Stratford-Perth Pride announced it had received a homophobic & transphobic email from St. Marys Council candidate Barry Charles Brebner in response to their “Vote with Pride” campaign.
Last week Stratford-Perth Pride sent an email to mayoral, council & school trustee candidates in Stratford, St. Marys and Perth County to take their “Vote with Pride” campaign pledge.
It is a non-partisan campaign by Stratford-Perth Pride to put Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex and Asexual issues on the agenda in the 2022 municipal election held in the six municipalities of Perth County.
Brebner, who is running for a Town Council seat in St. Marys responded to their pledge request email with homophobic, and transphobic remarks.
Although Brebner stated in his response that the organization can share the email with anyone & everyone they choose, due to the nature of his comments they did not share his email to the public.
AJ Adams, President of Stratford-Perth Pride says his comments are painful to not just their organization but to the entire 2SLGBTQIA+ community of St. Marys and Perth County.
He added that the hate-filled stance is not aligned with the St. Marys Council and the community that the organization has gotten to know over the past year.
Adams closed the email by saying that St. Marys, Stratford, Perth County and all of Ontario needs to ensure that their ballot is not electing homophobic and transphobic individuals.
The Ranch Newsroom emailed Mr. Brebner to provide a response to Stratford-Perth’s claims and will provide it when, and if, it is received.
