Organizers of an 91裸聊视频渁ll-bodies91裸聊视频� swim at a Langley City pool that was billed as 91裸聊视频渇or LGBTQ2S+ youth and their allies91裸聊视频� have called it off after it drew flak on social media for excluding parents and guardians.
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LGBTQ+ All-bodies swim in Langley BC is an upcoming pool party on July 10th, put on by adults where only children are allowed to enter. The flier says that kids can be topless and strictly prohibits legal adult guardians from entering....
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The following statement was posted online:
91裸聊视频淒ue to community response, we feel that we can no longer offer a safe and comfortable environment for the youth that wished to attend the Youth All-Bodies Swim; and therefore, we will be postponing the event.
This event was organized and supported by the City of Langley, the Langley Local Action Team and Encompass Support Services Society as a safe, non-judgmental and inclusive activity for youth.
We would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation for the overwhelming, positive support for the Youth All-Bodies Swim.
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Langley City Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Francis Cheung said because the Supreme Court has declared laws against topless swimming to be unconstitutional, the City is not in a position to impose a ban.
Because it was organized by Encompass, a group the City has worked with before, it gave them a break by allowing the pool to be rented on per-swimmer fee basis rather than the usual flat rate, Cheung advised.
It was the decision of the organizers to call off the event, Cheung added.
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Going topless has been legal in B.C. since 2000, when that outlawed exposed female nipples.
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Heat was also apparently directed at the other Langley, the Township, which took to Twitter to advise that 91裸聊视频渘o, this is not an @LangleyTownship event and not held at one of our municipal pools.91裸聊视频�
Other B.C. communities have hosted similar events in the past.
According to one online account, the first official All Bodies Swim was organized in 2010 during a transgender forum in Vancouver.
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In Surrey, the first-ever 91裸聊视频渁ll-bodied91裸聊视频� swim was held at Newton Wave Pool last October, organized by Youth for a Change and city staff. The private event91裸聊视频檚 tagline was 91裸聊视频淎ll Genders, All Sexualities, No Judgment.91裸聊视频�
Surrey91裸聊视频檚 manager of parks, recreation and culture Laurie Cavan told Black Press Media the event was for youth ages 15 to 21 and featured accessible, gender-inclusive change rooms and washrooms. Two more 91裸聊视频淵outh All-Bodies Pool Party91裸聊视频� events are planned in 2019, however the dates are not yet finalized.
Christine McCracken, executive director of programs at Encompass, stressed the Langley event has been postponed, not cancelled.
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McCracken observed that while there has been criticism, much of it 91裸聊视频渨ay off course91裸聊视频� on social media, there has also been 91裸聊视频渁 lot of support91裸聊视频� expressed online.
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Kim Hilton, Langley City Director of Recreation, Culture & Community Services said the proposal by Encompass met the City goals of encouraging people to be healthy and active.
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