Canada held a gay pride parade, in which the Prime Minister and Syrian refugees participated.
Trudeau participated in the "Pride Parade". Oriental IC diagram
According to the British "Guardian" report, on July 3, local time, Toronto, Canada held a "pride parade" aimed at promoting gay equality and liberation, which is one of the largest "pride parades" in Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared in the parade that day. A young man wearing a white vest beside him also attracted widespread media attention.
According to reports, this man is a Syrian refugee named Bashir McLeish. He is 29 years old and was originally an airline employee in Damascus. Bashir McLeish is a homosexual and HIV carrier.
Bashir McLeish (right)
He told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that he was completely shocked when he found that the Canadian Prime Minister was with him in the parade.
"For me, the concept of’ pride parade’ is a dream in itself, and being able to participate in this parade is more like dreaming. As for being able to participate in this parade next to the Canadian Prime Minister, I have never dreamed of it in the wildest dream." He said.
According to the Guardian, in the middle of the parade, McLeish finally got up the courage to talk to Trudeau. He thanked Trudeau and the Canadian government for their decision to take in refugees. Trudeau said that his decision was based on the wishes of the Canadian people.
According to CBC, at the beginning of the civil war in Syria, the first destination where McLeish fled was Egypt. There, he returned to his old job and started the work of fuel coordination. However, his work unit refused to sign a labor remuneration contract with him, which led to his loss of his job. In addition, he was found to have HIV in 2014, and Egyptian law prohibits foreigners with HIV from working in Egypt, which makes his situation worse.
However, a Canadian-based NGO "Rainbow Silk Road" noticed him, and with the support of this organization, McLeish arrived in Canada in May this year and started a new life. "Rainbow Silk Road" focuses on helping sexual minorities (LGBT) from Syria get out of trouble.
According to the Guardian, after taking office at the end of 2015, Trudeau and his Liberal government announced that they would welcome Syrian refugees and said that they would provide assistance to the areas receiving refugees. At the same time, Trudeau also vigorously promoted the development of LGBT affirmative action after he took office.
In May this year, Canada announced the adoption of legislation to prohibit discrimination, insult and violence against transgender people. Anyone who publishes "hate speech" to transgender people based on gender will be punished by law.
Trudeau said at the time: "I sincerely believe that Canada can and must do more (in promoting affirmative action). This is not only for ourselves, but also for setting an example to the rest of the world. An open and free society is the greatest thing we can aspire to. "
In addition, according to the data of official website, the Canadian government, 28,640 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada.
