Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won't visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border
- Canada's leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, Egale, is boycotting an upcoming United Nations event in the U.S. due to border safety concerns for its members.
- Kennedy expressed that safeguarding staff and community members is paramount, saying, 'the risks are too high.'
- Discriminatory policies under the Trump administration influenced Egale's decision to avoid the event.
- Egale will not participate in the UN's Commission on the Status of Women next month, indicating a refusal to risk staff safety.
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Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won't visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border
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Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won't visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border - The Turtle Island News
By Dylan Robertson -CP-Canada’s leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organization is boycotting travel to the U.S. — and won’t attend an upcoming United Nations event — in response to concerns about how their members might be treated at the border under the Trump administration. “I don’t think there’s anything more important than safeguarding my staff and our community members, and also sending a strong message to the U.S.,” said Egale Canada head Helen Kenn…
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