Anti-LGBTQ+ ‘Million Man Marches’ Are Being Held Across Canada. Who is Behind Them and What Are They Really About?

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Anti-LGBTQ+ ‘Million Man Marches’ Are Being Held Across Canada. Who is Behind Them and What Are They Really About?
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Everything you need to know about the ‘one million march for children’ to stop the ‘indoctrination of children in public schools’

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It's acceptable for the same reason we tell our kids to avoid violent and hurtful people. I wouldn't befriend anyone who supports removing my rights for any reason, teaching kids to do the same promotes building healthy relationships with people who value and support each other.

Teaching kids to avoid violent and hurtful people is reasonable, but claiming the entire right side of the spectrum is equivalent to them is prejudicial bigotry. Teaching kids to do the same is teaching them the same prejudicial bigotry.

I wouldn’t befriend anyone who supports removing my rights

When you redefine a spectrum of beliefs as "removing my rights" then what you are removing is any ability to continue discourse. Without discourse there is no democracy. At best you end up with the tyranny of majority.

That's a long walk and a slippery slope. Deciding not to involve detrimental people in my life is not removing someone's right. It's my right to choose the people I surround myself with, and it's no one's right to be coddled by their peers.