I dunno ,when you read this:
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Without clear policy supporting the LGBTQ community, members of the newly formed United Conservative Party won't be permitted to take part in this year's Calgary Pride parade.
Instead, UCP members are being asked to first complete a three-hour workshop hosted by the Calgary Sexual Health Centre aimed at increasing "the comfort and skill of professionals to talk about sexual health, relationships, gender and sexual diversity," according to a letter sent to party members.
"In the application process, we ask political entries to provide information on how they've worked with our community in the past 12 months," the letter states.
"As your organization does not yet have clear policy in support of the gender and sexually diverse community, we would like to encourage a collaborative learning opportunity, prior to participating as parade entries."
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It sounds like Pride wants to ensure the UCP isn't just using this as something to tick off the box when they are confronted with "why didn't you march in the Price Parade?" They want to be able to say yes. But Pride has a pretty good point. If they have no policies and haven't actually done anything to support the community(and may be actively against them), why should they get to use it as a political point scoring mechanism? As with the police, they are being asked to participate in an education session, then they could participate. I kinda get their position, though they should ensure it is consistent across parties.
Pride isn't just about including everyone, it is about having people understand why they are there.