[URBAN NOTE] "Why Pride Matters"

[rfmcdpei]

Wonkman blogs about why it matters that Toronto's mayor Rob Ford has refused, for a third year, to attend Toronto Pride. A decade ago, when GLBT rights were that much less mainstream, suburban conservative Mel Lastman went.

Mel went because he was a tremendous baby-kisser. Mel was never happier than when he was shaking hands and meeting new people

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[dewline]

Yeah. This. That Lastman was encouraged to have fun helped. Not to mention the way he was encouraged. It helped him feel safe enough to have that fun, didn't it?