Father reveals son made bad decision by defacing Saskatoon rainbow crosswalk
SASKATOON — The father of a young man who left long tire skid marks on a Saskatoon crosswalk freshly painted with the hues of the LGBTQ community’s rainbow flag says his son didn’t realize what the colours mean to the city’s Pride festival.
A festival spokesman says the father contacted the OUTSaskatoon office after the marks were discovered on Monday.
Danny Papadatos says the man seemed sad and embarrassed when he revealed his 20-year-old son purposely made the marks, but didn’t realize the fallout his actions would cause.
Papadatos says the young man’s family is expected to release a public statement in the next couple of days and will cover the cost of cleaning and repainting the crosswalk.