1. Standard line on recent Ontario election is that victory of Wynne, an open lesbian, shows sexual identity doesn't matter in our politics
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Replying to @HeerJeet
2. Actual situation is more complex. Wynne is at Pride parade. If Conservatives had won, conservative leader Hudak wouldn't.
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3. As far as I can tell, no provincial or federal Conservative politician is at any Pride event. (Municipal politician John Tory is).
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4. And on municipal level, some leading figures (Rob Ford & brother, their allies) have gotten some traction from visible disdain for gays.
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5. So the political status quo is NOT "sexual identity doesn't matter in Canadian politics." More complex than that.
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Replying to @normwilner
@normwilner That's fair distinction.
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