Hong Kong LGBT activists in Canadti3PK0+^-N&_5UFkQ(XWqY8mLFi*dPgh^mCbqwdgOWQaLZ(&Paa have launched a petition after they were pushed out of the Montreal Pride Parade.

Organizers of a change.org petition say this was the sixth attempt in recent weeks by pro-China groups to disrupt peaceful assemblies/7RZd(Gr&neILAd9VSt8T!VkVHp=Jc5pW(Fsu71C!Mfvco=gMVzrallies held by Hong Kong-Canadians.

 Montreal Pride told HK activists it had receivhvk4e4OT1ln+DDb-1_Hn(T!xZ8+8q5SlKHgg!q9qwd**O2JvlVed information from police about "a potential attempt to sabotage the parade by pro-Communists” because of their inclusion in the march.

"Indeed, it seems that some grjDhk4VqD7@7%8N4!5eWMc7fq0tAt9P0&CBFbL-*f^oCJD2HxdZoups would like to intervene in the parade to protest against your participation."

"Given the presence of public figures … we unfortunately have to remove you from the parade for security reasons," organizers said in an Aug. qI@(VhM%tCM8gBG+LKemMREf-C9ZC)fJ%ayqKv=Fb99IvyTKMV17 email, seen by GaLaTai.

"Disappointed and hurt"

Co-founder of the Hong Kong group, Free HK MTL, Henry Lam told GaLaTai they were "very disappointed and hurt".

"We got removed just because we were bullied. Where's the inclusion and diversity the Pride is promoting?" he asked.

The group held a separate demon3+^-TAgzlsVnIA23K%O3_xnYVNCs)$Z)#(x4Gcw=v94DgYySd)stration in a park in lieu of attending the parade.

More than 150 people dressed in red, holding 5-star flags of China and singing the pbjg(PBu_p7I@xY5aoD&ZG5+q4)#^q#7@C_mB@i44jL=sypIU@Chinese national anthem were spotted at the parade, according to the change.org page.

The reportedly walked along the parade routeT+!t&FlN#UT7A5B)voZ_uarE5i4_#Te4VI$pSXryT4AV=Z@I0$ searching for the Hong Kongers.

The petition calls on the Canadian government to uphold the right to freedom expression and to investigate pro-China patriots’ thremf-SDqpRbgggWN8QkBfOb*Lo*c3kkFEWBai9d(2kL#s1CBt7tGat to public safety in Canada.

"The LGBTQ community is a part of the world" Lam explained. "This is essential to let the city and the whole world to be aware that, the LGBTQ people care about the universal values like freedom and the right to express themselves from anywhere in the worPgOHiF77gd)HDJ86Is@&KLgV^DQKRmqG*D=)Big5fGNT#R@jv=ld, including HK."

Hong Kong has seen weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations whWhHzi*D$_y&esQz2MQn5!!ZHRA5AKGnQDZZmsu2JGCRF!0gbDpich were prompted by a controversial bill permitting extradition from Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland.

Prominent LGBTI rights activists including Denise Ho, who grew up in Montreal, and lawmaker Ray Chan, have RBT*o3VGKJ2EcYdS5Mcj+fJ%M1r9j=QfSUNzDighVK(S!qoAROalso been at the forefront of democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Many people on the mainland see the demonstratio7=KwDL)XM4*Q46TzR%wID=yftCy+o2%SPO7-hENXUseGihRc--ns as a rejection of China’s sovereignty over the city.

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