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Article #139727Re: Halifax Pride Festival gets "Hallmark" status
From: John
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:20
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:20
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On Jun 5, 12:36 pm, "John Smith" <some...@microsoft.com> wrote: > "John" <jvang...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:99ad557d-664f-4efc-8ef0-2b5d153f8fdd@f10g2000vbf.googlegroups.com... > On Jun 5, 6:38 am, Brian Smith <Hali...@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote: > > > Donna Whitman wrote: > > > > If someone wants to organize one, they're quite welcome to do so. > > > I don't believe there is a valid reason for one honestly. > > You're correct... Heterosexual people generally don't suffer > discrimination and violent attacks and even murder because they are > heterosexual. > > There goes the drama queen again. when was the last gay person murdered in > halifax because they were gay? I think there was a murder in Seaview Park around 2 years ago. There were others and there's probably a long list of assaults as well. I understand many gay people are relucant to self-identify to doctors for fear of discrimination by the health care system. Certainly in workplaces people must lose out on opportunities and suffer harrassment... Here's a recent article about it: http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=911534cf-3496-40b1-ae79-011e2d821e5a&k=10832
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