{"id":100626,"date":"2021-07-19T14:42:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T18:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=100626"},"modified":"2021-07-19T14:44:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T18:44:06","slug":"pride-flag-raising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/pride-flag-raising\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride flag raised at Town Hall for Muskoka Pride Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pride Flag was raised in municipalities across Muskoka today, including at Huntsville&#8217;s Town Hall, in honour of Muskoka Pride Week (July 17-25, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Karin Terziano, Muskoka Pride president Merv Taylor-Morin and his husband John Taylor-Morin, and Gilbert Centre women\u2019s health coordinator Kellie Leeder met this morning to celebrate the start of Muskoka Pride Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just so obvious why Pride is still important after what happened this year to the flag at Huntsville Public School,\u201d said Merv. \u201cIt was very upsetting so it\u2019s absolutely essential that we speak out against racism and homophobia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, some youth set fire to the Pride flag at HPS and recorded a video of it which was shared on social media. It left members of the community feeling hurt and shocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year marks 12 years of the Muskoka Pride board, which currently has seven members, as well as a membership of thousands of LGBTQ2+ individuals and allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Muskoka Pride board spent more than six months planning events for this week but had to change course due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions. Many of this year&#8217;s events are virtual, with some socially distanced, in-person events still going ahead, including two drag shows, and a film screening. See the full list of events <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskokapride.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flag will fly at Town Hall until July 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so happy to live here,\u201d said Merv. \u201cMuskoka is so welcoming of us. Every mayor in the towns we visit have been so supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pride Flag was raised in municipalities across Muskoka today, including at Huntsville&#8217;s Town Hall, in honour of Muskoka Pride Week (July 17-25, 2021). 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