Protesters face off with anti-trans activist outside Ottawa school
CTV
Counter-protesters gathered to take a stand against an anti-trans activist outside a west end school.
Dozens of people greeted Chris Elston outside Nepean High School on Broadview Avenue. The B.C. man is in Ottawa protesting what he calls “gender ideology” in schools.
A counter-protest led by city councillor Catherine McKenney sought to block students’ view of Elston’s one-man demonstration as he stood outside the school with a sign.
Those gathered held signs saying ‘Trans Youth Matter’ and ‘Protect Trans Kids.’
“We’ve been here before. A decade or two ago, it was Reverend Phelps from the Baptist church down in the States coming up. Anti-gay protests, anti-same-sex marriage..this is just recycled bigotry, really,” McKenney told CTV Morning Live before the counter-protest. “This shouldn’t be a debate. This is about children’s health.”