Calgary-based blogger Mike Morrison was in Lethbridge the night before Pride when he saw these four champs sitting on the sidewalk in lawn chairs.
“In my head, I thought they’re either there for a really good reason or a really bad reason,” Morrison told BuzzFeed Canada.
“I went over and asked what they were doing. They said, ‘Oh, these were vandalized this week so we’re just going to spend the night watching it.’ They said they just wanted to make sure everyone had a great Pride, and then I just started bawling.”
Police initially believed it to be a mixture of tar and manure, but it was later determined to be paint.
Organizers of Lethbridge Pride Fest called the acts of vandalism “a direct attack on the LGBTQ+ community and specifically the Transgender community.”
Shot putter Peter Millman told the news outlet they felt a sense of obligation to guard the crosswalks from any further damage the night before the Pride parade.
“If us sitting out here overnight is a bit of a deterrent, then it’s the least we can do, I guess,” he said. “Hopefully everybody will have a really happy Pride today.”
So amazing. After the @LethPrideFest sidewalks were vandalized, this group is spending the night making sure no one does it again!
Morrison added that LGBT rights are still not universally celebrated in some parts of Alberta, and it’s always positive to see people, including allies, standing up for the queer community.
“It’s about supporting your neighbours and supporting your peers,” he said.
The crosswalk was defaced with paint a few days after skid marks were found on the pride and trans crosswalks. An earlier version of this post had the order of the incidents reversed.
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