Durham Region Religious Nut Compares Gays to Nazis

On Tuesday of this week this homophobic Durham Region woman Sherry Clymer said during a debate with incumbent Mayor Steven Parish that if they were going to fly the pride flag at city hall, then they should also fly the Nazi flag to be inclusive of all groups. 

This idiodic woman should remember that not long ago she wasn't considered a person, in fact her beloved bible (hate literature?) considers her to be chattel, her husbands property so if she really believes so much, she should shut up and know her place is behind her husband and not out making a fool of herself in public.

Obviously she doesn't feel that way, or she wouldn't be running for mayor. Lets hope the good people of Ajax have some sense and show her the light at the polls. 

While debating several issues, she criticized Parish for having the banner raised in June to honour the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered community (LGBT) during Pride Durham.

When he said his decision represented the town's diversity, Clymer countered, saying people would never come together by focusing on differences, suggesting the mayor had "best be also hanging up the Nazi flag."
In an interview, she said "it wasn't at all my intention to compare one group with the other. My thought is why are we singling out a particular group ... anybody who says 'look at me, why should we look at them'?"

Links:

24 Hours Vancouver

http://durhamelection2010.ca/SherryClymer

Pride Toronto to no longer restrict language in the Parade

Pride Toronto has announced that its recent resolution to restrict the use of certain language during the 2010 Parade has been replaced by the requirement that each participating group read, sign and agree to abide by the City of Toronto's Declaration of a Non-Discrimination Policy, and that all groups that uphold this policy are welcome to participate in the 2010 Pride Parade.

During a meeting between members of the board of directors, the executive director and well respected LGBT community leaders Pastor Brent Hawkes of the Metropolitan Community Church, human rights lawyer and Pride Lifetime Achievement award winner Doug Elliott, and 519 Executive Director Maura Lawless, the board unanimously voted in favour of a proposal presented by the three.

World leader in child executions: Iran

I read today, a story at gay.com/news about a 21-year-old man who was convicted, in what I would suspect was a very unfair trial of 'raping' three boys when the man was age 13.

According to Human Rights Watch Makwan Moloudzadeh was hung late Tuesday of this week.
His family was notified on Wednesday to come and retreive the mans body. "We were expecting an order for retrial by the Supreme Court,'' Saeed Eqbali, the lawyer of the sentenced man said.

What came to my mind was a statement my Mother once made about the Pride parade. "I don't see why they need to have a parade" she said. Quite obviously not yet at a point where I was part of her condescending they. I was offended and don't remember what I said, but I know I wasn't happy with my answer and it has always bothered me.

When I read this story it reminded me of a sign that someone was carrying during the 2006 Pride Toronto parade which read: "We march for those who can't". I don't recall what group this person was with, but the marchers following him were carrying signs each with the name of a country and below it some statistic or fact about it like how many gays they had murdered. You can see Dave Raetsens 2006 Pride Toronto video of this here.

My point is this. We have a parade and celebrate who we are and our lives for many reasons. As many people often do, without having to give or have a specific reason, other than to celebrate. Just because it is fun. Some do have very specific reasons, for others they need no reason.

I feel that our parade has now evolved to a more developed state where it is not all protest and rights motivated, and we must not take that lightly. The fact that we are fortunate enough to be able to relax and party instead of having to fight for our lives is not enough. Now we must show the world that it is unacceptable to treat any minority in any unfair or unjust way. Especially when governments are murdering people for so called crimes, which are really just normal human behaviour.

I have never supported the death penalty and this is just one more case of why I made that choice.

What gives any state the authority to say who gets to live and who gets to die?

A criminal, any criminal is still human and is a product of the world that we all create, and for creating that world we all must accept our part, whether that part be big or small, one of passivity and blandness or a part that involves action and using your life to make a difference.

David's New Video Project

This is David's most recent video composition. The camera work was done in Toronto ON during Pride 2006, by David. He then edited the footage at home using his Mac and Final Cut Express. The song used in the video is The Pet Shop Boys, "The Sodom And Gomorrah Show" from their excellent 2006 album "Fundamental".

I think this is excellent. Please watch it! You can also rate it on you tube!