TORONTO – The mayor of Toronto is expected to participate in a rally promoting unity today in response to an anti-LGBTQ2 Christian group’s plans to march through the city’s Church-Wellesley Village.

John Tory says he’ll join LGBTQ2 community advocates in protesting what he describes as an “unnecessary provocation.”

He says police will also be on-hand to try to prevent confrontations.

Tory says he hopes the unity rally will demonstrate how the city responds to “attempts at intimidation” – by coming together and standing with people who feel threatened.

The Christian group describes itself as a free-speech advocate, arguing “traditionalists” have to walk on eggshells in today’s society.

The LGBTQ2 community says the group is anti-gay, while the group argues that it merely disagrees with “many of the lifestyle choices of the LGBT community.”

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