candidate in the last B.C. election<\/a> in the Surrey-Newton riding.<\/p>\nPhotos of police officers who came to investigate were also posted on the page.<\/p>\n
Surrey Pride founder Martin Rooney calls it \u201ca premeditated hate attack\u201d and \u201can affront to equality and public property.\u201d<\/p>\n
The organization says it is aware of video circulating of two individuals vandalizing the crosswalk, which was pressure-washed by city crews Monday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an act of hate and has been reported to the police and Mayor\u2019s office,\u201d says a post on Surrey Pride\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe individuals involved want us to react and help spread their video so we will NOT be sharing and ask that you do not help them spread their hate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sher Pride president Annie Ohana said Pride Month begins with a reminder that Pride started as a protest and continues today as a joyful act of resistance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe at Sher Pride want to express our full support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community following the hate crime committed at the Surrey Central rainbow crosswalk,\u201d Ohana said in an email sent to the Now-Leader.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spray paint that desecrated the powerful and unifying symbol of the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag is a sad reminder that hatred and violence toward the 2SLGBTQIA+ community still exist. We are grateful that this crime is being investigated and that the City of Surrey is taking the matter seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ohana said while the vandalism \u201cwas intended to create fear, it has done anything but that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe rise as a rainbow community more determined than ever to live joyful, safe, and proud lives,\u201d Ohana stated. \u201cWe stand in resistance to anyone who seeks to erase our rights and our humanity. We stand in resilience\u2014in surviving, thriving, and building community against all odds. We know that the rainbow crosswalk will make a triumphant and beautiful return. More importantly, we know that our rights to be our authentic selves will continue to be defended, celebrated, and expanded. Yes, it may sound clich\u00e9, but love will win. So it\u2019s time to pick up those paintbrushes\u2014we\u2019ve got some painting to do. In full joyful resistance, Happy Pride.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vandals deface rainbow crosswalk in Surrey, post video to social media Published 9:50 am Monday, June 1, 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,163792,87674],"class_list":["post-708315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-lower-mainland","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}