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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Letter: How does majority feel about rainbow crosswalk?

Dear editor:

Thank you for publishing my letter, “Argument for rainbow crosswalk is flawed,” Dec. 2.

Although we disagree on this issue, it is appreciated. However, since your editor's note attached to my letter goes beyond the simple disclaimer clause, I do have a few comments to make. 

The issue of setting aside various items was actually suggested by the OUTniagara writer who was probably not serious at the time but I took it as being literal so as to simplify the argument and reduce it to the two important and basic issues. This fact was omitted from the letter.

We now know the position of The Lake Report's staff, but we still do not know with any certainty the position of majority public opinion, which is far more important but seems to be conveniently ignored.

To suggest that the idea of the crosswalk is anything other than part of a minority agenda is really unconvincing and cannot be taken seriously.

As you suggest, it is possible that some could construe the mere questioning of LGBTQ motives and agenda and the important need for majority input as evidence of intolerance, but this would seem to me to be just another way of curtailing any undesirable and inconvenient debate.

It will also be noted that, as far as I am aware, not once has public majority opinion on this issue been considered or mentioned in the local media. 

Derek Collins

NOTL

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