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From YouTube: JUNE 10 2021 Statements Adam Olsen
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
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A
The
month
of
june
was
chosen
to
celebrate
pride
in
commemoration
of
the
stonewall
uprising
in
june
of
1969,
where
advocates
like
marsha,
p,
johnson
and
stormy
del
rey
stood
for
equal
rights
and
liberation,
they
were
unapologetic
in
their
identities.
In
the
face
of
violence,
discrimination
and
hate.
We
have
our
own
history
in
canada
and
british
columbia
too.
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As
I
think
about
the
future
of
pride,
I
imagine
a
commun
community
of
radical
acceptance
supported
by
both
those
who
identify
as
lgbtq
to
ia
plus
and
those
who
do
not.
We
need
to
ensure
that
anywhere
in
british
columbia,
one
could
find
this
community
in
the
words
of
audre
lorde
quote:
it's
not
our
differences
that
divide
us.
It's
our
inability
to
recognize,
accept
and
celebrate
those
differences.
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I
encourage
everyone
to
participate
in
this
work
of
creating
a
safe
and
accepting
world,
and
I'd
like
to
thank
abby
koning
for
helping
me
with
these
words
and
helping
our
caucus
as
our
intern
over
this
spring
session.
Thank
you,
abby,
and
thank
you
to
all
of
those
who
have
stood
up
and
have
been
unapologetically
themselves.