1/ TW: Homo/Transphobia in #WatReg

@WCDSBNewswire will not fly the Internationally recognized #Pride flag & instead will fly their own flag that doesn’t represent our community

Trustee Greg Reitzel had his homophobia on full display, “Pride is the deadliest of the deadly sins.”

2/ THANK YOU to Trustee @MelVanAlphen for your work over the last year, consulting quietly with queer community members so you could speak for us in a meaningful way

You are a courageous and empathetic leader and our community is a better place because you are elected

3/ Thx @BoothRecord for reporting on this shameful @WCDSBNewswire mtg

Beyond disappointed by the WCDSB

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Cross mark" aria-label="Emoji: Cross mark"> Refusal to listen to their own students
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Cross mark" aria-label="Emoji: Cross mark"> Zero commitment to equity work & queer communities
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Cross mark" aria-label="Emoji: Cross mark"> Ppl like Greg Reitzel shouldn’t be anywhere near publicly funded education

4/ Allies, I’m calling you into this

Don’t be silent while a publicly funded school board in our community continues to harm local queer students, queer parents, queer educators, etc.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">Write a letter to @WR_Record
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">Email WCDSB Director @WCDSB_nottenl
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">Tweet @WCDSBNewswire

5/ I almost threw up when I read Trustee Reitzel’s hateful comment

The message is clear - local Catholic schools are not a safe place for queer folks as long as homophobic people are among their leadership

This is unacceptable https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/05/25/flag-waterloo-catholic-school-board-will-fly-for-pride-month-is-insulting-and-disrespectful-says-trustee.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/wate...

6/ @CityKitchener, how does your organization reconcile your commitment to equity work, while one of your employees publicly hates the LGBTQ+ community?

Last night Greg Reitzel said, "“Pride is the deadliest of the deadly sins.” #canqueer