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No grounds for $104 million suit against ‘gay zombies’ at Pride Parade: lawyers ask for case to be dropped

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An Ontario judge reserved judgment after a motions hearing last week on the $104 million lawsuit against Bill Whatcott and others who marched in the 2016 Toronto Pride Parade disguised as “gay zombies” to distribute fliers on the spiritual and physical dangers of homosexuality. Whatcott’s lawyers, Charles Lugosi and John Findlay , argued in front of Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell on February 8-9 that the lawsuit is a “ SLAPP ” or “strategic lawsuit against public participation,” which has no legal merit, is an abuse of process and should be dismissed. Lugosi and Findlay also argued that the Toronto Pride Parade is a political, government-promoted event. Thus, the actions of Whatcott and the “gay zombies” are protected by Charter rights of freedom of speech and assembly. LGBTQ activist lawyer Douglas Elliott and Scott Fairley of Cambridge LLP argued on behalf of the plaintiffs for an order forcing Whatcott to disclose the identities of his fellow “gay zombies

Radio host dares gay activists suing Christian ‘zombies’ who crashed Pride: sue me too

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia,  — B.C. conservative firebrand and radio host Kari Simpson wants to be a co-defendant alongside outspoken activist Bill Whatcott in the $104 million class action lawsuit filed against him by two prominent Toronto male homosexuals. Simpson has released her open letter to the Toronto men’s lawyer, Douglas Elliot , inviting him and his clients, Christopher Hudspeth and George Smitherman , to add her to the suit filed shortly after the recent Toronto Gay Pride Parade . The suit is a class action on behalf three groups: all 500,000 in attendance; the 9,000 who marched in the parade, and the 500 who attended as supporters of the Ontario or federal Liberal parties, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. According to the suit, all were allegedly terrorized, defamed, or traumatized by Whatcott and a small group of supporters who gained admission to the event as “Gay Zombie Cannabis Users” presumed to be distributi