You have got to be fucking kidding me
(As the opening line suggests, there will definitely be NSFW language in this article).
But first, the good news.
Our little local, rural public library is hosting a Read by Queens story time tomorrow. My son and I happened to pop in for more books last week, and I was very excited to see the poster.
I thought our branch was too small to host an event like this, but I am happy to say that I thought wrong. Our librarians have been so amazing at promoting inclusion, diversity, and working hard to make our local library a safe and welcoming place for everyone.
This is something our little local library does all year long, not just on certain days or during certain months. From what I have seen they are authentically and actively inclusive, every day.
I am so very pleased to see this, especially in a small rural town — as we know, these areas can sometimes be over-run with an overpopulation of bigots, and we need to spray for these pests and hope they don’t propagate.
Bigotry is genetic, dontcha know. It’s catching, and you usually get it from your parents.
Cue the shark music
Speaking of ignorant bigots, the so-called “freedom fighters” have decided to make their way to our peaceful little village tomorrow afternoon.
See, the thing is: These morons have been going from small city to tiny town, spreading their hate and misinformation, trying to recruit unsuspecting townsfolk into their hate group.
I told you it was contagious. They’re like a nasty blight that needs to be treated with strong broad-spectrum antibiotics and a whole lotta education.
Either that, or they can fuck off to the south, but their hatred and bigotry are not welcome here.
I will be standing alongside fellow community members who care about preserving the safe and welcoming hub our library provides. Together we will show solidarity by protecting the lovely Queens who will be reading, and the children who will be enjoying their stories.
Who claims to be “protecting” children by spreading ignorant, ass-backwards, hateful ideals and protesting reading books in a fucking library.
And another thing
With back-to-school not far away, these morons are also gearing up to protest yet again at a school board meeting, this time to support a fellow bigot who was suspended from her role as trustee.
Back in June, a school trustee named Francine Champagne was (rightfully) suspended after making anti-LGBTQIA2s+ comments on social media. Well, our band of bigots couldn’t let that stand.
Apparently they think freedom of speech includes hate speech (spoiler alert: it doesn’t).
It’s recently come to light that this hate group has actually fundraised on Champagne’s behalf, sending her money to replace what she would have earned in her role as trustee.
Yep.
You remember how Little Miss Bigot and this very same hate group misrepresented the criminal code of Canada in an attempt to further their anti-LGBTQ agenda?
My how the tables have turned, except we don’t have to misrepresent anything, because the law is very much on our side.
Hate speech
Section 319(1) of the criminal code of Canada defines inciting hatred as,
“communicating statements in any public place which incite hatred against any identifiable group where such incitement is likely to lead to a breach of the peace.”
Section 319(2) defines the willful promotion of hatred as,
“communicating statements, other than in private conversation, which wilfully promote hatred against any identifiable group.”
A summary of recent events
Aggressively and coercively collecting signatures for petitions to ban books in schools and public libraries, as well as petitions to defund public libraries that promote inclusive reading materials;
Protesting against inclusive and comprehensive sex education, and financially supporting someone who was rightfully suspended for hateful speech online; and
Rallying against folks in dresses reading books to children simply because they’re in drag.
Those actions certainly sound like inciting hatred and willful promotion of hatred to me. Sounds like the bigots need to read up on their Canadian law… or not, many people will be quite happy if the bigots end up being arrested.
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