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Originally Posted by Calgary '89
Historically yes, but times are changing and the right now has gay MPs waving the conservative flag and no, they’re not insane as some people will say. Not that you did. The conservative leader is also pro-choice, something by that wouldn’t happen before.
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lol, wut? I think this is wishful thinking because you look at some of the actions taken by conservatives in this country and you can’t possibly push that as inclusive. Of course, this is at the provincial level because the federal CPC doesn’t have power, but these actual policies are not inclusive.
Look at Saskatchewan making it so that parents have to approve a name or pronouns for their children (same thing has been put forward in Alberta). If you have no exposure to this, it seems like “what’s the big deal?” I’m sure. Unfortunately though, it’s a huge deal. I know kids in this exact position where they want to go by a different name or pronouns and the parents simply will not accept it. It impacts everything those kids want to do, and it’s literally their identity. And why…because dad doesn’t want to tell his buddies that his son is now his daughter? What do they think happens when those kids are 18 and can not only do these things, but have years of resentment pent up? It’s a bad situation. And explain to me how this is inclusive?
And then you have the CPC MPs who just a couple years ago voted against outlawing therapy to convert LGBTQ people. It’s absolutely not inclusive.
I get that things are changing, and these are the people who are dragged kicking and screaming the entire way. I do hope that eventually they’re basically forced into doing the right thing, but I don’t consider that inclusive.