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突發！加拿大80城市爆發示威活動！百萬家長走上街頭…亂套了
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剛剛開學兩周，加拿大全國各地爆發了對立示威活動，圍繞學校的性別意識教育，雙方打得不可開交。事件的起因是，今天加拿大全國80多個城市同時舉行名為“1March4Children”的活動，一些家長和社會保守團體打著家長權利的旗號，抗議課堂和課外環境中的LGBTQ包容性教育政策。支持取消任何關於性別認同或性別表達的課程。
這些團體的家長堅稱應該保護父母的權利：“我們不反對任何群體……我們隻是反對性別化課程。我們希望這個話題留給父母來教他們的孩子。我不想要學校，我不希望政府來教孩子們。”
Amr Hanafi是兩個小男孩的父親，他表示，他參加了蒙特利爾市中心的抗議活動。“我隻是擔心在孩子很小的時候就提出這些想法。”
今年6月，新不倫瑞克省和薩斯喀徹溫省政府改變了性別政策，要求16歲以下的跨性別學生在得到父母同意後，老師才能使用學生喜歡的名字和稱呼，這引發了加拿大各地的爭論。
新不倫瑞克省長Blaine Higgs出席了議會外的抗議活動，他對記者說，他很難理解為什麽他們政府的政策會引起爭議。
“我認為父母應該了解他們的孩子正在接受什麽教育，他們在學校學習什麽對他們來說是重要的，以及 16 歲以下的孩子父母為其做出決定是重要的。”
而“1March4Children”示威激怒了LGBTQ社群和家長們，因此在全國發起針對反抗議示威行動。這些人稱：“必須保護跨性別兒童，我們的社會沒有恐同、跨性別恐懼症和仇恨的空間。”
他們還表示新不倫瑞克省的政策侵犯了兒童權利，老師不應該向父母揭露變性青少年的身份。多倫多、溫哥華、紐芬蘭等全國各地都出現了對抗性的示威。
在多倫多，Pflag及其支持者聚集在教堂和Wellesley社區，並走到了Queen’s Park，和“一百萬兒童遊行”一起，於上午9點左右開始示威活動。
Pflag組織為那些涉及性取向、性別認同和性別表達問題的加拿大人提供支持。
Queen’s Park的兩個團體最初是分開的，北草坪上有數百名示威者，南草坪上有數百名反對示威者。隨著早晨的到來，兩組人漸漸聚集到北草坪上，他們被多倫多警員創建的分隔線分開。
作為對示威活動的回應並支持反抗示威者，多倫多、皮爾、荷頓和Durham的公立學校董事會已在所有辦公地點升起了彩虹旗，並計劃在本周餘下的時間裏繼續升起這些旗幟。
渥太華千人遊行三人被警方逮捕
渥太華市中心的街道今天早上因遊行而封閉。警察們用自行車將兩組示威者隔開，在他們之間製造了一道屏障。據悉，在抗議最激烈的時候，國會山有1000多人聚集。
渥太華警方發帖稱，有兩人因煽動仇恨而被捕。一人因尋釁滋事被捕。帖子稱：“仇恨或偏見犯罪將得到全麵的調查。”
紐芬蘭英語學區教育局在集會前向員工發出通知，建議教師和員工不要與任何出現在學校物業的抗議者接觸，並將學校大門鎖上。
卑詩省也計劃舉行類似的遊行和反抗議活動，該省的學校沒有具體的性取向和性別認同（SOGI）課程，但學生可以在那裏學習人權、尊重多樣性和應對歧視。
包括杜魯多在內的許多政客也紛紛表態：總理杜魯多發帖，表達了他對加拿大各地 LGBTQ 人群的支持。他寫道：“我們強烈譴責這種仇恨及其表現形式，我們團結一致支持全國各地的 2SLGBTQI+ 加拿大人。”
多倫多市長鄒至蕙表示，幾十年來，她一直肩並肩地支持LGBTQ2S+社區，反對歧視、仇恨和偏見。”從最早的驕傲遊行，到艾滋病危機，再到贏得同性婚姻等等。今天，麵對仇恨，我將繼續與你們站在一起。”
渥太華市長Mark Sutcliffe發帖稱：“今天發生的抗議活動隻會對尋求我們支持和接受的年輕人造成傷害。我與渥太華的2SLGBTQIA+ 社區站在一起。請知道，這裏很重視你，並且永遠歡迎你。”
在周三的采訪中，新民主黨領袖Jagmeet Singh談到了父母權利的問題。
“我們希望家長參與進來。我認為這有點轉移注意力。毫無疑問，家長應該參與孩子在學校所做的一切事情，家長應該參與其中，”他說。
“同樣重要的是要承認，對於一些孩子來說，家並不總是一個安全的地方。”
教育部長Stephen Lecce的發言人在一份聲明中說:“無論你的信仰、傳統、性取向或膚色如何，我們的政府都堅定地致力於安省學校所有孩子的安全和福祉。”
“我們的首要任務是確保讓學生回歸基礎，專注於最重要的事情——加強課堂上的讀寫能力和 STEM。我們堅定的承諾是不斷支持安省教育係統中家長的聲音，這樣他們的孩子就能在畢業時掌握成功所需的現實生活和工作技能。”
加拿大全球事務部發布美國旅行警告
值得一提的事，前不久加拿大全球事務部針對發布美國旅行警告，警告 LGBTQ2S+ 群體成員，如果他們前往美國某些地方旅行，他們可能會麵臨歧視。
全球事務部表示加拿大人應該檢查相關州法律，因為有些州的新政策和立法可能會影響 LGBTQ2S+ 人群。該建議沒有具體說明哪些州或哪些法律值得關注。
美國十八個州已經通過了限製或徹底禁止對未成年人提供性別確認醫療服務的法律，十多個州已經或正在考慮通過限製或禁止在學校教授性取向的法律。
加拿大已經開始“模仿”美國的文化戰爭，包括性別認同方麵的戰爭。
一方麵跨性別和非二元性別的孩子需要支持。他們存在自殺、抑鬱症等一係列問題。
另一方麵家長們則十分擔憂，自己10多歲的孩子，在三觀還沒有建立起來的時候，突然會去變性，最終導致終身的遺憾。
其實每個家長都想確保自己孩子成長的世界是安全的，但究竟什麽樣是安全的？大家各執己見。
Arrests, heated exchanges mark rallies for and against teaching LGBTQ rights in schools
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rallies-gender-schools-1.6972606
Arrests reported in British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia during the day
