Newfoundland celebrities roast town for rejecting rainbow crosswalk
SPRINGDALE, N.L. — Prominent Newfoundlanders are criticizing a town’s rejection of a rainbow crosswalk sought by a high school group as a show of support for the LGBTQ community.
Comedian Mark Critch and former Great Big Sea members Alan Doyle and Bob Hallett offered support for the Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at Indian River High School after Springdale, N.L., town council reportedly voted 4-3 against the crosswalk.
“If you’re a LBGTQ kid in Springdale, please know that there are a whole lot of people in Newfoundland and Labrador that support you,” tweeted Critch, anchor of CBC’s “This Hour Has 22 Minutes.”
“Inclusion never divides. Your mayor is being a tool. You’re awesome.”