Black Lives Matter Toronto says the vitriol demonstrates the racism it is trying to combat with its actions. RelatedThe group’s demand to ban police floats and booths from the Pride Parade and Pride community spaces appears to have emerged as its most contentious call since Sunday, but Khan said Black Lives Matter Toronto isn’t seeking a meeting with police over the matter. TORONTO — An activist group that stalled Canada’s largest Pride parade to demand more rights for racialized communities says it’s being flooded with hate mail, some of it sent by members of the LGBTQ community. Ever since the sit-in, however, Black Lives Matter Toronto has been the target of vicious, racist emails, some from members of the larger LGBTQ community, said Janaya Khan, a co-founder of the group. Chantelois later told the media that he only signed the list of demands so he could get the parade moving again.

Source: National Post July 06, 2016 03:00 UTC