To Father Stanley MacDonald, Class of 1954 -

It has come to our attention that following an alumnus’ hateful, homophobic, and transphobic comments made towards the 2SLGBTQIAA+ community at the Alumni Association’s Annual General Meeting on October 14, 2022, that you stood up and spoke in support of us. From the bottom of our hearts, the X-Pride Society would like to thank you for your actions.

As a community that has been fighting to have our voice heard for as long as we can remember, we are grateful to have allies stand up for us when we are not able to. Your actions have spoken louder than words. In speaking against this alumnus and condemning their actions, as well as acknowledging a history of past and present hate towards the 2SLGBTQIAA+ community, it is of our opinion that you are exemplifying what it means to be a true Xaverian.

The St. Francis Xavier University administration may speak about what it means to be a Xaverian; however, you are one of the only people on this campus whose actions accurately represent the values of this community. This moment of hate has been a sobering event for us all and has left many of us feeling abandoned and ignored by the university. It was only upon hearing what you did in support of us that we realised there are people on this campus who care about and support the X-Pride community. Your actions encouraged others to stand with us because you are well-known for your character and morals, and it is likely that without your voice we would have experienced much less support.

Father Stan, it goes without saying that you are a revered member of the St. Francis Xavier University community. For many years, you have been inspiring students to do what is right and what is kind for everyone in our community - this event shows us that you follow through on these beliefs. Thank you for demonstrating this. It means more than you know.

From all of us on the X-Pride Society executive team, our society members, and the 2SLGBTQIAA+ community here at StFX, thank you for being an ally and an activist for us when we couldn’t be there.

Thank you,

Abbi Moran and Maëlle Weber

Co-Presidents, X-Pride Society 2022-23