Rainbow flags have someone seeing red.

With PrideFest getting under way in Port Stanley, an anonymous writer sent a letter questioning homosexuality to a local business which supported the event.

The recipient of the letter, Suzanne Van Bommel, says it's hateful.

“I'm going to bring it to the police,” the owner of Me and Suzie's restaurant said Friday.

“As far as I'm concerned, it's hate mail.”

In an envelope with no return address, the computer-generated slip of paper reads, "It was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve?

“To support gay prides is disgusting and may negatively impact your business," the letter says.

Van Bommel received the letter Friday morning.

The second annual Pridefest kicks off Friday evening in Port Stanley and continues through the weekend on the east berm at the end of Main St., with a 2 p.m. Sunday boat parade.

As a businesswoman, Van Bommel said she supports PrideFest for the number of visitors it will attract to Port. She took out a $600 full-page ad on the back page of the PrideFest program.

But more importantly, as a person, she said she believes in Pride for its inclusivity.

“I think it's wonderful when people don't have to be afraid of who they are.”

Van Bommel said she didn't know if any other businesses who advertised in the PrideFest program also received similar letters. Rainbow flags were fluttering at several storefronts Friday in Port, and even the Anglican Church had a sign welcoming Pride.

Van Bommel said she doesn't know if the letter writer is a patron of hers. But she said she doesn't want their business.

“The implication is they are. But if they are, I prefer they not be.”

PrideFest co-chairman Gary Scrivens, owner of the Wharf restaurant, was disappointed by the letter. He hadn't yet checked his own mail.

Scrivens said PrideFest is a family-oriented festival intended to welcome all to a celebration of diversity in the community.

“A lot of gay and lesbian people live in Port Stanley. They support the community well . . . and the community should support them.”

He hoped PrideFest would draw about 3,000 people each day.