Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart said he is looking into "innovative" legal solutions to stop anti-gay preachers from spreading hateful messages in the city. "Which is kind of like a protected area that's protected by something like a peace bond," Stewart explained. "It's come to my attention that these preachers now are not just in the West End and on beaches, they're also at Joyce SkyTrain station, at Commercial Drive. The preachers have become a concern in recent months for many in the West End, a historic enclave for the gay community in Vancouver. The anti-bigotry and anti-white supremacy group Coalition Against Bigotry-Pacific said in a statement Tuesday that police need to do more to stop anti-gay preachers after a protested West End appearance on Monday by another anti-gay preacher, Toronto-based David Lynn.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2020 02:32 UTC