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Article #139824Re: Halifax Pride Festival gets "Hallmark" status
From: John
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:27
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:27
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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's no need for a parade or event that draws attention to heterosexuality, although when you think of it we celebrate it in every medium and in so many parts of our culture, every day of the year. It's never hidden or a problem to discuss hetersexuality as it's completely and widely accepted by society and there are no negative connotations. Homesexuality on the other hand has been the basis for job discrimination, human rights violations, harrassment and even violent crime and murder, purely because of a sexual orientation. So it's good that there are events like the Pride Parade where we see that homosexuality is part of our society and where the whole issue of sexual orientation becomes something to laugh about and have fun about. There's a lot of comedy at the Pride Parade and laughing and having fun together makes it hard to have any negative feelings about people. Cheers, John
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