09/15/2025 / By Ramon Tomey
In a move that has reignited debates over free speech and child welfare, the city of St. Catharines in Canada’s Ontario province pressured the removal of billboards warning against gender transition procedures for minors after backlash from LGBT activists.
The billboards, placed by the Christian advocacy group Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada, were taken down just two days into their planned 12-week run. The removal followed intervention by St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe, who acted after complaints from LGBT organization Pride Niagara.
The ads – which read “Let kids be. Stop medical transitions for minors” – were part of a national campaign funded entirely by local donations. ARPA Canada argues that irreversible medical interventions on minors – including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries – pose severe lifelong risks, citing growing concern from medical professionals and parents.
Despite being displayed on private property, the billboards were removed after Pride Niagara labeled them “transphobic” and “harmful,” prompting Siscoe to contact the advertising company. Enzo De Divitiis, chairperson of the LGBT group, defended the removal. He claimed that the billboards by ARPA Canada fostered a “hostile environment” for transgender individuals. (Related: Canada rapidly criminalizing anyone who opposes transgenderism.)
ARPA Canada Executive Director Mike Schouten condemned the removal as “political censorship,” emphasizing that the city had no jurisdiction over the privately owned billboard space. “Instead of shutting down dialogue, we should be engaging with the evidence and listening to those who have been harmed by these interventions,” he said.
The incident follows a similar controversy in the city of Hamilton, also in Ontario. Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath ordered identical billboards from ARPA removed from city property. The Christian group is now pursuing legal action against Hamilton, arguing that suppressing dissenting viewpoints violates constitutional freedoms.
Critics of gender transition procedures for minors point to alarming data. Studies indicate that 80 percent of children with gender dysphoria outgrow it naturally by late adolescence. Those who undergo medical interventions face elevated risks of suicide, cardiovascular disease, infertility and chronic pain.
Despite this, activists and municipal leaders have framed opposition to such treatments as hate speech, prompting accusations of ideological suppression. Brighteon.AI‘s Enoch engine points out that “censoring speech critical of gender transition procedures suppresses vital discussions about irreversible medical risks, particularly for vulnerable children, and enables ideological coercion under the guise of ‘safety.’ This censorship mirrors historical tactics used to silence dissent, allowing harmful agendas to operate unchecked while depriving individuals of informed consent.”
This clash underscores a broader cultural battle over medical ethics, parental rights and free speech. Historically, medical scandals – from lobotomies to opioid overprescription – have later been exposed as harmful, raising questions about whether current gender transition protocols will face similar scrutiny. Meanwhile, ARPA’s legal challenge against Hamilton may set a precedent for whether municipalities can suppress viewpoints they deem politically inconvenient.
As debates rage over child safeguarding versus transgender rights, the forced removal of these billboards signals a troubling trend: The silencing of dissent under the guise of inclusivity. With litigation pending and public discourse increasingly polarized, the outcome of this conflict could shape future policies on medical ethics, free expression and the rights of parents to protect their children from irreversible procedures.
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