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It may be known for its breathtaking views of the Minas Basin and the sheer cliffs of Blomidon, but a quiet corner of Nova Scotia has become the setting for an historic political first that some say will further affirm gay rights.

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david_nwpa1 year ago

Brison is right in saying that some day this will be a non-issue. It should not matter that he is a gay politician. He is a politician who happens to be gay. He is marrying his true love and will do so legally. Canada has so much it could teach the US if only we would listen.
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  Neophile1 year ago
  
  It's already a non-issue to a lot of people. I think it has taken up too much time in American politics as it is. Just recognize equal rights and be done with it. There are far more important matters at hand.
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    scott42611 year ago
    
    Absolutely spot on!
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    dandt16121 year ago
    
    I completely agree as well.
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  tkyrchncs1 year ago
  
  It is always a cool thing when someone marries the one he loves. But the best political news is that everyone is so ho-hum about the wedding!
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0gramstransfat1 year ago

The puritanical US would bring down the wrath of God if it treated all of its citizens they way they should be treated. Or is it the other way around? Hypocrisy gets me confused sometimes.
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marlenebomer1 year ago

Canada took a long and torturous route to full inclusion for every province, but the country will be the better for it, just as they have in universal health care, etcetera.
I visited the country in 2002 and was amazed at the lack of litter and trash along the highway. I think having a bottle deposit law helps alot and I even scrounged what few bottles I found along the way and what I brought with me and what I bought enroute and turned them in for a refund.
Hopefully one of these years I'll be able to return to Quebec City, and take in more of the sites along the way.. Toronto, Montreal, etcetera...
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  david_nwpa1 year ago
  
  I was in Montreal a few weeks ago. The city was amazingly clean, well-kept, and remarkably easy to navigate. The people were friendly and diversity posters were practically everywhere. Gays and lesbians were welcome alongside straight people and no one seemed to care about sexual identity. It was simply a non-issue. I would love to visit their fine city again, but would not want to live there. I prefer the US and would rather make a difference here than move away.
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    puffin1 year ago
    
    City workers are on strike in Vancouver right now. Garbage everywhere! Piles & piles of it, in parks & streets - cooking in the heat of the summer sun. Lol. What a scene.
    
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      david_nwpa1 year ago
      
      Eeewwww.
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grimalkin1 year ago

My (adopted) province of Nova Scotia seems to be the place for firsts in Canada. Last year the first wedding of a gay RCMP officer happened here. Nice to see the ho-hum attitude, especially in a generally conservative area of the province. Mr. Brison and his beau were pictured on the cover of the local newspaper a couple of days ago - they looked very happy. Congrats to them!
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  hamy1 year ago
  
  I am heading to Toronto next weekend. Anything fun I should do?
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    inkyboy071 year ago
    
    hamy wrote I am heading to Toronto next weekend. Anything fun I should do?
    Yes! Take me with you.
    My advice is to just enjoy the city. The city offers many tourist things to do such as the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Tower, boat trips to the Falls, a very nice zoo which is a workout if you do the walking tour, museums, and great food from multiple cuisine styles. The best I can say is just enjoy a great city which has both a great gay area and is fun for heteros as well.
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      hamy1 year ago
      
      I'm sorry, I am taking my boyfriend. He deserves a trip. He lost his job and needs some cheering up.
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    david_nwpa1 year ago
    
    Yes, enjoy the city. The gay district is easily spotted and not far from Eaton Centre. You should have a lot of fun. I will be in Atlantic City in 2 weeks. I know exactly what I am going to do...relax.
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    Neophile1 year ago
    
    You might want to check out the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition). It's an annual carnival/expo.
    Buskerfest is happening at the St. Lawrence Market. Tons of good food and street performers there.
    Definitely check out the hockey hall of fame, zoo, science center, or canada's wonderland (amusement park)
    Tons to do. I'm sure you'll have a blast.
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brettodactyl1 year ago

It's exhausting to keep debating this issue, but I can't believe that people think this is normal. "...It's merely the story of a popular local boy who's come home to marry his longtime love." It's just weird.
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  scott42611 year ago
  
  And it is exhausting trying to get people like you to see that what is not necessarily normal for you may indeed be normal for someone else. And HOW, exactly, does recognizing the validity of a gay or lesbian relationship negatively effect your marriage or relationship?
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    puffin1 year ago
    
    Scott, I don't how many times I've seen that question asked of people and not once have they ever come up with a valid answer, if they even answered at all.
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    brettodactyl1 year ago
    
    Honestly, this doesn't affect me or my relationships in any way, and in the past I've explained my attitude from my religious point of view. But, even scientifically, there is no validity to two men or women being in this type of relationship. It is an oddity in our world. I don't think that we should interfere with these people's private lives, but I do take exception to government support of this. It's just like pornography. I think people should be free to make pornographic films, photos, etc., but I sure don't want the government to be giving benefits to the producers of such smut. My only real concern with the issue is the way in which the government is involved.
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      scott42611 year ago
      
      OK, so why not give everyone wanting a legal contract of their relationship, straight or gay, a civil union, then leave it open to individual churches whether or not a marriage or other type of ceremony fits within the parameters of their faith?
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        brettodactyl1 year ago
        
        Because I don't think gay couples should be given the same government status as a married, straight couple. I don't think they should be able to file taxes jointly, etc. If they live together they should have the same status as any roommates. Now, I do think that perhaps these couples should have certain rights with regards to the hospitals and such, but I don't think there should be sweeping laws created to allow civil unions.
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        jordan111 year ago
        
        The good news is that while you're entitled to your 'opinions', our rights aren't based on them.
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        brettodactyl1 year ago
        
        Actually, in the U.S. many states have already passed laws so that marriage can only be between a man and a woman, and I vote for those laws. So, in reality I would say that as long as the majority has the same opinion as me, then, yes, people's rights are based on my opinions. That's what democracy is.
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        anadaji671 year ago
        
        The major bit with that is, the United States of America is a representational Republic, not a true democracy. It was designed to protect minority rights from the tyranny of the majority, but you know, we must abandon legal and intellectual precedent to stop these horrible faggots from marrying! Gimme a break.....
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      tkyrchncs1 year ago
      
      Marriage is not a scientific matter, but a social one. And believe it or not, I agree with you about the govt supporting gay marriage--It should not support any marriage or offer any recognition to any citizen of his marital status for any reason. If you can justify the marriages of sterile straight people then you should have no trouble socially accepting the marriages of queers. There should be no more need for gay people to be private about their relationships that straights, and it you think differently you are the one with the problem, and you would be well advised not to make it our problem.
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  jordan111 year ago
  
  It's just weird.>>>>
  I feel sorry for you. I really do.
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  tkyrchncs1 year ago
  
  I think you'll find that "wierd", like "beautiful", is in the eye fo the beholder. It seems to be a failing common to all of us that we don't recognize that the origin of our reactions to things is within us, and not truely related to outside events.
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