Friday, June 7, 2013

Edmonton Military Base Raises Gay-Pride Flag

I have to say this is pretty remarkable. Even though LGBT can openly serve, I've anecdotally encountered assumptions about the climate of repression in the military.
Even after a Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge in 1992 that guaranteed gay and lesbian individuals could serve openly in the military, he hesitated in coming out. It wasn’t until five years later that McDougall formally acknowledged his relationship with his long-term partner.
It is wonderful to think that in Canada's red-states this level of acceptance is becoming normal. But there are at least two angles for this one:

1. As one commenter puts it: "OMG. There is hope for the West yet."

2. And another: "As being gay approaches mediocrity, these occurances will no longer be newsworthy."

Touche? 

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