Two separate LGBTQ rallies were held in Toronto's Village neighbourhood, one promoting unity was held in response to another planned march organized by what many believe is an anti-LGBTQ2 Christian group. Morganne Campbell has more in this report.

TORONTO – Umbrella-toting crowds rallied for unity in rainy Toronto on Saturday in response to an anti-LGBTQ2 group’s march through the city’s Church-Wellesley Village.

The 519, an LGBTQ2 charity in Toronto, organized what it described as an “Army of Lovers” to combat the anti-LGBTQ2 protesters, who call themselves Christian free-speech advocates.

“Love, not hate, makes our city great!” rainbow-hued ralliers chanted, standing across the street from the Christian group’s more subdued protesters.

The 519 said the Christian group is anti-LGBTQ2, while the group argues that it merely disagrees with “many of the lifestyle choices of the LGBT community.” Mayor John Tory said that while it was hard legally to stop the march by the Christian group, he wanted to show the city was against it. Read more via Global News