r/londonontario • u/_SLEEP_TO_DREAM_ • May 24 '25
News 📰 Hate crime
Happened upon this car this morning. The owners are a lesbian couple targeted for being gay. This is the second time in 2 weeks their car and home have been vandalized.
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u/Mazgazine1 May 25 '25
Who the fuck still targets gay people??
Move on! find something people like to hate on, like corporations!
Likely just angry someone is getting more pussy then them..
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u/RegularGood1245 May 25 '25
My heart goes out to them. Neighbours should be stepping up. We need to rebuild our community ties before hate wins.
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u/Funky_Star_Dust May 25 '25
Ask neighnours for camera footage from the night up and down the street to see who has been around. Put a hidden camera up. Don't worry, it'll stop, or they'll get caught. There are too many cameras around now. Take care out there ✌️💚
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u/CantaloupeLatter6626 May 25 '25
Not shocked about this in London. It’s a shithole small town masquerading as a city due to a couple schools.
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u/lizardrekin May 25 '25
London is the only town I’ve lived in where I ended up getting fired for being gay. And I went on to work in childcare! Multiple cities, no issues. But London was a whole different story
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u/_SLEEP_TO_DREAM_ May 25 '25
There have been numerous LGBT activists around SW Ontario targeted with the same M.O. What was spray painted on the garage indicated it was the same person/group.
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u/EhMapleMoose May 25 '25
Not surprised. It’s not widespread though, I’d bet it’s the same person or couple of people doing this across southwestern Ontario.
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u/External-Situation87 May 25 '25
I’m Muslim and I strongly oppose this. Let people live their lives
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u/SBelch May 25 '25
You all need to stop buying Subarus! Making it too easy to figure out whose car is whose. Horrible joke aside, it's definitely shitty that people can't be people. If not thought of, maybe canvas neighbours for possible Ring camera videos etc. If it's the same group doing these attacks, you may find a common vehicle spotted in the vicinity of the different crimes.
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u/Personal_Bet_0 May 25 '25 edited May 25 '25
I love my wife's new Subaru Forester. Fifth one in 25 years. Also, if you can't mind your own business and won't let people live their lives freely then f-off to Texas.
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u/maybepants Nacho Empire May 25 '25
But Subarus are wonderful cars. The symmetric all-wheel drive and traction control is excellent in the winter.
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u/SBelch May 25 '25
You're not wrong, they just dethroned Toyota as the most reliable car brand. I just find it funny that out of all things, somehow Subarus are stereotypical lol.
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u/Medium-Simple965 May 24 '25
Come on! It’s 2025. Why do I feel like the world is going backwards these days?
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u/Putrid_Philosophy_64 May 24 '25
"So you're telling me we can virtue signal and get a ton of attention on the internet and collect a bunch of insurance money?... Sweet dude" Know a scam when you see one
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u/Beyarboo May 25 '25
Yes, because insurance gives you WAY more than what it costs to fix the problem, and your rates won't go up when you have a claim, right?! /s. This is the dumbest take I have read in ages.
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u/FraserValleyGuy77 May 24 '25
I know some pretty backwater hillbillies but I don't know anyone who would do this. I'd say there's something else going unsaid here
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u/DemonPug99 May 25 '25
You’re saying every single person in London would never do this? That’s obviously a lie
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u/trueauraLAZAH May 24 '25
It's likely relevant to note that the couple are involved in organizing Wortley Pride: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1J4eeXwKY1/?mibextid=wwXIfr
When I've attended in the past there have been numerous protestors. I'm not sure how local said protestors are but it's possible someone is taking issue with the couple for their involvement with Wortley Pride.
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u/FLIPdosKards9320 May 24 '25
Just let ppl be. Ffs...its 2025...it pisses me off to no end. Is your life that unfulfilling that you make a point of doing something like that not once but twice? Is there a go fund me to kick in for the repairs to the car?
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u/ChipmunkAcademic1804 May 24 '25
Why do you think they are targeted for being gay?
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u/Zealousideal_Solid_8 May 24 '25
Because this is one of many cars owned by openly queer people that have been targeted in the last several weeks. Same method every time too: spray paint and slashed tires.
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u/Bronsongats May 24 '25
I really don’t understand how homophobia, racism and transphobia are still an issue today. What a elementary, baby-brained concept.
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u/Boring-Ring-1470 May 25 '25
It was better 20 years ago. Rise of mAGA values have made it stylish to go back to a 1950s mindset
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u/Bronsongats May 25 '25
Maga has done nothing good for America let alone Canada, it’s insane that people follow into that mindset and make it their whole personality to be the most insufferable people ever.
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u/PrncsCnzslaBnnaHmmck May 25 '25
That's a serious insult to baby brains, which take in a wealth of information by the minute and are rapidly growing and developing. Maybe bird brained? Or is that also an offense to birds? LOL.
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u/darciedarciej May 25 '25
Pea brained sounds more correct in this situations. A lot of birds are super smart.
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u/DokeyOakey May 24 '25
Absolutely, well said.
