Threatening letter and damaged Pride flags outside Tillsonburg business, owner ‘heartbroken’
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Oxford OPP are investigating after two Pride flags were damaged and a threatening and homophobic letter was left outside a Tillsonburg, Ont., business.
Oxford OPP are investigating after two Pride flags were damaged and a threatening and homophobic letter was left outside a Tillsonburg, Ont., business.
Kelly Spencer, owner of Indigo Lounge and Wellness Centre, took to Facebook on Monday to showcase the Pride flags flying outside her business.
On Tuesday morning, Spencer arrived at work to see the flags slashed, burned and discoloured with a message left behind.
Sealed in a plastic bag, the letter was addressed to: “f—-t supporter / or f—-t.”
According to Spencer, the letter said, “if you continue to support f—-ts, this flag will be an allegory of what your house will end up to be.”
It was signed “sincerely” with initials that were illegible, according to police.
OPP said the investigation is ongoing.
“I was simply heartbroken,” Spencer said. “Not just for my business and the threat of towards me, but we have always been accepting and loving of all people here at this inn and we’ve tried to make it a safe place for all people. And to have staff and customers that are in this community see this, that broke my heart.”
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