Robert Apgar-Taylor vividly remembers the day he and his husband, Robert Taylor, crossed the border into Canada, fleeing the changing political climate in their native United States in hopes of a safer life in Canada.

"We took a picture at the border. It was winter," said Apgar-Taylor. "We wore our plaid shirts and hats, and showed our immigration papers with the moving truck behind us. We were so excited."

To avoid confusion, this story refers to Apbar-Taylor's husband as Rob.

The couple made their move to Canada in December 2022.

Apgar-Taylor, a former reverend at the United Church of Christ, had just been appointed to a United Church of Canada parish in London, Ont.

"When Trump was first elected [in 2016], we thought about leaving, but we thought we were overreacting and things cou

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