $5,000, by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after the town didn't make an official proclamation for pride month in 2020. The mayor will also be forced to undergo a "Human Rights 101" training course. pic.twitter.com/1IZDEo6rBt
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Emo, located near the Minnesota border and housing approximately 1,300 residents, faced scrutiny following a 2020 request by Borderland Pride. This group sought a formal proclamation declaring June as Pride Month and also requested the raising of the rainbow flag. Despite a vocal desire for inclusivity expressed by supporters of the request, the Emo town council voted narrowly against it by a margin of 3-2. Mayor Harold McQuaker articulated his concern during council deliberations, contending that flying a flag in support of one group did not account for the representation of heterosexual individuals, per National Post.
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