Dear editor:

I was not aware until recently that traditional marriage is under threat (” ‘Traditional marriage’ sign decried as homophobic, hateful,” The Lake Report, July 8).

Same with being cisgender.

Yet some believe that both are being targeted by the LGBTQ+ community.

I read in your July 22 opinion pages of the “many residents in NOTL” who are as upset with the proposed rainbow crosswalk as LGBTQ+ members were with the traditional marriage sign displayed by a Virgil resident.

There is no equivalence here. The sign was unnecessary.

Gay marriages and partnerships do not undermine traditional ones any more than the gay community threatens the predominant majority who are not. Moreover, the sign’s unspoken message is a refrain that non-cisgenders have been hearing forever.

Jordon Williams’ proposed rainbow crosswalk has an unspoken message too. It speaks of crossing over to the other side, of bridging the gap between intolerance and empathy.

Today, it appears to be manifestly necessary.

Colin Brezicki

NOTL