Hundreds of protestors rallied near schools in Ottawa’s west end on Friday to protest against gender ideology being taught to children, while hundreds of LGBT supporters gathered to counter-protest the group.
The Ottawa Police Service shut down Broadview Avenue for the “Education over Indoctrination” rally, which was organized in part by B.C. resident Chris Elston, who goes by the monicker Billboard Chris, and student activist John Alexander—who late last year organized a protest over the use of washrooms based on gender identity at a high school in Renfrew.
For several years, Elston has been speaking out against gender ideology by travelling around North America and Europe wearing a billboard that reads, “Children cannot consent to puberty blockers.” Elston engages in one-on-one conversations with people about gender ideology, which he claims leads to children being “indoctrinated to believe they were born in the wrong body,” and given puberty blockers that are the “first step in a medical pathway that brings physical harm to children.”…