Thousands protest over gender identity, sex-ed policies in schools
Competing protests sprouted up in cities and communities across Canada on Wednesday, as opposing groups loudly clashed on how schools address issues of gender identity and how teachers refer to transgender youth.
Arrests were reported in Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and also Victoria — where Victoria police advised people to avoid the B.C. legislature amid protests they said had become "unsafe" and which prompted at least two arrests.
Earlier Wednesday, Ottawa police said two people were arrested for "inciting hatred" by "displaying hateful material" during a protest in the capital.
An arrest was also reported at a protest in Halifax, where several hundred people participated in local protests and counter-protests.
Another arrest was reported in Vancouver — where more than 1,000 people were present between the protests and counter-protests on Wednesday — but police did not immediately provide further details.
Some parents and socially conservative groups are protesting LGBTQ-inclusive education policies in the classroom and in extracurricular settings under the banner of parental rights. Critics and researchers say the term "parental rights" is a misnomer because it doesn't address the concerns of LGBTQ parents or parents of LGBTQ children.
Policies emerging across the country, including in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, that require young people to get parental consent before teachers can use their preferred first names and pronouns are at the heart of these protests. Those opposed to parental consent rules say the policies are a violation of children's rights and that transgender youth should not be outed to their parents by teachers.
Protesters, counter-protesters line Wellington Street over LGBTQ rights in schools
In Ottawa, thousands of people faced off in front of Parliament Hill and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh led a group of counter-protesters down Wellington Street. The street was closed in both directions between Elgin and Bank streets as over 1,000 people gathered for demonstrations.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his support for LGBTQ people across Canada, via a statement on X, the former Twitter.
"We strongly condemn this hate and its manifestations," wrote Trudeau, who was in New York to speak at the UN Climate Ambition Summit.
The Canadian Press reported that Conservative MPs were told not to discuss the protests unfolding in Ottawa with the media or to post online about it.
