police officer in toronto , ontario , has dyed his hair hot pink in order to protest against homophobia , discrimination and any acts of bullying towards lgbt people .
in celebration of canada 's day of pink , an annual event aimed at raising more awareness and understanding about the lgbt community , police officer ryan willmer posted a picture of his fellow police officer luke watson on twitter , promising that a series of images of luke with pink .
560 retweets later and luke arrived at the station to the news that he would have to dye his blonde locks a bright and bold shade of pink .