琉璃神社-Lake Country MP Tracy Gray is being asked not to attend Pride events in the future.

The 琉璃神社 Task Force to Ban Conversion Therapy sent a letter to 琉璃神社 Pride Society asking it to advise Gray that she is not welcome at this year鈥檚 Pride Festival. The letter also requests 琉璃神社 Pride Society to establish guidelines regarding the participation of political parties and elected representatives at Pride events.

鈥淧ride isn鈥檛 about uncritically including every individual or group. Pride is about uplifting, celebrating, and protecting the rights of 2S-LGBTQIA+ people. When an individual, organization, or institution has engaged in behaviour that is detrimental and discriminatory toward our community, they should no longer be welcome,鈥� read the letter.

鈥淗er future actions and accountability plan on matters that impact the 2S-LGBTQIA+ community should be taken into consideration before welcoming her to future events,鈥� the task force added.

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In response, 琉璃神社 Pride Society said it will not further comment until the board has had a chance to review and discuss.

鈥淲e only just received the email late last night. It has been shared with our board and we will be discussing it shortly,鈥� said society general manager Dustyn Baulkham.

The letter comes after the task force took Gray to task for voting against Bill C-6, a bill that would ban conversion therapy across the country. Conversion therapy is a blanket term that refers to dangerous and discredited practices that aim to change someone鈥檚 sexual orientation or gender identity.

Gray and 61 other Conservative MPs voted against the bill, with some saying the wording of the bill makes it appear as if having a conversation between parents and their children about sexuality is illegal.

The task force also sent a letter to Gray on July 26 demanding a public apology and called Gray鈥檚 allyship 鈥減erformative.鈥� Gray has yet to respond to the task force鈥檚 statements and letters.

鈥淚t鈥檚 really important for there to be engagement from our political representatives or candidates. There鈥檚 a possibility of a fall election and it鈥檚 really important for our community to engage with the candidates and see where they are with issues like this,鈥� said Advocacy Canada founder Wilbur Turner.

Black Press Media reached out to Gray for comment on the matter several times but has not received a response.

READ MORE: LGBTQ2S+ coalition demands public apology from 琉璃神社-Lake Country MP

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