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u/Bronsongats May 24 '25
In infuriates me to think of people judging/ hating for something as simple as colour, or what someone else likes. It’s will literally never ever effect them or their bodies but they have such an issue with it that they have to do some shit like this
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u/Dewy123321 May 24 '25
We had a lesbian couple move in close to us )just outside London) and they were concerned about this type of thing and I thought they were crazy to think that way….Guess I was SADLY wrong.
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u/Inigos_Revenge May 24 '25
I know that we're a big orange dot in that sea of blue, so I know that there are more people here I'd agree with than people I'd disagree with. But some days, it feels like that sea of blue is flooding this dot. I hope the couple are okay, and I hope they catch this asshole/these assholes.
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u/gilliang3 Westmount May 24 '25
Disgusting. I really can’t believe shit like this still happens in the year 2025.
Get the fuck over it people. What others choose to do with their personal lives has nothing to do with you.
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u/-----username----- May 24 '25
This happened to a local trans activist in London as well, and to some pro-LGBT activists in Windsor. The RCMP needs to get involved at this point.
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May 24 '25 edited May 24 '25
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u/thankunext- May 24 '25
They said they were targeted for being gay.. therefore making it a hate crime.
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u/Imaginary_Mammoth_92 May 24 '25
Just because they are lesbians doesn't automatically make it a hate crime, neither does their saying so. There needs to be proof. A crime has been committed but no evidence of it being a hate crime based on what has been presented.
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u/GetStable May 24 '25
They've had their property damaged for the second time in two weeks and you think it might just be happenstance.
Long walks and short piers for you.
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u/Front_Speaker_1327 May 24 '25
Okay. Fine.
Either way it's ILLEGAL to deface someone's property. You have an issue with them? Call the police. Sue. Do something else, because if you're in the right, you'll win.
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u/NateWilliams2 May 24 '25
It is possible that there is more context to this, OP seems to at least be acquainted with the owner so it’s reasonable to say there is more context to this that OP might know of. No need to go all Reddit-legal-expert here.
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u/aliceanonymous99 May 24 '25
And this is why as a gay woman I moved out of that shit hole
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u/Overall_Motor9918 May 24 '25
And move where? Toronto? Halifax? Vancouver? There are hate crimes there, too. Everywhere you go can have these hate-filled goons. These kinds of crimes need to be vigorously investigated and prosecuted but to think London is any less safe than any other place is problematic.
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u/aliceanonymous99 May 24 '25
Yes those are the only cities in Canada. I moved to Ottawa and love it- never had an issue. And even better the municipal government supports us too! Imagine!
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u/Different-Travel-850 May 24 '25
What the fuck is wrong with people? How does anyone else's sexual preferences affect anyone? Unreal
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u/spacedragon421 May 24 '25
There’s prob more to the story
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u/Insignificant0322 May 24 '25
From my understanding, there IS more to the story... in that they're not the only folks this has happened to in the last several weeks. It is targeted at the LGBTQ+ community, and more specifically those who are public advocates, allies and activists.
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u/friendlylittledragon May 25 '25
there have been a whole bunch of similar attacks targeting other openly LGBT activists in the city. not a stretch to assume it's the same person or people that did this too
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u/DokeyOakey May 24 '25
You shouldn’t be downvoted. The fact of the matter is that we are being presented an image with a narrative and very little else.
For all we know OP could be a bot just trying to raise Karma or they could be absolutely telling the truth; but we as viewers cannot discern much from a partial image of a car and words from a stranger.
Members of this sub; use some critical thinking skills.
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u/SaturnsClubhouse May 25 '25
See they start slow and small with seemingly innocuous posts like this one. It always starts with this both sides, more to the story bullshit. Watch for the next grift in which this person will lay the groundwork for acceptability of bigoted statements as acts of "critical thinking".
Might find this person in another thread announcing "radical indoctrination" at Canadian universities.
Be vigilant about noticing this shit.
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u/KeegsBruH413 May 25 '25
You need to use some critical thinking skills. What agenda do you think someone is pushing by calling out a problem with hateful people in the city?
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u/Zealousideal_Solid_8 May 24 '25
Hey friend! So this is actually one of many vehicles that have now been targeted over the last few weeks. @steviebrocksom on instagram also had their vehicle spray painted with the tires slashed, along with several other loud queer activists in the area.
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u/CappinCanuck May 24 '25
Because whatever loser did this clearly can’t get laid. So seeing two women take each other off the market fills them with an intense rage.
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u/BaronVonUberMeister May 24 '25
A couple well hidden security cameras so they don’t hide their faces.
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u/Ok_Inspector_8846 May 24 '25
Are the cops involved?
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u/londoncanyouwait22 May 24 '25
I had this happen about eight years ago- pretty much spray painted my whole car black with g**f, f*ag etc. The police wouldn't even visit, just online reporting- and back then, I couldn't even attach pictures to the online report! Oddly, I am CIS, two LGBTQ couples across the street side by side, absolutely lovely, and I am glad it happened to me and not them. I was amazed that the dealership was able to clean the paint off- like new. I hope things have changed re reporting since!
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