Pride

A rainbow crosswalk in London's Wortley Village neighbourhood has been defaced by vandals, a local volunteer group said Tuesday morning – the latest in a months-long string of attacks on LGBTQ symbols across Southwestern Ontario. Read More

WOODSTOCK – Politicians here have overhauled the municipal government policy on raising flags. But it's not what you think. Read More

Oxford County provincial police are investigating the theft of a Pride flag in Norwich Township. Read More

It was Ryder who led the push for the paintjob, similar to what's seen in other communities. She was inspired after spotting one in nearby Paris. It was installed Wednesday at Norfolk Street North and Union Street. Read More

The incomparable Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby tells a funny story about her wedding cake in her feel-good comedy special, Something Special, which hit Netflix last month. Gadsby and her American wife ordered a novelty cake with a shark head on top. Instead of a cake topper with two brides, they

The Township of Norwich will hold a byelection to replace a councillor who quit after politicians passed a controversial bylaw banning all almost all non-government flags from being flown on civic property. Read More

Mark Fisher, education director with the Thames Valley District school board, has been largely silent amid mass absences at several schools related to the flying of the Pride flag. But he spoke with LFP's Heather Rivers on Wednesday after the newspaper reported on a rainbow flag, the symbol of LGBTQ

Video obtained by The London Free Press shows a person tearing down an LGBTQ Pride flag at Sir Frederick Banting secondary school on Tuesday. Read More

An impassioned plea for tolerance during Pride month, and a scathing review of the city’s history of intolerance both past and present, opened London's city council meeting Tuesday. Read More

A topless woman stood outside a local church in Norwich Township last Sunday – and will be there every Sunday in June – to protest the municipality's ban on flying Pride and other non-government flags on civic property. Read More

Families who do not want their children taught parts of the regular curriculum can ask for religious accommodation, Thames Valley District school board officials said in a note emailed to parents this week. Read More

EXETER – A rural municipality north of London won't be flying the rainbow flag on municipal property once Pride month begins in June. Read More