‘This needs to happen’: La Ronge councillors to vote on raising pride flag
Flying the pride flag in La Ronge would be a way for the community to show support for people who have been marginalized in society.
That’s according to former resident Jordan McKay, now a resident of Saskatoon, who will be returning to his hometown Wednesday to try convince council to raise the pride flag. He’s come a long way since he moved away as he’s now openly gay and a well-known drag performer under the name Cheryl Trade. McKay said growing up in the North was hard for him with there being such a small-town mentality and some residents holding the belief that not just being gay, but being different is wrong.
“It’s important for youth in my home community to grow up in a space that’s open and looking to provide safe spaces for the LGBTQ communities,” he said. “I thankfully never had any stand-out incidents because I stayed in the closet when I was in La Ronge.”