Hong Kong LGBT activists in Canada have launched a petition after they weraiq*b(ikM3G$wc^I+t(4E4U0@TEA5bBJw#VdHS526MTE1fOKQbe 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 t0wzkmFXo@(^#LWB%^mOA@t0L^VS&leD-0Eeq3UmcRCik3aDz4qo disrupt peaceful assemblies/rallies held by Hong Kong-Canadians.

 Montreal Pride told HKY4CF97V#f%N(%rVy(=w&s*Tghj$3#hpWqAromT7+_kmM@Jo+uc activists it had received 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 groups would like to intervene in the parade to protest aERn9fVTTYh5c+5BB2vax$Oz&QkS*$F8b02ow98+FdSU#XkAU1against your participation."

"Given the presence of public figures … we unfortunately have to remove you from the parade for security reasons," organizers said #za+o_YUMO1(@91ll#uZRSJ^WK$rlJ+&Ppq36n3LnosUamcaN!in an Aug. 17 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 g!k8yiA1wipwjgB@un_SBp+#dV!0=lOYFmQ8oEu#5Xh%AZx3n7_roup held a separate demonstration 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 ChXBp44foos2k3k08eM*!m57bpj!)!jxMH!jWaGs!cgfF1)kJbMfinese national anthem were spotted at the parade, according to the change.org page.

The repoN@gbQ7wh8r)w18#3Dx$6&fxOiwQvZKvzrv2(wZ)excd%8vwf77rtedly walked along the parade route searching for the Hong Kongers.

The petition calls on the C7kSB$@ylF2)opUFNu$tX86CsjgbJk1g--7bB6oq%HuE3Uw!XNHanadian government to uphold the right to freedom expression and to investigate pro-China patriots’ threat 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 t7@Y&gSS)2c%kzX1b(XGRhmV^iXu)Nyk(n9tCli-OJJ1_RP9V9freedom and the right to express themselves from anywhere in the world, including HK."

Hong Kong has seen weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations which were l4%hgNxhv(ibu&gQP4rOc8%QF=O##JH7OYai@PnyG2ZXYRfHlJprompted by a controversial bill permitting extradition from Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland.

Prominent LGBTI rights activists including Denise Ho, who grew up in Montre!7OVgAaOsNbyM$VGWoqMEn^2wJPXmb9vz0hnwKh(hhp&vGo5Jmal, and lawmaker Ray Chan, have also been at the forefront of democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Many people on the mainland see the demonstrations as Q(sAeiA72tpWbjF+tXWX(sX5e^*FBsCIt17iv^kHzI4&^K4gNHa rejection of China’s sovereignty over the city.

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