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Vancouver Pride Society withdraws UBC’s invite to participate in the annual pride parade

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The Vancouver Pride Society has uninvited the University of British Columbia from the city’s annual pride parade.

In a statement released Monday, the society said the decision stemmed from the university’s “decision to provide a platform for transphobic hate speech.”

UBC hosted a speech titled “The Erosion of Freedom: How Transgender Politics in School and Society is Undermining Our Freedom and Harming Women & Children” by a person called Jenn Smith last month.

Guest: Brad Dirks

Father of a transgender son and an LGBTQ activist, based in Langley

The Vancouver Pride Society has uninvited the University of British Columbia from the city’s annual pride parade.


In a statement released Monday, the society said the decision stemmed from the university’s “decision to provide a platform for transphobic hate speech.”


UBC hosted a speech titled “The Erosion of Freedom: How Transgender Politics in School and Society is Undermining Our Freedom and Harming Women & Children” by a person called Jenn Smith last month.


Guest: Brad Dirks


Father of a transgender son and an LGBTQ activist, based in Langley