What Christmas Means to Me In The Time of Trump
It's Christmas Day in Canada, and now that the shopping frenzy is over, and with snow on the ground in the place where I live, the country has never seemed…
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What Exactly Is Jason Kenney Peddling in Alberta?
I've always thought that Jason Kenney was a bit of a snake oil salesman.For what else can explain that after spending twenty years in Ottawa he should think he's the…
What Exactly Is Jason Kenney Peddling in Alberta?
I've always thought that Jason Kenney was a bit of a snake oil salesman.For what else can explain that after spending twenty years in Ottawa he should think he's the…
Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau, and the Gay Pride Parade
For almost ten years Stephen Harper waged a stealthy war against gay Canadians.He forced a second vote on gay marriage, he voted against every gay rights bill that ever came…
Orlando shooting: Is there a link between being in the closet and being homophobic?
This research-based piece discusses the possibility that Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was motivated by a struggle with his own homosexuality, Islam and parental pressure. The post Orlando shooting: Is there…
The Bloated Ambition of the Con Bigot Jason Kenney
For a long time after his Cons were crushed and humiliated, the foul Harper stooge Jason Kenney kept a very low profile.So low in fact that some of his closest…
I am reminded
I am reminded of December 6, 1989 at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique. I am reminded of February 5, 1981 – Toronto’s bath house raids, the catalyst for my coming out. I…
The Christian Wrong
That, I humbly submit, should be the new name for the Christian right. They are wrong and depraved morally, ethically, theologically and humanly. It should be a source of collective…
The ISIS Crazies Threaten To Attack the Toronto Pride Parade
The other day I told you that I'm planning to attend Toronto's Gay Pride parade, even though I'm recovering from knee surgery.Because I want to honour the victims of the…
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When the Right Wing Media Tries to Deny the Reality of Homophobia
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Unfiltered Hatred
I don't feel completely right posting this video in which a hatred-spewing 'Christian' pastor, Stephen L. Anderson of the Faithful Word Baptist Church, offers his evaluation of the Orlando massacre.…
The Orlando Massacre and the Hatred that Kills
I am sure that by now most of you have heard the horrible news. A gunman entered a gay nightclub in Orlando, and opened fire on the innocent.So even though…
The Cons Claim Rona Ambrose Didn’t Call Justin Trudeau a Woman
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Why Rob Ford Does Not Deserve to be Honoured With a Statue
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Why stop with just one religion? Shouldn’t Ottawa certify clerics for all religions, plus martial arts instructors?
PHOTOS: The Senate of Canada, also known as “the Red Chamber,” possibly for its adoption of tactics for dealing with religion reminiscent of two large communist countries. Actual Canadian Senators…