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe posted on X an expression of support for LGBTQ children, saying the protests "will only cause harm to youth who are looking for our support and acceptance."
'We need to talk to people'
In downtown Montreal, activist Celeste Trianon helped lead a counter-protest outside the offices of Quebec Premier François Legault.
"Trans people — they exist in society and they deserve inclusion, just like everyone else," Trianon said.
"We need to talk to people, teach them the right vocabulary, the proper words, at an age-appropriate time, in order to explain that inclusion is a good thing. We need to make sure that their trans and queer peers at school feel welcome."
In the Ontario cities of Ottawa, Toronto and its surrounding areas, Kitchener and Guelph, local school boards issued statements expressing support for LGBTQ students, staff and families.
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Protesters share why they’re participating in demonstrations over gender curriculum, sexual identity in schools
"We do not tell students who they should be, but welcome them as they are," school officials with the Toronto District School Board said in a statement issued Tuesday.
In Hamilton, protesters marched from a local mall toward the headquarters of the local school board. Several hundred people, a total including both those involved in the protest and counter-protest, were present, according to CBC Hamilton.
The exterior of another school board in London, Ont., was a site where hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters appeared Wednesday. The Thames Valley District School Board said the events amounted to "a challenging and painful day for many, especially the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Thames Valley and across the nation."
The board also said it did not support "the harmful rhetoric and threats of violence used by some demonstrators."
In Calgary, police said more than 1,000 people were involved in protests and a fraction of that in related counter-protests, occurring Wednesday. In Edmonton, police estimated that 1,200 people were involved in local protests and counter-protests in the provincial capital.
Saskatchewan's two largest cities saw protests as well, as did several cities in Manitoba.
In Yukon, dozens of protesters and several hundred counter-protesters stood on opposite sides of a street from one another in downtown Whitehorse on Wednesday.
Heated arguments, locked doors
In St. John's, Grand Falls-Windsor and Corner Brook, N.L., protesters gathered at government buildings and parking lots. These gatherings saw tears and heated back-and-forth arguments.
The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District advised teachers and employees not to engage with any protesters present on school property and to keep school doors locked.
On Prince Edward Island, protesters gathered in downtown Charlottetown, where counter-protesters also made their presence known. A CBC News crew reported seeing a handful of skirmishes during the day's events — including an occasion in which a person was knocked to the ground, before being surrounded by a protective cordon of people holding and wearing rainbow symbols.
Aside from the scenes in Victoria and Vancouver on Wednesday, British Columbia also saw protests and counter-protests in Kamloops and Kelowna, where hundreds of people from both sides met outside the courthouse and city hall, respectively, carrying signs and shouting slogans. Protests also occurred in Prince George and Surrey, B.C.
The province does not have a specific sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) curriculum in schools but students in B.C. learn about human rights, respecting diversity and responding to discrimination.
B.C. human rights commissioner Kasari Govender issued a statement Tuesday saying she's "disturbed by news of hate-fuelled marches" and said erasing trans people from school curricula amounts to hate.
John Rustad, the leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., issued a statement Wednesday in support of the rallies against "gender ideology" in schools, stating he would end the inclusion of SOGI materials in classrooms if elected.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim issued a statement Wednesday morning expressing solidarity with the LGBTQ community and condemning discrimination.
"Today, we are being confronted by ignorance and bigotry, and we must always call it out and stand with those who are impacted. We can never allow ourselves to let hate win the day," Sim said.
"So, to all 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, know this: we see you and we value you."
In Fredericton, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs — whose government helped spark the national debate about gender policies in schools — told reporters Wednesday that parents must be informed if their children are questioning their gender identity.
Alex Harris, a transgender student and advocate in Riverview, N.B., said the protests and discourse is creating a scary and dangerous situation for queer students.
"I have had more slurs yelled at me in the hallway since I have gone back to school this September than I ever have previously, and I have been out at school as part of the LGBTQ community for probably five years now," Harris said.
Protests over LGBTQ school policies 'scary,' says transgender student
While Harris's own parents have been supportive after he came out as trans, he knows several students who are scared to do the same and some would be "at risk of physical abuse … or they would be kicked out [of their home] if they came out to their parents."
