A newly-painted rainbow crosswalk at a high school in Greater Victoria, B.C., was defaced with homophobic slurs on Sunday, just one day ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Students at Royal Bay Secondary School in Colwood had painted the crosswalk only three days ago as a symbol of pride for the LGBTQ community. Sooke School District Board chair Ravi Parmar said he was heartbroken to hear about the homophobic graffiti. "It really resonates with me about how important and how symbolically important a rainbow crosswalk is," Martin said. Students returned to school on Sunday to repaint the crosswalk so those coming to class on Monday wouldn't have to see the homophobic slurs.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2021 12:33 UTC