Not That Kind Of Pride
October 19, 2007
Take Pride Winnipeg, an organisation devoted to picking up litter and removing graffiti in Manitoba, might be changing its name. Board member and City councilor Grant Nordman sent a letter to the Winnipeg city council expressing concern that the current name promotes an “alternative lifestyle,” adding that the misconception is “a fairly common occurrence.”
Take Pride’s manager, Colleen Kurlowich, had some doubts over the proposal:
I’ve been here 61/2 years, and I’ve received maybe four or five calls where there has been confusion about our mission.
At the top of their new name recommendations: “Rainbow Patrol: We’re not gay, we just like to be tidy.”
- Pride and prejudice? [Winnipeg SUN]
- Take Pride; Not Gay Pride [CJOB News]
