Facebook Post Calling Drag Performers ‘Groomers’ Not Protected by Free Speech: Ontario Judge
A Facebook post on RAD’s page simply says: “And that's how you do it,” referencing the judge’s ruling
Epoch Times , Bio and Archives--December 19, 2023
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A defamation lawsuit against the administrator of a Thunder Bay, Ontario, Facebook page can move ahead after an Ontario Superior Court judge denied a motion that referring to drag queens as “groomers” was protected under Canada’s freedom of expression laws.
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Alliance Dryden (RAD), a Pride organization in Dryden, Ontario, along
with a drag performer in the Northwestern Ontario city, filed a civil
lawsuit against the page’s administrator Brian Webster last December,
alleging a September 2022 post made on the Facebook page "Real Thunder
Bay Courthouse Inside Edition" was defamatory. ---More...
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