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A2 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 11, 2003 An event "where I can just be myself," Pride Picnic participant (Continued from page A 1 ) Halton Regional Council about the flag Park, it was another success worth cele raising. brating. " If I can be up front about my sexuali " W e've never had a politician attend." ty then maybe 1 can make it easier for a said Logan. 12-year-old who may feel afraid of their Logan has another reason to cheer: own orientation; or help a gay couple who financial sponsorship for the picnic dou have been together 20 years finally feel bled this year compared to last year. comfortable about inviting the neighbours Politics aside, the picnic's primary pur over for dinner." pose is to build a community among peo Between picnics, the Halton Antiple whose sexual orientation in any other Homophobia Comm ittee works hard environment is sometimes still deemed toward creating a non-threatening, safe contentious. Logan estimates an average and comfortable community in the region. 4(H) people attend the The acronyms LG B T T T Q afternoon event each alone demonstrate the group's " If I can be up front year. ever expanding membership. about my sexuality then As he looked around L G B T T T Q stands for Lesbian. maybe I can make it the Pride Picnic area in Gay, Bisexual. Transgendered, Bronte Park, the age easier for a 12-year-old Transsexual. Two-Spirited (an range of the participants who may feel afraid of aboriginal term referring to especially pleased Logan: people who feel they share their own orientation." male and female qualities) and children, teens, adults, grandparents, parents, · Melissa Fisher Questioning (those unsure of men and women. their sexuality). "W e re the fortunate ones to be sur In its six-year existence the Halton rounded by so many supporters in our group has also reached out to the region's lives." said Logan. " A lot of people, health department, police, sexual assault unfortunately, don't have this." and violence intervention service For Iwona Kossek, who is also a Pride providers, counseling and fam ily services, Picnic co-ordinator, it is an event "where. the local elementary teachers' federation, I can just be myself, not someone in a cat child and youth services, and the egory that is defined according to sexuali Hamilton A ID S Network. Guelph resident Dave Vervoort is so ty " Melissa Fisher is an 18-year-old high impressed with the work accomplished by school graduate, who has openly dis the Halton Anti-Homophobia Committee cussed her lesbianism since she was 15. that he's eager to replicate its success in This is the first year her mom, Irene his own city. Erhard, has attended. "It's huge for me to " They are doing work that I haven't have her here," said Fisher. seen done in smaller communities before Fisher credits her mother's strong per and the changes they are bringing about sonality with her recent foray into the pub are so vital, especially to young people," lic speaking arena. Fisher addressed said Vervoort. M ore than 400 people o f all ages attended the fourth annual P rid e P icn ic last weekend at B ro n te C reek P ro vin cia l P a rk . Stephen W rig h t and B ru ce N eville, above, converse in a com fortable atm osphere. C harlene C atchpole, left, coloured her lashes in respect fo r the rainbow -coloured P rid e flag. T he a rra y o f colours denotes acceptance fo r gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgen dered and transsexual people. Photos by Peter C. 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