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突发！加拿大80城市爆发示威活动！百万家长走上街头…乱套了
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刚刚开学两周，加拿大全国各地爆发了对立示威活动，围绕学校的性别意识教育，双方打得不可开交。事件的起因是，今天加拿大全国80多个城市同时举行名为“1March4Children”的活动，一些家长和社会保守团体打着家长权利的旗号，抗议课堂和课外环境中的LGBTQ包容性教育政策。支持取消任何关于性别认同或性别表达的课程。
这些团体的家长坚称应该保护父母的权利：“我们不反对任何群体……我们只是反对性别化课程。我们希望这个话题留给父母来教他们的孩子。我不想要学校，我不希望政府来教孩子们。”
Amr Hanafi是两个小男孩的父亲，他表示，他参加了蒙特利尔市中心的抗议活动。“我只是担心在孩子很小的时候就提出这些想法。”
今年6月，新不伦瑞克省和萨斯喀彻温省政府改变了性别政策，要求16岁以下的跨性别学生在得到父母同意后，老师才能使用学生喜欢的名字和称呼，这引发了加拿大各地的争论。
新不伦瑞克省长Blaine Higgs出席了议会外的抗议活动，他对记者说，他很难理解为什么他们政府的政策会引起争议。
“我认为父母应该了解他们的孩子正在接受什么教育，他们在学校学习什么对他们来说是重要的，以及 16 岁以下的孩子父母为其做出决定是重要的。”
而“1March4Children”示威激怒了LGBTQ社群和家长们，因此在全国发起针对反抗议示威行动。这些人称：“必须保护跨性别儿童，我们的社会没有恐同、跨性别恐惧症和仇恨的空间。”
他们还表示新不伦瑞克省的政策侵犯了儿童权利，老师不应该向父母揭露变性青少年的身份。多伦多、温哥华、纽芬兰等全国各地都出现了对抗性的示威。
在多伦多，Pflag及其支持者聚集在教堂和Wellesley社区，并走到了Queen’s Park，和“一百万儿童游行”一起，于上午9点左右开始示威活动。
Pflag组织为那些涉及性取向、性别认同和性别表达问题的加拿大人提供支持。
Queen’s Park的两个团体最初是分开的，北草坪上有数百名示威者，南草坪上有数百名反对示威者。随着早晨的到来，两组人渐渐聚集到北草坪上，他们被多伦多警员创建的分隔线分开。
作为对示威活动的回应并支持反抗示威者，多伦多、皮尔、荷顿和Durham的公立学校董事会已在所有办公地点升起了彩虹旗，并计划在本周余下的时间里继续升起这些旗帜。
渥太华千人游行三人被警方逮捕
渥太华市中心的街道今天早上因游行而封闭。警察们用自行车将两组示威者隔开，在他们之间制造了一道屏障。据悉，在抗议最激烈的时候，国会山有1000多人聚集。
渥太华警方发帖称，有两人因煽动仇恨而被捕。一人因寻衅滋事被捕。帖子称：“仇恨或偏见犯罪将得到全面的调查。”
纽芬兰英语学区教育局在集会前向员工发出通知，建议教师和员工不要与任何出现在学校物业的抗议者接触，并将学校大门锁上。
卑诗省也计划举行类似的游行和反抗议活动，该省的学校没有具体的性取向和性别认同（SOGI）课程，但学生可以在那里学习人权、尊重多样性和应对歧视。
包括杜鲁多在内的许多政客也纷纷表态：总理杜鲁多发帖，表达了他对加拿大各地 LGBTQ 人群的支持。他写道：“我们强烈谴责这种仇恨及其表现形式，我们团结一致支持全国各地的 2SLGBTQI+ 加拿大人。”
多伦多市长邹至蕙表示，几十年来，她一直肩并肩地支持LGBTQ2S+社区，反对歧视、仇恨和偏见。”从最早的骄傲游行，到艾滋病危机，再到赢得同性婚姻等等。今天，面对仇恨，我将继续与你们站在一起。”
渥太华市长Mark Sutcliffe发帖称：“今天发生的抗议活动只会对寻求我们支持和接受的年轻人造成伤害。我与渥太华的2SLGBTQIA+ 社区站在一起。请知道，这里很重视你，并且永远欢迎你。”
在周三的采访中，新民主党领袖Jagmeet Singh谈到了父母权利的问题。
“我们希望家长参与进来。我认为这有点转移注意力。毫无疑问，家长应该参与孩子在学校所做的一切事情，家长应该参与其中，”他说。
“同样重要的是要承认，对于一些孩子来说，家并不总是一个安全的地方。”
教育部长Stephen Lecce的发言人在一份声明中说:“无论你的信仰、传统、性取向或肤色如何，我们的政府都坚定地致力于安省学校所有孩子的安全和福祉。”
“我们的首要任务是确保让学生回归基础，专注于最重要的事情——加强课堂上的读写能力和 STEM。我们坚定的承诺是不断支持安省教育系统中家长的声音，这样他们的孩子就能在毕业时掌握成功所需的现实生活和工作技能。”
加拿大全球事务部发布美国旅行警告
值得一提的事，前不久加拿大全球事务部针对发布美国旅行警告，警告 LGBTQ2S+ 群体成员，如果他们前往美国某些地方旅行，他们可能会面临歧视。
全球事务部表示加拿大人应该检查相关州法律，因为有些州的新政策和立法可能会影响 LGBTQ2S+ 人群。该建议没有具体说明哪些州或哪些法律值得关注。
美国十八个州已经通过了限制或彻底禁止对未成年人提供性别确认医疗服务的法律，十多个州已经或正在考虑通过限制或禁止在学校教授性取向的法律。
加拿大已经开始“模仿”美国的文化战争，包括性别认同方面的战争。
一方面跨性别和非二元性别的孩子需要支持。他们存在自杀、抑郁症等一系列问题。
另一方面家长们则十分担忧，自己10多岁的孩子，在三观还没有建立起来的时候，突然会去变性，最终导致终身的遗憾。
其实每个家长都想确保自己孩子成长的世界是安全的，但究竟什么样是安全的？大家各执己见。
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."
