These "decals" which are actualy directly painted on the yellow bricks on the side of the Mississauga Central Library's boundary wall, came up YESTERDAY (TUesday, July 30th), the very day that I took the detour around the library to see "what was up"!
Well, here it is.
But the fishy thing about it was that they were HIDDEN. People going through the main entrance would never SEE these "decals."
That is the whole point, isn't it. Subversion and secrecy, and slow erosion into "mainstream" cultural life.
The other "flag" is for inclusion: "LGTBQ" etc.
Below is the official report at the city website:
Mississauga Shows its Pride with Flag Decal Unveiling at Celebration SquareMayor Crombie dedicating "the wall" with the 2SLGBTQ+ community in front of Mississauga City Centre " wall":
Jul 24, 2019
Next Tuesday, the City of Mississauga will unveil new Pride and Transgender Flag decals on Celebration Square.
The decal unveiling recognizes Peel Pride Month and celebrates diversity in Mississauga.
A descriptive sign will be placed in the garden adjacent to the decals, which will include a message reinforcing the City’s commitment to diversity.
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What: Unveiling of new Pride and Transgender Flag decals on Mississauga Celebration Square
When: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 1 p.m.
Where:
Mississauga Celebration Square – adjacent to the community flag pole on the west end of City Centre Dr.
300 City Centre Drive
Mississauga, ON
Who:
Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Members of Council and special guests
BACKGROUND:
At its meeting on July 11, Regional Council approved an allocation of funding for municipalities in Peel towards Pride and Transgender Flag decals in recognition of Peel Pride Month. The Region of Peel allocated funds up to $25,000 (or an appropriate amount) on an annual basis between the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga and the Town of Caledon for the creation of a decal Pride Flag (updated in Philadelphia in 2017) and Transgender Flag decal, in consultation with the 2SLGBTQ+ Communities.
One background information rarely mentioned about the Mayor is that one of her sons is 2SLGBTQ+, i.e. a homosexual.
“I’m so proud” of Jonathan, she says. “He’s a great human rights advocate, an advocate for gay rights, and just an all-round civil rights advocate for anyone maligned in any way,” Crombie says of her middle child...
[Source: The Toronto Star: ..."It's Bonnie Crombie's Mississauga," Dec. 18, 2016, By Donovan Vincent]