The City of Toronto had dropped a controversial proposal to create an events space at one of Canada’s oldest openly queer spaces.
. The proposal detailed a potential open-air amphitheatre that would host “island-sized” festivals and cultural events.
Thousands of members of the LGBTQ2S+ community mobilized to voice that a festival space could expose the community to discrimination and“The city has officially dropped the proposal for the permanent festival space at Hanlan’s because we all used our voices, because we made ourselves heard.
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