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Originally Posted by Rathji
Again, you have taken a post out of context.
The community is similar to the deaf community in that internally there is divisions between what kinds of treatments are considered acceptable. External to the community though, the Deaf community has a lot more acceptance and actually has their programs at least partially funded by the government. Contrast that with the fact that the PC government a couple years ago removed all funding from GRS, so obviously the LGBT community doesnt have that much clout in that arena.
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I have to disagree with you here, there are pride parades all over the western world, the LGBT community has welded itself into a very effective voting block that has (quite rightfully) forced acceptance of itself in most juristictions, you are far more likey to find a LGBT organization or advocate in your workplace or community than almost any other minority and LGBT issues are far more addressed (all be it grudgingly by the tories) in the body politic.
The deaf get nothing of this, they are basically getting medical treatment and a school or two per province, as a child care worker I always had to attend training sessions regarding the appropriate treatment of LGBT youth, never ever had anything similer for the deaf, blind or disabled.