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<\/p>\nA rainbow crosswalk near Holland Park in Surrey was vandalized over the weekend, leaving city crews to power-wash off the spray-painted graffiti that 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy group Surrey Pride B.C. is calling an “act of hate.”<\/p>\n
In a video posted on social media on Saturday, a group of three men are seen spray-painting black lines over the sidewalk painted with the Intersex-Inclusive Pride flag colours.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post, Surrey Pride B.C. said it is aware of the incident.<\/p>\n
“This is an act of hate and has been reported to the police and Mayor’s office,” said the post.<\/p>\n
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(Amrit Birring\/Facebook)<\/p>\n
Surrey Police Service (SPS) said officers were contacted before 4 p.m. PT Saturday.<\/p>\n
“There was a small protest taking place in the area and black paint was apparently sprayed on a Pride-themed crosswalk,” said Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton in a statement.<\/p>\n
Police have identified three “persons of interest,” according to Houghton.<\/p>\n
He said SPS has notified the hate crime unit of the incident but added it is premature to determine whether it is a hate crime.<\/p>\n
Amrit Birring posted the video showing him and two other men spray-painting the crosswalk.<\/p>\n
Birring is the leader of the Freedom Party of B.C. He has run for various political positions in Surrey, including for MLA in the Surrey-Newton riding in 2024. He received 371 votes, representing 2.4 per cent of the vote, in that election.<\/p>\n
The Freedom Party, according to its website, has a platform to stop SOGI 123, provincial education resources on sexual orientation and gender identity.<\/p>\n